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Cuties Paper Dolls: Daffodil & Daisy Designs

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Today’s kid-friendly printable paper dolls started as part of my ongoing quest to draw a truly unreasonable number of paper dolls last year for the 100 day project. (I am doing this again on Patreon right now, though I am unlikely going to hit 100 designs this year.) This set is inspired by March and April’s birth flowers which are the daffodil and the daisy. Daffodils are all about renewal and “hey, we survived winter,” while daisies bring that softer, simple, fresh-start energy. Honestly, I’ll take both. I’ve been under the weather for the last few weeks.

If you’re new around here, these are part of my Cuties series: aka my kids printable paper dolls that are actually designed with actual children in mind. Think big, easy-to-cut tabs, simple linework that plays nicely with crayons (a personal favorite), and outfits that all mix and match. Any doll can wear anything. Ballgown? Armor? Swim trunks with a flower crown? Yes, yes, and absolutely yes.

That mix-and-match magic has always been my favorite thing about paper dolls. One outfit swap and suddenly you’ve got a whole new character and story.

With these paper doll designs, I wanted to explore different elements of the flowers themselves. Daffodils have always looked like gowns to me, so for that design I tried to drawn the entire flower as a gown. The shape of the daisy made me think besagews (aka besagues) on armor. Besagews are a type round armor piece designed to protect the armpits, as part of plate armor. Major artiaries flow through the armpits, so guarding them against attack was critical. Who knew? I didn’t until I looked up to write this blog post. But I knew it had a name. When it comes to armor, every part has a name, I’ve learned. I also try to get the names right.

If you enjoy today’s paper dolls and want to help keep the site going (and the paper dolls coming), you can support my work over on Patreon. It genuinely makes a difference and helps me keep creating more printable sets. Plus, you can come cheer on the current 100 Day Project (Sewing Pattern Themed) and get to see more behind the scenes.

Also, don’t forget to check out the rest of the Cuties series for more dolls and more outfit options.

Cuties Casual Cool: Paper Doll Winter Clothing for a Cozy Day

Printable paper doll winter clothing coloring page with casual striped outfits, pants, and sneakers from Paper Thin Personas. Meant to be easy to cut and color for kids. Great indoor play activity.
Paper doll winter clothing coloring activity with sweaters outfits and sneakers or boots. Designed to be easy to cut and color for children. Hand-drawn paper doll clothing.

Download the 2 Page Black and White PDF | Casual Cool: Stripes Clothing | Casual Cool: Sweaters Clothing | More Cuties Paper Dolls & Clothing

In some places, I’ve heard it might be spring, but where I live, we’re having a record breaking cold snap and there’s several feet of snow on the ground. So I’ve put together a brand-new set of paper doll winter clothing for the Cuties. I wanted this winter set to feel like a warm hug in paper form. For the best experience, I recommend printing these on a heavy card stock so everything feels sturdy during play.

So, I hope you grab the crayons and the safety scissors! The Cuties paper dolls are ready for a snow day, and they need some help getting dressed. I designed this special winter set with extra-large tabs and simple, bold shapes to make it easy and fun for little hands to color, cut, and play. You can download the full printable coloring pages above as either single pages or a two page set. I hope this provides a perfect indoor activity for your next chilly afternoon. Bust out the crayons and have some fun with them.

If you’re new to the series, you’ll need a doll to dress up! You can find the one set of Cuties Dolls here and all the other Cuties series here. Once you’ve finished this winter set, why not check out the February Violets to dream of warmer weather or fairytale vibes?

I’d love to see how you bring these designs to life! If you and your little ones enjoy this paper doll winter clothing set, please tag me @PaperThinPersonas on Instagram. Seeing your unique color choices is what keeps me inspired to draw the next collection.

February Paper Dolls: Celebrate the Violet with the Cuties

February coloring activities for kids with two paper dolls (a boy and a girl). The girl has a bobbed haircut and bangs. The boy has a side part.
February coloring activities for kids featuring a printable violet inspired set of fantasy outfits. There is a ball gown and a men's suit.

Download the Paper Doll PDF | Download the Paper Doll Clothing PDF | More Cuties Paper Dolls & Clothing

Last year, I took on a slightly wild project: drawing 100 days of paper dolls. And part of that was drawing a dress and suit for each of the 12 months, focusing on flowers of the month. This is February’s version celebrating the violet.

According to the Farmer’s Almanac, the violet is one of February’s birth flowers (along with the primrose, but the violet won my heart). In the Victorian language of flowers (floriography, as it is known) violets symbolized modesty, faithfulness, and devotion. They’re small, low-growing flowers, the kind you have to bend down to notice. I like that for February. It’s a month that often feels hushed.

My grandmother grew African violets competitively, but these are wild violets.

This post continues the Cutie Series, my ongoing paper doll project designed to be easy to color (especially for kids), with simple lines and open spaces. This year (2026!), I’m sharing the flower-inspired designs here on the blog one month at a time.

As I said, this project began as a 100-day challenge on Patreon in 2025, and Patreon is still a place where I tested ideas. In fact, I am currently doing a different 100-day challenge involving sewing patterns! It’s been super fun and I’ll be sharing it over on Patreon.

Meet the Cuties: Kid Friendly Paper Dolls to Color

Line-art kid-friendly paper dolls Alex and Aspen with simple bodies, ready to color and cut out.
Line-art kid-friendly paper dolls Ariel and Aster with simple bodies, ready to color and cut out.
Line-art kid-friendly paper dolls with simple bodies, ready to color and cut out.
Kid-friendly paper doll printable with simple line art named Avery and August, ready to color and print out.

Download the 4 Page Black and White PDF | Alex & Aspen Paper Dolls | Aster & Ariel Paper Dolls | Aubery & Adrian Paper Dolls | Avery & August Paper Dolls | More Cuties Paper Dolls & Clothing

To be 100% honest, I don’t have that much exposure to children.

It’s not intentional, but I don’t have kids and most of my friends also don’t have kids. However, I have a delightful niece and a wonderful nephew. Both of them love to color and I have spent many a family gathering coloring with them. One thing became extremely clear to me in 2024: many of my paper doll printables are… a lot. Like, ambitious. Possibly designed for people with the fine motor control of a watchmaker.

My niece explained this to me very politely as, “Some kids might have some trouble with some of them,” which I’m fairly certain translates to: This is unhinged, Aunt Rachel.

Friends, she was correct.

So I set to work designing a genuinely kid-friendly paper doll series.

My requirements:

Tabs big enough that little fingers can actually cut them out without losing their minds.

Linework simple and generous, with plenty of room for crayons, markers, or just joyful scribbles. I test colored several sets with crayons just to make sure I could and sized the dolls generously for crayon usage. (People can have preferences, but I love a crayon. Super fun way to color.)

Bodies designed to wear any outfits. That way you can mix, match, swap, repeat. Listen, if you want to dress up the same doll in a ballgown and a suit of armor, that should be 100% possible. The joy of paper dolls is their versatility and I am not about to dictate how children should play.

Years ago, I got a letter once from a reader saying their four year old son really wanted guy paper dolls with ballgowns and while I didn’t have any guy paper dolls at the time, I often think of that letter. That child is now probably in college (It’s been a very long time), but better late than never. Now, guy paper dolls can 100% have ballgowns that fit them properly.

Lastly, I wanted faces friendly and simple… absolutely not the kind that stare into your soul. Promise. Though I was warned by my friend that they might edge a little into terrifying, if I wasn’t careful.

So, here we are.

I’m planning to name each batch of dolls alphabetically, so here are some A dolls. Yes, I was looking for gender neutral names. Yes, Ariel was a guys name until Disney came along. Go read The Tempest. I digress.

Introducing the Cutie Series: January’s Flower the Carnation

January coloring activities for kids with two paper dolls (a boy and a girl). The girl has braided hair in an updo and the boy has a beard.
January coloring activities for kids featuring a printable carnation and owl inspired set of outfits. There is a ball gown and a men's suit.

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Last year, I took on a slightly wild project: drawing 100 days of paper dolls. Once I started drawing 100 outfits for paper dolls, I needed ideas. So, I drew outfits inspired by birth month flowers, since it seemed like a fun thing to do.

This post kicks off the Cutie Series, an ongoing paper doll project with several different sets planned over time. The Cuties are designed to be easy to color (especially for kids). I’ll say more about that approach in a future post.

This year (2026!), I’ll be sharing the flower-inspired designs here on the blog one month at a time, starting in January with the carnation. So, if you need January coloring activities for kids, these two pages hopefully will be some fun.

According to the Farmer’s Almanac, the Carnation is the birth flower of the month for January. In the Victorian language of flowers (floriography, if we’re being formal), carnations symbolized fascination, though color mattered: yellow meant disdain, red meant passionate love, and so on. Carnations are also the state flower of Ohio, a random fact I stumbled across in my carnation research.

January’s bird of the month is the owl, which is why it appears in the second outfit. I originally planned to use birds of the month throughout this subseries, but birds, it turns out, refuse to be neatly categorized. There are so many different lists of them. I quickly gave up. Still, an owl, long associated with Athena and therefore wisdom, feels like a good way to start the year.

This project began as a 100-day challenge on Patreon in 2025, and Patreon is still where I test ideas, share early drafts, and quietly see what works for me. If that part of the creative process appeals to you, you’re very welcome to join me there. It’s a nice little community.