Our Americana Bowling Alley

The finished pin deck as seen from above.

       The supplies you will need to make your own pin deck include: cardboard, white school glue, masking tape, wood scraps for the lanes (or use cardboard), faux wood grain paper, red paper for the directional arrows and "rubber" bowling balls.
       Pin Decks for dolls can measure any length or width you desire when designing these for doll play. Our deck is generous at best. We use bouncy balls for the bowling balls; these were purchased online. The pins are different sets from different discontinued play sets. These may be purchased from any second-hand market and are very easy to find.
       Also, the ball gutters for ball return do not need to be made from wood. We had these pieces on hand. The gutters can be cut and folded from heavy cardboard to replace our versions if you prefer. 

Step-by-Step Photos for Bowling Lanes and Pin Deck

I constructed two lanes for our doll's bowling alley, side-by-side, and used a box to design
 the simple pin deck. 

There are three gutters that returns balls under constructed arches. One child bowls with
 his or her doll while another child sits at the behind the pin deck and returns balls
while setting up pins for the next play.

Make More Additions To The Doll's Bowling Alley:

• Find a doll sized crane arcade game . . .
• DIY a Doll Sized Hostess Stand and Grill
• Lounge seating for our doll's bowling alley
• Craft a cart for bowling balls
• Make long low shelving for doll playsets
• How to make a vintage Coca-Cola machine
  

Historical Bowling Allies:

• LA's Coolest Bowling Alley Is Almost 100 Years Old!
• Return to a retro bowling alley at Thornton Hall
• Parker Bohn III bowls on oldest sanctioned bowing lanes

Maui Souvenirs and Snacks Shack

           As we recreate our own version of a Hawaiian family market, we will post pictures, instructions and links to product crafts and furnishings included in our Maui Souvenirs and Snacks Shack here.

Hawaii General Store and Souvenirs:

• DIY your own leis for dolls - Nothing says ''Aloha'' like a lovely leis!
• Craft burlap rice bags for a dolly marketplace - Rice is one of several food staples on the Hawaiian Islands.
• Paper money printables for 18 inch dolls - tourists need a way to pay for gifts and snacks
• Learn how to make produce crates - practical storage stacked inside the gift shop
• DIY a doll size, freestanding water cooler... - to quench the thirst of tired tourists...
• How to craft pineapples using pinecones - a clever way to use pinecones
• Craft Fashionable Doll Flip-Flops! - styled to compliment a variety of beach fashions  practical protection from hot sandy beaches
• Make fun, easy beach balls - for fun in the Summer sun!
• DIY Boogie Boards and Surfboards for Dolls - made for 14 - 18'' dolls

Tropical themed, window seat display

 

       To make this window display, acquire a box measuring approximately 19'' x 13'' x5'' deep. Cut a grid from additional light weight cardboard for the window and paste it to the back of the box. Cut also a from a thicker cardboard, a ''seat'' to glue inside the box 4 1/2'' from the base of the open box. I then cut additional pieces of cardboard to support the seat from underneath and make a short wall. 

       Then decoupage the inside grid ''window'' using an outdoors scene. A decorative paper of clouds or a view from a magazine (page) are easy to find and paste carefully between the mullions or panes of a window to make it look like a real window. Also decorate the interior walls of the window display using tropically themed wrapping papers and faux wooden papers on the exterior. Press on tiny hooks where you think it best to hang merchandise.

• See printable of diamond shaped mullions you can print out for a shop or dollhouse
• See similar ways to craft windows for a dollhouse or shop
  

This grocery counter is made from a recycled desk supply catty and box ''stand'' beneath.

        Above and below are detailed photos of another display counter included in this doll shop playset. I decoupaged the large front shelf using a cheerful printed lemon paper, the exterior sides of the box stand using a textured woven canvas and finally the interior of the stand using a Shabby Chic wooden paper print. This is where our dolls display tropical fruits to sale inside the snack shack.

The top opens up for more storage and the bottom box ''stand'' can be easily removed.

The spinning eyeglass display case on and off stand.

       To craft this ''spinning'' display stand for sunglasses, you will need a tall spool (thread cone) with a stand combined. Plus a toilet paper cardboard roll and an additional large, recycled cap off of a juice carton. Cut sunglasses or sunshades from fashion magazines and also purchase tiny, white head stick-pins to fit beneath the nose piece under each pair of eyeglasses on the carousel display.

       It is important to make the carousel display one uniform color at the top and bottom. You could paint these components if you can not find them in the same color. Mine were already originally green. The toilet paper tube may be any color. I needed to cut the tube lengthwise in order to fit it snugly up inside the cap at the top. I then secured it with tape and additional glue.

       Glue the sunglasses or eyeglasses directly onto the tube, equally spaced. Stick the tiny pins at the nose piece for each pair of eye-wear to look like these are balanced on ''hooks.''

       The top tube piece is not permanently attached to the serger spool so that when it is put over the cone it may be easily to spin the display by the attached cap. Now your dolls can pretend to purchase twelve different  styles of eye-wear if they choose.

''fresh'' silk flowers, you-pick from old crayon catty

Dollar store wash clothes make easy beach towels.

''Aloha'' dollar store sign

Bolts of Hawaiian print fabrics wrapped around cardboard
cut-outs, 6 1/2'' x2 1/2 inches. These were made to fit into
a merchandise cabinet display.

More Related Content:

• Craft a farmer's market for your dolls
• Hunt for more grocery crafts on this blog

School Supplies for Dolls Entering 4th -7th Grade

       The following contemporary school supply or craft supply may be needed for the beginning of the new school year. Check with your doll's homeroom teacher for each assigned classroom list. 

Supply Per Student: 4th - 7th Grade Doll Classrooms

1. Lunch box and thermos may be needed if your doll brings food from home
2. Laptop (provided by school for check-out)
3. Backpack
4. Binders and Folders and Subject Dividers
5. Calendar/planner
6. highlighter markers
7. Notepads and Index cards
8. Calculator (optional)
9. Rulers, hole punch, templates, Scissors
10. Pencils, Pens, Erasers, Pencil Case, Highlighter, Pencil Sharpener
11. Crayons, Watercolor set and or Colored Pencils
12. Glue sticks, Bottle of white school glue
13. Book Covers
14. Combination Lock for a school locker
15. Bandages, small bottle of hand sanitizer 
16. Dry Erase Board and Dry Erase Markers
17. 3 boxes of facial tissues
18. 2 boxes of sanitary wipes
19. shorts, tennis shoes, socks, tees and gym bag for sports
20. personal hygiene: deodorant stick, hair brush, soap and soap box toothbrush and toothpaste
21. Student ID Card, Library Card, Lunch Card

       A School Locker may be assigned to your doll, it is a loan from the school. The locker may be decorated only with things that are easy to remove at the end of the school year. Students are held responsible for the care of school property. Food and/or waste must be removed from the locker at the end of each day in order to prevent insects and rodents from being attracted to the contents of your locker. Lockers will be inspected from time to time to insure the rules are followed. Do not use this school property to store any illegal substances.

A desk will be assigned to your doll at the beginning of the school year.

• School Desks for 18'' Dolls

The Juneteenth Index

Many people picnic on Juneteenth. Above are doll crafts you can make for a fun picnic:
melon ball salad, a lined picnic basket, hot dogs and a doll sized hammock!

       Juneteenth (Juneteenth National Independence Day and historically known as Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, and Black Independence Day) is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of African-American slaves.

• What is Juneteenth?
• Juneteenth: a Story and a Song
• History of Juneteenth
• The celebration of the first federally observed Juneteenth

       It is also often observed for celebrating African-American culture. Originating in Galveston, Texas, it has been celebrated annually on June 19th in various parts of the United States since 1865. The day was recognized as a federal holiday on June 17, 2021, when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law. Juneteenth's commemoration is on the anniversary date of the June 19, 1865, announcement of General Order No. 3 by Union Army general Gordon Granger, proclaiming freedom for slaves in Texas, which was the last state of the Confederacy with institutional slavery. 

• Biden signs Juneteenth bill, creating a new federal holiday: video and bill signed
• Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution and here
• Emancipation Proclamation - issued on January 1, 1863, had officially outlawed slavery in Texas and in all of the other states of the original Confederacy. Enforcement of the Proclamation generally relied upon the advance of Union troops.
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day was adopted in 1983. 
• The final release of slaves by the Indian Territories, Choctaw, in 1866 (pdf.)

Formal Recognition: Beginning with Texas by proclamation in 1938, and by legislation in 1979, 49 U.S. states and the District of Columbia have formally recognized the holiday in various ways.  

• Texas by proclamation in 1938 
• Declaration of Juneteenth Holiday Sparks Scramble in States
• Juneteenth: The story behind the 155-year-old holiday that commemorates the end of slavery

The Musical Celebrations of Juneteenth:

• "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"  (pdf.) - by the National Registry: 2002 and listen here
• "Lift Every Voice and Sing" - Why The Black National Anthem Is Lifting Every Voice To Sing and the TEDx Talk here and A Cappella sung by students at Berklee College of Music

Doll Crafts for Celebrating Juneteenth:

1. How to Recycle a Hammock For a Doll
2. Craft an easy melon ball salad for your dolls...
3. How to Sew a Liner For A Picnic Basket
4. Doll camp food is also good for a picnic in the park!
   
5. Learn to sculpt a newspaper African folk doll...
6. Traditional Soul Food Sides for Juneteenth

African-American Writers, Dancers, Poets and Businessmen:

• Ralph Ellison at WorldCat Identities and Novel
• Maya Angelou - her legacy continues on...
• Richard Henry Boyd with founded the National Negro Doll Company
• How Misty Copeland Became a Ballerina

Foods and Festivals of African American Peoples: Some Juneteenth celebrations also include rodeos, street fairs, cookouts, family reunions, park parties, historical reenactments, and Miss Juneteenth contests.

• How to celebrate Juneteenth
• The best foods to celebrate Juneteenth with family and friends

Artifacts For Integrating History, Literature and doll play:

• See Learning About History With The Addy Walker Doll - Artifacts concerning African American history during and after The Civil War
• See Also Learning History With Melody - Artifacts concerning The Civil Rights Movement
• The Adentures of Keisha Vance - an African American doll from the Magic Attic Collections
  
• Topsy-Turvy Dolls - The toys made by former African and Islander slaves...
• Afrocentric Shindana Dolls - made in South Central Los Angeles
• A Doll From The U.S. Virgin Islands
• "Adama" a doll representing Nigeria by Avon.
• A black velvet rag doll by Norah Wellings
• Ethnic and Diverse Dolls: Mattel's Fashionista Dolls - 11 reviewed

The Indigenous Tribes Of Africa, Their Diversity and Art, Then and Now: Africa, the homeland of many former slaves. Learn about the tribes of the past and how they survive in modern Africa today.

• The People of The Veil
• The Bakongo
• The Masai
• The People of The Fog
• The Bushmen
• African Artists

Doll Hospital Links

       A doll hospital is a workshop that specializes in the restoration or repair of dolls. Doll hospitals can be found in countries around the world. One of the oldest doll hospitals was established in Lisbon, Portugal in 1830, and another in Melbourne, reputedly the first such establishment in Australia, was founded in 1888. There is a Doll Doctors Association in the United States. Henri Launay, who has been repairing dolls at his shop in northeast Paris for 43 years, says he has restored over 30,000 dolls in the course of his career. Most of the clients are not children, but adults in their 50s and 60s.Some doll brands, such as American Girl and Madame Alexander also offer doll hospital services for their own dolls.

Doll Repairs/Hospitals:

A Doll’s Dressmaker & Doll Hospital

AAA Doll Hospital

All Dolled Up, Inc 

Attic Antiquity Dolls

Audrey’s Doll Gallery

Cathie Lee Doll Hospital 

China Doll, Inc.

Deborah’s Doll Shoppe

Doctor Toni’s Doll Repair

Doll Doctors Association 

Doll Parts & Supplies 

Dolls 4U

Donna’s Children

Dr. Toni’s Doll Repair

Elaine’s Dolls & Restoration  

Linda Lee Sutton Original Dolls  

Luel Restoration Studio

Mel’s Belles

Porcelain Classics 

Secaucus Doll & Teddy Bear Hospital 

ShenValley Doll Hospital

Tender Mercies Doll & Toy Repair

The Doll Company

TLC Doll Hospital/ Shoppe

Valarie Moyer’s Dolls

Make A Scrapbook About Your Doll...

The decorated cover of my doll scrapbook. I covered the surface with
 an acrylic sealer after the adding the ribbon trims.

         "Scrapbooking is a method for preserving personal and family history in the form of a scrapbook. Typical memorabilia include photographs, printed media, and artwork. Scrapbook albums are often decorated and frequently contain extensive journaling. Scrapbooking is a hobby commonly practiced in many parts of world."

       A doll's scrapbook is certainly a novel way to promote literacy in the lives of little people. It is a book in which they may be encouraged to write, to express themselves and also to record the daily events of their very first and best friends, their dolls. So gather your child's art supplies, pull out your camera and put on your thinking cap; our journey is ready to begin.      
      Select a type of scrapbook that may be adapted to the habits of it's creator. I recommend beginning with a large binder when working with very young children for three important reasons. A binder affords the opportunity to insert and remove content as you go. There is nothing more frustrating to a child than defacing something they have a growing affection for. They make a mark and discover it to be a disaster. "Never mind", you might say and the wailing begins, "It's a mistake! I don't like it!" the child pouts. Well, all children are fearful in the beginning. So it is best to keep a journal for the final, satisfactory pages. A large three ring binder is the preferred choice of those who change their minds frequently.
       Also, if your child wishes to play with the contents of their scrapbook, they will be able to return that paper scrap eventually. I keep all kinds of printable materials in my binders. It is so much easier to take things in and out of a binder for scanning and printing extra copies when you need them.
       Protected plastic covers for your memorabilia can be easily added to scrapbook binders. Small hands may flip through their creations while eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and one must anticipate the wiping down of an occasional sticky accident!

       A scrapbook should first and foremost reflect the person and agenda of whoever keeps it. Help your young person personalize the cover of their journal with pictures and words that describe either themselves, their doll's personality, or their relationship with the doll.
       As you can see, my sample doll scrapbook is decorated with paper dolls. This is because I will be keeping many samples of paper dolls in my scrapbook. But your child may keep more personal photos of their playtime activities, or perhaps more little songs and poems that they like to sing and recite before nap time or at school. The scrapbook should inevitability reflect the personality of it's owner.

The doll scrapbook in progress. First I wrapped a large three ring binder in white butcher paper.
 Then covered it in paper doll costumes and doll. After this, I doodled a black pattern,
with a permanent ink pen on the surface of the white butcher paper.

Left, I applied a bit of hot glue ribbons and ribbon flowers to the paper doll's head. Right, I also
lined the inside of the recycled three ring binder with a black and white figured wrapping paper.

Scrapbook Page Themes: 

1. Sign a Birth Certificate For Your Baby Doll
2. Animated Baby Gifs for your Cyberspace Birth Announcements
3. Tumbles with teddy scrapbook page 
4. Bringing baby home scrapbook page
5. Eating habits scrapbook page
6. The Clothes-Pin Dollies by Camilla J. Knight 
7. Sick days scrapbook page 
8. The "Baby's Layette" scrapbook page
9. Stork "Birth Information" page for a doll scrapbook
10. Good habits scrapbook page
11. First pets scrapbook page
12. First doctor's visit scrapbook page
13. Bath time scrapbook page
14. Color "My Doll's Birth Certificate"
15. Hugs and kisses scrapbook page
16. Pink and blue birth certificates for your dolls 
17. Learning to walk scrapbook page
18. Naps scrapbook page
19. Potty training scrapbook page
20. The Little Prince Baby Clip Art Page
    

Posts about how children relate to pictures:

• How to Interest Children in Pictures
• Begin with What the Child Likes
• The Child's Pleasure is That of Recognizing Something Familiar
• Build on the Child's Curiosity
• Next We Come to Story-Pictures

More Related Content:

• Different Types of Scrapbooks 
• Craft a Fashion Scrapbook: Great idea for teens
• Faith Field Notebooks

Craft A Paper Doll Dog Show!

        Stuck inside with little to do? Children can pretend to have a dog show using the printable materials provided below. We have restored paper doll dogs and also have included articles that explain what dog show judges look for in dog breeds when awarding them at competitions.

• 24 Free clip art pages of dogs portraits for lapbooks, crafts and assignments
• The Story of The Dog... 
• Technical Terms and Topography for Dogs
  

Supplies You Will Need for A Paper Doll Dog Show:

• home printer
• scissors
• magic markers, colored pencils or crayons
• white school glue
• poster board (for mounting the paper animals)

Paper Doll Dogs Restored for Play and Descriptions of How Dog Breeds Are Judged:

1. The Scottie show dog named "Mac" - is owned by Bonnie Brae MacGregor. She says he is a good watchdog.
   
2. The Dalmatian show dog named "Spotty" - is the long time friend of Dan, a fire-fighter's son. Dan says that Spotty is a faithful watchdog.
   
3. The Standard Poodle show dog named "Muffy" - Fifi is Muffy's owner and she says that her dog has won many dog show competitions.
   
4. The Basset Hound show dog named "Dumpy" - is being brushed until his coat shines by his best friend, Billy.
   
5. The German shepherd show dog named "Ruffy" - takes some time off from his job at precinct number 7 to be with Michel his owner's young son at the dog show.
   
6. The Pekinese show dog named "Chu" - and her owner Patty love to meet new kids at the local parks. Patty also loves to show off how cute Chu looks after being groomed for the dog show.
   
7. The Dachshund show dog named "Pooky" - Trudy is Pooky's best friend. She sometimes knits sweaters for him to wear when its cold outside!
8. The Fox Terrier show dog named "Nicky" - This trained terrier grew up in the circus and knows all kinds of tricks!
9. The Boxer show dog named "Chesty" - Tom loves his dog, Chesty, so much that he built him his very own dog house.
   
10. The Chihuahuas show dog named "Paco" - a lively and playful dog that is easily trained
11. The Cocker Spaniel show dog named "Princess" - Sue says her little princess is gentle and full of lively fun!
12. The Collie show dog named "Lassie" - Lassie lives on a farm and helps her mistress with chores...
    

Now you will need to set up a display for the dog show:

• Ribbons for the award ceremony

Watch Real Dog Shows at YouTube for Kids:

• Kids Dog Show reported by Bellingham Herald
• Dog show & Kids learn about dogs

This cute paper dog and more like it can be found at Paper Magic. 
Make even more of your favorite dog breeds to exhibit 
at your own dog show competition!

Nature Studies For You and Your Doll

       The following introductory Nature Studies are listed here for young people to learn and practice along with their dolls as they play pretend school. Integrated learning materials merge together several learning processes under common themes. The following natural science themes are typical of those subjects written about in American Girl Dolls books. Doll Summer Camps hosted through Parks and Recreation/Summer Camps traditionally include similar natural science lessons and sometimes even dollplay throughout the U.S.  However, it can be difficult for them to find free reading material to integrate into these programs for young crafters to study with. The following lessons may be printed out for camp programs freely. The bulk of the articles originate from the Chicago Natural History Museum. 

• These little introductory lessons are also linked into our Summer Camps and Vacation Indexes for dolls located here.

Find More Nature History Artifacts at Thrifty Scissors: more collections coming...

• The Bird Index
• ark-o-pedia - An Animal Encyclopedia For 4th-6th Grade Readers

       These lessons have been edited and are updated by kathy grimm. The reading levels are for school children in grades 4 - 8. (These levels are estimates!)  Parents and/or educators may read them aloud for younger students if they are too difficult for them to read. 
       If your child cannot attend summer camps, or regular schools this year (due to covid 19), homeschooling parents may find these helpful materials to inspire and organize their children's learning experiences. Set up a doll camp, craft camp or doll classroom and begin integrative learning today! 

• Integrated Curriculum: Definition, Benefits & Examples
• What is Integrated Curriculum?
• PDF Integrated Learning Overview from Radnor Township School District
• Change It Up With Integrated Learning Day

Natural History Introductory Lessons: The Importance of Conservation * Flight * Hibernation is Normal To Many Animals * Hibernation * Horns and Antlers * Scientists, Bones and Tools *

Geology: Nature's Crystals * Rivers As Sculptors of The Land *

Birds: Learn About Baby Birds * The Blue Jay * The Slate-Colored Junco * A Feathered Fisherman * The Wild Turkey, A Vanishing Game Bird * Flower Loving Birds * The Red-winged Blackbird * The Eastern Robin * The English Sparrow * The Herring Gull * Birds of Borneo  * The European Cuckoo * Bustards and Vultures * The Bronze Grackle or Crow Blackbird * The Chimney Swift * The Quetzal - Sacred Bird of The Aztecs * The Eastern Nighthawk * Birds of Borneo * Some Possible Reasons for Bird Migration * Bird and Animal Partnerships * Where to Find The Birds for Beginners * Stork * Bitterns *

Mammals That Live On Land: Cottontail Rabbits * Bats, Ace Fliers * Land Otters * Beavers As Engineers  * White-tailed Fawns * Dogs * Red Fox Family * The American Porcupine * The Majestic Bengal Tiger * Su Lin: The Famous Panda Immigrant * The Man-eaters of Tsavo - Big Cats * A Gorilla Named Bushman * Tree Animals of Borneo * The Very Slow Sloths  * The Reindeer * Strange Australian Animals * Elephants of Today  * The Long Necked Giraffe * American Tapirs * The Koala, A Real Life Teddy Bear? * The Kangaroo Life In The Wild * The Strange Platypus * The Strange Looking Gnu! * Musk-Oxen Of North America * The Orangutan of Borneo - "man of the woods" * The American Elk Or Wapiti * The Anteaters  * Musquash The Muskrat * The Weasel And The Mink * The Skunk and It's Habits * Sir Stickleback, The Hedgehog * The Chimpanzee A Jungle Native * Bears * Some Ways of Self-Preservation Among Animals *

Ocean Life:Marine Mammals: Sea Sponges and Their Relatives * Sharks, Skates and Rays * Coral Gardens * Seals Love Good Company * Starfish: Native of The Sea * Why Right Whales Were Named "Right" * 12 Fascinating Creatures of The Surf * Sea Animals Minus Back Bones * The Common Octopus * Sea Horse *

Reptiles: Learn About Baby Snakes * Crocodile Hunting and Relocating by Harpoon  * The Common Snapping Turtle * The Cobra *

Amphibians: Frog Eggs and Tadpoles *

Insect Life: Insect Mimicry and Protective Coloration * Insect Guests In Our Gardens * Glimpses of Ant Life * Pollen and Nectar Carriers *

Plant Life: The Plants in A Woodland Community * Why Leaves Change Color * Gourds and Pumpkins and Their Uses * The Story of Bread * Evergreens *

Outer Space: Visitors from Outer Space * Magic Sky Lights or The Aurora Borealis * The Man In The Moon *

The Study of Aeronautics/Flight: Different Kinds of Balloons and Their Uses *

Agriculture & Mining: Exotic and Unusual Crops: Cloves * Vanilla * Story of Wheat * Rubber From America * Spices * Ginger * Allspice * The Cloth That Grows On Trees * Cinnamon * Mustard * The Story of Common Salt * Nuts * Chewing Gum *

The Child's Way

James Sully, an English psychologist, minister and
professor of philosophy and logic.

       James Sully was an English psychologist. He was born at Bridgwater, Somerset the son of J.W. Sully, a liberal Baptist merchant and ship-owner. He was educated at the Independent College, Taunton, Regent's Park College, University of Göttingen, where he studied under Lotze, and at Humboldt University, Berlin where he studied under DuBois-Reymond and Helmholtz.

       Sully was originally destined for the nonconformist ministry and in 1869 became classical tutor at the Baptist College, Pontypool. In 1871, however, he adopted a literary and philosophic career. Between 1892 and 1903, he was Grote Professor of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic at University College London, where he was succeeded by Carveth Read.

       An adherent of the associationist his school of psychology, his views had great affinity with those of Alexander Bain. He wrote monographs on subjects such as pessimism, and psychology textbooks, some of the first in English, including The Human Mind (1892). His 1881 Illusions was commended by both Freud and Wundt.

       Sully opened an experimental psychology laboratory at University College London in January 1898. In 1901 he was one of the founder members of the British Psychological Society and in fact personally called the meeting at which the Society was formed.

       Sully died in Richmond, Surrey on 1 November 1923.

Articles by Sully: Edited by Grimm:

• The Transforming Wand
• Fancy's Resting Places
• In Storyland
• The Young Pretender
• The Mysteries of Dolldom
• The Serious Side of Play 

Peeps at The World's Dolls

This lovely lithograph "A Morning Walk" is from the
United States Government Archives. The artist is un-
known. Some of the chapters by Croyden do not
include illustrations so these will be enhanced
 with materials from alternative archives.

      In presenting this book, " Peeps at the World's Dolls," it is a great pleasure to me to think of the many girl doll-lovers into whose hands, I hope, it may come, and of the hours that they may spend in reading it and looking at the pictures. Those in color are direct color photographs, made by myself from the actual dolls, and they faithfully present every shade and detail exactly as these dolls appear.

      Many friends have given me great assistance, and I wish to express my hearty thanks to them as well as to various books. Missionary Societies, and Reference Libraries, which have provided me with information as to costumes, customs, and curious dolls. I have also had the advantage of free access, for purposes of photography and study, to a collection of over three hundred English and foreign dolls (many of them very rare), the property of an old friend.

      To one and all, my best thanks. May the book afford as much pleasure to those who read, as it has given me to write.

      Much of what you will read and view here are the abridged text and photographs by H. W. Canning-Wright. The content has been edited, updated and adapted for classroom use. However, adult visitors may wish to read the original book located at the Internet Archive. 

CONTENTS: Chapters are linked below as these are transcribed and edited for young students.

1. Great Britain: Old English Doll
2. An Automated, American Doll Named Sadie
3. The Feast of Dolls: Hinamatsuri or Doll's Day
4. Russia: Russian Woodmen dolls made from moss, fir, cones, etc...
5. A Flathead Dolly: Native American "Flathead" Papoose Doll in Leather Carrier
6. Lapland: Dolls from Lapland in the typical winter and summer dress
7. Italian Bambinos: Italian Dolls
8. Maria Theresa, of Hungry: Hungarian Dolls
9. The Precious Child of Korea: A Korean Doll
10. Le Belle Franchaise: French Fisherfolk Dolls
11. South African Dolls; Old and New
12. Harald, the Norwegian: Norwegian Peasant Doll
13. Chandi and Kali: The Indian Native Dolls
14. The Best Doll House in Switzerland!
15. Dolores, of Sunny Spain
16. Kopiolani Imagines Her Samoan Dolly
17. Wilhelmina Enjoys The Dutch Flowers
18. The Dolls From Turkey
19. A Mongolian Lady and Manchu Gentleman: Mongolian Dolls
20. Belgium, The Great Adventure
21. A Midsummer Night's Dream

Video by www.unctv.org Doll and Miniature 

Museum of High Point. High Point, NC.

 Come along with Stephanie Bourland 

for an insider's tour of this great little 

museum.