Playtime Outdoors Paper Doll
Playtime Outdoors Paper Doll is ready for a weekend adventure! Kids can dress their paper doll for camping, fishing, and outdoor fun while practicing cutting, coloring, and creative storytelling. Choose the body and hairstyle you like best, then print the outdoor clothes and accessories for hours of pretend play.
This printable paper doll activity is great for quiet time, classroom activities, homeschool lessons, rainy days, or a fun screen-free afternoon.
Fun Facts
Fish need water to pass over their gills so they can breathe. If fish tried to chew like people do, it would interrupt that flow of water and make it hard for them to get oxygen.
Supplies
- Playtime Paper Doll Body
- Playtime Paper Doll Hair
- Playtime Outdoors Clothes and Accessories Printable
- Scissors
- Glue Stick
- Crayons, Markers or Colored Pencils
- Flesh colored card stock or heavy paper for the body
- White paper for the clothes
Instructions
- Print the Playtime Paper Doll Body, Playtime Paper Doll Hair, and the outdoor clothes and accessories templates.
- If you are using the black and white version, color the doll’s body, hair, clothes, and accessories before cutting them out. This makes the smaller pieces easier for kids to handle.
- Cut out the paper doll body carefully along the outline.
- Cut out the hairstyle you want to use for your doll.
- Add a little glue to the back of the hair piece and attach it to the doll’s head. Line it up carefully and let it dry.
- Cut out the camping clothes, fishing gear, and outdoor accessories.
- Dress your paper doll for a pretend camping trip, fishing day, or backyard adventure.
- Use your finished paper doll for storytelling, pretend play, or a paper doll playdate with friends.
Patterns, Templates and Printables
Click on a pattern to open it in a new window to print.
Teacher Friendly Educational Extension
Turn this printable paper doll activity into a simple storytelling lesson. Ask kids to choose an outdoor adventure for their doll, such as camping, fishing, hiking, or exploring the backyard.
Have students write or tell a short story about where their doll is going, what supplies they need, and what they might see outside. Younger children can draw a background scene, while older kids can write a few sentences or a short paragraph.
This activity also works well for lessons about weather, seasons, outdoor safety, nature vocabulary, and imaginative play.
Supplies
Scissors
Glue Stick
Optional: Crayons, Markers or Colored Pencils
Instructions
Patterns, Templates and Printables
Click on a pattern to open it in a new window
Contributor
These projects are created by Terri, Betty, Jamie or one of the talented staff members at MakingFriends.com. They have been created exclusively for publication on FreeKidsCrafts.com with supplies you'll be able to find around your house.
