To end out 2018, here’s another type of doll that I’ve been making recently. Peg dolls are made of wood, usually birch or maple and come ready to paint and dress. I rediscovered them when I was searching Etsy.com for gnomes before Christmas.

There are so many fun ways to use the wooden peg dolls. Margaret Bloom has written a great book, Making Peg Dolls, which has lots of wonderful ideas for making dolls and patterns for hats, cloaks and crowns which can be traced. I got the dolls, opaque watercolors, wool felt, pipecleaners, and beeswax polish from the online store, A Child’s Dream.

Here are a few of the peg dolls I’ve made this month. They are all based on dolls in the book recommended above, but I’ve done things differently on some of the dolls.

2 inch Acorn girl and a 2 3/4 inch Gnome

The dolls come in all sizes—from big at 3 9/16 inches to tiny at 1 1/4 inches tall. The largest 3 9/16 inch peg dolls are fine for a toddler.

The smaller dolls are a choking hazard (as are some of the outfits) and are NOT for children under age 3 years old.

None of the dolls shown in these pictures are toddler safe but they are lots of fun for older children, and adults love them too.

I have a box of assorted size pegs. I can’t wait to see who they become!

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