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Make a Mary Mary doll for your garden

Make Mary-Mary

You've planted your seeds, and the garden is almost ready - all you need is a Mary-Mary!
There are lots of pictures to illustrate and inspire, so be patient if the page takes a while to load - it'll be worth it!

Mary Mary, quite contrary
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells and cockle shells,
And pretty maids all in a row!

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First you need something as a base for the body.
You could use pegs - I got these little things in a package for making Christmas decorations.

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Then you need to cut a cardboard cone shape - if you've got patterned card all the better!
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Wrap the cone around the body and secure with some tape.
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Cut material in a cone shape similar to the body - then attach to the cone body with glue or an elastic band.
Netting is great - you can just cut a rough shape and scrunch a few layers together, then attach them with an elastic band.

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To make hair, wrap some wool round a piece of card. I like to tie it in bunches. Or you can cheat and buy some ready-made.
Attach the hair to the head.
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To make a sun bonnet, cut a cone shape, for a sun hat a circle will work. Glue your material onto the card.
Then voila!
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Mary Mary with a bonnet -
just bend the cone shape
round her head and glue on.
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To attach the simple sun hat,
I just glued a piece of thread
onto the hat and tied it under
Mary Mary's chin.

This Mary Mary has a dress simply
made of layers of blue and green net
and attached with a small rubber band.

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Some of the reviewers have been very inspired by the book to make their own crafts.
Read Zoe Tofts review on her Playing by the Book website to see what amazing things
she made (silver bells, wooden spoon Mary Marys...)

Zoe's silver bells (made from spray-painted yoghurt pots):
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Zoe listened to hand-bells while working on her project - what a fabulous idea...

How can I buy these amazing books?
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To find out more about Lulu, read reviews and see how to buy the books, go to Alanna Books by clicking here.
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To find out about Lola, read reviews and see how to buy the books in the USA, go to Charlesbridge by clicking here
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    • Garden Cupcakes
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    • Make a Mary-Mary
    • Cat behaviour
  • About the author & illustrator
  • Recommended stories...