Circus Paper Dolls

Use our printable circus animals, clowns, and circus performers to make easy standing circus paper dolls.	Safety Tips Young kids (3 to 8 years) should use child-safe scissors.
Materials A4 or Letter size card stock Crayons or colored pencils Scissors Glue Glitter glue (optional) Paint brush (optional)

Steps

	1.	Choose your favorite circus characters from our collection of circus printable templates. Print them out on A4 or Letter size card stock: Circus Animals Clowns and Circus Performers
	2.	Don't forget to print out the corresponding bases and stands for your chosen characters: Bases and Stands (Circus Animals) Bases and Stands (Circus Performers) Bases and Stands (Clowns)
	3.	Color the circus characters.
	4.	To make your circus characters' costumes sparkle, you may apply glitter glue along portions of their clothes. Use a small paint brush to spread the glitter glue when decorating on larger areas of your paper doll.
	5.	Wait for the glitter glue to dry before cutting out your circus characters.
	6.	Cut out the bases and stands as well. Each base and stand has a pair of dotted lines near the edges. Make a slit along these dotted lines.
	7.	Each template base has the character's name on it. Glue each character onto the designated base, positioning it as close to the bottom edge as possible and keeping clear of the slits that you made in Step 6.
	8.	Bend each stand in the middle and unfold to come up with a V-shaped piece.
	9.	Unless specifically labeled with the character's name, the stands can be used on any of the characters. Interlock the slits on the base with those of the stands.
	10.	The interlocked base and stand will allow the circus paper doll to stand.
	11.	Follow the steps above to make as many circus paper dolls as you like.
		Remember that you can make some circus animal paper dolls too!

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