Great Craft Idea: How to Make a Time Out Doll

Have you ever heard or seen a time out doll? These are dolls that look like real children who stand in a corner sulking, hence the name “dead time doll.” These dolls are very easy to make and are great gift ideas.

I have seen many Time Out dolls made in different ways. I choose to make them sturdy, very durable, and changeable. These dolls are interchangeable, if the clothes they are wearing get dirty or dirty or even eye strain. Just change the way they look like you would a toddler. These time out dolls are made to be as easy to change as a small child is. This gives you variety.

These dolls are made up of a body, a head, legs and arms. The body and legs are made of wood, the head is a polystyrene ball, and the arms are made of wire. The clothing is size 1 for babies, a pair of children’s shoes, a cap or hat of your choice, usually a baseball cap, and a pair of baby cotton gloves. The body is well padded with wadding and glued with craft glue or hot glue from a craft store.

The first thing is to assemble the body. It is made up of 2 pieces of wood, the body and the legs. The cable is inserted into a hole near the upper body to form the arms. The next step is to wrap the batting around the legs and body to form the padding and then glue it in place. Be generous with your filling. You can make it as thick or as thin as you like depending on the size of the clothes. Once the body and legs have been padded, you need to pad the arms as well. Bend the cable to the size you need and then wrap the padding around the cable from the loop at the bottom to the top of the shoulder.

OK, the next step is to place the head, cover the padding and dress the Time out doll. To fasten the head, you need to drive a large, thick nail into the upper body. Make sure to place your nail in the center. Cover the nail with a lot of glue and firmly place the foam ball on the nail and push the head into place. Now you need to cover the filling with stockings or hosiery. Cover the body, legs and arms of the time out doll with the stockings, make sure to stretch it firmly and glue it in place.

When it comes to choosing the outfit for the Time Out doll, you can be creative as you like. Cotton mitts are used for the hands. You will also need to make sure you have a long sleeve top or add a skivvy under the outfit to cover the arms, especially when making a girl doll. You should always have some kind of hat on your wrist as it has no face because they are standing in a corner. Be creative.

Congratulations, you have made yourself a Time out doll. Now put the doll in a corner for all your friends and family to admire.