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- Date back to 2000 B.C.
- Materials: Vinyl, porcelain, cloth, clay, wood, paper, rubber, plastic
- Handmade or commercially manufactured
- Often comes with clothes and accessories
- Considered a collectible
- Antique dolls may sell for over $20,000
- American Girl Dolls and Barbie dolls some of the most popular dolls
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A doll is a child's toy, usually in the form of baby or child, that represents another person during play. They are the oldest known toys, and have been found in Ancient Egyptian tombs. Though most people think of dolls as a child's plaything, adults collect dolls as well and many cultures have their own types of dolls, such as Kachina dolls, Russian dolls, and Voodoo dolls.
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Types of Dolls
- Baby dolls: Look like babies, sometimes make noises
- Interactive dolls: Able to "feed" and "change" them
- Fashion dolls: Barbie, Bratz and other smaller dolls you can dress up
- Collectible dolls: Porcelain dolls, American Girl Dolls
- Celebrity dolls: Made to look like singers, actors and celebrities
- Action dolls: Also called action figures, sold mainly to boys
- Doll accessories: Dollhouses, clothes, bottles, Playsets
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Dolls Questions
Are children going to stop playing with ordinary dolls now that the Dora Links Doll is interactive with the web through a computer port? 2 AnswersAs high tech toys come and go each year, the old stand bys such as dolls and even the cardboard box will never leave a child's imagination and love. Kids live ... read more
Is the Dora Links Doll sold out in stores now? 1 AnswerWe still have them in our stores here...Might just be sold out in your area depending on popularity among the children in your town. read more
Do you think the Dora Links Doll will stay popular, or is it just exciting for now because of its unique use of new technology? 1 AnswerI think that the doll-website link is interesting, and will have a short hype-like interest, which will probably endure until after Christmas. After that, I thi... read more -
Dolls Message Boards and Blogs
- Our World of Dolls: The Dolls Portal Forums
- The Fashion Doll Chronicles: The Dollhouse Blog
- Page Six.com: Gallery of the Dolls (February 19, 2008)
- Style Dash: Now You Can Buy Your Child a Kimora Lee Simmons Doll (February 18, 2008)
- Collectors Quest: 13 Retro Dolls From The Wards Catalog (December 27, 2007)
- Crave: Singing Theremin Doll is a Little Creepy (November 2, 2007)
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