{"id":26552,"date":"2015-03-20T07:38:58","date_gmt":"2015-03-20T11:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/?p=26552"},"modified":"2019-07-31T11:25:08","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T15:25:08","slug":"the-best-loved-doll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/the-best-loved-doll\/","title":{"rendered":"31 Days of Read-Alouds: The Best Loved Doll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For our 31 Days of Read-Alouds, I tried to pick books that were not specific to boys or girls, but I just couldn&#8217;t leave <a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0805054677\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0805054677&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehaphou-20&amp;linkId=HASU7EPHLOS5RGJ5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Best-Loved Doll <\/a>off the list.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-26557\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/the-best-loved-doll-activities1.jpg\" alt=\"the best loved doll activities\" width=\"600\" height=\"693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/the-best-loved-doll-activities1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/the-best-loved-doll-activities1-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/the-best-loved-doll-activities1-600x693.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I still have my very worn copy of\u00a0<a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0805054677\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0805054677&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehaphou-20&amp;linkId=HASU7EPHLOS5RGJ5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Best-Loved Doll<\/a>\u00a0and love reading it to my girls. In this story a little girl is invited to a party. She is supposed to bring a doll and she really wants to bring her worn out doll even though she knows it will not win a prize.<\/p>\n<p>The lesson in\u00a0<a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0805054677\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0805054677&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehaphou-20&amp;linkId=HASU7EPHLOS5RGJ5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Best-Loved Doll<\/a>\u00a0is that true beauty is on the inside, not on the outside! A great message for your little girls!<\/p>\n<p><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0805054677\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0805054677&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehaphou-20&amp;linkId=HASU7EPHLOS5RGJ5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=0805054677&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=thehaphou-20\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=thehaphou-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0805054677\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Activities for\u00a0<a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0805054677\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0805054677&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehaphou-20&amp;linkId=HASU7EPHLOS5RGJ5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Best-Loved Doll<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The best activity for\u00a0<a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0805054677\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0805054677&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehaphou-20&amp;linkId=HASU7EPHLOS5RGJ5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Best-Loved Doll<\/a>\u00a0is to host your own doll tea party. This doesn&#8217;t have to be a big production, just invite a few friends or family members to bring their favorite doll over for an afternoon of fun and games.<\/p>\n<p>Serve doll-sized items like mini cupcakes, take photos of the girls and their dolls, and even do mini makeovers on the girls and their dolls. I attended several of these parties as a child and they were always my favorite!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other activities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/kidsactivitiesblog.com\/62841\/design-your-own-paper-dolls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Design your own paper dolls<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dolldiaries.com\/more-free-american-girl-printables\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Free American Girl printable word search, crossword puzzle and more<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dolldiaries.com\/printable-coloring-pages-and-worksheets-for-american-girl-dolls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Doll sized worksheets to &#8220;play school&#8221; with your dolls<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/kidsactivitiesblog.com\/55759\/letter-d-worksheets?crlt.pid=camp.01b4aDjAjRTI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Letter D Activity Sheets<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/31-days-of-read-alouds\/ \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26314\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/02\/31-Days-of-Read-Alouds-Square.jpg\" alt=\"31 Days of Read Alouds Square\" width=\"600\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/02\/31-Days-of-Read-Alouds-Square.jpg 720w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/02\/31-Days-of-Read-Alouds-Square-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/31-days-of-read-alouds\/\" rel=\"noopener\">See all of our Read-Aloud Books and Activities for the entire series here!<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For our 31 Days of Read-Alouds, I tried to pick books that were not specific to boys or girls, but I just couldn&#8217;t leave The Best-Loved Doll off the list. 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