Pretend Play Toys

A Little Girl’s Dream Home

Most little girls daydream of being a ballerina when they grow up or are busy racing through the garden with their friend looking for fairies. But a love of dollhouses is one thing almost all little girls have in common. Different shapes, colours, and sizes make up the variety of little homes. Whether it is an old fashioned type of style that you can make or a store bought one, there is something for everyone.

You can buy the factory ready Barbie dream house with round picture frames of Ken and Barbie hanging on the walls and all the details taken care of including the electric garage door. Or you can make it together the true old fashioned way. Spend time with your daughter and see what she wants to include. Perhaps instead of Ken and Barbie in those round picture frames she would like pictures of her kitty cat or puppy. Invite her to go to the local hardware store with you to get the perfect wood and just right paint for each room.

Design plans for her dream dollhouse while she sits on your lap. Be sure to incorporate maybe a few of those acrylic domes for sun roofs or possibly a small swimming pool in the downstairs living-room. Use your heads together and see what she wishes for when she has no restraints.

What if you aren’t the handyman type of parent. No problem, you can purchase a kit at hobby stores, hardware shops or on-line. Be sure to have your little girl assist in the decision on which one to purchase when you go to check them out. You can get a few instructions for basic how to step-by-step build a dollhouse. See if they are something you might be interested in trying. It will mean more to her if you both make it than any shiny generic store bought dollhouse that she could just pull from a box.

She will always treasure this and hopefully be able to give it to her kids. However, remember it does not have to be for a particular reason. And it doesn’t have to be any grand surprise. Only because you need her is reason enough. You are giving her the greatest present of all, a lifetime of memories.