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Home » Holidays & Special Days » Seasons » Winter » Winter Olympics Crafts ~Make an American Girl Doll Sled

Winter Olympics Crafts ~Make an American Girl Doll Sled

January 20, 2014 by KC Coake 22 Comments

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Do we have any Olympic fans in the house? Our family LOVES the Olympics. We are on a countdown for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics to begin. I thought that we needed an American Girl Craft to help get us ready and to get our dolls ready! I had a few Winter Olympics crafts in mind, but time wasn’t on my side. We settled on making sleds for our dolls.

Winter Olympics crafts ~ Make an adorable American Girl Doll craft of a sled for the dolls own winter Olympics! #AmericanGirlDoll #WinterOlympics #Craft

I realize that sledding is not an Olympic sport, however it was the closest we could easily come to Luge, Skeleton or Bobsled. Our dolls are flexible and just like to have fun, so off I set to make some cute sleds for the dolls.

I started by letting both of my girls draw the design they wanted for their sled. My only requirement was that it look somewhat like an Olympic sled would look. We looked at pictures of American Olympic luge sleds and American Olympic bobsleds. They then went to town making their designs. 

Winter Olympics crafts ~ Make an adorable American Girl Doll craft of a sled for the dolls own winter Olympics! #AmericanGirlDoll #WinterOlympics #Craft

Supplies:

  • Wooden sled (mine does say “Not a Toy” on the back…ummm, oh well!)
  • Paint
  • Paintbrush
  • Stickers
  • Gem stickers
  • Scrapbook Paper
  • Mod Podge

Winter Olympics crafts ~ Make an adorable American Girl Doll craft of a sled for the dolls own winter Olympics! #AmericanGirlDoll #WinterOlympics #Craft

After my girls designed their sled, I got busy making them come to life. Painting was the first order of business. I used a pencil, ruler, and a compass to get the angles correct. Then I painted. I didn’t tape things off but decided to go for the faster version of trying to be precise and paint carefully. It seems to have worked…Yay!

After giving the paint sufficient time to dry, it was time to add some of the design elements. Snowflake wanted U, S, A, in large letters on her sled. I cut them out with my Cricut and applied them using Mod Podge.

If you use Mod Podge on your sled, make sure you apply a layer of the Mod Podge under the element you are adding. Then seal it with a layer on top.

I also added the stickers down the sides of the sleds. Then I sealed everything with 3 coats of Mod Podge hoping to make the design last with all the play these sleds will see. The Mod Podge also give the sled a slighty shiny and smooth surface, which is really nice for the kids handling it.

Winter Olympics crafts ~ Make an adorable American Girl Doll craft of a sled for the dolls own winter Olympics! #AmericanGirlDoll #WinterOlympics #Craft

Marie Grace and Isabelle have been hoping to go to the Olympics this year. They were the first to find the new sleds out in the snow. They were really excited!

Winter Olympics crafts ~ Make an adorable American Girl Doll craft of a sled for the dolls own winter Olympics! #AmericanGirlDoll #WinterOlympics #Craft

They immediately had to give them a try! They raced down the hill.

Who do you think won?

Winter Olympics crafts ~ Make an adorable American Girl Doll craft of a sled for the dolls own winter Olympics! #AmericanGirlDoll #WinterOlympics #Craft

Before they could begin training for the Winter Olympics, they had to talk to their partner and decide if the sled would really work for their shot at Olympic glory.

Winter Olympics crafts ~ Make an adorable American Girl Doll craft of a sled for the dolls own winter Olympics! #AmericanGirlDoll #WinterOlympics #Craft

Isabelle and McKenna gave this sled a check and decided it was perfect for them.

Winter Olympics crafts ~ Make an adorable American Girl Doll craft of a sled for the dolls own winter Olympics! #AmericanGirlDoll #WinterOlympics #Craft

This is the sled that Snowflake designed. It has all the American colors with a large USA logo on the top and flags and gems down each side. Very American!

Winter Olympics crafts ~ Make an adorable American Girl Doll craft of a sled for the dolls own winter Olympics! #AmericanGirlDoll #WinterOlympics #Craft

Josefina and Marie Grace thought this sled looked perfect for their trip to Sochi. They were so excited and excited that it had some pink along with the familiar red, white and blue.

Winter Olympics crafts ~ Make an adorable American Girl Doll craft of a sled for the dolls own winter Olympics! #AmericanGirlDoll #WinterOlympics #Craft

Pumpkin designed this sled. She wanted pink with the red, white and blue. She also really liked a few raised stickers that I found. I Mod Podged them with the same 3 coats I did on the rest of the sled to seal them. I’m not really sure if they will end up peeling and falling off more quickly or not. I’m hoping that the Mod Podge will help keep them in place and make them a bit more durable for all the play this sled will get.

Winter Olympics crafts ~ Make an adorable American Girl Doll craft of a sled for the dolls own winter Olympics! #AmericanGirlDoll #WinterOlympics #Craft

The dolls are now set and ready to go to the Olympics! They are training hard and excited to have found the perfect sleds to fulfill their Olympic dreams.

Do you have any Winter Olympics crafts in mind? Any Olympic crafts for your dolls? Do tell!

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  1. Denise says

    January 20, 2014 at 7:26 am

    Cute! Can I ask where you were able to find the sleds?

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    • KC says

      January 20, 2014 at 7:48 pm

      Thanks, Denise! I got our sleds at AC Moore. Hope that helps.
      KC

      Reply
  2. Rachel @ Architecture of a Mom says

    January 20, 2014 at 7:29 am

    Awesome job!! I am going to have to try this. I need to get on with making accessories for my little girl’s new AG doll! Also, super excited that we were assigned to the same “tribe” for the SITS tribe building challenge!

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    • KC says

      January 20, 2014 at 7:49 pm

      Yes, Rachel, I’m sure you will get busy making plenty of AG items for you new doll. They are so fun! I’m super excited we were assigned to the same tribe as well! YAY!
      Hope you had a great day.
      KC

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  3. Shannon Payne says

    January 20, 2014 at 1:19 pm

    Too cute!

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    • KC says

      January 20, 2014 at 8:43 pm

      Thanks, Shannon!

      Reply
  4. Kylie says

    January 20, 2014 at 8:39 pm

    How cute!! My daughter is not quite ready for an American Girl (she’s almost 3) but I have a Pinterest board already for when she is! Excited to meet my new tribe from SITS 😉

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    • KC says

      January 20, 2014 at 8:47 pm

      Thanks, Kylie! I’m so glad to meet my new SITS tribemates! Your daughter will be ready before you know it! Having a Pinterest board ready will be really handy. There are sooo many fun ideas for AG dolls!
      Take care,
      KC

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  5. kristin says

    January 20, 2014 at 9:45 pm

    Oh my goodness, this is adorable!!! If I had girls you know I would be making this!!
    XO
    Kristin

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    • KC says

      January 21, 2014 at 10:41 pm

      Thanks so much, Kristin! I bet, if you had girls, you would be making this. Thanks for your great link party!
      KC

      Reply
  6. Clotilde Menendez says

    January 21, 2014 at 2:46 am

    Hi, visiting you from The SITS Girls (I’m in your tribe!) love the post. Any little girl would enjoy pulling her Amierican Girl through the snow on one of those beautiful sleds.

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    • KC says

      January 21, 2014 at 10:58 pm

      Thank you Clotilde! So glad you came by and that we are in a SITS girls tribe together.
      KC

      Reply
  7. Anu says

    January 26, 2014 at 10:35 pm

    Such a fun idea! I think even my boys would like these sleds. 🙂

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    • KC says

      January 27, 2014 at 11:13 am

      Thanks! Yes, I bet they would. They could always use them with figurines or lego characters…whatever they are into.

      Reply
  8. Jacqui Odell says

    January 28, 2014 at 12:21 pm

    SO cute! I love how you added the dolls. I might try to do this project with my daughter this weekend. I think she would love the idea of adding her dolls.

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    • KC says

      January 28, 2014 at 10:09 pm

      Thanks! I bet your daughter would have fun with this project. I know my girls had a great time designing them and have had fun playing with them as well.
      Take care,
      KC

      Reply
  9. Diana Rambles says

    January 31, 2014 at 12:18 pm

    Congrats! Featured at Diana Rambles today!

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    • KC says

      February 2, 2014 at 5:21 pm

      How fun! Thanks, Diana!

      Reply
  10. Wendy Albano says

    February 3, 2014 at 7:20 pm

    where did you find the sled?

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  11. Wendy Albano says

    February 6, 2014 at 5:54 pm

    Thanks, we only have Hobby Lobby and michaels and neither had 🙁

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  12. Lauren says

    January 18, 2016 at 2:11 pm

    Love it!!!!

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    • KC Coake says

      January 20, 2016 at 8:40 pm

      Thanks! So glad you like it. Did you make one as well?

      Reply

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