Making Paper Doll Friends

Making Friends is a website that offers free paper dolls that you can print out and your preschooler can play with. There are tons of different clothing and hair options for these dolls, with new varieties added from time to time. These paper dolls are also great for story telling, and imaginative play. To start, go to MakingFriends.com and look for the links to the paper doll bodies. You can print two dolls out on just one piece of paper. Each doll is wearing underwear, has outstretched arms, and a round, bald head. The dolls are gender neutral, waiting to … Continue reading

Sweet Summer Paper Dolls

If you’re planning a road trip this summer or just looking for something special to bring out on a rainy day, consider the paper doll. It’s retro, it’s lovely, and it’s so fun to create. Cutting out paper dolls is great for your preschooler’s fine motor skills. There are dolls your preschooler can color and there are dolls in all sorts of themes and variations. Here are a few that you and your preschooler can peruse, print, and enjoy. Marilyn The ToyMaker has an amazing set of fairy-inspired, nature-inspired, and just plain inspired dolls. We love the imaginative games and … Continue reading

Fun Ways to Add Love to Lunch Boxes

This is my daughter’s first year eating lunch at school. Needless to say it has been a major adjustment for both of us, namely because she thinks I am a short order cook and doesn’t understand why I am not willing to fill her lunch box with freshly baked pizza, ice-cold fruit salad and undisturbed seven-layer chocolate cake on a daily basis… in a single insulated Toy Story 3 lunch box. There’s no way I can fulfill her lunch fantasy every day, but I can show her how much I love and miss her by adding simple surprises in her … Continue reading