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Time: 30 mins

Craft It Up - Peru
These dolls are quick and easy to make. Acrylic paint is a lovely medium to work with, but small children might find it easier to use pens. You could make just one worry doll, but why not make a whole family of them with different faces and hairstyles?

fun fact
In Peru, parents put worry dolls under their children’s
pillows if they are anxious about something. In the middle of
the night, they remove the doll and the worry along with it!

Posted by Ryland Peters & Small • Published 22nd July 2013 • See Ryland Peters & Small's 148 projects » © 2024 Libby Abadee / CICO Books · Reproduced with permission. · raft it Up Around the World by Libby Abadee and Cath Armstrong is published by CICO Books at £9.99 and is available from www.rylandpeters.com

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Step 1
Paint round, white
face shapes on your
dolly clothespins. You
may need two layers
of paint. We’ve used
paint for the hair here,
but you could try
gluing wool on top
of the dolls instead.

Use a toothpick
dipped in acrylic to
paint dainty details
on the faces.
Step 2
Cut out a piece of fabric
3 x 21⁄2in (8 x 6cm). The size
of the dolly pegs may vary,
so line up the fabric with the
pegs and check that it fits.
Step 3
Use a popsicle stick to spread white glue onto the
fabric. Fold over the bottom and top edges so that any
fraying fabric is hidden and wrap the fabric tightly
around your doll. Allow the glue to dry.