When our second child was born, our son was given a lovely first doll with a soft, cotton, velour body, wool stuffing, and knit cotton face and hands. It was a dear little doll and we encouraged our son to cuddle and tend this doll; he was two and definitely enjoyed doing some of the things for his doll that we were doing with his sister. However, he never really “bonded” with it, preferring plush animals and wheeled items to … Read More...
My children regularly had wash days for their dolls when they were smaller. We would set up wash tubs or big bowls with a bit of soapy water and some clear rinse water. They would string lines between trees decorated with their own colorful clothes pins. Then, they would gather all the doll clothes for washing. They were incredibly industrious in this wet endeavor.
Once the clothes were dry, newly freshened, the accumulated smudges and scuffs and stains on their … Read More...
