AMERICAN FOLK TOYS COLLECTION
| REMEMBER WHEN BOOKS OFFERS THE FOLLOWING:Pioneer Folk Toy Doll KitsSimple and easy-to-make American Folk Doll kits. American Folk Dolls were certainly a rich part of our country's history and remain as popular today as ever.
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American Folk Dolls are as popular today as ever. They are featured in
school classroom projects, living history museums and workshops and in homes
everywhere. One such category of folk dolls is the cornhusk doll:
In the earlier days of our country, corn was used for a variety of things. Corn was eaten by the pioneers and also fed to the livestock. All parts of the corn plant were used. The cornstalk was used to fashion cornsstalk fiddles; the cornhusks were braided into primitive chair seats, baskets and rugs; the corncobs were ground into feed or fertrilizer OR were used to make dolls. One of the most popular uses of the cornhusks was the making of traditional cornhusk dolls, a craft the settlers acquired from the Native American Indiana. The corncobs were made into 'play-pretty' dolls. Very few early American families could afford store-bought dolls,but almost anyone could make a primitive cornhusk or corncob doll. For more cornhusk doll kits and other American Folk Doll kits, please check out our "What's New" page. Click the photo for a closer view of each doll kit. |
EARLY AMERICAN CLOTHESPIN DOLL KIT--This handcrafted clothespin doll was known as the "whittled clothes-peg doll" in early America. The cloethespin doll has been popular ever since. Includes all materials necessary to make 2 girl dolls with NO SEWING involved. #1101 $2.50/min 6
TRADITIONAL YARN DOLL KIT--A truly Americal folk craft project suitable for any age leve. Our Yarn Doll kit includes all materials necessary to make and outfit one traditional yarn doll. #1103 $3.00/min 6 |
MAKE YOUR OWN CORNHUSK DOLL KIT--Make a traditional cornhusk doll with these easy-to-follow instructions. Includes cornhyusks, instructions and string enought ot make one cornhusk doll. #1004 $2.50/ min 6
EARLY AMERICAN CORNCOB DOLL KIT--Make an authentic early American corncob doll with these easy-to-follow instructions. Includes one corncob, cut and pre-drilled (for arms) , materials and instructions to make an early American 'play-pretty'corncob doll. #1005 $2.50/min 6 |
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