Kawaii Kids #30 - Happy New Year!

Here's the last of the Kawaii Kids dolls.  It's a set of evening attire to celebrate the New Year!

I have to say that this has been a tough project!  It's been much harder to keep up with than I had expected.  Having said that, I love these dolls!  I want to compile them into a full color book at some point, and possibly expand them into other sets, not just winter holidays.  I'll be taking a bit of a short break before I get back into lessons.  I have some lessons I'm eager to share but I want to get them right!

And finally, here's the pdf of the entire doll set.  It's a very large file!  Enjoy and happy new year!!

Kawaii Kids #29 - Hogmanay (Scottish New Year)

This was supposed to go up yesterday but didn't! I'll post it today and there will be one more doll tomorrow (for a total of 30) as well as a PDF of the whole set to download.

Anyway, this doll celebrates Hogmanay - the Scottish New Year celebration.  My family is Scottish, but we're sort of American mutts who long ago forgot our ancestral ways!  Our family left Scotland in the 1790s and bought parcels of land in northern Vermont as a group.  It's a fascinating story, but I won't bore all of you with it :)

So here's a Scottish paper doll set to help start the New Year's festivities!

Kawaii Kids #28 - Polish Folk Costume

In recent years, I have become fascinated with Eastern European costume.  My husband's family is Polish and Russian, and I want to learn more as much for my curiosity as it is for my sons.  Today's doll has little to do with any holiday, but I just love Polish fol costumes.  So here it is!  I love this, and I hope you do, too.

Just a few more days left to the year....!!

Kawaii Kids #27 - National Fruitcake Day!

All of the "big" winter holidays are done, so now for some fun ones!  Today is National Fruitcake Day of all things.  I've never actually had a fruitcake -- they just never looked all that appealing.  But these dolls sure do!  Here's a fruit inspired paper doll set for you to help celebrate the day!

Kawaii Kids #26 - Happy Kwanzaa

Today is the first day of Kwanzaa.  Here's my attempt at a Pan-African doll for the occasion.  I'm still hoping to round out the year with a few more dolls....

Have a happy holiday!

Kawaii Kids #25 - Holy Family

Merry Christmas!  Yesterday I posted Santa & Mrs Claus, so make sure you grab that one.  Today is a bit more solemn.  I was raised Catholic and, although I haven't been to church in years, this is the time of year that I think about it.  I always loved having something I could relate to in Church.  As a young girl, it was easy to imagine a young mother and her son.

I don't want to dwell on religion - I believe what I believe and everyone else believes what they want.  Ultimately, though, today is a religious holiday and that's why I'm sharing this.

Have a happy and fun Christmas!

Kawaii Kids #24 - Santa and Mrs Claus

For those of you with kids (or who are kids) today is a big day!  If you're anything like my sons, it's an exciting day.  To help get through the excitement, here are Santa and Mrs Claus to color.  Enjoy!