# Mermaid paper doll: free printable Summer costume

A mermaid girl with long blue hair, a shell headband and a shimmering mint mermaid-tail dress. Download the free A4 PDF with the doll and her costume pieces, then cut them out and dress her up. It takes about 20 minutes.

- [Download the PDF](https://makesquishy.com/paper-dolls/summer/printables/summer-mermaid-paper-doll.pdf)
- [Dress her up online](https://makesquishy.com/paper-dolls?doll=mermaid)

## What is in the costume

- Mermaid-tail dress with shimmery scales
- Shell headband
- Long blue hair
- Barefoot mermaid look (no shoes)

## How to make it

1. **Print the sheet.** Print the PDF on A4 paper at 100% scale (choose "actual size", not "fit to page"). Thicker paper or light card makes a sturdier doll.
2. **Cut out the doll.** Cut around the doll. Ask a grown-up to help younger children with the scissors.
3. **Cut out the clothes.** Cut along the dashed line around each piece of clothing.
4. **Dress the doll.** Lay each piece on the doll and fold it around. Mix and match with any other doll sheet.

## Ideas to make it your own

- Change the dress to Lavender or Pink for another sea colour.
- Pick Pink hair for a bubblegum mermaid.
- Pair her with the ice cream squishy.

## Questions

### Is the mermaid paper doll free to print?

Yes. The PDF is free to download and print, and the dress-up tool needs no sign-up, no account and no payment.

### How do I print and cut it out?

Print on A4 paper at 100% scale ("actual size"). Cut out the doll, then cut along the dashed line around each piece of clothing. Stick the doll on card for a sturdier toy.

### Can I change the mermaid costume?

Yes. Open the mermaid in the paper doll maker to change her clothes, hair, colours and accessories, then download your own PDF.

### Can other dolls wear the mermaid tail?

Yes. Every doll in the dress-up tool can wear the mermaid tail dress, and on paper you can cut it out and fold it onto any doll.

### Are these licensed cartoon characters?

No. All the dolls are original characters made for Makesquishy.

## More Summer paper dolls

- [Beach girl](https://makesquishy.com/paper-dolls/summer/beachgirl)
- [Sunny day girl](https://makesquishy.com/paper-dolls/summer/sunny)

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