Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Give a Doll To Your Doll On Her Birthday!

See "Bambi" doll through a window.
        This year your doll may like to receive a doll on her birthday. Every child knows that a special doll is often wrapped inside of a presentation box. This kind of box usually has a window so that the doll may be viewed while still in the box. 
       If you'd like to make one of these decide how large your doll's new doll is going to be first. Then look for a box you can recycle for this craft. It should be sturdy and clean. I kept the one shown here because of it's unique Velcro tab attachments. These are very east to stick to a new box. Purchase these Velcro dots from a dollar store and peal and stick them onto a box of your own choosing if you like.
       Some recycled clear plastic for the "window" of the presentation box is also needed. All kinds of food packaging comes with clear plastic so it shouldn't take too long for something to get tossed out that will suffice. Simply cut it a little larger than your window opening so that you can tape it to the back of the door.
       Once you have found these supplies, you will need to turn one of the vertical sides of the box into a door with a window. Cut the front side so that it opens like a door but is still attached on it's opposite side to the box. This will eliminate the need for attached hinges. Measure and cut out a window and tape a piece of plastic to the inside of the door. Now your doll may see her doll inside the box. 
       Decoupage both the interior and exterior of the box with decorative papers and Mod Podge. 
       Bend a wire to look like a handle and hot glue it to the top of the box so that your doll can carry her doll inside of the box.
       Poke two holes in the back of the box in order to thread a second wire or ribbon through to wrap about the doll's waist as she is standing inside of the presentation box.
       Wrap the presentation box with tissue or just attach a bow at the handle to finish the gift for your doll.

Finished presentation box from different sides.

A handle attached to the top of the box for easy carrying.

Left, interior of the box is lined with butterfly paper.
Right, see wire that holds deer doll in place in box.

Historic American Girl Dolls Have Their Own Dolls Too:
  • The Kaya doll has a baby papoose wrapped in a cradleboard carrier.
  • Felicity Merriman's doll is "carved" from wood and she is dressed in a blue silk gown
  • Elizabth Cole's fashion doll, like Feleicity's, is carved from wood and wears a pink gown.
  • Nellie O'Malley's doll is named Lydia. She is a porcelain doll dressed in blue satin, peach ribbons and white lace.
  • Samantha Parkington has had two versions of the same Christmas doll. The first was retired in 1993. This is a porcelain doll dressed in pinks that carries a even tinnier wooden nutcracker. The second verion is a version also dressing pink with nutcracker, retired in 2008.
  • Molly McIntire has a Christmas nurse doll she names Katherine and she receives a ballerina doll in her Christmas stocking later...
  • Courtney Moore has a Care Bear.
Little House Dolls Also Have Dolls:
More Dolls Receive Dolls As Gifts:

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