Paper Duck Clothes: 6 Free Printable Wardrobes
A free printable paper duck with six hand-drawn wardrobes: dresses, overalls, coats, pajamas and swimsuits, plus hats and bags. Print, cut and dress up.
Pages in this set
Paper ducks are the dress-up craft everyone’s kids are asking for this year: a little cut-out duck, a pile of tiny clothes with fold-over tabs, and an envelope to keep the wardrobe in. This post has our cream paper duck with six complete wardrobes. Every wardrobe is one PDF with two pages: page 1 has the duck and the first outfits, page 2 has more clothes from the same set, all drawn to the same scale so they fit. Every wardrobe also comes as a black-and-white version to color in: the same duck and clothes as line art, so kids can invent their own patterns.
What’s in the six wardrobes
Lemon & Strawberry has pajamas, a lemon pinafore and a strawberry tee. Spring Garden brings embroidered dresses, gingham overalls and a straw sun hat. Pink Hearts is all pink cardigans, heart pockets and a beret. Lavender & Pear has tiered dresses, linen overalls and moon pajamas. Summer Beach has swimsuits, sundresses and a shell sarong, and Autumn Sweater has cable knits, a trench coat, a duffle coat and a beanie. That’s around sixty outfits and nearly twenty hats, bows and bags in one soft, hand-drawn style, so pieces from different sets look good together.
How to make a paper duck
- Print both pages of a wardrobe at 100% (“actual size”) on Letter or A4. Use cardstock for page 1 if you have it.
- Cut out the duck first. Younger kids find it easier if a grown-up cuts the duck and they cut the clothes.
- Cut out the clothes along the outline, keeping the little white tabs — those hold the outfit on.
- Dress the duck: place an outfit on top and fold the tabs behind the shoulders and sides.
The finished duck is about 12–13 cm (5 inches) tall: big enough for small hands, small enough that a whole wardrobe fits in a sandwich bag.
Ideas for playing
Make a closet from a small box or a folded sheet of card with a pocket glued on. Have kids sort the clothes by season, pick an outfit for today’s weather, or dress the duck for a story they tell. Print a second copy of a page to swap with a friend. For a quiet-time activity, give each child one wardrobe and an envelope: cutting out a dozen-plus pieces keeps most kids busy for half an hour or more.
Prefer the yellow duck? It has its own six wardrobes in our yellow paper duck printable.
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Questions
Is there a black and white version?
Yes. Every wardrobe page has a second download with the same duck and clothes as black-and-white line art. Print it on plain paper, color the outfits, then cut and dress the duck as usual. It also saves color ink.
Do the clothes from one wardrobe fit the duck from another?
Every wardrobe comes with its own duck, and the clothes are drawn to fit that duck. The ducks in this post are close in size, so most pieces swap between sets — a few may sit a little high or low.
What paper should I use?
Cardstock (65 lb / 176 gsm) for the duck so it stays stiff, regular printer paper for the clothes. Without cardstock, glue the printed duck onto a cereal box before cutting.
How do I keep the clothes on?
Fold the white tabs behind the duck. If an outfit keeps sliding off, put a tiny piece of removable tape or a dot of reusable putty on the back of the tabs.
Can I share these with my class?
Yes — print as many copies as you like for your home or classroom. Please share the link to this page rather than the PDF files, and do not sell the printouts.
