My destructive tendencies were generally satisfied with changing Barbie heads (which was our way to change hairdos) and putting GIJoe's hands where his feel should be.
Frances tends to be pretty good with dolls other than a tendency to leave them on the floor. She likes to change their hairdos and undress them, but no haircuts so far. She wanted to with one doll and I explained that doll hair doesn't grow back, so she decided not to do it. I think part of it is her grandmother collects antique dolls (and even lets Frances play with some of them) so she has a sense that a doll is to play with, but also to take care of.
I tend to agree that the Sasha dolls should be put away (I sold my old dolls on eBay a few years ago and got almost $500 for them, so consider them collectibles). Frances knows where the scissors are kept and, since she likes to do art, she considers all art supplies (like pens, crayons, glue, scissors, etc) hers and available to her whenever she wants them. It'd be easier for me to limit access to the dolls than access to the scissors.
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My destructive tendencies were generally satisfied with changing Barbie heads (which was our way to change hairdos) and putting GIJoe's hands where his feel should be.
Frances tends to be pretty good with dolls other than a tendency to leave them on the floor. She likes to change their hairdos and undress them, but no haircuts so far. She wanted to with one doll and I explained that doll hair doesn't grow back, so she decided not to do it. I think part of it is her grandmother collects antique dolls (and even lets Frances play with some of them) so she has a sense that a doll is to play with, but also to take care of.
I tend to agree that the Sasha dolls should be put away (I sold my old dolls on eBay a few years ago and got almost $500 for them, so consider them collectibles). Frances knows where the scissors are kept and, since she likes to do art, she considers all art supplies (like pens, crayons, glue, scissors, etc) hers and available to her whenever she wants them. It'd be easier for me to limit access to the dolls than access to the scissors.