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Wooden Peg Sorting and Matching Dolls

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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.
unfinished wooden peg doll set
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.
painted sorting dolls in cups
 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 dolls painted in rainbow colors

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! 
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Keyword: color match, peg dolls, sorting dolls, wooden dolls
Active Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour
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.
little girl playing with matching and sorting dolls on table
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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About Brandy

Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

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  9. Amy says

    These are adorable! My girls would love to play with something like this. Now to wait for the snowstorm to pass so I can get to Michaels and buy some materials. Thanks for sharing!

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  13. Stephanie says

    Those are cute and it’s even cuter that she loves to keep them matched! Aaron’s such a good big brother to keep her busy matching them. 🙂 I may have to make some of those for fun and give them as a gift.

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  25. Tori says

    Such a great idea! I can see my daughter “concentrating” like that with these too! I’ll have to put this one on my list for sure.

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  44. Jenn Erickson says

    Saw your link-up at Fun To Craft and just had to stop by to pay my compliments! I’ve played around with those little unfinished peg people before, mostly as cupcake toppers, but I have to say that your combination of the pegs and the cups, and the whimsical way you decorated them is my favorite creation ever!

    I’m a new follower and look forward to enjoying your future projects!

    Jenn/Rook No. 17

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  46. marie says

    This is such a wonderful toy! Perfect for my three grandchildren. I guess I better get busy because these would be a great addition to their Easter baskets!
    Thanks for sharing!

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  48. The $500 Wedding says

    I love these! I made something similar to these but I like this idea better because it encourages critical thinking and matching which is good for my little toddlers. Thank you for sharing!

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  57. Bella says

    Oh your blog is just AWESOME,,, NEVER been here before, and I”M SO excited to have found it. THANKS to you finding your way to mine first, YAYY.

    I am TOTALLY your newest HAPPY GLUESTICK follower!!!

    That little peg doll project is so cute. I love it, love the colors you picked, and LOVE your pretty little girl, with her concentration face on, and her SHORT little bangs. I simply adore little girls, with short bangs, I think it’s just the CUTEST thing ever.

    Keep your eye out to see if you’ll be FEATURED next week, in my new sidebar feature section. 🙂

    Did you see my post about making a card for our soldiers??? You should really see if you can help out with this, I bet you could come up with something really special!!! Read about it HERE.



    THANKS so much for linking up to **AMAZE ME AUGUST**I love having you, and thanks to you, I’m getting close to my goal of having 100 link ups, YAYYY.



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  61. Elizabeth says

    Love this idea. Might have to see about making a set or three for our daycare provider. I think she would love using them with the little ones. May need to make a set for home too, our daughter could use some help learning colors!

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  69. hotdish momma says

    This is a very cute idea! I might have to add this to the “to-do” list. My 15 month hold would love the little dolls. The color sorting would be great for her to work on learning colors soon too. Thanks for sharing!

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  78. 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

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    • [email protected] 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! 🙂

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