It’s that time of the year when all the stores have shelves and shelves of fun school supplies! All the colors, designs, and characters make it fun to shop and pick out a collection that you’ll love. Follow along with this easy tutorial to see how to make your dolls their very own curated collection of back to school folders, ready for the upcoming school year!
Supplies:
• Pretty cardstock paper (you want stiffer paper for this)
• Ruler
• Pencil
• Scissors
• Craft or tacky glue
• Hole punch
Step 1: Draw a rectangle on the back of one of your papers 7 inches wide and 6 inches tall.
Step 2: Cut out this rectangle, and draw in the following lines: measuring up from the bottom 1 1/2inches, draw a line. Measuring down from the top 1/2 inch, draw a line. And measuring in 3/8 inch on either side, draw a line.
Step 3: Cut off the top two corners at a diagonal angle, just touching the point where the lines cross. At the bottom corners, cut off the tall, thin rectangles made by your lines, doing so at an angle at the top and long sides. See our photo for reference.
Step 4: Carefully using the edge of your scissors, score along the straight pencil lines. To score means you barely scrape the paper, but don’t go all the way through. If you are new to this, please protect your work surface.
Step 6: The scoring will make it easy to do the next step - fold up the large bottom flap, then fold in the side flaps, then the top flap. Use your fingernail or edge of your scissors to make nice sharp creases.
Step 7: Apply craft glue to the side and top flaps only, and glue down. Make sure the side flaps go over the large, bottom flap. Hold in place until set.
Step 8: Once the glue is set, fold your folder in half. Then use your hole punch to punch three holes along the folded edge.
Step 9: Using lined or plain white paper, cut sheets of paper for your doll that are 3 1/2 inches tall and 2 1/2 inches wide to put in your folder.
These are sooo cute, and so easy to make! It’ll be easy to make your doll a fun collection of folders she can’t wait to use for school this year!
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I was always covering my text books with paper and drawing or doodling all over my the covers. I liked my geography books because they were the biggest.
Thank you for the awesome tutorial on making school folders. Is the minion tutorial someplace else?
Fresh box of crayons
This is really cute, but I thought this was going to be a minion post.
So cute
Just adorable! Going to make this one!
My favorites were new, pretty folders and erasers in cool shapes!
Where is the minion post?
My favorite school supply was colored pencils. I was always sketching and doodling.
Love, love a new box of crayons!
love the little tips and tricks for the Extras that make a scene..
colored pencils
My favorite was always new notebooks.
So cool.
the triangle pencil grips.
I loved back to school supply shopping – there was always such potential in a brand new box of crayons!
This is such a cute project! Great for a little girl who is just starting school herself, so that her AG doll can also be ready for school.
Very nice directions. I never would have thought of this accessory, but now I might make one.
My favorite would have to be spiral notebooks and folders! I always enjoyed picking those out around back-to-school time.
Timely and cute
My favorite school supplies were a box of brand new, sharp crayons!
My favorite school supplies were a box of brand new, sharp crayons!
Pens, and fresh white paper! I still love them to this day.
I love all the school supplies, but these types of folders were a real favorite. One for each class! Thanks for the tutorial.
My favorite school supplies were paper, binders, colored pencils and new pen inks.
As a student I loved getting all the new supplies we would need. New school clothes were my favorite but the smell and feel of new notebooks, pencils and pencil cases and a new lunch box were equally important. As a teacher the filling in of student names in my new attendance/grade book was very special. A new beginning every year.
It’s been a long time since I went to school but I think my favorite was new clothes
My fav back to school supplies are new pencil cases filled w colored pencils & markers. New notebooks are enjoyed too.
The smell as you opened a new jar of paste, crayons and a new backpack.
Post It notes! I love the different colors, sizes, shapes, everything about them!
Bright colored markers are a must!
I love all kinds of office/school supplies. My favorites are colored Sharpie pens.
My favorite was always new pencils
LOVE THESE
My favorite school supply was our new book bags, loved all the compartments.Thank you for the wonderful tutorial on making school supplies for a American girl doll or other. Your blogs are always fun!
I liked then and still do like me w sharp pencils!!
Building up supplies for granddaughter to play with.
I loved the big box of crayons they had a glorious smell and a big 3 ring notebook with all the tabbed dividers. These folders are so cute.
New clothes, of course!
Crayons. I loved the bigger box with all the different colors not available in the smaller box.
Colored pencils
My favorite school supply was a box of crayons. I always wanted a bigger box of crayons than whet the supply list said, but mom only would get me the required size of box. I was so jealous of the kids who got the largest box of crayons available. However, I wasn’t the only kid who got the required size and no larger than the required size.
As a teacher I’m still a sucker for school supplies! Fresh notebooks and colorful pens are my biggest weaknesses.
My favorite school supply was a new box of Crayolas. I love the color names they put on each label.
On my to do list!
Glue!
I loved the start of school when I was a child because I had all new supplies!! It was like Christmas! Loved the smell of new crayons!
my favorite school supply was the mechanical pencil.
I really like this idea
I always liked the fresh box of Crayons and the makers.
Markers are my favorite as you can get all colors an now they are washable 🤣
My favorite school supplies are post it notes and/or pens. Everything cute or everything colorful or both. They just put me in the right mood to start anything creative. Every beginning needs creativity :)
My favorite school supplies are pens.
Marilyn
My FAVORITE favorite school supplies are/were books. Lots of beautiful books. But art supplies are lovely too. Colored pencils, crayons, paints and fresh drawing paper.
New Everything!! New book bag, folders, colored pencils, etc.
New books and new crayons!
Not just new crayons; a 64 count box of Crayola Crayons.
The folders are so cute!
Hard choice! I love my new chalk markers!
Sharpie pens in all colors
A new box of crayons!
My favorite school supply were the colored pencils. Made doodling so much more exciting!
Love colorful, stylish folders.
I love getting new color pencils and pens every year!
I love pencils, cute notebooks and lots of colored pens.
I love these!
like the class but I prefer to use rubber cement when gluing paper
It depended on the year, but the years when it was bookbag time? Yeah, I loved choosing a good backpack. Had to have enough zippers and compartments but be sturdy enough (or cute enough if I was younger at the time) to make it through the year and if it came with a matching lunch box or an extra compartment? Yes, please.
Solid runner up was always new pens. All kinds. Markers, Sharpies, regular pens, the four-in-one kind, it doesn’t matter. I love them just as much now as I did then.
My favorite school supply was top spiral bound notebooks. No more smearing ink (I’m left handed and my hand was always black by the end of the day).
My favorite school supply was a new lunch box!
I’m a tutor. I get excited with Back to School time. I’m always looking for fun items to help my students.
I liked the spiral notebooks with different pictures on them – trying to find the most unique – and….the planner/assignment book – always fun to try to find the most unique one of those also
I LOVED going to gift shops and getting Hello Kitty and other printed pencils.
I loved going to the store for all school supplies. But I have to say I loved the 64 box of crayons.
Markers are my favorite. thank you
The backpack!
I loved the new folders and brand new crayons and pencils! We always had new clothes and shoes also! My dad was usually the principal, so the first day of school was a big day for all of us!
New pencil smell is the best!
I love pens—always have more than one in my purse.
i love school supplies….especially composition notebooks!
My favorite school supply was a notebook. I loved the big white blank (I ignored the lines). My brain saw a surface to create on ;}
Folders.
Folders.
The magic of September weather always reminds me of walking to school and the excitement of connecting with old friends and meeting new ones. Love these folders and will add them to the school dress as a collection
Keep in mind that I’m a Baby Boomer! My favorite year after year was my brand new book bag. I just loved that it was the perfect size for my books, etc. It had a handle and a shoulder strap that I used to carry crossbody style. When I sat down at my desk, I felt like I was ready to learn everything the teacher wanted to teach because I was “book bag ready”. LOL!!!
Thanks for offering the Mood Card. It will really help our family if we win. I liked the smell of the paste back then.
I loved getting organized for the first day of school. Wearing new clothes was great too.
I love a big new box of crayons!
Writing instruments. Pens and pencils
The 64 crayon Crayola box was my absolute favorite.
Crayons were always a favorite but I love school supplies in general and always stock up my office this time of year
Scented Gel Pens.
My favor school was a tablet since i went to a catholic school we had to buy are own tablet and pencils that a long time ago. I graugated in 1954.
My favor school was a tablet since i went to a catholic school we had to buy are own tablet and pencils that a long time ago. I graugated in 1954.
LOVE this tutorial!!! And oh yes, the smell of Crayola Crayons!!! Ahhhh. However, have any of you noticed that the new crayons DO NOT SMELL as good as those from the 1970s and earlier?? Just today my hubby & I opened an old architect box and there were 2 boxes in there and ahhhhh, they smelled divine!! Wen to Walmart and the new ones are ick!!! Hubby insisted I put those 2 old boxes into a zip lock bag to keep that memory fresh!!! ggg
Crayons! I loved looking at the new colors and the names.
I love crayons and always purchase the largest pack possible
Colorful Folders – Personalized by name and subject.
My favorite new school supplies are the fresh, clean, unwrinkled notebooks, in special colors/designs for each subject. Of course, a brand new pencil with a perfect, clean eraser, or new collection of pens in an array of colors, is a nice accompaniment.
Ruth
September 30, 2022
The folders are soo adorable and easy to make