Would you let your kids play with your dolls?

I'm personally not having kids, but if it were my older brothers kids I'd be fine with once they are old enough, depending on the doll. Heck no to Kyte or Liria, but my other dolls'd be fine.

 

I've only ever let one child touch my doll. She's five, but she plays with barbies and I told her that it was very important to me, so to be careful.

She brushed her hair gently and was just overall a wonderful kid to the doll. I trusted this kid a lot, she follows directions to a T and she is generally just a really nice girl. So I didn't feel fear letting her touch that doll. She loved it, too :>

 

I will never let a child play with one of my resin dolls. If there was a child in my life, I'd order him or her a non-resin doll so we can play dolls together. Like an Azone or Obitsu or something. There are no children in my life right now.

 

It depends on the age of the child, and of course, I wouldn't let them mess with an expensive doll unsupervised. There's a difference between kids' play dolls and BJDs, and they should be treated with appropriate amounts of care. If a child isn't old enough to take that level of care, then they're not ready to be alone with something as expensive and delicate as a BJD.

 

well, provided i explained everything about being careful with the dolls to them i probably would. but not alone. I'd be there playing with them

 

I have an 8 month old and will be getting my first doll when he is about 1. And will not let him 'play' with her until he is old enough to not eat or destroy her.

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If I do have kids, sure probably when they got old enough to not get their fingers pinched by joints or god forbid get cheese doodle fingers on my doll clothes or face up xD

I would say when like 5 or 6 then sure why not, depending on the kid of course.


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I never plan on having larvae. I don't particularly like them all that much. Heh heh. Anyhow, I think that if I had chosen to have any log my own beasts, I would get it its own doll and would sit with them and maybe play and show it how I treat my dolls and guide the larvae that way. By all means, it wouldn't get something expensive like say, an iplehouse at first. But a cost effective doll and accessories that can, if the little beast shows interest in, and proves itself capable of respectfully caring for it, can be upgraded accordingly. Larvae will naturally mangle the dolls at first, but I think through actively participating with the filcher and teaching by example, you not only get a quality time connection, you'd also get a respectful larvae. but who knows if that would actually work.
kids are gross.
kids except me when I was a kid, I meant. I loved my dolls and took surprisingly good care of them. I even managed to always keep track of their shoes, earrings, and occasional rings. Now that I think about it, I was a weird little kid...who doesn't lose their Barbie shoes?

 

Funny ... I barely let any adults handle them (except members of my doll group). But then, most of my friends don't want to touch them as they are afraid of breaking them.
If they do want to explore, I usually place Evan from IP in their hands.
First reaction is "Heavy!" (more like, "holy crap, he's heavy!")
But that said, my niece Reah (16) would likely be the only one who I would trust. She's also turned out to be quite the seamtress - she made her own prom dress! So I think she would be interested and gentle enough.

 

It depends on the child, if I know them and have more than a few minutes, then yes. Showing the child how to be gentle, helping him/her handle the doll and answering questions is usually more effective than the "stop, don't touch" approach, the latter will just cause most children to become more curious and start grabbing which is more likely to cause the dolls (and potentially the child) harm.

 

I don't see BJD as a play thing, and more of a piece of art work that has the guise of a children's toy. So, I personally, would never allow children to play with something I put a lot of effort into creating.

 

I've seen children who are more responsible with others' possessions than adults I know. Heck I was one of those kids. That said, I always judge on an individual basis who can/cannot handle my dolls. Behavior is everything; age is just a number.

 

I have no plans to have kids of my own; I'm letting my siblings handle the "grandkids" thing for my parents. That said, at current, I don't think I'd let my nieces handle my dolls, but they're also extremely young (4 and 3) and not yet overly careful with their own things. As they grow and mature? It's entirely possible I'll change my mind! I was a very careful child (I was collecting small breakable ceramic and porcelain figures before my age reached double-digits), while my sister was... not (she broke some of my things, like a rather delicate snow globe). So it's hard to say where her kids will end up! But if they show that they can be careful with delicate things, then yes, I may let them handle my dolls, and even would consider one as a gift when they were old enough to handle it.

There's really no blanket answer to cover all kids, just as there isn't a blanket answer for all adults, either. There are plenty of adults out there I'd hesitate to hand a doll to, after all.

 

My 5yo has been allowed to touch my SD doll, while I was handling her, but I would not let her play with any of my dolls... I have seen the state of her Barbies. She is aware of my dolls but she also knows she is not allowed to touch them... And they are high up on a shelf as you can't trust a 5yo.

 

It depends. I would obviously set ground rules for them if they did play with my doll, but all kids are different. As in even if I did give them rules about it they might just see it as a huge barbie doll that they can throw down the steps. I don't plan on having children but if I did I would be more than happy to introduce them to BJD's.

 

I brought two of my dolls over my parents' house (to paint them) recently and my 3-year-old nephew was super interested in them. He was amazed that one of them's head was not attached-- he enjoyed making the head "talk" to the body about how it fell off, and then once the eyes came out, having the eyes yell at the other body parts. He also thought it was hilarious to put my tan doll's mag-hands on my whiteskin doll's mag-hand-stumps and vice versa.

I would definitely not leave him unattended with the girls and would not encourage him to play with them, but under supervision and in a controlled environment, it was pretty funny to see my stuffy girls get "tortured".

 

I don't have kids myself but we have a few small children in the family, and I wouldn't let them handle my BJDs... look and maybe (if their hands are clean) touch a bit, but other than that, no way!
If the kids are older or simply responsible then maybe but the boys in my family would drop them, abuse and mistreat them no matter what haha, they don't wanna listen to anything!

I would get a child a BJD though, if it were into them and if I found an affordable one that would work and all... if it's the kid's own doll, that's a different matter than when a child handles someone else's precious dolls, and it might be more careful in handling it too.

 

I let my daughter play with my dolls, but while I was around. I wouldn't let her play by herself. She was always careful with her toys, so I didn't worry about destroying my dolls. I let her shake hands and talk to them since she was 2. I think it's a good way to teach kids that there are stuff you need to be wary about and those you can't always have.... besides.. I usually let her do that when she is sick, and I just want to cheer her up a little more.

 

I dont have any kid so i'm not sure but i do let my little 2 year old cousin play with my dollmore monga bc she really loves her ad i think its good for someone to play with her

 

I agree it depends on the child. It would have to be supervised and I would make sure their hands were clean.
I don't have kids now, but I raised my niece and she was always very respectful of other people's things. She's grown up now, so I didn't have bjd dolls back then, but if I had I would have let her play gently with them.



When I was a child I was the quiet type who played gently with my own dolls. My grandmother gave me an antique china doll and when I played with that doll I was very gentle. I mostly just held her and talked to her.
If I had a more rambunctious child I would NOT let them play with my dolls.