so, it seems to me that anytime there are multiples of a certain item, especially if they are small enough to fit in a tiny hand, there is increased interest. we’ve had a tub full of rubber spiders, a basket full of matchbox cars, a box full of plastic eggs. now we have a basket of 15 tiny babies and 15 small blankets (thank you, thrift shop, for what was thought to be a stack of washcloths).
my greatest lament is that all the babies look alike with their rosy pink skin. i’m on the look out for tiny babies of other skin tones…any ideas?
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My daughter and son love these mini dolls from Target:
http://www.target.com/Circo-Mini-Baby-Doll-8/dp/B00298VOWO/ref=br_1_7?ie=UTF8&id=Circo%20Mini%20Baby%20Doll%208&node=2230377011&searchSize=30&searchView=grid5&searchPage=1&sr=1-7&qid=1298456358&rh=price%3A001-1499%7Ctarget_com_category-bin%3ABaby%20Doll&searchBinNameList=price%2Ctarget_com_category-bin%2Ctarget_com_age%2Ctarget_com_gender-bin%2Ctarget_com_character-bin%2Ctarget_com_brand-bin&searchRank=salesrank&frombrowse=1
$3 and they come in three skin tones.
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exactly!
i bet if we had a target in town i would have found them.
thanks for the tip, i’ll look into it more. : )
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Maybe you could felt a few. I have had pretty good luck with felting and my students really seem to like the results!
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oh, i wish! i have tried felting once and it wasn’t impressive! : (
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paint the dolls face with acrylic paint or spray paint.
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I found a few at Walmart that are similar in size to the ones pictured but with harder bodies. My walmart had 3 different skin tones in stock and the dolls where on sale for $5 each!!! Lovely photo, good luck on your hunt :)
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yeah, only white babies here unless we want to pay $30+. i’ll keep looking!
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