Posted
on August 4, 2013
Whether
they are handcrafted porcelain dolls with dainty pinafores and
exquisitely beaded gowns....or run-of-the-mill plastic dolls
purchased at Toys R Us...or grubby rag dolls missing their
eyes...dolls are common playthings and collectibles all over the
world.
Dolls
are big business! Three Barbie dolls are sold every second, 24 hours
a day, somewhere in the world...and that is just ONE sort of doll!
More than 23 million American Girl dolls have been sold since
1986—and that is just through the mail-order catalog (many more
have been sold in stores)—and that is just a second sort of doll. I
cannot seem to find an estimate of how many dolls of
all kinds
are sold each year—but I'm sure the number would be staggering!
Learn
how to make a cloth doll.
Check
out this Dolls of World Culture pdf (pictures, activities,
worksheets).
Check
out the Barbie Dolls of the World
and this 2-million-dollar doll collection.
I am wondering if my daughters' American Girl dolls are now worth a bit of money, since most of the dolls, costumes, and other items that they own are now retired. Keep in mind whenever you are tossing or donating old dolls, you could check out eBay and other websites to see if anyone is aching to add that exact doll to their collection! I found out that there are informative Wikis for American Girl and Barbie dolls; no doubt there are Wikis or other great sources of information about other types of dolls as well...
Also
on this date:
Plan ahead:
Here
are my Pinterest pages on August
holidays, historical
anniversaries in August,
and August
birthdays.
And
here are my Pinterest pages on September holidays, historical anniversaries in September, and September birthdays.
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