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Does Anyone Remember Paper Cut Out Dolls?

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Fairycakes Sat 13-Jan-24 13:17:04

When I was little (in the 60s) my mum would often buy me a book with a paper cut out doll. I would spend hours quietly playing with it, dressing it up in different outfits with matching handbags and hats. I haven't seen them on sale for a long time. Maybe today's children wouldn't find them so absorbing. I did manage to buy a wooden one for my granddaughter, but she wasn't interested. I think she prefers her kindle, ha! ha!

Does anyone else remember them?

dogsmother Sun 14-Jan-24 10:46:25

I loved my Bunty and Judy. Could never decide which was my favourite.
A friend’s younger sister saw me carrying them home and made me feel so immature for having them …..the6 stopped in favour of probably Jacky.

downtoearth Sun 14-Jan-24 14:09:15

Dogsmother I graduated to Jacky at about 15,then I started babysitting fir a neighbour's little girl,so I could play with her Barbies and Sindys that I ased for and wasnt allowed

HeavenLeigh Sun 14-Jan-24 14:54:31

yes! My mum used to buy me little books of them great fun

Skydancer Sun 14-Jan-24 15:20:10

Oh how I used to love them. I used to imagine myself in the outfits. Such fun and I'd forgotten all about them until the OP mentioned them.

JaneJudge Sun 14-Jan-24 15:22:47

I loved them too

DamaskRose Sun 14-Jan-24 15:25:00

Oh I loved these. I was given Little Women cut out dolls for Christmas once, I can still see Beth.

Scribbles Sun 14-Jan-24 18:38:28

What a great thread! I used to love those cut-out dolls and preferred them to my "real" dolls.
I remember giving my own daughter one of the books when she was about 5 or 6 but she wasn't much interested.
I admit to sneaking a look at the Belle & Boo site - now trying to resist the urge to order some! (Need to get out more? Who? You mean me?)

mae13 Sun 14-Jan-24 18:43:04

I think they were printed on the back of "Bunty" every week and you had to be very careful cutting them out.

mae13 Sun 14-Jan-24 18:47:51

Lord, I can remember "Jackie" - the Cathy & Claire problem page was a real hoot! I got the feeling that the 'problems' were often made up......

pinkprincess Sun 14-Jan-24 21:09:43

They were one o my favourites when I was a young child in the early 50s
I called them ''dressy dolls''and would spend ages cutting them out and dressing them. I always got a set or two or birthdays and Christmas.

Cabbie21 Sun 14-Jan-24 22:20:08

I had entirely forgotten about these dolls. I loved them. Played for hours. Also the playground skipping games mentioned upthread, with their own rules and ownership, or at the park after school, unsupervised. And playing two-ball against the wall of the house. Cost next to nothing, but all gave huge childhood pleasure.

Bobblesack Sun 14-Jan-24 23:08:27

I used to get the Twinkle comic in the early 60s and they had cut out dolls with outfits on the back, they were bigger and simpler and easier to handle than the Bunty ones. I especially remember Twinkle's Brownie uniform that was exactly like mu big sister wore. I then graduated to Bunty and Jackie. Happy days!

Buttonjugs Tue 16-Jan-24 11:06:55

I’m actually cross that I never got a book full of them! Didn’t know they existed and my Mum knew I loved the Bunty ones. 😡

Mojack26 Tue 16-Jan-24 11:08:02

Bunty and Judy always had them. Loved them.

Sarahleigh Tue 16-Jan-24 11:10:32

I recently printed some out from the intranet for my 2 granddaughters (10 & 5) they loved colouring in the clothes. It kept them quiet for a couple of hours.

Pammie1 Tue 16-Jan-24 11:11:40

I’d forgotten all about these - brought back happy memories. I used to play for hours with these. I love dressing them up with the different outfits - remember the little tabs on the tops to attach them. Happy days.

TillyWhiz Tue 16-Jan-24 11:17:10

I agree, I was a tomboy too but loved playing with my sister's cut out dolls. We used to make our own too.

Maxine16 Tue 16-Jan-24 11:18:48

Loved them! In the late fities I used to stay with my Gran while my Mum went to town for shopping. Sometimes she would bring one back for me. Other times she brought me one of the Magic Painting books. You just had to paint the picture with water to reveal the colours.

Pharrower Tue 16-Jan-24 11:21:57

I used to cut out models from the children’s section in old mail order catalogues and I had a whole school ! I put them all into classes and it was my most favourite past time !

Knitandnatter Tue 16-Jan-24 11:22:45

My sister used to have Bunty comic every week and I remember these dolls being printed on the back page.........under no circumstances was I allowed to cut the dolls and clothes out although I was allowed to play with them when she had done so.

Severnsider Tue 16-Jan-24 11:24:14

Magic Painting books and cut-out dolls - Oh what happy memories. I won't get started on Beano and Dandy!

knspol Tue 16-Jan-24 11:25:21

Another happy memory, I played with mine for hours. Wonder what today's youngsters would make of such a simple game.

DeeDe Tue 16-Jan-24 11:26:09

Oh yes loved them, had little tabs to fix the outfits etc on
Played for hours with them 😄

Marilla Tue 16-Jan-24 11:31:35

I adored cutting out the doll and clothes. My tabs were a bit choppy but it didn’t matter. Genuinely spent hours playing with this game.

Glenfinnan Tue 16-Jan-24 11:32:49

I loved these dolls!!! I used to design dresses and colour them in when I ran out of the ones in the book. Endless hours of amusing myself!