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More Just-Right Dolls

My last blogs told of two lines of dolls, one of school-age dolls and one of baby dolls, that had adoption stories attached to the dolls. Another source of dolls for multicultural families is Joy’s Waldorf Dolls. The unique thing about this site: kits, patterns and doll parts are sold so that you can craft your own doll in whole or in part. Five shades of fabric are available for the skin, and five types of hair also. Floss in different colors is available for eyes, noses, mouths. There is an instructional DVD available for purchase, and a limited selection … Continue reading →

Make Your Own Super Balls

The craft store had a lot of children’s craft kits on sale yesterday. We picked up several for three dollars apiece. All three boys agreed that they wanted to try the super ball kit first. The picture on the front of the box showed regular spherical balls, but also geometric multi-sided and flower shaped balls. Inside the kit though, there were only two molds to make small and large bouncy balls. On the corner of the box it does say that it only contains two molds. Still, we were disappointed and felt that the picture on the front misrepresented the … Continue reading →