Our Mini AG Project

 How I Made  Mini Addy Walker's Bed and Bedding  ******************************************************************************** Thanks for reading my blog!  In this post I will explain for I made a bed for a mini Addy Walker doll.  First,  Here is a video of the project too!  Learning our History Queenie received the next doll in the historical lineup!   I was excited to learn about Addy's story.  I was so glad for this way to gently introduce the topic of slavery to my sensitive children. We bought the audible book on Audible, and Addy's story is so far, my favorite story of all the historical dolls.  Her struggles are real, and I felt the author did a good job of showing the young readers how horrible it was to be a slave without exposing them to too many of the harsh realities of that life. The hardest part for us to listen to was when Addy's father and brother were sold to another slave owner....

With our newfound love for American Girl Dolls, my daughter and I anxiously awaited the announcment and unveiling of the 2016 Girl of the Year! Since we are collecting the mini dolls, I was watching Amazon for Mini Lea Clark to be available.  But when she didn't show up on Amazon in the first several weeks of January, we were very happy to find her, and her first two books, at Costco for $25.00!  I felt that was a good price, since the books themselves can retail for up to $9.99 and the doll for up to $25.  AG's Rainforest House for 18" dolls.   With doll in hands, we began watching reviews of Lea's Rainforest House and Lea's entire collection  on one of our favorite You Tube Channels, American Girl Ideas .  The American Girl version is a fun playspace with with so much potentional for creative play. But, it's made for the 18" dolls, and costs $400! My Mini Rainforest House!   I began to form my idea of how to c...