Then they cut them out and made clothes for them, using bits of paper, fabric, or lace. My grandmother taught me how to cut out strings of paper dolls that were holding hands. You can make paper playmates like these, too, by fan-folding a strip of paper. Cut out one-half doll through the entire thickness of the paper, making sure the hands are on the fold. Now, open the paper.
Most paper dolls sold in stores today are in book form.
Celebrity paper doll shave been popular for many years. In the 1930s girls played with Shirley Temple paper dolls. With the Wind were favorites in the 1940s, while TV characters like The Beverly Hillbillies where popular during the 1960s. Celebrity paper dolls during the 1970s and 1980s included The Waltons, Star Trek characters, The Brady Bunch, The Partridge Family, Donny and Marie Osmond, and Gilda Radner. Children of the 1970s and 1980s also played with Holly Hobby, Strawberry Shortcake, Barbie, and Maxie paper dolls.