So I'm a SUCKER for books in case you didn't know. When I hosted a Scholastic Book Fair at one of my schools back in February, I knew I wouldn't be able to make it out without a purchase or two (and hey, I was helping my school earn free books, so it was for a good cause). Along with the Olympic Mascot book I got because I was feeling all patriotic and such, I also could NOT resist this book of paper dolls.
This is the sort of thing I would have gone mental for when I was a child. I loved Barbie's, dressing my dolls, and would ask my mom to draw me pictures of make-up that I could colour and cut out myself. I bought the book with the idea to tuck it away until Lexi was older, but she recently found it and I thought 'what the hell.' 
I knew the pictures would get scribbley. In my anal retentiveness I thought about photocopying the book first before I gave it to her, but I'm learning to just let go. She loved it. Here is the first outfit she coloured for "Myah."
It's a bit tarty for my taste (um, where's her TOP), and I'm not quite sure what kind of fashion statement she's supposed to be making with a horse purse, but it's pretty cute nonetheless.
3 comments:
Too cute! Are other people aloud to buy at your book fairs? I used to love those whenever my school had them.
Wow, I am impressed (but not surprised). I will have to bring over some fabric scraps for her to make clothes out of!. Well, maybe not quite yet....(:- --Jan
Yes, strangers off the street are allowed to buy at the book fairs. The prices are OK. You'd do better to go with me to ULS and use my staff discount ;)
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