Last month for my birthday, we took the Podlings to the
Sudbury Museum of Childhood. We all had a lovely time there, particularly Lily who we could hardly drag away from the doll's houses. She enjoyed playing with them so much that Mark and I decided then and there that we wanted to try and give her a doll's house for her birthday. We already had the house itself, which my talented grandfather made for me when I was a little girl. The decor is a little worse for wear these days, having seen many hours of play with my sister and me, but it is still a good, solid doll's house and has many years of play left in in it.
I wanted to furnish it with good quality wooden furniture, but was surprised at how expensive that could work out to be. Luckily, I found an excellent deal for a full set of furniture on eBay and my parents and my sister and brother-in-law all chipped in to give Lily a fully furnished doll's house and doll family for her third birthday. The bedroom is a little crowded as the parents and children are all sleeping in the same room, but no-one seems to be objecting!
The house is a big hit with Lily (and with Tom when he can get near it). I hope that it will continue to be enjoyed for many years by all current and future Podlings, and who knows, maybe it will eventually be enjoyed by grandpodlings. I wish my grandad were here to see how much enjoyment his doll's house is still giving.
Last month for my birthday, we took the Podlings to the Sudbury Museum of Childhood. We all had a lovely time there, particularly Lily who we could hardly drag away from the doll's houses. She enjoyed playing with them so much that Mark and I decided then and there that we wanted to try and give her a doll's house for her birthday. We already had the house itself, which my talented grandfather made for me when I was a little girl. The decor is a little worse for wear these days, having seen many hours of play with my sister and me, but it is still a good, solid doll's house and has many years of play left in in it.
I wanted to furnish it with good quality wooden furniture, but was surprised at how expensive that could work out to be. Luckily, I found an excellent deal for a full set of furniture on eBay and my parents and my sister and brother-in-law all chipped in to give Lily a fully furnished doll's house and doll family for her third birthday. The bedroom is a little crowded as the parents and children are all sleeping in the same room, but no-one seems to be objecting!
The house is a big hit with Lily (and with Tom when he can get near it). I hope that it will continue to be enjoyed for many years by all current and future Podlings, and who knows, maybe it will eventually be enjoyed by grandpodlings. I wish my grandad were here to see how much enjoyment his doll's house is still giving.
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