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Daruma Dolls

Daruma dolls, or dharma dolls, are meant to help wishes come true! These roly-poly dolls are usually red and always have a moustache and beard. The eyes are left white. While you make a wish you colour in the left eye of the doll, then put it on display in your house until your wish comes true. Then you can do the same with the other eye!

Daruma doll with both eyes filled in.

What do you wish for? Colour in the eyes on this Daruma doll and write down your wishes in the little booklet (instructions for making the origami booklet).
Daruma doll "I Wish" booklet, blank
Daruma doll "I Wish" booklet, lined

We have matching daruma doll bookmarks too
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More About Daruma Dolls

Learn more about Daruma dolls from Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daruma_doll

Lesson plan for students aged 4 - 8 about Daruma Dolls, Buddhism, Japanese New Year, and goal setting.
http://www.oberlin.edu/amam/asia/daruma/documents/
lessonplan-daruma.pdf

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