This easy kids’ craft creates a camping themed accessory for either dolls or beanbag animals. Craft doll tents as a fun party activity for birthday parties and slumber parties with a camping theme. This versatile doll accessory craft even serves as a cake topper for camping themed parties. Daisy Girl Scout Troops can combine this doll tent craft for kids with camping themed activities. As a rainy day craft, kids can make tents for their dolls or beanbag animals to sleep under the stars.
Materials Needed for Each Doll Tent or Beanbag Animal Tent:
- 1 Manila Folder
- One or more of the following art supplies: Crayons, Colored Markers, Colored Pencils, Stickers, Sticker Dots
- 1 Pair of Scissors (optional)
Instructions to Make and Decorate a Doll Tent or Beanbag Animal Tent:
- Either cut the tab off of the manila file folder with scissors or fold the tab towards the inside of the file folder. This makes the “tent” stand up level on the floor.
- Children choose from the art supplies offered and decorate a tent as they desire.
Camping Themed Party Activity Ideas to Use the Doll Tent or Beanbag Animal Tent Craft
- Slumber Parties and Almost Sleepovers: Throw a party around the theme of dolls going camping. Ask guests to bring a doll or beanbag animal along to slumber parties and almost sleepovers (kids stay late and change into pajamas but the party ends between 10 pm and midnight). Each guest can decorate a tent and sing songs around the doll campfire. Crafting doll and beanbag animal tents is fun and easy on the budget making it a great party activity.
- Camping Themed Birthday Parties: Celebrate a birthday with a camping theme! Guests will create a colorful doll accessory or beanbag animal accessory to enjoy during the party and afterwards. Party guests will take home a new prop for pretend camping themed play later. Add a miniature canteen, doll hiking boots or other camping themed gear as a party favor.
- Tent Cake Topper: Looking for an easy way to turn a plain sheet cake into a birthday party decoration? Have the birthday child decorate a doll tent or beanbag animal tent and set it gently on top of a sheet cake covered in brown or green icing. (Cut manila folder shorter if needed depending on size of sheet cake.) Arrange jellybeans in a circle for “rocks” around a campfire pit. Lay stick pretzels inside the ring to represent fire logs.
- Daisy Girl Scout Camping Activities: Crafting doll tents or beanbag animal tents fits in well with camping themed activities for Daisy Girl Scouts. Also use a doll tent or beanbag animal tent as a cake topper for any Daisy Girl Scout celebration.
If camping is the theme, decorating manila folder tents offers a budget friendly, simple craft for kids and Daisy Girl Scouts with plenty of pretend play potential for the future. For birthday parties, slumber parties or rainy days, set out supplies for kids to make a doll tent or bean bag animal tent.
Kelly Pfeiffer - Kelly Pfeiffer teaches Positive Discipline workshops to parents and trains child care providers on various child development topics.
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