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| Our doll's 5th grade graduation. |
Make a square graduate cap with a yellow tassel for your dolls to celebrate the end of their school year. Collect the following materials...
Supply List:
- construction paper for the cap
- yellow embroidery floss for the braided tassel
- white school glue
- masking tape
- ruler
- cardboard
Step-by-Step Instructions:
- For a 14" doll cut a square 4"x4," and for an 18" doll cut a square cardboard 4 1/2" x 4 1/2."
- Cover this cardboard with a colorful construction paper and glue. The color you choose should be one of the school colors of your doll's school.
- Cut 3/4" strip of construction paper 13" long for the 18" doll. Cut a strip of construction paper 3/4" x 10 1/2" for the 14" doll. There is a bit of extra paper in these measurements so that the strip can slightly overlap around your doll's head. Tape the ends so that these fit snugly in place.
- Double up the narrow strip again to make the attached cap pieces sturdy when fitted.
- Glue down the narrow strip to the covered cardboard cap on the bottom side. Use a bit of masking tape to hold the two parts together until the glue has dried. (see photo below)
- Gently remove the tape once the cap has dried.
- Now braid the embroidery floss and add a small tassel to the end.
- Make a small hole in the center of the cap top to insert the end of the braid. Glue this in place.
- Now the tassel end can dangle over one side of the graduation cap while your doll struts her stuff down the aisle of her school auditorium for graduation day!
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| Left, the cut square for the top of the graduation cap. Center, the construction paper band is drying in place with a little help from a bit of masking tape. Right, the yellow tassels have been strung and pasted in place in the center of the tops of the caps. |
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| You may have a young doll, like a Wellie Wisher, or an older one, like an American Girl doll or My Generation Doll, who would love to celebrate her graduation with a small party and a neat, graduation cap of her very own. |