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10 Easy American Girl Crafts

doll with a blanketMy daughter loves to make Easy American Girl crafts.  We have come up with some of our own crafts but also have located some great crafts to make with your kids.   I have used some of these crafts at my daughters American Girl party and also for her to make on her own.

One of the simplest craft is to make a blanket  Use Fleece Fabric 13″x13″ and fringe the ends with scissors like this:

Also make a Poncho for your doll using Polar Fleece:

Make a Tea or Coffee cup via Doll Craft

American Girl Picture Frame by Superexhausted (ME)

American Girl Music stand from Doll Craft

American Girl School Folders from karenmomofthreescraft.blogspot.com

Make a AG Lemon stand from AGdollplay.blogspot.com

American Girl Uneven bars for Gymnastics from myagdollcraft.blogspot.com

American Girl Hula Hoop Gymnastics Crafts  from the RealCoake.com

Mini Snow Cones creaturecomfortsblog.com

Hands down Doll Craft is the best site to find amazing crafts for your American girl  from AG Watches , accessories , and more

Also there are great video on your tube like this one from MyFroggyStuff she used recycled clothes to make the American Girl Sofa

There is an amazing.

I will also recommend getting some baking clay for your little girl and let her make food for her doll.

doll and a blanket

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Check out my other American Girl Sewing post for Free American Girl Patterns

Or

How to Throw and American Girl Birthday Party

Follow my 18″ Doll Board on Pinterest for more Ideas for your American Girl.

Have a great day and create something.
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American Girl Birthday Party Ideas

american girl doll party American Girl Party Ideas:  For my daughters 8th birthday I threw her an American Girl Birthday Party.  Here are some of the ideas we used for the perfect tea party . First off we did not call it an “American Girl Party”  because not every girl had an American Girl doll.   So we called it an Doll party .. bring your own doll.  I had extra dolls the girls could borrow for the day.

American Girl Birthday Party Ideas :Prep

I made a few thing and then had some crafts for the girls to do:

I went to the thrift store and purchased a tea set, along with tea pots, and lacy table linens.  Super inexpensive  ($12 for linens and tea set) and add the real feel to the party cost as much as buying paper stuff and it became a tea set for my daughter.   I also purchase real flowers for the center of the table. tea table  set up

I made American Girl Party Hats the pattern is found here at Make it do.com it is a scrapbook paper pompoms and glue,  one sheet makes about 4 hats

party hats for AG dolls

Cupcakes Stands  I followed www.tammymitchellphotography.com to make the mini cupcake stands,  the parts were purchased at AC Moore look for the package of disks much cheaper than buying loose  12 cost me under $10:Mini cupcake stand

I also made every doll a dress to wear for the party it was also a American Girl favor.   I won lie my fingers did hurt after making such small clothes.  I made the pattern myself post coming soon or refer to my free patterns for American Girl Dolls.

Tip: I found an old vintage suitcase to display the dresses.  When the girls arrived  they could pick a dress for the doll to wear at the party.

american girl doll dresses

Food Ideas for American Girl Doll Party:

  • Tea sandwiches:  Peanut butter and Jelly, ham and cheese,  cucumbers and cream cheese-  I own the tiered stands if you don’t and what to make them Joy Hope  crafts has a great tutorial on how to make a  colorful tiered cake stand.tea sandwiches
  • Cup Cakes and mini cup cakes –  I bought cup cake wrappers and the mini wraps normally used for candy for the mini doll cupcakes.  Wilton makes these and they are superCupcakes and a hat
  • For tea we used pink lemon aid- in the thrift store pots

American Girl Party Crafts:

We had the girls make a few simple crafts like coffee cups from doll diaries… I went to burger king and got the ketchup holder  for your condiments cups.  Pipe cleaners are about .69 each. The small dollies I found at the craft store. coffee cup

We also go the girl a American Girls Cards Historical Craft Pack so they can make cards.  I found these at Micheals,  Ac Moore or here on Amazon.  The cards are a 21 pack of cards for about $12 on amazon so enough for the girls to make 1-2 cards each depending on size of party. party craftsamerican girl cardsAlso another great Craft idea is the American Girl Doll Picture Frame  with a little mod podge, American girl catalog, and in expensive wooden frame.   Take a picture of the girl with her doll at the party and send it in the thank you note. american_girl_frame_001 (102 of 3)

  • It was a super fun day for all the girls.  American Girl Party was a hit.   We start out making some crafts,  because the dolls need a cup to drink. Them girls were super quiet once they started the tea party polite pass in the “tea ” to each other.  Very Adult.  Then they went and played with their dolls in a large group. girls at a tableamerican_girl_party_001b(160 of 81)

Be sure to check out my other posts:
Easy American Girl Doll CraftsMaking American Girl  Doll ClothesAmerican Girl Picture Frame  for under $3.  Great party craft

Harry Potter Theme Birthday Party Back drop with PDF

Tips on getting childrens ears piercing


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American Girl Doll Picture Frame

American girl picture frameHow to make an American Girl Doll Picture. This is a great craft idea for an American girl party favor or a girls craft project.  It is a easy project for your daughter to make.  We used the catalog the American Girl Doll catalog for the pictures and verbage.  My daughter love learning how to make this American girl craft.  She help cut out the pictures, and planed out the lay out herself.

Materials For an American Girl Picture Frame:

  • Wooden Frames I got mine from AC Moore for $1 each they also have one with Mirrors so you can do a Mirrior instead of a fame.
  • Mod Podge
  • Brush or foam brush (you can buy in bulk $6-7 for 10 foam brushes)
  • Roller or sponge
  • scissors
  • Pink Spray Paint or Acrlich paint
  • American Girl catalog

 

how to make a american girl picture frame

Instructions to make an American Girl Doll Picture Frame:

  1. Remove the picture area from wooden frame.
  2. 1 day Prior With adult supervision spray paint or paint  the wooden frames so they have time to dry.  I was doing many frames so spray paint was easier for me.
  3. Cut out pictures from the catalog
  4. Plan out layout of  the American Girl pictures
  5. Apply the Mod Podge where you want the picture to go.
  6. Carefully place down picture the catalog is thin so do not over apply Mod Podge and whee you put it down it stays you can move the pictures.
  7. Be sure to roller or with a sponge careful smooth out the picture removing all air bubbles out from under the pictures.
  8. You can layer the pictures long as you apply the Mod Podge under the image.  It will dry clear
  9. After getting all the images applied coat of Mod Podge  over the entire surface,  to see the frame.
  10. When you are done on any corners where the pictures wrap on the the edges you can use a light sand paper  to smooth out the edge and making a more finished look.

This is a great inexpensive craft for a American Girl Party Favor $2.70 per kid.  With the cost being under $27 for 10 frames  (that is the spray paint $4 Frames $10, brushes $6-7 bulk, and Mod Podge $8.00).

I also think this is fun craft with boys as well get the Lego catalog.

Check out my other post on easy sewing for American Girl Dolls Free patterns.

Also be sure to follow my American Girl Doll Ideas on Pinterest.

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Making American Girl Doll Clothes

American girl dollMaking American Girl Clothes: As a girl as soon as I could sew I made doll clothes.   So I am loving making American  Girl doll clothes for my daughter.  American Girl doll clothes are great you can use the scraps of fabric you have in your fabric piles.  I found this fabric in my stash even the fur.   This is what I created for my daughters Marie Grace American Doll. I also made a matching outfit for the girl next door American Girl doll.  So their dolls can be twins.

american girl

I made my patterns but there are some great online pattern for American Girl clothes.  Some are Free

Places that offer free or purchase Patterns for you to make American Girl Doll clothes

Also me sure to check out my 18″ doll and American Girl Pintrest board for some great American Girl clothes I found on the web.

I Purchased this Sweater set from an Etsy Seller HeavenSentHandmade. so you can always buy some American girl clothes.   Be sure to follow my blog for great new places to buy AG clothes.knit sweater for american girlSo what clothes are you going to try to make?