These Barbie paper dresses can be used in a variety of ways. It can be covered with material, yarn, feathers or other craft materials but all my girls wanted to do today was cover it with nature.
Colouring with nature has almost become a series here on Mother Natured. We’ve coloured Animal Templates and made our own Nature Superhero Masks in very similar ways. I’m certainly influencing my children with a love of nature!
Of course, you don’t have to make the Barbie paper dresses like we did, you can use them however you like.
I would encourage you to try it with nature at least once though. No matter how young your child is, if they are old enough to glue objects onto paper, it’s going to look spectacular!
Barbie paper dresses: what you’ll need
- Barbie Doll
- Printable (below)
- Nature (we used flowers, cut grass, sand and leaves)
- Glue
- Paper clips
Barbie Doll Paper Dresses Printable
1. Print out the Paper Barbie Outfits and cut them out.
2. Collect nature with your children.
3. Set up the table with everything your children need to decorate their dresses and then let them get creative.
4. If you’re using the hoop skirt, cut the displayed slits so that the skirt will sit nicely when you dress the Barbie.
5. Use the paper clips to secure the paper outfit onto the Barbie. Alternatively, you can glue the tabs to secure it also . Your children will probably require some assistance with this step. My girls couldn’t even wait until the glue was dry!
6. Although the nature outfits will last a couple of days, I would suggest taking photos of your child’s Barbie doll dress up creations. If you’re using some other material, it probably will last longer. You could make a whole wardrobe filled with clothes for Barbie!
It was wonderful dressing up the Barbie dolls with their outfits. They looked so, so lovely. In addition, and perhaps I’ll make a follow up printable for this but I think adding fairy wings would top it off! Either way, my girls adore their Nature Barbie Dolls and I hope you do too!
How would you use the Paper Barbie Outfits?
More Easy Barbie Outfit Ideas
Love this so much!
Me too Kelly. It was such a quick idea too. I’m hanging to find time to make barbie fairy wings now.
What a creative idea!!
Thanks so much Jess. It was really fun!
This is brilliant Penny! What a fab printable. Thanks xo P
Thanks P. I’m going to make wings to match!
Hee hee hee, this ideas is great and funny 🙂 I bet your girls loved doing this, lots of fun!
They did love doing this! I think we’ll be doing it again soon but using a different material.
Seriously, you have the best ideas!
Naw, thanks Sara. xx
So clever!
Lol Thank Kylie! You’re pretty clever yourself!
This is just so gorgeous! pinned!
Thanks so much Anastasia! I can’t wait to make the wings!
Adorable! What a great idea – love that printable too. I really like the way you have used paper clips, must give this a try 🙂
Thanks Janice, yeah the paper clips just make it so much easier to hold the clothes on!
I just love this idea Penny and the paperclips are genius!! never thought of using nature to collage clothes, clever lady you are!
Thanks Jodie honey. We had so much fun making these!