Day 95: Dexter (Dexter's Laboratory)

Dexter's Laboratory is an Annie Award-winning American animated series created by Genndy Tartakovsky about a boy genius named Dexter, who has a secret laboratory hidden behind a bookshelf in his bedroom. His enemy and rival is a boy named Mandark, but he feuds even more often with his older sister Dee Dee, who is as brainless as Dexter is intelligent.

Download the PDF file here and make your own Dexter.

Update: The Beatles PDF

The Beatles PDF files are now available for download here! Meanwhile you can now get the latest news by joining the Toy-A-Day Facebook group. For a start, you can take a peek at the next toy I'm working on there.

Day 91 - 94: The Beatles (Yellow Submarine version)

The Beatles were a rock and pop band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon (rhythm guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals), George Harrison (lead guitar, vocals) and Ringo Starr (drums, vocals). Although their initial musical style was rooted in 1950s rock and roll and skiffle, the group worked with different musical genres, ranging from Tin Pan Alley to psychedelic rock. Their clothes, style and statements made them trend-setters, while their growing social awareness saw their influence extend into the social and cultural revolutions of the 1960s. After the band broke up in 1970, all four members embarked upon successful solo careers.

This version is based on the 1968 Yellow Submarine animated feature film.


John Lennon


Paul McCartney


George Harrison


Ringo Starr



Download the free PDF files to make your own Beatles toys here!

Day 90: Willy Wonka

Willy Wonka is a fictional character in the Roald Dahl novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and its sequel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, as well as the film adaptations Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Download the PDF file here and make your own Willy Wonka toy!

Reader's submission: Carmen Miranda by Ana Clara Lima

Another reader's contribution before I post my next toy. This handpainted paper toy of the Brazilian samba singer and actress is created by Ana from Brazil. Ana invites you to check out her new band here! You can also download her PDF here.

Meanwhile, you can still take part in my mini contest and guess what is the next toy I'm going to post next by posting a comment in the previous post.

Reader's submission: Mr. T by Joseph Tran

Joseph Tran created this Mr. T toy from the blank template he downloaded here. Cool, isn't it?

Day 89: Sally

Sally is a fictional character in Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, and is the main female protagonist of the film.

She was created by Doctor Finklestein, Halloween Town's resident mad scientist. As Finklestein insists on keeping Sally under lock and key, under the pretext of protecting her from the excitement of the outside world, Sally becomes restless. It is this restlessness that draws her to Jack Skellington.

Download the PDF file here and make your own Sally toy, or click here for more Nightmare Before Christmas toys!