Would you let your kids play with your dolls?

I agree with Jazmine. My son at play is more "rough" as he creatively plays with his toys. Not purposely destructive. He just likes to test the limits of gravity. I can only imagine his test with my dolls.. "how far can the elastics stretch" would be first.

 

It'd be all about the kid's maturity and dependability. If it were a kid prone to coloring their doll's faces with sharpies, cutting the hair, or dropping/playing roughly with their toys, then no way. If I thought I could trust them, then I'd let them play with the dolls a little just as an experiment, and if they seemed trustworthy about it, then I don't see any reason not to.

 

Depends on the kid. Some kids can't look after things so giving it to them would be a mistake. I'd allow them if they are good at looking after things. Normally kids like having something to look after so instead of letting them to play with my dolls I'd buy a cheaper 1/4 doll for them to see how it goes.

 

I don't have kids, but I do have a pair of siblings (8 year old sister and 10 year old brother) and I figured it filed under the same comb, so to speak. Now my siblings are a pair of mischief making trolls when together, and I wouldn't trust them to care for a rock.

On their own on the other hand... Hmmm.. My sister could possibly be allowed to play with him, but my brother is likely to sooner drop him down the second-floor stairs only attached to a plastic bag pretending he is parachuting than to treat him properly.

 

Depends on this kid. Some kids treat their toys well, and avoid breaking them, but others are pretty horrifying in how they treat their toys. If the kid respects other people's property them I would let them, if their mature enough and under supervision then I'd let them. If they break everything they touch and don't listen, then no I'd lock them away (the dolls not the kid.)

 

I don't have kids but if I bring my doll to Christmas or something I wouldn't want my younger cousins or even my older boy cousins "playing" with him. It's much to expensive and they play rough.
Also I think I revert back to the "mine" phase of childhood.

 

Haha, I have agree with you, Snowy. If a dear friend wants to see the dolls, I'm fine with it, but no kids allowed! Even letting adults see them can be scary, because everyone wants to touch the face O__O

Personally, I don't think young kids should have dolls this expensive anyways, even if they handle them nicely. Children go through so many phases that they could love the $200 one day, and decide they want something else the next.

 

If I had kids, I would not allow them to touch my boy. I don't even let my friends or mother touch him. xDD;
I have nephews that are 3 and 4, and i wouldn't even let them see my boy let alone touch him. They don't really listen to any rules I or my father say, so I'm sure they would not listen to what i would say about my doll.

But if there were an older kid that i was able to observe and see that he/she would listen to what i say, then i'd consider allowing them to touch and maybe pose them.

So really it'd depend on the kid for me... my own nephews, no. but maybe others.

 

The only children I am letting near my dolls are my children. My four year old is amazing and takes the best care of everything. She has had my dolls with her unsupervised and treats them with the utmost respect. this is from kaye wiggs to pukifee to porcelain so there is a lot to say there about her personality.

My younger daughter is a bit more hands on and will end up losing it after a while and to avoid that I let her play with them while I am around. However I have lost a pukifee hand and I am not too sure that resin is the best of materials to pass on to your kids, but they love them and sometimes it is wonderful to see how they behave so close to the doll. It is simply magical.

This is not to say they play with them all the time, but when the time is right, it is wonderful to share.

This said- if I ever have other kids round I will hide my dolls purely because I wouldn't be able to handle them wanting to touch/ handle the dolls and me having to say no and explain why... too much fuss, better they never know they existed!

 

I don't have kids so not currently an issue. I would be wary of letting my friends' children handle / play with them though - not because I think they'd necessarily break them, but I can imagine it being a very embarassing situation if they did (would you suggest to your friends that they pay to fix the damage caused by their child? and I can imagine their horror when they found out how much the dolls actually cost!)...

 

I would certainly not let small children play with my dolls. It's a tough question - I don't have any kids! But who knows, maybe when they'd get older...

 

I was in a thrift store with Gegaish the other day (un-blushed/ no face-up 5stardoll Bibi) and a little girl maybe.. 2-4 years old said "look at the dolly!!" god she was so cute.. couldn't resist. I actually OFFERED to let her hold Gegaish. (I was curious to see how it would go because of this thread, actually) She seemed very confused that he wasn't a girl so I took his wig off. She said 'I have a Rapunzel doll' X3 She kept staring at him contently, like he was a very expensive doll. Soo cute.. I wasn't worried. You could see how she was holding him that she wasn't gonna let him drop or anything. I dunno, I think little girls generally understand what it means when another girl lets her hold HER doll. I might be less likely to let a kid hold him when he's painted, but truly... I don't plan on some sort of extra-ordinary face-up. I'll be giving him nude colored lips... typical generic blushing... I'll probably detail his nipples and navel, and make his nails realistic, but that's nothing that I cannot fix. It's FUN to paint dolls. The thing I'd be most uncomfortable with is if a girl tried to take Gegaish's pants off. >_< ugh I'd be so embarrassed if she didn't listen and then saw his weenie. And the parent... lol. But yeah.. even if a boy seemed to want to hold him and had a calm temperament (isn't obviously a little rascal who will throw him) I think I'd let him hold him. I'd have to say it was strange answering that girls questions, and explaining what a BJD was.. I didn't have a ton of time, so I left her with 'he's from china, he's a boy, he needs a boy wig badly.' basically. She seemed to think that putting the long haired wig on him 'makes him into a girl' God, if sex changes were that easy.. LOL. I dunno it seems like the most adorable memories can be had from sharing. That moment was 10 times more precious than any boring 'guy' face-up I'd give Gegaish.

 

absolutly not. not even if they are older. They can save up and build and play with their own BJD. The price is the thing that drives me crazy with the thought of allowing kids of any age playing with my money in a form of a doll. I do photography and build these dollz as characters. Its just a plane no. I see them as art, not something to buy to play with,, it makes me shiver at the thought actually. i'm not judging others for allowing it, but *shiver*

 

As a collector of sorts, I always made very clear the difference between ''colectible toys'' and toys for kids. So no, no kid in existence will never play with my dolls.

When I used to live with my mom, she knew about my paranoia with '' collectible toys'' that are not meant to be played with, so when we had any child guest in our home, mom would ask me: '' which are the toys I can give to the kids? ''

 

It definitely depends on the child. My daughter just turned three and I'm sure she'll want to play with my dolls. Considering she has several lalaloopsy minis and has managed ot keep track of all of their parts for a year, I feel she's pretty safe with my things. I would have no problems letting her gently play with them with my supervision. I wouldn't let her keep them in her room or run off with them, but in my presence would be fine. She is a remarkably gentle and cautious child. I also have three boys who are 11 13, and 15 and they'll be lucky if I ever let them touch my dolls :P

 

No. I don't have kids (yet), but the answer is definitely no. I have had my host kids and my niece handle my dolls before and all three of them were just absolutely wonderful. Very, very careful because they knew these dolls were important to me. And I would absolutely trust my own kids to act that way once they are around the same age as the three (7-10), I just don't like anyone "playing" with my dolls anymore period, because in my eyes, they're not toys. Much in the same way I won't let anyone handle my computer, my high-priced limited edition books, or my jewelry.

 

Would you let your kids play with your dolls?

Never! I would let them touch them only if they are at least over 13 years old.

 

hell to the no lol... I would let them hold and see them though as long as i was there with them and made sure they knew the dos and donts :p

 

I don't have kids. Maybe for some Dolls, one or two I would let them play with... if I would know they dont take the others too to play...
For kids which aren't mine, but on visit, I never would let them play with any dolls or merchandise anymore, they broke too much in the last years -.-

 

My kids love my dolls and know that they are really expensive so they treat them with utmost care. They don't play with them. I may let them hold them, but not play with them. My kids are 10 and 6. I've never had any problems with them trying to touch them. But they do like staring at them and admiring them. They are constantly asking me to take them out so they can enjoy them.