tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40590339769936762502024-03-05T01:27:53.200-08:00Doll Around The WorldA Place For The Foreign Toy Enthusiast.Jordihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05674664318564286248noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059033976993676250.post-78893395507310856782013-04-25T12:08:00.000-07:002013-04-25T12:08:00.443-07:00Leila from China<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Leila is a fashion doll that has several different personalities over in China. She is sometimes called Dream Leila. </div>
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She has some similarities to Licca-Chan, for example, she is petite. Her, Barbie, Licca, Fulla all seem to have a little sister, if not a little brother as well.</div>
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Leila is pretty. Her little sister sort of looks like a cross between Ddung and the original Kelly dolls (Barbie's original little sister before she was replaced with Chelsea.)</div>
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Leila has lots of fun sets that girls can choose from.</div>
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She even has a house. Her house is similar to some of the playsets for Barriguitas and Licca-Chan. I love the open floor plan of these type of doll's houses. I would love to see more doll's houses like these. They give a good view of the doll and her things and you are not blocked off by awkwardly shaped walls.</div>
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Jordihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05674664318564286248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059033976993676250.post-53406681715038872562013-04-24T11:13:00.001-07:002013-04-24T11:13:34.120-07:00The Doll That Got This Blog Rolling<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When I was a teenager my best friend, about the same age as me, sent me a video link as a joke. A cute little baby doll that pees on people. Really? It's from the UK.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She thought it was hilarious. I thought it was fascinating.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Not that the baby pees on people but how different toys are in different cultures. I began searching Youtube and Google both for more information on foreign dolls. I wanted to learn what kind of dolls and toys children from other cultures played with.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have discovered so many things since that day and I have my best friend to thank for that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There are different variations of the baby pipi doll. One pees while having his diaper changed. One walks and then stops and pees. They are all boys.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I guess they prepare girls for the reality of having a son.</span></div>
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Jordihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05674664318564286248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059033976993676250.post-62286017839622770062013-03-05T18:53:00.000-08:002013-03-05T18:53:28.577-08:00Japan's Baby<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This sweet baby doll is a fun toy for Japanese girls. She has big brown eyes and brown hair and many different outfits and accessories. There seem to be many different types of PoPo-Chan dolls. Accessories for PoPo range from bottles and hair ties to cribs and strollers. This little doll has a world of her own.<br />
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You can buy her on <a href="http://www.amazon.co.jp/">Amazon Japan</a> for about <b class="priceLarge" style="background-color: white; color: #990000; font-family: arial, helvetica, osaka, 'MS PGothic', sans-serif; font-size: 1.35em; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: -1px;">4,040 or $43. </b>bu So she is a bit expensive.<br />
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Jordihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05674664318564286248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059033976993676250.post-70898070208336344632013-02-22T18:34:00.002-08:002013-02-22T18:35:17.769-08:00Pinypon<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Pinypon are dolls by Famosa that seem to be able to click together and apart in order to change outfits. There has been an entire world created around Pinypon from aparments to hotels, vehicles to mini houses.<br />
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They are quite adorable with their exaggerated cartoon faces and relatively affordable. <a href="http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_10104_004W005339237001P?sid=KDx01192011x000001&srccode=cii_17588969&cpncode=30-117954312-2">This set</a> sold by Kmart (USA) is only $3.49. Pinypon comes in many different themes from couples like in the photo above to mermaids, fairies, and flowers.</div>
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Jordihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05674664318564286248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059033976993676250.post-84272186845697140492012-06-19T11:52:00.001-07:002012-06-19T12:03:48.984-07:00Nancy Mi Mejor Amiga or Nancy My Best Friend<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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She looks like a preteen and has many different clothes, accessories, and personalities.</div>
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On her website you can play games. You can watch videos. You can search for your a Nancy doll.</div>
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Nancy even has some crafts you can make!</div>
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Where can you buy your own Nancy doll? You can probably get one from Amazon.es. If you know a better place to buy one from don't hesitate to send me a message or comment and let me know!</div>
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</div>Jordihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05674664318564286248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059033976993676250.post-8033426318698138022011-10-24T22:08:00.000-07:002011-10-24T22:08:19.931-07:00I Love Minnie<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/20CaPetcNco?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The name of these adorable little munchkins is "I love Minnie." They are very cute and they LOVE Minnie Mouse. They also seem to love shopping!</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">You can actually buy these little cuties <a href="http://www.almacenesrubio.eu/index.php?target=categories&category_id=234">here</a> . Just search "I Love Minnie" and your options will pop up. I am not sure about shipping prices, though.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">These dolls are so precious. I love their shape and how they have Minnie-like style. As a kid I would have adored them being a huge Minnie fan myself.</div><br />
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You can check out Licca-chan's official site <a href="http://licca.takaratomy.co.jp/">here</a>. </div>
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It's all in Japanese. It's very cute, though, and seems like fun to spend a bit of time on. The different links take you to various things including <a href="http://licca.takaratomy.co.jp/diary/index.php">Licca's diary</a>. They even have a <a href="http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/fanclub/game-girls/licca_machigai.html">game page</a>!</div>
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You can buy Licca-chan and her stuff from this <a href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/toys-network/m.html?_nkw=Licca-chan&_sacat=0&_odkw=&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3911.c0.m270.l1313">eBay seller</a>.</div>
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Licca-chan, like many other of Barbie's cousins has younger siblings. Like Fulla, Licca has younger siblins who are twins. Their names are Miki and Maki.</div>
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</div>Jordihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05674664318564286248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059033976993676250.post-76363138532206167912011-08-16T21:51:00.000-07:002012-06-19T14:58:41.146-07:00I'm a Barbie Girl in a Muslim World...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Fulla is the doll making a fashion statement over in the Middle East. Designed to be a role model for Muslim girls everywhere Fulla is a good girl who is "honest, never lies, and respects her parents."</div>
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She dresses more modestly than Barbie who you could say is like her cousin. Middle Eastern girls wanted a doll who resembled them. A doll similar to Barbie but one which dressed as they did. Thus, Fulla was born. You can read a lot more about Fulla on her Wikipedia page which you can find <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulla_Doll">here</a>.</div>
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Fulla does not have a boyfriend because of her religious beliefs. However, the company is thinking of making her a protective older brother which is actually pretty cool when you think about it.</div>
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You can buy Fulla and her brother and sister from<a href="http://stores.ebay.com/mediterraneanflare"> this awesome ebay store</a>. </div>
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You can also check out her main site. </div>
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There are some adorable commercials on the TV ads page. I especially love the Fulla trunk commercial.</div>
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How to say doll in Arabic:<br />
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</div>Jordihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05674664318564286248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059033976993676250.post-50861669055398678702011-08-11T16:08:00.000-07:002012-06-19T15:00:11.593-07:00Hola, Barriguitas<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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So, today I'd like to talk about these little dolls that seem to be popular in Spanish speaking countries and Portugal. They are called Barriguitas. </div>
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Barriguita translates to "tummy" which I'm assuming refers to the fact that they are a bit chubby. This serves to make them super adorable.</div>
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This particular commercial is for a school play-set where the dolls can learn things like English and Anatomy. It appears that there are many different Barriguitas and sets. If you search YouTube you can come up with quite a few commercials.</div>
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There is a beach play-set where the dolls can get "sunburned" and a hospital where the dolls can go to have a baby or get patched up after a fall.</div>
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If you go to their <a href="http://www.famosa.es/barriguitas/pt/">website</a> you will find it is in Castellano which is the Spanish spoken in Spain with an option to view it in Portuguese. Like other main toy sites they have a product page where you can view different products. </div>
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One of my favorite things about the Barriguitas is the way their play-sets and houses are mostly wider than they are tall unlike a Barbie house where the room so up instead of across.</div>
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So far, I cannot find any place to buy Barriguitas dolls or play-sets that ships to the U.S.A. If you know a place, you should get in touch with me.</div>
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<br /></div>Jordihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05674664318564286248noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059033976993676250.post-2531779660394494902011-08-09T11:22:00.000-07:002012-06-19T15:01:59.345-07:00Say hello to future Miss Korea!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Her name is Ddung and she's four years old. Her dad is a doll designer and her mother is an underwear designer so she and her family spend a lot of time in their underwear. Her dad made her a stuffed piggy that she wanted from the store but her Mom wouldn't buy her. She has a cartoon that you can watch on her <a href="http://www.ddung.ca/">official website.</a> It is super cute! She also has lots of wallpapers that you can put on your desktop. I have the August calendar on my desktop right now!</div>
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She has a special message for you. It is very sweet.</div>
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If you want your own Ddung baby you can get her from various places including eBay. She comes in different sizes such as twelve centimeters (4.7 inches) and eighteen centimeters (7.1 inches). She has many different fashions and playsets and is really a very sweet girl.</div>
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I think one of the things to note about DeeDee is that her twelve centimeter version is very similar to the American Kelly doll. They are close in size, though, not in appearance. She would fit very well into a dollhouse for Kelly or dolls around that size.</div>
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In the above photo, well, it's not exactly Ddung but she is very similar and she is standing next to a "Kelly" imitation. The doll on the right has the style of the Kelly doll before she became a Chelsea doll. </div>
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So, this doll on the left, though she is not an exact Ddung is a good candidate for size comparison because she is also twelve centimeters tall. </div>
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You might notice in the picture this particular doll has a cellphone strap on her head because she is a phone charm so you can take her anywhere. Pretty cool. One annoyance about this particular doll (in my opinion) is that you cannot take her clothes off. It is attached with super glue. I might attempt to remove it later. For now, I'm just going to let it be because she is very beautiful.</div>
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Fortunately, if you buy a real Ddung doll her clothes should be removable and you can make or buy new clothes for her to wear so she can have fun new looks.</div>
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How to say doll in Korean:</div>
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