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Olympic Skiing Clothespin Dolls Craft

Olympic Skiing Clothespin Dolls Craft

Total Time 30 minutes or less Ages school-age

This craft leaves oodles of room for you to use your imagination and the possibilities are endless - just think of all the different fuzzy hats and ski gear the dolls could be wearing- have fun creating your own.

by Michelle McInerney

What you'll need

  • A blank wooden clothespin for each skier
  • Acrylic Paints
  • Washi Tape
  • Wool trimmings or cotton balls
  • Craft Sticks
  • Lollipop Sticks
  • Craft Glue
  • Glue Gun
  • Fine Black Marker

How to make it

Olympic Skiing Clothespin Dolls step 1

1. First paint the pants and polo neck top on the clothespins and set aside to dry. It only takes a few minutes for the paint to soak into the wood and be touch dry.

Olympic Skiing Clothespin Dolls step 2

2. Next wrap some washi tape around the upper bodies to create the stylish ski jackets.

Olympic Skiing Clothespin Dolls step 3

3. Paint some craft glue on the head of the doll and stick on the wool trimmings or cotton ball. Draw two small black dots for the eyes

Olympic Skiing Clothespin Dolls step 4

4. Decorate the skiies with some more washi tape... you might decide to go snowboarding instead with a single craft stick!

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