DIY Play Doctor Accessories

Our oldest, Ella, loves Doc McStuffins. We did a Doc-themed birthday tea party for her a few months ago and she LOVED it.

I want to show you how I made her Doc accessories and party favors, which she continues to play with months after.  I made play stethoscopes, Big Books of Boo Boos, felt bandages, and a Doc McStuffins headband! 

Scroll down for shopping links and printable instructions.

What I like about Doc is that she is so kind and caring to her little friends. I hope that Ella will be just as kind and caring to everyone, her toys included!

So I made a bunch of Doc play accessories for the toy hospital activity we set up for the party. It took me about an hour to make 6 stethoscopes. Mostly because I didn’t know what I was doing for the first one. The next 5 were a breeze to make.

The Big Book of Boo Boos took only half an hour to make 6. The felt bandages took slightly longer because of all the cutting and drawing. And I made the headband in under 5 minutes 🙂

How to Make a DIY Play Stethoscope

I found everything I needed at the craft store for super-cheap: a pack of different color fabric-wrapped headband, a multicolor pack of foam sheets, 5/8” wide purple ribbon. I also grabbed scissors, a glue stick, hot glue gun, and a spice jar lid (not pictured).

First I picked out 3 purple foam sheets.

Then I used my glue stick to glue the foam sheets together. That way it would be thick enough to make the round end part of the stethoscope.

I used a spice jar lid to trace circles on my glued foam sheets. You can just press the lid right into the foam, no need to get a pencil out.

I cut out a little heart using a pink foam sheet.

I cut a piece of purple ribbon about 24” long. Taking one, I tied the center in a hitch knot over the center of the headband and hot glued the tails together.

Then I glued the ends to the middle of one foam square and put the other foam square on top of that. You can use hot glue to make it more secure.

Then I cut out the circle. (Without cutting through the ribbon!)

I went a little fancy with the second one and did a double twist.

If you like the twisted look, you’ll have to center the headband on the ribbon and tie it on with a hitch knot. Then twist one ribbon tail in clockwise turns and hold it off to the side, making sure it doesn’t twist. Twist the other ribbon in the same direction.

Hold both ends of the ribbons together and let it twist freely into a nice double twist.

I hot glued the little hearts onto the center of my cut-out circles,  and DONE!

The Big Book of Boo-Boos

The notebooks were an easy, easy DIY.

Just get a pack of little notebooks. Glue purple construction paper onto the front and back. Then glue a pink foam heart on the cover. Done.

(Heart)Felt Band-Aids

For the felt bandages, draw Band-Aid shapes on your flesh-colored felt. Cut out the Band-Aids. Draw the heart and little details with a pink marker. So easy.

These were great (and cheap!) party favors for our little guests. If you’ve got a mini Doc, she is sure to love them too!

This would be great for a doctor-themed party or just for doctor or nurse imaginative play/dress up! See my post on hospital pretend play HERE.

Doc McStuffins’ Headband

I found a wider purple headband for kids and flower-shaped buttons. I had some sequins at home, so I hot glued one onto the center of the flower and then hot glued the flower onto the side of the headband. So cute!

You could hot glue a smaller button onto the center of the flower if you prefer.

Your Turn! Instructions for DIY Play Doctor Accessories

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I’ve included the shopping links for the supplies for each DIY doctor accessory along with printable instructions below.

Doc McStuffins Play Stethoscope Shopping List

• 1 fabric wrapped headband
• 2 feet or more of 5/8” wide ribbon (I used purple)
• 4 foam sheets (3 for the main color and 1 pink for the heart)
• Glue or glue stick
• Hot glue (Or use extra strong liquid glue)

Print Activity Pin

Doc McStuffins’ Play Stethoscope

Supplies

• 1 fabric wrapped headband
• 2 feet or more of 5/8” wide ribbon (I used purple)
• 4 foam sheets (3 for the main color & 1 pink for the heart)
• Glue or glue stick
• Hot glue (or super glue)

Instructions

• Glue three of the purple foam sheets together.
  
• Once the glue dries, use a spice jar lid to stamp two separate circles onto the foam.
  
• Cut out a heart small enough to fit inside the purple foam circles using the pink foam sheet.
  
• Cut a piece of purple ribbon about 24” long.
• Tie the center of the ribbon in a hitch knot over the center of the headband and hot glue it in place. Then hot glue the tails together.
  
• Glue the ends to the middle of one foam circle and glue the other foam circle on top of that.
  
• Cut out the circle stamped earlier with the spice jar.
  
• For the finishing touch, glue the pink heart onto the center of the purple circle.
  

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Doc McStuffins Big Book of Boo-Boos Shopping List

Supplies
Little notebooks
Purple construction paper
1 Pink foam sheet (get a glitter foam sheet if you can!)
Glue

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Doc McStuffins’ Big Book of Boo Boos

Supplies

• Little spiral notebooks
• Purple construction paper
• 1 Pink foam sheet (glitter foam sheet is best!)
• Glue

Instructions

• Glue purple construction paper onto the notebook front and back cover, and cut the excess paper off.
• Cut out heart shapes from the foam sheet.
• Glue a heart onto the front of each notebook.

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Doc McStuffins Heart Band-Aids Shopping List

Supplies
Felt (1 sheet per 4 Band-Aids)
Pink permanent marker

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Doc McStuffins Heart Band-Aids

Supplies

• Felt 1 sheet per 4 Band-Aids
• Pink permanent marker

Instructions

• Draw Band-Aids on your felt. You should be able to squeeze four of them on one sheet of felt.
• Cut out the felt Band-Aids.
• Use the pink marker to draw Band-Aid details if you want.

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Doc McStuffins’ Headband

Supplies
Purple headband
Pink flower button
Silver sequin
Hot glue or superglue

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Doc McStuffins’ Flower Headband

Supplies

• Purple headband
• Pink flower button
• Silver sequin
• Hot glue or superglue

Instructions

• Hot glue the silver sequin onto the center of the pink flower button.
• Hot glue the flower onto the side of the headband.

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Does your kid love Doc McStuffins too? Check out our Doc birthday party post and our Toy Hospital imaginative play. Lots of activity ideas and ways to use those DIY stethoscopes you just made 😉

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