Did you play with paper dolls when you were little? My sister and I did. My mom greatly influenced that choice in toys for us, because she used to love playing with them as well when she was a little girl. I am a big fan of raising kids without the use of constant "media" entertainment. My girls have the biggest imaginations, and I just love hearing them make up all kinds of pretend stories with their toys.
For the last few months, the girls have been begging me to print out coloring pages of Beautiful Girls, so that they can color and cut them out to play with them. I haven't had any luck in finding a suitable "Handsome Man" picture for them to color and cut out, so if you know of a site that I can get that from, let me know. =) These "Beautiful Girl" cut-outs have provided them with hours and hours of fun, but they haven't held up too well being printed on regular paper. Last night, I decided to check the internet for printable paper dolls to print on card stock. Wow, there's a lot to choose from! I found 2 dolls for each girl, and each doll came with several outfits. Alyx and Larissa can cut them out pretty well, but I figured I would have to help Sydney with hers. After cutting one of her dolls out with a pair of scissors, I quickly figured out that it would be much faster and easier to use my X-acto knife (with swiveling head).
For the last 2 hours, the girls have been cutting and playing with their new dolls. You would have thought it was Christmas morning when I pulled it all out for them. They were "ooohing" and "aaahing" over all the outfits and accessories, and they could not stop thanking me. Aren't they sweet?! I love my girls! They are learning to appreciate the simple things in life, and they are building their imaginations and strengthening their friendship with each other as they play.
Here are a few shots of them working on their dolls.
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