Papa Pete's Doll Blog — Black Dolls

The Best Rag Dolls in America Christmas 2022 Edition

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The Best Rag Dolls in America Christmas 2022 Edition

Picture a beloved cloth doll, the left leg stretched slightly longer and squeezed slightly slimmer, a sure sign that this leg was the ‘handle’ by which that doll has journeyed, dangling upside down through a young girl’s childhood. Or perhaps a different doll, frumpled and lumpy, with the cupid’s bow shadow of a thousand kisses gracing its cheeks. Just like your favorite jeans, often worn and softly formed to fit perfectly to your curves, so do HABA dolls soften and conform to the shape of a child’s love and affection by play. At their core, HABA dolls are well designed,...

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It's not about the skin color, it's about loving you! Giving a Doll.

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It's not about the skin color, it's about loving you! Giving a Doll.
They are never white, they are always Black, Brown, Biracial, or Multicultural. "I want a doll that looks like my grandbaby. She is half Asian and half Black with straight brown hair that curls at the ends and greyish-green eyes." "Do you have something like that?"

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3 Critical Reasons why you MUST buy Black Children Black Dolls!

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3 Critical Reasons why you MUST buy Black Children Black Dolls!
I've been selling dolls for almost two decades, but just recently got interested in learning more about child development. I was shocked to learn how important doll play is to developing and expanding the brain. Black children should have Black Dolls. Asian Children should have Asian Dolls and Hispanic children should have Hispanic dolls.

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