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Monday, May 16, 2022

How to make doll camp foods...

Learn how to make the doll coleslaw and printable chocolate candy bars. 

        Here you can see our American Girl doll camp foods: hot dogs with buns, a Mustard girl bottle, corn on the cob, coleslaw,  Jet-Puffed marshmallows with chocolate bars for S'mores, hot dogs and Polish sausages in packages, and hot dogs cooked. 

Three basic steps for making doll
 sized hot dogs.

Craft Supplies for Doll Hot Dogs and Buns:

  • Sculpey oven bake clay
  • acrylic paints: red, brown, tan, white
  • yellow and or red puff paints for mustard and ketchup
  • Mod Podge
  • tiny paint brush
Step-by-Step Instructions:
  1. Roll out two different sizes of "snake" shapes for the hot dog and the bun. The bun will be the larger of the two snakes, the hot dog the smaller. 
  2. Cut these into lengths. The hot dog should measure 1 1/2'' and the bun should be approx. 2 inches long.
  3. Round the tips of both the hot dog and bun by lightly tapping these end down on a smooth surface. Shape gently as needed.
  4. Using a sharp edge, carefully cut down the center of the bun lengthwise. Do not make this cut deep enough to disconnect the sides of the hot dog bun; just make it open enough to slip the hot dog shape inside the bun.
  5. Now gently press the shapes together without misshaping your hot dog and bun.
  6. Bake at 275 degree oven for ten to fifteen minutes.
  7. Paint when cool. Apply the hot dog colors first with a very tiny brush. Let dry.
  8. Paint the outside bun using modeled brown acrylic paint colors until you are satisfied with the color of your faux hot dog buns.
  9. Squeeze out mustard or ketchup using puff paints. Let dry.
  10. Give your camp hot dogs a nice coat of Mod Podge to seal the paints.

More Camp Foods for Dolls:

These corn on the cobs are shaped by pressing them into a small mold.
I then baked the clay forms and painted them with non-toxic acrylic paints.
I used a yellow puff paint to highlight tiny cornels of corn.
Cobs measure 2 1/4" across.

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Saturday, July 6, 2024

DIY a Doll Sized Hostess Stand and Grill

Hostess Stand made from a box.

        A hostess stand may be used as either a reception desk or a concession stand in a doll playset, depending upon the theme of the toy. It is a counter where doll visitors are greeted often in hotel or restaurant toys or counters where food or other shop merchandise is payed for by dolls while living in their pretend environments. 
       Just right, you can see that I have constructed a homemade hostess counter that is very tall, 9 inches, because it is designed to suit several of our family's 18 inch doll playsets. It is constructed from a simple box, 8 1/2'' x 11'', and four recycled wooden marble runs. I attached these marble runs with wood glue, groove side facing inward, at each corner of the box. Then I decoupaged the walls of the hostess stand with contrasted faux wooden panel papers. After all of this dried, I then cut a counter and glued it to the top of the stand and then decoupaged another wooden paper pattern to it's surface.
       I could have left this doll furnishing alone at this point but I decided to glue in shelving so that it would better serve as a concession stand for the ''Americana Bowling Alley.'' 
       This stand will also be used in both a pizza parlor and a hotel in future displays. It is much more practical to build one of these counters for multiple playset themes than to make many of them. However, some parents/children may prefer to design more than one hostess stand in order to expand play with multiple sets at the same time. I will include a few lower counter tops in future posts that are designed to accompany this one under alternative themes.
       As for the color, I chose to keep it a bit modern with clean simple lines and in natural stained wood tones because this is my personal preference, not because it is popular. Your child may wish her hostess stand to be hot pink or purple. Many doll crafters are also still devoted to the grey, neutral color palettes used in early 21rst Century dollhouses and will select white for their doll furniture no matter what the latest furniture craze is about.
       In our bowling alley, I use this hostess stand as a counter for the dolls to serve the traditional foods purchased at bowling alleys in the United States. This fare includes things like hot dogs and chips, burgers and fries and also malts and milkshakes.
       I wanted to make a more authentic looking commercial grill with glass windows in order to view the food as it cooks. But, I wasn't really sure how to make one until I spied a small, plastic earring box at a garage sale. Apparently, these are often sold at dollar stores according to my adult children who often marvel at my ignorance...

Supply List for The Commercial Grill:
  • one plastic earring jewelry box
  • grocery fliers with interesting pictures of grills, hamburgers and hotdogs, flames and charcoal
  • silver metal tape (This gives the grill a commercial grade feel)
  • small cardboard tubes (roll these and make alternatively)
  • extra cardboard (cereal box)
  • Mod Podge for sealing and applying the decoupage
  • Sculpey for food (coming soon)

Left, The doll sized commercial grill assembled without food. Right, the grill and it's parts.
 
       To make this commercial grade grill the unique features are necessary. This kind of grill allows hungry dolls to see through the top while the hot dogs are spinning on the warming tubes and the hamburgers are sizzling on the grill. I will post pretend food for the grill and link to it here soon!

Step-by-Step Instructions for The Grill:
  1. Wipe down the plastic jewelry box with something like Windex. This will remove dirt and oil from it's surfaces so that glues will work better. It will also improve the application of the metal tape.
  2. Cut pictures of grilling dogs and burgers from your local grocery store fliers and apply these using Mod Podge on the sides only of the plastic jewelry box. You may also decoupage the lower front half of the box in front using clippings of words like: ''Summer Fun'', ''Sizzling Hot'' and ''Grilling Greats'' Just as long as you leave enough of the transparent lid undisturbed for the viewing of grilling meats.
  3. Cut and shape slender tubes to fit on and over the first plastic earring bar and glue them together.
  4. There are four tubes, the same shape but the second tube from the front has a slip down it's length so that this tube fits over the plastic earring bar and hold the rest of these tubes in place. 
  5. Cover the cardboard tubes with metal tape.
  6. Underneath the earring bar is a plastic shelf, cut a piece of cardboard to fit over this shelf and cover it with metal tape. Fit it tightly in place, this is where hamburger patties are grilled.
  7. Inside of the drawer shape vertical, thin walls cut from cardboard and covered with metal tape. I made two inserts to create three sections inside the drawers where condiments may be stored.

The grill shown open, lid up and the grill shown with the extra drawer for assembling the hot dogs
 and burgers with toppings is seen open and empty.

Above are three signs, print and choose one to decoupage to the front of your grill.

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Monday, July 30, 2018

DIY Pet Beds for Your Doll's Dog or Cat

       Covering doll furniture with cotton and fabric is not as difficult as it looks. However, it does take a bit of practice and patience! After awhile you will get used to the process and improve greatly as you go. Start with something simple, like a tiny bed for Barbie's pets.
Barbie and Ken have many pets, so they need to have pet beds for both
dogs and cats.
These little cats sleep in the utility room so we've trimmed
out their bedding with yellow calico to match the decor of
the doll's utility room.

Supply List:
  • Calico scraps and matching felt colors
  • cardboard
  • hot glue and hot glue gun
  • needle and thread
  • oval sponge (one cut in half or two separate)
  • masking tape
  • four beads of equal size for each bed
Step-by-Step Directions:
  1. Purchase your round sponge first before cutting or measuring any of the materials for this project. I cut my sponge in half to make two beds. However, you may decide to use two separate sponges for each bed instead. Cutting a sponge in half is not very easy to do. 
  2. Choose your pet's bed fabric to coordinate with other furnishings inside in your doll's house if you like. 
  3. Place your sponge on top of a piece of cardboard and draw around the circumference of it. Now you can cut this oval shape out to use as both a pattern and a part of your pet's bed.
  4. To fashion the sides of the pet bed, cut a one inch strip of cardboard out and round off the corners a bit.
  5. Now tape and paste this strip to the outside edge of the cardboard base to form the side. Let this dry. Make sure to leave a space around one half of the pet's bed without a side. This will make the bed easy to get in and out of. (shown just right)
  6. Set your sponge onto the wrong side (A sewing term that means backside.) of the calico you have selected. Draw with a pencil around the edge of the sponge on top of the fabric. Now draw a second line approximately 2 inches away from this shape. You need to cut your fabric just a little bit larger than the actual sponge so that you can wrap the fabric and tape it in place over the top half of the sponge.
  7. Don't worry about wrapping your pieces to look clean where you will be putting hot glue anyway. 
  8. Now, wrap the cardboard pet bed in the same way, taping down the left over corners down to the inside interior of the bed. (see photo below)
  9. Hot glue the covered sponge into the covered pet bed frame. 
  10. Hot glue a oval piece of felt to the bottom of your pet's bed. (see photo below)
  11. Hot glue on four beads for feet. (see photo below)
  12. Sew seams down around the bed's wrapped edges if necessary.
Right, see how messy the inside of this bed looks! But, I'm going to hot glue the covered sponge over this, so it's o.k.
if it's a bit messy! Center, I have hot glued the matching felt to the bottom of each pet bed and this covers up the tape
used to wrap the bottom edges with fabric. Then I glued four beads on the bottom to act as 'legs' for the pet beds.
Right, my finished projects. I used a needle and thread to sew the seams down as well.
The doll's dog sleeps in the blue and green bedroom so we've selected a coordinating calico print to trim out his bed.
The dog is made from chenille stems. You can learn how to make one similar to mine by visiting Art Education Daily.
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Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Doll Technology Index

Sample of artifacts about technology for doll play listed below.

       "Technology is the sum of techniques, skills, methods, and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation. The simplest form of technology is the development and use of basic tools. The prehistoric discovery of how to control fire and the later Neolithic Revolution increased the available sources of food, and the invention of the wheel helped humans to travel in and control their environment. Developments in historic times, including the printing press, the telephone, and the Internet, have lessened physical barriers to communication and allowed humans to interact freely on a global scale." Wikipedia

Craft Appliances for Your Dolls:

  1. How to build a fireplace for an American Girl dollhouse - One of many crafted examples of fireplaces for dolls on this blog. Click on the tags at the bottom of it's post to see many more printables and crafts related to fireplaces. Fireplace history too.
  2. Make a paper mache doll blow dryer - small, handheld appliance for personal hygiene for your doll
  3. Craft doll sized hot rollers - just for show but oh so cute hot roller appliance!
  4. Make a foam flat screen television - craft television for dolls
  5. DIY Clamshell Laptop for Your Favorite Doll - our version of doll laptop comes with a clamshell shaped top
  6. DIY a Gas Stove Top and Oven for Barbie's Family - all dolls need to cook in something!
  7. Craft A Horno Oven for Josefina or Kaya - a historically accurate design of outdoor ovens used by both Native Americans and frontiersman 
  8. DIY a Washer and Dryer for Barbie - recycle your food containers to craft for a doll's laundry room
  9. Make Mini Golf Tee Flashlights - tiny appliance craft for camping out with your dolls...
  10. Craft a Miniature Ironing Board and Iron - appliances to help maintain Barbie's wardrobe, of course...
  11. Sculpt a Stone Faced Fireplace for a 12" Doll's House - a 11 1/2" dollhouse version of a stone fireplace
  12. Craft a Small Wooden Gumball Machine - candy for dolls
  13. How I Restored An OG Gourmet Kitchen Set - more doll related kitchen appliances
  14. DIY a Bakery Kitchen Unit from a Box - turn a box into a bakery oven/sink console for a doll
  15. How to make a doll sized inhaler - assistive technology craft for the doll that has trouble breathing on his or her own...
  16. Two doll lamps made from recycled materials -  durable for play, these don't actually light up...
  17. Make a Doll-Sized Hot Water Bottle - using foam sheets and a hot glue gun
  18. Sew a doll's electric blanket for cold winter nights!
  19. What is inside Maryellen Larkin's Refrigerator? - listing of accessories, history and links for hand-crafted replacements 
  20. How to craft a doll sized cell phone - easy peasy!
  21. How to make a ''Boombox'' for your 18'' dolls
  22. Craft doll camp kazoos - tiny instruments, easy for kids and dolls to play
  23. Commercial Grade Grill - warm hot dogs on rollers and grill burgers
  24. How to make a doll's turntable for your 80s and 90s fans - made using pre-fab turntable and record novelty coaster set
  25. Craft a vintage tape recorder for those 1960s and 70s dolls - uses tape cassette stickers

Appliance Printables:

Advertisements About Vintage Technology:

Toy Minis and Found Objects for Doll Play:

How Does Technology Influence Play? 

  1. Some old technologies make wonderful toys!  - record players
  2. Explore outer space with the Luciana Vega doll
  3. Kids can craft their very own Jumping Jacks - very low tech...
  4. Read about automata dolls - links to these unique mechanical wonders
  5. Doll examples from the 1960s with hair that grows!
  6. Apartment Dollhouse Modernized with Elevator - dollhouse plans
  7. Build A Simple, Wooden Doll Cradle - free plans
  8. How to Construct A Play Castle - lifesize 
  9. Vintage Plans for A Fire-Engine, Motor-Lorry & A Steam-Roller 
  10. Pinocchio The Puppet by Hi Sibley
  11. Vintage DIY Play Kitchen Stove Top & Oven - from our family's Christmas blog
  12. A Jukebox for Your Doll's Diner - two from our doll's diner
  13. Find a doll-sized crane arcade bank . . .  - game with a claw and tiny toys, deposit coins in a bank

Innovation In Doll Play from Toy Makers and Doll Reviewers: Excellent video from Youtube

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Thursday, July 18, 2019

How I Restored An "Our Generation Gourmet Kitchen Set"

The before and after photos of my "Our Generation Gourmet Kitchen." I papered the back
 splash, painted the burners, painted the lighter pink trim and shelving white, replaced the clock,
 covered the old hinges, added a view behind the window panes (free alternative here) and then
 papered hot pink shelves.
 
Restoring The Food and Accessories That Once Came With The Kitchen

Above are the vintage doll foods from Japan that I purchase from a local
estate sale. I paid fifty cents for two small, unopened bags. Each piece
measures approximately 3/4" across. Top Left fruit are: watermelon, pear,
pineapple, lemon, bananas, grapes, two apples, pomegranate and orange.
Top, Right breads are: two toasted cheese, three plain glazed donuts and
and one larger bagel. Bottom Left meats are: two hamburgers, hot dog,
two pork chops, Cornish hen, lobster and two fried eggs that are sunny-
side-up. Bottom Right vegetables are: two small iceberg lettuce heads,
two carrots, one tomato, one yellow onion, head of cauliflower, celery
stalks, one red beet, a cucumber, one green pepper and one lonely potato.
All of the play foods are made of paper mache and hand-painted. I don't
know a date but the packaging looked very old. One of the hamburgers
is marked Japan.  This tiny collection adequately replaces similar food 
 items that once came with the collection belonging to the Our Genera-
tion Gourmet Kitchen. In fact, I'd say it greatly improves it altogether.
       This doll kitchen set came with a large collection of food items. However, I was only able to purchase the single, larger unit from resale for $4.99.  So over a period of several weeks, I managed to collect & craft most of the following items to replace what once accompanied it. Below I've listed the original contents of the sets normally sold at Target, and now also at Amazon, so that visitors may also be encouraged to undertake a similar challenge.
       The bad news is, as you may also have noted, I did not obtain the original refrigerator with the used kitchen! The good news is that I will be making a DIY for a doll refrigerator in the near future and link it up to this post when it has been completed.
       I've included lists of those items accompanying three popular doll kitchen sets so that you can decide which of the three you might prefer to purchase in the future or, you could go the least expensive route like myself, and hunt one of these down at resale or on ebay. Printing the lists out and working off of these makes crafting or purchasing similar items easier. 
  • To see a review of the original Our Generation Kitchen set by IconaDollies. My set is the version with a hot pink kitchen counter. This review is of a red kitchen set with the same design features.
Above are custom grocery items made from my vintage label printables.
Shown here are: a sack of flour, country ham, Five Roses Cake Flour,
two bags of dried peas and two frozen packages of Ozark Strawberries.
The Original Food Items: Note - I have seen alternative, updated food sets for My Generation Kitchen set that come with egg trays + removable brown eggs, plastic milk cartons, butter with a transparent container and removable lid, a raspberry fruit basket, an additional skillet with a clear plastic lid, realistic salt and pepper shakers, a clear plastic cookie jar with a removable lid, a clear bottle of olive oil with a silver spout, peanut butter jar and Nutella jar etc... So depending upon when and where you purchased this set will determine what is included in your version of this play kitchen.
  1. colorful marshmallow flavored cereal box (empty)
  2. fruity crunch flavored cereal box (empty)
  3. a paper container for pretend orange juice (empty)
  4. hot chocolate mix, including 2 sachets inside
  5. a paper container for pretend milk (empty of course)
  6. 100 percent hamburger patties, freezer box (empty)
  7. rainbow pops made with 100 percent fruit juice (empty)
  8. a Sunday ice cream kit (empty)
  9. an egg container for 12 extra large eggs (empty) - farm fresh eggs here!
  10. a small empty bag for All Purpose Flour
  11. two 3 dimensional chocolate chip muffins
  12. two 3 dimensional cup cakes (red and blue icing) - see how we mad blue and red cupcakes with rosettes
  13. three chocolate chip cookies
  14. one small plastic can of tuna fish
  15. one small plastic can of peaches - fresh peaches here, not canned
  16. two small plastic sandwiches sliced in cross length shapes
  17. three plastic eggs stuck together
  18. a soft red plastic tomato
  19. a soft orange plastic orange
  20. a soft, red plastic pepper - peppers and tomatoes sculpted using oven-bake clay
  21. a wedge of Swiss cheese 
  22. a cardboard box of butter - handmade dairy items for play
The vintage labels for doll canned foods above include: yams, asparagus, pineapple, pickles, spinach, tuna
baking powder, pumpkin, and pet foods for both a dog and a cat. The copyrights for my versions of these
labels are free for people to print out and craft with but not sell. Link back to the originals if you wish but
don't republish or redistribute them from alternative other websites please.
Kitchen Dishes, Tools, Accessories & Decorative Items:
  1. a blue, transparent, plastic serving pitcher
  2. a pink plastic drying rack + the draining tray that accompanies such kitchen equipment
  3. a plastic cookie sheet
  4. a plastic muffin baking tin
  5. two blue plastic glasses that match the serving pitcher
  6. three plastic shakers with red, white and blue caps for spices
  7. a set of red plastic measuring spoons
  8. a plastic spatula with a blue handle and grey tip - doll kitchen utensils crafts
  9. a plastic spoon with a grey handle and blue tip
  10. a remote, plastic, red phone and charging unit (phone can be removed)
  11. a red, plastic hand mixer (grey beaters that are permanently attached)
  12. a plastic, soft soap dispenser (red lid, white container)
  13. white and red, plastic spray bottle for pretend cleaning fluid
  14. a grey frying pan with a red plastic handle - how to make doll sized pots, pans and skillets here
  15. two blue polka-dot plates made from plastic (polka-dots are white)
  16. a plastic, blue polka-dot mixing bowl (goes with plates)
  17. a white sponge for cleaning counter tops
  18. a transparent measuring cup
  19. two small decorative plants with attached plastic pots
  20. Three plastic, white canisters for: flour, sugar, and coffee beans (Traditional canister sets usually include four pieces, the fourth being used for tea) - spool craft canister set
  21. two red plastic soup bowls
  22. two tall, white plastic chocolate mugs (not coffee mugs, the shapes are traditional to hot chocolate sets crafted a couple of centuries ago) - how to craft hot cocoa
  23. one grey, plastic loaf pan - Our version of this craft here.
  24. a pale pink sink strainer ( These are made to fit over the top of a sink so that veggies and fruit may be washed thoroughly; directly under the faucet.)
These tiny granola cereal boxes are made from advertising on
the side panel of an actual cereal box. They are just the right
size for a Barbie doll. See how to make the same for 18" dolls.
*Note, the colors of items may vary according to the color combinations of your kitchen set.
*Second, many of items in all sets are doubled up to increase the count of how many accessories and pieces of food come in each play kitchen set. 
* I don't mention the kitchen hardware on the lists.

Here is a listing also of all kitchen items normally included with the Journey Girl Gourmet Kitchen set originally sold by Toys-R-Us. You can view the exact toy kitchen sets here by Just Craft It.

The Original Food Items:
  1. white, plastic milk carton - Doll dairy container crafts pictured here.
  2. one paper juice carton
  3. one box of butter (empty)
  4. three, orange plastic carrots stuck together
  5. three, yellow plastic bananas stuck together
  6. one plastic orange
  7. one red condiment bottle of ketchup
  8. one yellow condiment bottle of mustard 
  9. two plastic pieces of toast
  10. one green plastic head of lettuce - How to make Bibb lettuce for your dolls
  11. one red plastic tomato
  12. one brown, plastic chocolate cake sliced into four pieces - pretty pom-pom chocolate cake craft
  13. four chocolate cup cakes
  14. four sugar cookies iced with pink plastic - Our sugar cookie star versions with jelly filled, heart shaped centers...
  15. one large uncut sandwich
  16. one cardboard cereal box (empty)
  17. one box of processed macaroni and cheese (empty) - how to make pasta boxes for doll pantry...
  18. one plastic green celery or broccoli? - doll size celery handmade
  19. one box of Neapolitan ice cream for the freezer (empty)
  20. two boxes of frozen veggies (empty)
Our set of very realistic looking desert erasers are now
kept in the doll's kitchen. These include: ice cream cones,
ice cream pops, ice cream sandwiches and dishes of
ice cream.
Kitchen Dishes, Tools, Accessories & Decorative Items:
  1. a free standing, green colored mixer with matching beaters
  2. a grey, plastic mixing bowl
  3. one white plastic mixing bowl
  4. a set of pale green measuring spoons
  5. a green, plastic toaster - two versions of cardboard toaster crafts here
  6. a grey, plastic drying rack
  7. a grey, plastic ice cube tray (comes with 6 pieces of removable, heart shaped, plastic ice)
  8. a grey, plastic pot with a detachable lid
  9. two, green canisters with attached lids
  10. a pale pink, plastic cake stand
  11. two transparent containers with grey lids
  12. a grey cookie sheet
  13. two, red, heart shaped serving bowls
  14. a pale pink strainer
  15. two see-through plastic cups
  16. one lemon scented, liquid dish soap bottle
  17. a set of little salt and pepper shakers - button-top salt and pepper shakers here
  18. one plastic spatula
  19. one cookbook (doesn't have actual pages)
  20. two pale pink plates
  21. two pale pink coffee cups - Our paper tube coffee mug craft here.
  22. two see-through glasses
  23. one pink oven mitt
  24. one pink hot pad - braid vintage fruity potholders for dolls
  25. two sets of grey, plastic silverware including:one knife, one fork and one spoon - See how you can make silverware for dolls from cardboard here.
  26. a transparent measuring cup with a spout
  27. a pink hand mixer with attached grey, plastic beaters
  28. a green container for mixing spoons and spatula
  29. a plastic shaped bread box with a bread shaped lid
  30. a grey plastic cutting board
Our dolls now have a selection of sushi erasers to eat.
Last, but certainly not least, is a listing of all the supplies sold along with a Gourmet American Girl Doll kitchen set: Review by American Girl Spirit

The Original Food Items:
  1. one box of baking oats (empty)
  2. one box of apple cinnamon stars cereal (empty) - How to make cereal boxes for your dolls here.
  3. one box of pet food (empty) - Can labels for doll pet food here.
  4. one box of brown sugar (empty)
  5. one tiny box of baking soda (empty)
  6. four plastic chocolate chip cookies
  7. four plastic dark brown chocolate brownies - make rich chocolate brownies in a casserole here
  8. half a loaf of bread
  9. three slices of cut bread to insert into the toaster
  10. one green basket of strawberries (removable)
  11. one green basket of blue berries (removable) - Baskets of fruits with free pattern too!
  12. two canisters: one for flour and the other for sugar (clear plastic, contain glitter, color labels, non-removable lids)
  13. white plastic milk jug - Milk containers both glass and paper here...
  14. clear plastic olive oil bottle
  15. white plastic egg carton with eggs
  16. plastic butter on a blue butter dish (comes with a clear plastic lid) - See our dairy for dolls to learn how to make butter sticks.
  17. rolled out sugar cookie dough
  18. pet food and water (removable) - Dog water and food bowl craft here.
A collection of food shaped erasers are just the right size
 for our 18inch dolls. pizza slices, burger, hot dogs,
 fries and sandwiches all look delicious!
Kitchen Dishes, Tools, Accessories & Decorative Items:
  1. one grey square brownie tray - Our replacement versions here.
  2. one grey bread pan
  3. a green toaster that pops your doll's toast up and lowers it down with a built in spring - our craft version of toasters here
  4. one grey plastic skillet with a pink handle
  5. one grey plastic pasta pot with blue handles
  6. two dark pink soup/cereal bowls
  7. two white plastic plates with colorful designs
  8. two metal spoons
  9. two metal forks
  10. a salt shaker made of clear plastic and grains of salt
  11. a pepper shaker that looks like metal - button top salt and pepper shaker craft
  12. one plastic whisk (metal looking handle, rusty orange whisk)
  13. one plastic mixing spoon (rusty orange)
  14. one plastic rubber spatula (pink and grey)
  15. multi-colored measuring spoons
  16. grey plastic measuring cups
  17. one butter knife with metal looking blade and green handle
  18. a blue plastic recipe box
  19. a plastic pen for writing with
  20. note cards made of paper for recipe box
  21. eight spice jars with a sheet of sticker labels - Our replacements for doll sized spices...
  22. 2 clear plastic glasses
  23. one plastic rolling pin - Make your own rolling pin and sugar cookie dough here.
  24. one yellow mixing bowl
  25. one grey cookie sheet - My versions of a cookie sheet craft here.
  26. a polka-dot pink hot pad
  27. a polka-dot pink apron - Directions for sewing a simple doll apron here.
  28. a peach mixer that spins two alternative attachments: a whisk and a bread dough kneader
  29. a large mixing bowl with measurement markings on the side (clear plastic + handle)
  30. pink square trash can
See More Toy Kitchen Reviews for 18" Dolls:
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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

"Bite To Eat Diner" verses "Seaside Diner"

        The My Generation Diner itself includes: a checkered black and hot pink faux linoleum floor, a pink pay phone, a chalkboard for the menu, a juke box (plays music) at the table for two, a shuttered window that moves, a large counter-top with faux marble look, a spinning cake and desert display unit, the counter lights-up with neon lights, a wall that attaches to the back of the counter that looks like stainless steal.

The Food Accessories In "Bite To Eat" Diner: Again, I will link into crafts that I have posted to replace those pieces you do not have for either Diner set in the near future...

  • two pink and orange stools
  • one cake/cake stand with domed lid: strawberry cake with white icing and chocolate covered strawberry topping, drip styled strawberry icing too (one slice may be removed)
  • one banana split in a transparent plastic dish
  • silverware, two of each: fork, knife and spoon
  • two blue bowls
  • two plastic cups
  • a plastic pitcher
  • two dinner plates and two dessert plates matched set
  • a faux metal napkin dispenser with one napkin
  • large sugar shaker for table
  • salt and pepper shakers with colored glitters inside the pepper
  • one vinegar bottle (empty)
  • vintage, plastic ketchup and mustard bottles 
  • one hamburger that comes in pieces: lettuce, buns, beef patty, pickles
  • a grilled cheese sandwich
  • a hot dog with a bun that comes apart for play
  • 4 Entrees attached to dinner plates: smoked meat sandwich with pickle, spaghetti and meatballs, fish sticks with lemon slice and red dipping sauce, and pancake stack with butter slices, maple syrup and three blue berries on the side
  • 1 dessert attached to desert plate: brownie, whipped cream and cheery on top
  • Loose single serve foods that may be stacked separately on the empty plates: eggs sunny-side-up, two slices of bacon, loose stack of sausages (3)
  • One bowl of tomato soup with saltine crackers
  • 1 plate of french fries and red/white checkered napkin
  • 9 doughnuts iced: lime, strawberry and chocolate
  • 6 heart-shaped cookies with jelly filling and glaze icing
  • cupcakes 3 of each: red velvet with cream cheese icing, chocolate with pink strawberry icing, vanilla with fluffy white icing + each has a cherry on top
  • A lattice work blueberry pie that can be removed from a faux tin pie plate: it comes with one slice of pie that can be removed and served separately
  • 1 dish of pink ice cream and red syrup, the dish has a pedestal base
  • one blue cup of coffee with saucer
  • One coffee pot filled
  • 2 sodas: grape and coke come with straws
  • 2 juice drinks: grape and cherry with straws
  • 1 strawberry milkshake with whipped cream and cherry and straw
  • paper money, plastic coins
  • chalk for writing on the menu board
  • order forms for the diner treats and meals
       The American Girl, Maryellen's "Seaside Diner" itself includes: an attached vintage milkshake machine, a black pay phone, a white counter top with stainless steal edging, faux glass blocks at one end, a neon "Seaside Diner" sign that lights up, clips for orders, two stainless steel stools with vinyl-like blue cushions, tiled counter sides and floor. This unit is very authentic 1950s retro design with accurate colors: pastel pink, blue and white. The primary unit also plays conversations and music.
       The seating unit includes a coral colored top with stainless steel edge and grey metal table leg. Two bench seating covered in authentic glossy vinyl upholstery.

The Food Accessories In "Seaside" Diner:

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Monday, June 20, 2022

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.

       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. 

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.  

The Musical Celebrations of Juneteenth:

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...

African-American Writers, Dancers, Poets and Businessmen:

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.

Artifacts For Integrating History, Literature and doll play:

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.
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Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Camp for Dolls Interested In Farming

Left, beekeeping. Next, gardening. Center Right, printable seed packs.
Far Right, sculpting fruits and veggies for doll play. These are activities
we have included in the index below.
 
        This doll camp introduces kids to life on the farm, agricultural studies and farm activities typically associated with animal husbandry and agriculture. In 2022, I will be building up reading artifacts here for young students to learn from while playing farm with their dolls. These artifacts are on 5th grade reading level.

General Topics: Life On A Farm:
Here is a mystery jigsaw puzzle for you to solve.
Reading/Lesson Plans/Crafts: The Care of Animals: Articles by Hunt edited by Grimm
Chickens: The chicken is a domesticated junglefowl species, with attributes of wild species such as the grey and the Ceylon junglefowl that are originally from Southeastern Asia. Rooster or cock is a term for an adult male bird, and a younger male may be called a cockerel. A male that has been castrated is a capon. An adult female bird is called a hen and a sexually immature female is called a pullet.
Sheep: are domesticated, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Numbering a little over one billion, domestic sheep are also the most numerous species of sheep. An adult female is referred to as a ewe , an intact male as a ram, occasionally a tup, a castrated male as a wether, and a young sheep as a lamb.
Goats: The goat is a member of the animal family Bovidae and the tribe Caprini, meaning it is closely related to the sheep. There are over 300 distinct breeds of goat. It is one of the oldest domesticated species of animal, according to archaeological evidence that its earliest domestication occurred in Iran at 10,000 calibrated calendar years ago.
Mules: are the offspring of a male donkey (jack) and a female horse (mare). Horses and donkeys are different species, with different numbers of chromosomes. Of the two first-generation hybrids between these two species, a mule is easier to obtain than a hinny, which is the offspring of a female donkey (jenny) and a male horse (stallion).
Cattle and Dairy Cows:  are large domesticated bovines. They are most widespread species of the genus Bos. Adult females are referred to as cows and adult males are referred to as bulls.
Pigs: often called swine, hog, or domestic pig when distinguishing from other members of the genus Sus, is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is variously considered a subspecies of Sus scrofa (the wild boar or Eurasian boar) or a distinct species.
Ducks and Geese: ducks are species of waterfowl in the family Anatidae. Ducks are generally smaller and shorter-necked than swans and geese, which are members of the same family.
Turkeys and Guineas: The earliest turkeys evolved in North America over 20 million years ago. They share a recent common ancestor with grouse, pheasants, and other fowl. The wild turkey species is the ancestor of the domestic turkey, which was domesticated approximately 2,000 years ago.
Dogs On The Farm: a domesticated descendant of the wolf, and is characterized by an upturning tail. The dog is derived from an ancient, extinct wolf, and the modern wolf is the dog's nearest living relative.
Reading/Lesson Plans/Crafts for Bee Keeping:
Reading/Lesson Plans/Crafts: Gardening: 
Farm Themed Writing Assignments:
Changes In Farming:
Natural History Reading Artifacts In Agriculture & Mining: Exotic and Unusual Crops: spices, oils, trees and some valuable minerals.
  1. Cinnamon - Cinnamon has been used by man since Biblical times and is often mentioned in both the Old and the New Testaments.
  2. Spices - Spices add the zip and flavor to many of our foods. Without the familiar pepper, mustard, vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves, as well as countless other less known spices, our meals would be flat and tasteless.
  3. Rubber From America - To the natives of tropical America must be given the credit for the first utilization of the latex from which rubber is made.
  4. Story of Wheat - Wheat is today the commonest and one of the most important of all grains and cereals.
  5. Cloves - There is an old saying that cloves will grow only where they can see the sea.
  6. Vanilla - A climbing orchid, native to the hot moist forests of tropical America, is the chief source of vanilla. This favorite flavoring is obtained from the fully grown but unripe cured fruits.
  7. Ginger - Long before Europeans were acquainted with the wonders of spices, the East knew and honored ginger the same ginger that we know today in gingerbread and gingersnaps.
  8. Allspice - Wouldn't it be wonderful if you could get an ice cream that would taste like chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla all at the same time? Unfortunately there is no such ice cream, but there is a spice that tastes like cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg all mixed up!
  9. The Cloth That Grows On Trees - Money may not grow on bushes, but clothing sometimes grows on trees!
  10. Mustard - it's uses and history
  11. The Story of Common Salt - One of the most valuable and useful of minerals is Common Salt. No one knows when man first began its use.
  12. From Chiclero To Chewing Gum - The chew in your chewing gum came originally from the damp and humid jungles of Central or South America, or perhaps from far-away Malaya.
Interesting Video About Animals On The Farm:
Farmers & Gardeners From Around The Globe Share On Youtube:
Music About Farmers and Farm Life: There are many songs about farm life, below is just a small sample...
Future Farmers of America at YouTube:
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