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How to make super cute and cool matchstick worry dolls

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How to make matchstick worry dolls

Today’s activity is a vibrantly stylish take on the worry doll (traditional tiny dolls that kids confide in at bedtime, then tuck under their pillows for sweet dreams).

Using matchsticks, or the toothpick alternative, and leftover crafting supplies, school-aged kids can whip together a stylish set of worry dolls they can talk to - and will love to play with.

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Image: Supplied
Image: Supplied

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What you need

  • Matchsticks
  • Yarn and embroidery threads
  • Small wood beads
  • Acrylic pens
  • Haberdashery and fabric scraps
  • Low-temperature glue gun
  • Scissors

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Note

Adult participation is advised when hot elements are involved (E.g., hot glue gun).

Image: Supplied
Image: Supplied

Activity

Legs 

Glue three matchsticks together, creating two legs and a torso. 

Tie yarn or embroidery thread around the waist and continue wrapping down toward the legs. Wrap the legs individually to give the appearance of pants. Wrap the legs together to create a skirt. When you finish wrapping the lower part of the body glue and cut off the excess yarn. 

Torso and arms 

Glue matchstick arms higher up the torso. 

Tie yarn or thread, in another colour, around the waist and continue wrapping upward around the body, and then eventually around the arms and body. Stop wrapping when you reach the neck .  When you finish wrapping glue and cut off the excess yarn. 

Small head, big hair

Glue a wood bead onto the matchstick neck.

Wrap yarn around your hand more than a few times. Tie the middle of the wrapped yarn, and cut the sides. Glue the tied yarn to the top of the head bead.

Draw a face onto the bead. Trim and style the yarn hair.

Optional features

Glue fabric scraps and haberdashery to the doll to give it personal style.

Originally published as How to make super cute and cool matchstick worry dolls

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