Reflecto Girl Paper Doll

Make your own Reflecto Girl paper doll 🙂

All you need is some cardboard (maybe from  an old cereal box); some paper (I used the back of some sketchbook pages I'd already used); a pencil; some paint or crayons and some scissors (careful with those!)

All you need is some cardboard (maybe from an old cereal box); some paper (I used the back of some sketchbook pages I’d already used); a pencil; some paint or crayons and some scissors (careful with those!)

First draw a picture of Renee in her underwear

First draw a picture of Renee in her underwear (include a semi circle at the base which will form part of the stand)

colour her

colour her

cut her our (remembering to cut around the semi-circle at the base, not around her feet)

cut her out (remembering to cut around the semi-circle at the base, not around her feet)

You might find at this point that she flops over a little when you stand her up.  If so, you can draw around her on another piece of card, and make her stiffer by sticking that to the back with a little water-based glue

You might find at this point that she flops over a little when you stand her up. If so, you can draw around her on another piece of card, and make her stiffer by sticking that to the back with a little water-based glue

Now draw her some clothes.  I chose to draw her Reflecto Girl costume and her dungarees which she wore over her costume in episode 3 - but you can make any clothes you like, and as many as you like.  Place the cardboard doll on a piece of paper and draw round her.  You can hold them up on a window if you're having difficulty seeing through your paper (this will also help with seeing where the neck and feet are).  Once you have the outlines drawn, you can use your imagination in drawing the clothes.

Now draw her some clothes. I chose to draw her Reflecto Girl costume and her dungarees which she wore over her costume in episode 3 – but you can make any clothes you like, and as many as you like. Place the cardboard doll on a piece of paper and draw round her.  To draw where the feet and neck are on your clothes, hold the paper over the doll against a window and trace. Once you have the outlines drawn, you can use your imagination in drawing the clothes.  NB You must also remember to draw the tabs that will be folded round her body to attach the clothes.

Colour them in and cut them out.

Colour them in and cut them out.

Now you need to get her standing up by herself.  To do this you need a strip of cardboard into which you cut 2 slits (half the length of the width of the strip), the same distance from each end.  Then cut 2 slits of equal length in the semi-circle base of the doll (close but not too close to the outer edges).

Now you need to get her standing up by herself. To do this you need a strip of cardboard into which you cut 2 slits (half the length of the width of the strip), the same distance from each end. Then cut 2 slits of equal length in the semi-circle base of the doll (close but not too close to the outer edges).

Slot these pieces together like so.  And there she is, your own Reflecto Girl

Slot these pieces together like so. And there she is, your own Reflecto Girl!

Now you can dress her ...

Now you can dress her …

... and dress her again (and yes I have noticed that her feet don't quite line up with her shoes, but nobody's perfect, so let's not worry about it.

… and dress her again (and yes I have noticed that her shoes don’t quite line up with her feet, but nobody’s perfect, so let’s not worry about it).

We hope you enjoy making your own Reflecto Girl and if you do we’d love to see photos 🙂

And whenever you feel like it, you can make her more clothes and accessories.

Miranda wanted her to have some pyjamas and a doll to sleep with:

new pyjamas

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