{"id":11895,"date":"2016-11-02T14:36:06","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T18:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/?p=11895"},"modified":"2021-12-03T10:36:41","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T15:36:41","slug":"the-nutcracker-printable-ballerina-paperdolls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/02\/the-nutcracker-printable-ballerina-paperdolls\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nutcracker Printable Ballerina Paper Dolls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;re probably not surprised to hear that one of my favorite holiday traditions is going to see\u00a0<em>The Nutcracker<\/em> (though you might be surprised to know that I&#8217;ve only performed in it twice: the two years between college and marriage).<\/p>\n<p><em>Note: This post contains affiliate links (denoted with an <strong>AL<\/strong>)\u00a0meaning if you click and make a purchase, Beyond Mommying may receive a small commission which is used for the upkeep of the website.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>My mom and I took Honeybun for the first time the first winter we were back from Dublin and since we missed it last year, I&#8217;ll definitely be taking the girls\u00a0this year.<\/p>\n<p>But I don&#8217;t just go see a live performance then call it a season. I enjoy it for weeks by reading the book version with my kids. (And, of course, I have many different children&#8217;s versions to share with them!)<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[ amzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\"; amzn_assoc_search_bar = \"true\"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"beyonmommy02-20\"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"manual\"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\"; amzn_assoc_region = \"US\"; amzn_assoc_title = \"My Amazon Picks\"; amzn_assoc_linkid = \"feced7e329e3a99ef578d21d351515b3\"; amzn_assoc_asins = \"0394881788,1481458299,038536993X,0060278145,0439081858,0679823859,0763681253,0670013927\"; \/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>We also enjoy the cool Florida days watching the different recorded versions, some that I have on DVD and others I can find on TV. And we even listen to the music in the car as part of our Holiday music rotation.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[ amzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\"; amzn_assoc_search_bar = \"true\"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"beyonmommy02-20\"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"manual\"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\"; amzn_assoc_region = \"US\"; amzn_assoc_title = \"My Amazon Picks\"; amzn_assoc_linkid = \"feced7e329e3a99ef578d21d351515b3\"; amzn_assoc_asins = \"B0002S6428,B003Y7AR7C,B001HBX918,B0012INRKY\"; \/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And this year, I decided to take it to another level and we&#8217;re going to be reading the original E.T.A. Hoffman book, learning about the original ballet production and different ways\u00a0<em>The Nutcracker\u00a0<\/em>has been adapted and interpreted over time.<\/p>\n<p>But I thought it would be fun to start with a creative project for the girls, ballerina paper dolls. They got into my American Girl paper dolls when we were back in Colorado this Spring and Honeybun has even started creating her own drawings that she uses during our daily resting time.<\/p>\n<h2>So I created them a set of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/store.beyondmommying.com\/product\/ballerina-paperdolls\">printable ballerina paper dolls<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/02\/the-nutcracker-printable-ballerina-paperdolls\/sony-dsc-1575\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11915\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11915 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ballerina-paperdolls-1024x923.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"806\" height=\"727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ballerina-paperdolls-1024x923.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ballerina-paperdolls-300x270.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ballerina-paperdolls-600x541.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ballerina-paperdolls-277x250.jpg 277w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ballerina-paperdolls-390x351.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ballerina-paperdolls.jpg 1312w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Their ballerina paper dolls set includes not only the dancer but also different ballet costume options for them to design their own costumes for\u00a0<em>The Nutcracker<\/em> including\u00a0classical (&#8220;pancake&#8221;) style tutus, long romantic tutus\/dresses, leotards that can become whatever they want and pant\/top options for the dances like Chinese, Russian and Arabian.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I chose to print\u00a0the ballerina paper dolls and costumes onto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B006P1EQIA\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B006P1EQIA&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=beyonmommy02-20&amp;linkId=7c56e533ad7dba73ef5a801ff70cd8cf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">card stock<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=beyonmommy02-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B006P1EQIA\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0<em><strong>(AL)<\/strong><\/em> so they&#8217;re sturdier and used scrap booking\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001E5S2VO\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B001E5S2VO&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=beyonmommy02-20&amp;linkId=6f8174b3ea0bef567b037393b256ab10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">adhesive squares<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=beyonmommy02-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B001E5S2VO\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> <em><strong>(AL)\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>to help stick the costumes to the ballerina paper dolls but you could also use light-hold <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001B1YTWW\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B001B1YTWW&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=beyonmommy02-20&amp;linkId=64c74d5335de793620830c01d5293eec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">glue dots<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=beyonmommy02-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B001B1YTWW\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> <em><strong>(AL)<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Decorating their ballerina paper dolls became an all morning crafting event when even Doodle got into decorating the costumes.\u00a0You can simply color the ballerina paper dolls costumes or make the craft more involved and authentic by using <em>(affiliate links:)<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B01AN9NQDA\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B01AN9NQDA&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=beyonmommy02-20&amp;linkId=c20f5d842573591841691d8219e88949\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fabric scraps<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=beyonmommy02-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B01AN9NQDA\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0035XZWNE\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B0035XZWNE&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=beyonmommy02-20&amp;linkId=8873ff1ed4b8c935c2ffc6fceeff297e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sequins<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=beyonmommy02-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B0035XZWNE\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B008IUFMXE\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B008IUFMXE&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=beyonmommy02-20&amp;linkId=d052238d9ba46765cd6743414b20fb01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stickers<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=beyonmommy02-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B008IUFMXE\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00477SV4E\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00477SV4E&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=beyonmommy02-20&amp;linkId=6518c68ec38b8771cf5c5f3d64d4db5c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ribbon<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=beyonmommy02-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00477SV4E\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0006843G8\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B0006843G8&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=beyonmommy02-20&amp;linkId=dbf5b40f88b9584d81addeb428d8a88e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">glitter glue<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=beyonmommy02-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B0006843G8\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> and any other miscellaneous bits and pieces laying around the house like we did.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/02\/the-nutcracker-printable-ballerina-paperdolls\/sony-dsc-1574\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11913\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11913 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ballerina-paper-dolls-1024x432.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"806\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ballerina-paper-dolls-1024x432.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ballerina-paper-dolls-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ballerina-paper-dolls-600x253.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ballerina-paper-dolls-390x164.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This would also be awesome\u00a0for creating a felt board set by printing on to iron-transfer paper then onto felt \u00a0on to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B008BTPQT2\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B008BTPQT2&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=beyonmommy02-20&amp;linkId=9ea7380dc5f22f60a5cb938e01965cea\">Iron-on Transfer Paper<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=beyonmommy02-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B008BTPQT2\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0<em><strong>(AL)<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>and then copied onto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0144ARY5K\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B0144ARY5K&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=beyonmommy02-20&amp;linkId=a39cfd4cd1c4b4269656f49a9a5128ef\">Colored Felt<\/a> <em><strong>(AL)<\/strong><\/em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=beyonmommy02-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B0144ARY5K\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0and could be used for any ballet, not just\u00a0<em>The Nutcracker<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/532269249695409083\/\">Pin it!<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/store.beyondmommying.com\/product\/ballerina-paperdolls\">download the printable ballerina paper dolls<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emmaowl.com\/30-christmas-book-craft-ideas-for-children\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.emmaowl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/30-Christmas-Book-Craft-Ideas-for-Children-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">This post is a part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emmaowl.com\/30-christmas-book-craft-ideas-for-children\/\">Christmas Book and Craft Ideas hosted by Emma Owl<\/a>. Be sure to check out all the other great crafts in the series including:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/02\/the-nutcracker-printable-ballerina-paperdolls\/christmas-books\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11932\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11932\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/christmas-books.jpg\" alt=\"christmas-books\" width=\"700\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/christmas-books.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/christmas-books-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/christmas-books-600x403.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/christmas-books-372x250.jpg 372w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/christmas-books-390x262.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/booksandgiggles.com\/2016\/11\/christmas-tree-craft-unconventional-tree.html\/\">Christmas Tree Craft by Books and Giggles<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/the-gingerbread-house.co.uk\/2016\/11\/02\/dinosaur-poo-playdough\/\">Dinosaur Poo Play Dough by The Gingerbread House<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.craftymama-in-me.com\/easy-felt-reindeer-handprint-footprint-ornament\">Easy Felt Reindeer Handprint and Footprint Ornament by Crafty Mama in Me<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;re probably not surprised to hear that one of my favorite holiday traditions is going to see\u00a0The Nutcracker (though you might be surprised to know that I&#8217;ve only performed in it twice: the two years between college and marriage). Note: This post contains affiliate links (denoted with an AL)\u00a0meaning if you click and make a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11914,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[176,389,18],"tags":[22,379,563,390],"class_list":["post-11895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-creative-kids","category-printables","category-time-to-celebrate","tag-ballet","tag-christmas","tag-nutcracker","tag-printable"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11895"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11895\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15445,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11895\/revisions\/15445"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}