Kid's Crafts: Free Printable Paper Dolls and Interactive Online Paper Dolls

These paper doll sites have everything from My Little Pony, and children, to many celebrities including Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus, Bratz, Barbie and old fashioned Betsey McCall paper dolls to historical reproductions of dolls through history.. Whether online or printable, paper dolls are a simple way to entertain children and encourage creativity in an inexpensive way.

Printable paper dolls are easy to put in a small container and carry around. They make a fun and inexpensive art project. They are great for travel. You can mail them with a card or letter. To make any of the printable paper dolls more sturdy, you can easily print one out on paper, then glue and mount it on thin cardboard, or stiffer paper.

* Bratz

There are five of the popular Bratz dolls featured on this printable page. Each printable Bratz paper doll comes with outfits and Bratz dolls, already in full colour.

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* My Little Pony

These are two black and white printable My Little Pony paper dolls. There is also one My Little Pony Seahorse paper doll. Each pony comes with an outfit to cut out and print. They encourage the artist to give their own printable My Little Pony paper doll its own little symbol, like the real My Little Pony dolls and cartoons have.

Website address: http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/4364/pd.html

* Barbie or Barbie style
This is a Barbie look alike paper doll, which comes with printable outfits in full colour. There are six printable pages of Barbie clothes.

Website address: http://www.angelfire.com/games2/icypole/

* Betsey McCall

Betsey McCall is probably the most famous magazine paper doll. McCall's magazine printed a page of Betsey McCall paper dolls in their magazine for years. There was even a regular Betsey McCall doll made after the paper doll became popular In McCall's magazine. This site has 10 years of Betsey McCall printable paper dolls from 1951 to 1961. They represent the first ten years Betsey McCall paper dolls were published in McCall's magazine. Just click on each numbered year on the home page.

Website address: http://tpettit.best.vwh.net/dolls/pd_scans/betsy_mccall/index.html

* Celebrity

The front page has a whole list of celebrity names from which to chose. Hannah Montana/ Miley Cyrus, Johnny Depp, Hilary Duff, Rihanna, Avril Lavigne, Ashley Tisdale, Sienna Miller, Alicia Keys and a forest fairy. There are actors, athletes, celebrities and singers on this interactive paper doll site, plus more.

You take the clothes, costumes, shoes, and hair off the hanging rack and dress the interactive paper dolls. You can even make your own "me" doll, or set any of the interactive paper dolls up with background scenery. There are bits of trivia on each person listed on the site on their paper doll page.

Website address: http://www.stardoll.com/en/

*Hannah Montana

There is another site for the popular Hannah Montana/ Miley Cyrus interactive paper doll. There are three numbered pages with items to choose from to dress Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus. You can print out your creation.

Website address: http://www.funcorder.com/html/1269.html

*Historical Doll Collector's Dolls

This site has four printable paper doll versions of different collectible historical dolls. Each one comes with two outfits that can be printed out. There is a rag doll, porcelain doll, wooden doll and corn husk doll. This is a good history lesson too.

Website address: http://www.scholastic.com/dearamerica/myamerica/paperdolls.htm

* Making Friends: Printable paper dolls in different races, friends on wheels in wheelchairs, female and male, careers, sports, fantasy, cultures, and different holidays. They also have a cat, dog or bunny paper doll to print and dress up.

The making friends paper dolls are a favourite with many children. The paper dolls are called friends. They have a large variety in printable clothes and paper dolls. They are great for teachers, parents and children. Making Friends gives you a number of options to print out. The paper dolls can be printed in colour or in black and white outlines. That way you have the option to allow children to colour in their own clothing and people. There is also a printable stand. If you choose to, you can order cardstock from the site already cut into the shapes to glue your own making friends paper doll.

There are pages of outfits for many holidays and occasions that are printable. They include different hair styles, clothing and items that fit each theme.

Website address: http://www.makingfriends.com/friends/f_other.htm

Keep in mind, even with the full colour printable paper dolls, you can still print them out in black and white, if you don't have colour cartridges in your printer. Then the children can colour them in themselves. Printable and online paper dolls are a lot of fun, to make. Paper dolls may be simple, but they encourage imagination and creativity.