Teaching materials
To show the baby inside the bag
of waters, put the doll into the
bag and close the drawstring. To
show the bag breaking, open
the drawstring.
The baby
Although any doll can be used as a baby, the best kind
of doll has a hard head and a soft body. If you are
making a doll, follow these instructions:
1. Make a hard head with a hollow
center from papier maché
(see page 447). Paint a
face on the head, and
then paint on the soft
spots or suture lines
(see page 259).
2. Sew a life-size body for the
doll, with a round head a
little smaller than the hard
head you just made. Stuff
the cloth with foam rubber,
rags, or dried grass, so that
it looks like a baby’s body.
Then stuff the cloth head
into the hollow center of
the hard head.
soft spot
suture
lines
If papier maché is not easy to use,
you can try this way of making a
hard head. Stuff the body and face
with soft material, then stuff the
top of the head with one of these:
a gourd; a hard ball; a smooth,
round piece of wood; or a round
stone.
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