These darling wooden peg sorting and matching dolls are fun to play with and educational, too! Each doll is painted a color of the rainbow with a matching pot to sit inside. Match each doll with her pot! This post contains affiliate links to the products used in the project.
If you like our wooden peg sorting dolls you'll love these salt dough trucks for imaginative play.
I love simple toys like this. Ones that are easy to make and adored by my little girl.
I found this wooden doll and cups set at Joann's, but I've seen them at Michael's, Hobby Lobby, and on Amazon as well. There are so many cute ways to decorate these dolls. Check out these Super Hero peg dolls from Views from a Step Stool.
I painted each doll and matching cup with acrylic paint and then applied a clear coat of spray paint. After they were dry, I used a thin sharpie pen to add the faces.
Wooden Peg Sorting and Matching Dolls
Wooden Peg Sorting and Matching Dolls
These darling wooden peg sorting and matching dolls are fun to play with and educational, too! Each doll is painted a color of the rainbow with a matching pot to sit inside. Match each doll with her pot!
Pin Recipe
Yield: 1 set
Cost: $15
Equipment
- blow dryer, optional
Materials
Instructions
- Paint each doll and cup 1 color.
- Let paint dry completely. Optional: use blow dryer to speed up drying process.
- Spray dolls and cups with clear spray paint.
- Let dry completely.
- Add facial details using ultra fine point permanent marker.
Notes
DO NOT add facial details before spraying the dolls with clear spray paint. The clear coating will make the pen ink run.
Kaylee loves her "babies". She has had so much fun matching them and it drives her CRAZY if she sees one in the wrong colored cup. Aaron likes to switch them on purpose 🙂 The boys like playing with them too.
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Brittany S. says
what size is the pegs and wooden holders? Pretty please 🙂 Trying to order them to make for my little one along with some other DIY wooden Montessori Toys
Brandy@Gluesticks says
Hi Brittany,
I apologize for the wait. I saved this e-mail to reply to and then it got pushed down on the list. The pegs are about 2" tall and 3/4" wide. The cups are 1 1/2" tall and 1" wide. Good luck! I hope your little ones adores them! 🙂
Jamie Gupton says
Fabulous and Pin'd! Thank you!
Ajaire says
I'm definitely pinning these to remember to make them when my 8 month old gets a little older. Great idea!