Elevator Pitch
We’ll be making a home for some very tiny worry dolls — and then a larger one of our own!
According to Guatemalan legend, worry dolls have the ability to remove worries from sleeping children. Children tell one worry to each doll when they go to bed at night and place the dolls under their pillow. In the morning the dolls have taken their worries away.
This Craft Makes:
Decorated matchbox home for worry dolls; we’ll provide a few dolls to live in it.
A larger (doll clothespin sized) worry doll custom made by each kid
Supplies:
Purchased Supplies:
- Matchboxes
- Worry dolls
- Doll clothespins
- Fabric scraps/Yarn/Shared DIY gear
- Washi Tape
Motley Kids Non-Consumable Supplies
- Scissors
- Sharpies
- Markers
- Crayons
- Hot glue guns
Steps to Make It
- Decorate the matchbox for your worry dolls. Make sure you don’t cover up the slide ends
- Tuck the tiny worry dolls into the matchbox.
According to legend, before you go to bed, you can tell your worries to the dolls and put them under your pillow. They’ll carry them away during the night.
Large Worry Doll
- Draw a face on your doll clothespin with Sharpies
- Use hot glue to attach fabric scraps for clothing and yarn for hair