How to make clothes for dolls from plasticine?

The most desired toy for any girl at all times was, is and will be a doll. Of what only did not make a toy. In ancient times, the doll was made of cloth, stuffed with cotton. Figures carved from wood were also popular. Modern toys are made mainly of plastic or papier-mâché.But if you ask your child to make a doll himself, he will definitely agree. Today we propose to use material for creativity that not only positively influences the motor skills of children's fingers, but also develops imagination and imagination. As you guessed it, it's plasticine. In the article we will introduce you to an exciting, useful occupation - modeling, and tell you how to make clothes for dolls from plasticine. We introduce you to an amazing natural plasticine, with which you can create a fabulous world for your baby.

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Bright, soft, eco-friendly plasticine "Play-To"

Molding is a very interesting activity not only for children, but also for adults. The creative process develops imagination, imagination. And if you want to take advantage of your baby, then invite him to make clothes for dolls with his own hands from plasticine. Perfect for this purpose is suitable for soft and elastic material - plasticine Play-Doh. The flexible, flexible plasticine mass easily changes shape under the children's fingers.

Important! From plasticine you can not only build castles, sculpt figures of people, animals, but also create whole plasticine pictures. Games with plasticine instill assiduity, teach kids to analyze and compare.

Advantages of plasticine products from Hasbro:

• Natural composition. Often this product is called a molding test, as it includes salt, flour, wheat gluten and water.
• Security. In plasticine there are no components that can harm a baby. The composition is safe even if the crumbs lick it or bite off, carried away by the game. The material is too salty, so once you taste it, the baby will no longer pull it into the mouth.
• Brightness, saturation of colors. Due to the variety of colors, plasticine figures turn out colorful, elegant.
• Consistency is soft, soft, plastic.
• Does not stick to hands, it is easily washed off from any surfaces.
• The product does not leave greasy stains on the fabrics.
• Does not smell, does not provoke an allergy.
• Convenient packaging. The product is in convenient jars, with tightly closed lids.
• A variety of thematic kits. To make the modeling process fun for boys and girls, Hasbro has developed many thematic kits, for example, "Disney Princess Boutique", "Crazy Hairstyles", "Ice Cream Factory", "Vehicles" and others. In such a variety of kits each baby will find a lesson for himself.
• The kit includes various devices that make the modeling process more exciting, and the result is perfect.

Tips:

• If the product in the jar is dried, it can be softened with water. Pour a little water into the container with plasticine, allow the material to get wet. Add a little cream for the body, so that the mass becomes again elastic.
• To remove clay from the surface, just let it dry and then brush it off with a brush or a dry cloth.

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How to make clothes out of plasticine?

"Play To" is great to make clothes for dolls from plasticine, since it is soft enough and quickly freezes. In addition, the clothes made can always be removed from the doll and put back on, which can not be done with clothes made of ordinary plasticine.

Materials for work

For modeling, you will need the following tools:

• Board on which it is convenient to roll plasticine dough.
• Stack - a special knife. With the help of stacks, you can not only cut plasticine, but also give it the right shape and texture.
• Roller. This tool can be replaced by any cylindrical object.
• Decor elements for decoration of clothes( rhinestones, beads).
• Scissors.
• Glue with sparkles.

Tips:

• You can use stencils made of plastic or improvised tools to create clothes. It is useful and a cap from a felt-tip pen and a bottle stopper to give the plasticine the desired shape and texture.
• Use a plastic stencil to create a lush skirt. Put a skirt made of plastic on a doll, and then glue it with a bright clay. If desired, you can use a stack to make skladochki on a skirt and decorate it to your liking.
• Clothing made of plasticine dough is easy to make and dolls-boys. Perfectly they will be wearing pants or even whole suits. Plasticine is very soft, and any of your desire is completely incarnable.

Evening dress for the Barbie doll

To create an evening dress for the doll, take 4 bags of pink soft plasticine, you can use a different color if desired.

Step-by-step instruction:

1. Place the doll on the "saddle" stand so that you can work comfortably with it. The stand can be made with your own hands or purchased at the store.
2. Roll two rectangles for the backrest and transfer the dolls.
3. Attach rectangles to the doll - front and back.
4. Cut the excess material with scissors.
5. At the bottom of the rectangles, mark four triangles using the stack.
6. Use scissors to cut out large denticles and remove triangles.
7. With tools, smooth out any irregularities.
8. At the top of the bodice, use the stack to make three cutouts that look like leaves.
9. Make armhole armhole. On the shoulder, leave a pointed tip.
10. On the back, cut the oval with the stack. Cut the edges of all cut parts with tools. The dress is ready.
11. Take the glue with silvery sparkles.
12. With a fine tassel and glittery glue, treat the edges of the cutouts on the bodice. It is desirable to apply up to 5 layers of glue.
13. For the bottom of the dress, cut out 4 trapezoids and fold them with an accordion. Pleated inserts you will need for the bottom of the dress.
14. Glue the accordion between the denticles.
15. At the back of the dress, attach 2 small peas. These will be buttons.
16. Cover the top of the dress with sequins in one layer. Add a few layers of sequins to the borders of the teeth and the edge of the sleeve.
17. Make from clay plastic several accessories for a festive outfit, for example, a bracelet.
18. Leave the doll's outfit dry for a day.

Important! To remove the outfit, trim the bottom of the dress to the back and armpits with scissors. The dress is easily removed, and if necessary, it can also be put on the doll in the same way. Cut the cut edges back.

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How to make a doll made of plasticine?

For any little girl, the doll that is made by own hands will be nicer to the heart. And your task is to help the child cope with this task. The most suitable material for the realization of a child's dream is clay.

For the manufacture of dolls you will need:

• Plasticine of different colors.
• Stationery knife for dividing the material into parts.
• Stack.
• Pointed matches or toothpick.
• Eye beads.
• Knitted thread or cotton wool.

Step-by-step instruction for making dolls:

1. Start with the head. Form a round ball from a light-colored bar.
2. Make a mouth and nose with a toothpick.
3. Eyes make of small beads.
4. Hair form out of thread for knitting or cotton wool. Stitch the selected material evenly over the entire head.
5. Soften the bar for the torso and form the base.
6. Form a dress for the doll using the base. The child must determine the color of the dress for the doll himself. To decorate the outfit, apply a pattern to it using a stack or geometric figures of a plasticine of contrasting color.
7. Of light-colored plasticine( from the fact that the head is made), form the legs and hands.
8. Attach limbs with toothpicks or matches.
9. Legs can be shod in shoes made of plasticine in the tone of the dress.

Tips:

• Let the child realize his fantasy as much as possible. Work with the child all the details: hair, dress, dresses and accessories.
• For the basis of a lush doll outfit, it is convenient to use an empty jar from under the cream, perfume or medicine. A skirt from several layers put on a jar. And for the formation of the trunk and bodice, insert in the jar a skewer or other stick to fix on it all the other parts. On the upper part of the stick stick the neck, and on the sides - hands. Attach the head to the neck and smooth out any irregularities and transitions. Your baby with pleasure will play a doll made by yourself.

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How to make soft clay in the home?

To easily make clothes for dolls from plasticine in all kinds of models, the dough can be easily made yourself.

Materials for work

For this you will need the following ingredients:

• 2 cups of flour.
• 1 glass of Extra salt.
• 2 cups of water.
• 1 tbsp.spoon of vegetable oil.
• 1 tbsp.spoon of citric acid.
• Food colorings.

In addition, you will need the following tools:

• A container for mixing ingredients.
• Casserole.
• Wooden spoon.
• Hand protection gloves.

Step-by-step instruction

Preparation of dough from plasticine will take 20 minutes, if you act as follows:

1. Pour water into the pan.
2. Add the cooking oil and put the container on the gas.
3. Heat water to the first bubbles, remove the pan from the plate.
4. In another bowl, combine salt, flour and citric acid. You can add vanillin for a pleasant aroma( at will and for making food for dolls from plasticine).
5. In a mixture of dry ingredients, slowly pour hot water with vegetable oil.
6. Ingredients carefully mix with a wooden spoon.
7. After cooling the dough, knead it with your hands. It should be soft and elastic. Plasticine should not stick to your hands.
8. Separate the finished product into parts.
9. Make a groove on top of the dough, add a few drops of dye.
10. Stir the dough thoroughly with your hands.
11. Remove the colored plasticine in jars with sealed lids.

Important! When staining the plasticine test, use gloves to protect the skin of the hands.

Modeling is an exciting activity for the joint leisure of children and adults. Joint work is called upon to develop creative potential, imagination and search for non-standard solutions. Discover the wonderful world of creativity!