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American Doll clothing - sew your own?
I know a few years ago, whenever I went to buy a sewing pattern for me, I had to fight my way through page after page of 'American Doll' patterns, designed to allow your kid and your kid's doll to have matching outfits. Back when I was in my doll phase, I sewed my own weird, trippy Barbie doll clothes out of my mom's sewing scraps. I also made ...
Posted to IM by Greenneck on July 14, 2008
My daughter has learned history and women's rights from AG
As a mom, I was not thrilled with the American Girl doll books. They are not great literature and they are tied into selling the dolls. On the other hand, they have given my daughter a basic framework of understanding for American History. She also cites them to talk about how girls were treated unfairly in the past. Overall, she has gained a ...
Posted to IM by BookMama on July 4, 2008