The only downside is that I wish there was something in the front protecting the doll from damage or theft. It's not as bad as the Daisy I showed you, but her left eye definitely looks outwards more than it should. The characters — Brianna, Koral, Ivy, Nora, and Daisy — each have their unique passion and come with a special DIY activity for kids to create.

Her kit contains everything children will need to make a DIY doll outfit, including fabric, stencils, paint, and instructions. Is it the tag itself that's made out of new material, and the plush used for the animal is reused plastic? The activities could even provide a bonding moment for parents and kids as they relax and enjoy the holiday vacation together.Even though I was hoping to be able to use my sewing machine, it's much more practical to design a kids' project without the need for extensive sewing. Lottie has soft, premium saran nylon hair (with reduced tangle) and is made from phthalate-free vinyl plastic. Ivy is passionate about ending bullying, Nora feels it’s important to be brave and try new things, and kids will learn how to help endangered animals along with Daisy.

She loves to sing and make jewellery, and comes with all that is needed to make DIY friendship bracelets for Ivy and for their friends. g. recycled PET bottles has a relatively long history, so by hindsight I'm somewhat surprised it didn't yet come up as a material to be used for doll clothing. I don't need them for this review, clearly, but I'd still love to lose myself in another fun-filled couple of days with one of these sweet characters.I decided to leave the cute twists on the top of Brianna's head for a little while longer, just in case taking them down made the hair look terrible. On one hand, it teaches a child to reuse old fabric, but also plastic bags, tissue paper or even candy wrappers. Eventually, they could vary the skirt length, omit the straps, hem or fray check the main parts and attach ribbons, then move to more advanced sewing. I'm seconding BlackKitty's feedback regarding the top: I'm 37, and I, too, have tops with similar features (maybe this style is a goth thing? While the shirt is a nice change from some of the provocative clothing that other doll lines flaunt, I'm not sure that Brianna's shirt is something a teen or tween girl would wear.

I do appreciate the eco-friendly aspect and the fact that activities are fun and make sense for the intended audience. That type of sleeves is really something I only saw on like toddler and baby outfits, definitely not in the actual girls section unless on a random dress that my sister wouldn't want, lol. Toys that encourage open-ended play can help kids learn more about themselves, their friends, and the world around them. Brianna's project appealed to me in particular because I knew that (if everything worked) my efforts would yield at least two extra outfits.Samantha didn't sell (she'll go to the Goodwill eventually), so she's just been sitting here in a box. Different plastics sadly tend to age differently, and there have been examples of that having a negative effect of toys in the past (if you look up My Little Pony regrind, you'll see one - a number of ponies have developed random spots of a different colour on their bodies, which the collector community believes to be caused by the factory using reused plastic when making these, and the different plastics breaking down differently over time). but try as I might, I can't think of anything other than plastic for the window, haha, so I see why they left it open. Speaking of recycled things though, the little pet companion's tag puzzled me: while one side says it's made out of recycled plastic, the other side includes "All new material" - what does that mean then?