I would hate to spend large sums of cash on a doll’s house only to have it played with for a couple of weeks and then abandoned. So why not buy a cardboard one that can be put out for recycling once your kids have had their fun?
Danish company Minimii have set themselves the task of making doll houses and furniture that resemble real homes with an emphasis on stylish, functional and timeless design, only in miniature. They wanted to create toys that appeal to children’s imagination and parents’ sense of quality. So they started with a doll house version of world … [Read more.]
I’m desperate to buy my daughter a doll house but I simply cannot choose one! I was all set to take the plunge this Christmas but just when I narrow my choice, I spot something new and even lovelier than the last.
I’m not sure how much of my pocket money I spent on scented Hello Kitty erasers and pastel Hello Kitty pencils when I was little, but it was a lot. Highly coveted in the 1980s and highly coveted now, Hello Kitty has a massive following. So where would Kitty live? In the Hello Kitty house … [Read more.]
For budding interior decorators aged five and up, Protozone’s Doll House software is sure to thrill.
Every so often I come across a product and I think “Wow! My five-year-old self would have gone mental for that!”. That’s how I felt when I came across this amazing portable dollhouse by Romp.
Being the dollhouse fanatic that I am, I couldn’t go past this new Bamboo Sunshine dollshouse from Hape. We mentioned it just in August 2009 on Babyology and I was able to take a closer look and play with it for a while (longer than I think I was welcome at the stand!)
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We had a chance to talk to Plan Toys at the ABC show in September and see their new green dollhouse (pictured below). Have a look at the video of Alyse from Plan Toys taking us through some details about the dollhouse and also a few other toys.
I am personally a huge fan of the … [Read more.]
Your dream house may not have shag pile carpets, hot pink walls, an elevator, but no bathroom – but for many little girls the first house they aspire to own is a Barbie Dream House. US interior design extraordinaire, Jonathan Adler has turned Malibu Barbie’s Dream House into a real home.
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My mum hated the idea of dollhouses so much (too many small bits and pieces that could get lost/broken/swallowed), she made me my own out of an old, unused wardrobe.
I have no doubt she’d be very impressed with this foam dollhouse from Pottery Barn Kids. Priced at only US$19, the dollhouse is crafted from chlorine-free, … [Read more.]
Babyologists rejoice! We have discovered an eco-friendly dollhouse containing some uber cool features and it’s perfect for either boys or girls. Similar to the Plan Toys green dollhouse we featured in June, the Hape International Bamboo Sunshine dollhouse is – you guessed it - made from bamboo. That in itself is impressive but it really does get so … [Read more.]
International property prices plunging? I don’t think so. Real estate downturn at the best addresses in England and the United States? Not likely. If you are thinking that ‘added extras’ such as flower boxes and a doorbell on your kid’s cubby was going over the top, brace yourself for the extreme. Preschoolers with a mortgage … [Read more.]
