• The three minouche dolls

    Sylvia Natterer dolls are here!

    Well today I have had such a lot of fun! I have had a really good look at the latest arrivals at Petalina, the new range of Sylvia Natterer dolls manufactured by Petitcollin. Petitcollin normally produce their dolls in France, but all of the Natterer range have been made in Spain. Today we received seven dolls in two different sizes, three…

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    Launch collection of Sylvia Natterer for Petitcollin

    It won’t be long now before we receive the new Sylvia Natterer dolls from Petitcollin. I was so thrilled that Sylvia made contact with Petalina to let us know about her new range, but so disappointed that we had to wait until June 2015 before we would receive them as they look so incredibly beautiful! You’ll see photos of the…

  • Our trip to the Nuremberg Toy Fair 2016

    We last went to the Nuremberg Toy Fair, Germany, in 2011, so the prospect of going this year was SO EXCITING!! I really was behaving like an over excited child and couldn’t wait until it was time to go……. As it was a bit of a treat as well as a business trip, we stayed in a really lovely hotel…

  • The best doll for an 18 month to 2 year old child

    At 18 months old the real dolly fun can start because so many more products have been tested and are considered safe for children from this age. There will be lots of role playing happening by now as children begin to copy their carers, so a baby doll that will allow him or her to pretend to be a mummy…

  • The best doll for a one year old

    There are many more gorgeous dolls to choose from that are safe for children from a year old. Toddlers very much love and cuddle up to their dolls, using them primarily as comforters but you may also see the first signs of role play beginning to surface as they become more mobile and are able to copy what they see…