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John, an orphan doll. John, the doorstep baby, was left on Ann’s doorstep on Christmas Eve years earlier. Anne was helping to prune the tree when there was a ring at the door. All the excitement, Ann flew to the door. When she opened it she saw fresh footprints in the snow, and this sweet baby in an old-fashioned basket. There was a note taped to his blanket. “Please give me a home. I am an orphan,” she wrote. So Anne did. When Ann John lifted it from his basket, she found a large box wrapped in tissue paper and […]

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Cathy Grimm has restored her next collection of dolls, a photo album collection photographed by Edna Knowles King in 2023 on her family blog. This slideshow is a great doll reference for serious research by collectors and also for those who love antique dolls. There are over 100 pictures of dolls including baby dolls, ladies and kids too! about mrs. The King and her doll Composition of a cowboy doll called Dan Hyacinth, Yellow doll with cloth body, and composition arms and head. Holds a small harmonica in this picture. (1920s) Have you ever wondered what happened to the old […]

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The printable dishes below are available for young students to design using their own personal home computer printers. Carefully cut out the designs below and decouple their pages with Mod Podge on cardboard or oven-bake clay. Choose the style that best matches your doll’s dinnerware! Old European dishes Persian Rose Dishes Spinning Star Dishes

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Millie Benson. Nancy’s drawing is a fictional character who appears in several American mystery book series, films, video games, and television shows as a teenage amateur detective. books are ghost Six different authors and published under a collective pseudonym Caroline Keene. Made by the publisher Edward Stratemeyer as his counterpart Hardy Boys series, the character first appeared in the 1930’s Mystery Nancy Drew Stories The series, which ran until 2003 and consisted of 175 novels. Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson (July 10, 1905 – May 28, 2002) was an American journalist and writer of children’s books. She wrote the most famous […]

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Spring Betty Alsterlund (10 years old) In the spring when the plants and flowersStart budding bright and fair.There is nothing like a fragrant scentMild air fills. children running to and fro,laughing and screamingGreeting the birds that are in the airFlying everywhere. The grass is green and the air is freshAnd everywhere you goYou spy a cricket on the grass,This runs back and forth. Also, it’s time for gardening.With a shovel, shovel and fork,Going out to the park everyone should goAnd everyone must work.

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This bunny gate will make a great wall display in your dollhouse this Easter. The supplies you will need include: wooden tongue depressors or popsicle sticks, small plastic eggs, a lovely bunny sticker, white school glue, hot glue, brown paint and pale green paper. To the left, stick torn green grass to the fence posts before the eggs. Right, the completed Bunny Gate. First, you will need to cut and glue a portal together using popsicle sticks and white glue. Below is a photo of both the front and back sides of the rabbit gate that you can copy. Let […]

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rainbowby Dixie Wilson We watched the rain fallLike tears from heavenSo it seemed that all the worldIt couldn’t be more dry! But while the trees were fallingAnd all the air was rainy,The sun pierced through the rainbowsAnd the day was bright again! Then my mother said, “Sweet baby,It’s the same with you-Your eyes make a rainbow out of your tearsWhen smiles come!

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Mud pies Under the apple tree is spread out and thickHappy with only a frying pan and a stick,On the soft grass in the shade that lies,Our little Fanny makes mud pies. On her brown apron and her shiny drooping head,showers of pink and white flowers fall;linked to a branch that appears to be intended for that,She dances and lifts her little straw hat. Dash, full of joy on a bright summer day,He excitedly chases Robins away,barks at squirrels, or snaps at flies,All the while, Fanny is making pancakes. The sunshine and the soft summer breeze slip by,while she is […]

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This simple paper wreath is hanging Our doll house at Easter time. A wreath, like the one shown here, when made from paper and stickers, is a simple project any young child would make. All you need is some decorative paper, cardboard, white school glue and some festive stickers. I found a yellow chick sticker made of felt for this version of the wreath. The posters were “sweet” and the flowers were in the trash drawer at home; Dumped inside for anyone’s use. Then I choose the paper that has matching colors for the labels. This makes the overall look […]