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Sunday, September 28th, 2008 01:01 pm
dollhouse ftw?
So I was thinking about what to get my niece for Christmas. I like to get building sets for all children regardless of sex, as I as a child liked to build things for my dolls (and put them into many kinds of cars to zoom around). No, the things were not electronic or attached to electricity--that came later.
Anyway, to combine her love of dolls and the color pink to this, does anyone have recommendations on dollhouse building kits? Fun ones? That involve paint and glue and messy things so I can send her back to her mother with a strong sense of personal satisfaction? I'll be helping. Oh yes, I'll be helping.
Anyway, to combine her love of dolls and the color pink to this, does anyone have recommendations on dollhouse building kits? Fun ones? That involve paint and glue and messy things so I can send her back to her mother with a strong sense of personal satisfaction? I'll be helping. Oh yes, I'll be helping.
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From:What size and what price range are you thinking of?
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From:Maybe she'd also like a castle? For fairy princesses and such...
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From:Assuming she's in the pre-teen area, here are some recommendations that I have: look for ones that don't use too many tools. I had a kit that involved having to saw things to the right length, doing stuff with C-clamps, etc -- that was great, and all, but I just didn't have the time or the space or anything to finish that one. The one I finished, the pieces were stamped out and I had to carefully extract them from the boards, but that was OK. I needed, iirc: Elmer's glue, an X-acto knife, sandpaper, C-clamps, paint & paintbrushes.
It was very similar to this:
http://www.heartlandamerica.com/browse/item.asp?PIN=65292&SC=WIF10001&
I would advise against anything with complicated gingerbready trim. It's easy to break and I had several sobbing fits as I tried to extract it from the stamped boards. Not fun! Yes, you can glue it back together but it's very stressful.
I would also suggest that, since you'll be helping her, you suggest she paint the pieces before putting them together. It's hella annoying to paint afterwards; you have to mask things off and blah blah blah. Easiest to do it before constructing.
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From:A quick google reveals that
http://www.overstock.com/Sports-Toys/Dollhouses/3161/subcat.html
has a number of kits for very reasonable prices, with varying reviews.
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From:...and omg, now I do! *thumbtacks entry to see what everyone else comes up with*
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(yeah, that was useful. sorry)
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From:Any recs for boys' books, just in the Harry Potter stage? I've picked up the Pratchett Bromeliad Trilogy, the first Diane Duane So You Want To Be A Wizard book...any other suggestions?
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