Get ready to level up your Dinkum Dolls' winter wardrobe with a touch of DIY magic! Say goodbye to chilly days and hello to cozy vibes as we and @hellominibianco show you how to whip up adorable, no-knit hats that will have your Dinkums looking extra cute and snug. Follow along for a step-by-step guide 🧶❄️

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  Step 01 

  Measure your Dinkum Doll’s head (leaving an additional 0.7" at the end to glue the tab) and cut a cardboard strip to size (approx. 0.7" - 1.1" wide). With a hot glue gun or stapler, join the ends to make a circle. This will be the base of your knit hat.

  Cut 30 - 40 pieces of yarn that are 16" - 18" long depending on the doll's head size and yarn thickness.

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  Step 02 

  Double up each piece of yarn and make a loop around the piece of cardboard. Pull the ends of the yarn through the loop.

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  Step 03 

  Repeat Step 2 until the cardboard base is filled. Make sure to pull each piece of yarn tightly so it stays in place.

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  Step 04 

  Twist and push the ends of the yarn through the hole so you turn the hat inside out.

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  Step 05

  Use a piece of yarn to tie a double knot.

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  Step 06 

  Trim off the excess yarn to create a pompom shape. And voila! A cozy, no-knit hat for your Dinkum Doll.

Come on a colourful adventure with your very own paper Dinkum Doll! Grab your favourite set of markers and craft one-of-a-kind Dinkum Dolls that are as unique as you are. From rosy cheeks to vibrant outfits, the possibilities are endless!

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 Create your own DIY Playscape

• 01Create backdrop
  Take one of your large pieces of cardboard. Begin with the bottom of the play scene. Using your dark blue paint, begin to cover the card edge to edge. 
  Once that's done and still wet, begin applying your light blue in wobbly stripes across the dark. You don't want to mix them really, try to keep some contrast between the dark and light blues. Get creative until it looks like the ocean! Set aside to dry.
• 02Prepare the setting
  Begin the background for the play scene. Cover the card in pastel yellow from edge to edge. Set aside to dry.
• 03Draw you sunbeams
  Once the yellow pastel has dried, grab a plate and set it on the bottom of the card to get your sun shape. Using a ruler, you now begin to draw the sunbeams, from the sun to the edge of the card in equal sizes.
• 04Paint & decorate! 
  Begin to apply your burnt orange colour to the sun within your drawn sun. If you used acrylic paint for the pastel yellow background, you can gently apply masking tape to get the straight lines on the sunbeams. Otherwise if you've used poster paint, just take your time and pay attention to the edges. Set aside to dry.
• 05Draw your waves
  Draw a wave and cut it out. Using the same colours and technique as the ocean base, paint the wave. To get that foamy top, just dab white to the crest of the wave. Create 3 of these.
• 06Draw your rocks
  Draw a large rock and cut it out. Paint it, don't worry about it being one uniform colour, little bits of contrast will get it a more "rocky" texture. Once dry, add some cracks and some seaweed. Set aside to dry.
• 07Finishing touches
  Using left over card, cut out some right angled triangles (roughly 5cm x 5cms) and hot glue these to the back of your waves and rock to help support them. Then you want to cut out 2 large right angled triangles (roughy 40cm x 5cm). And hot glue them as support to the back of your background.

• 08Voila !
  Piece it all together. Your hot glue gun, stick the background to the base, making sure the supports are also on the base. Arrange your waves and rock until happy, then hot glue the edges in place. Ta da! - you have a fabulous holdie ocean play scene.

These playscape possibilities are endless!

Here is some more beautiful inspiration, this can be built using similar steps above! Simply adapt the colours and shapes and add in a sprinkle of imagination.