where can I find some multicultural dolls?

[sarahc88]

really struggling to find some- can anyone recommend where they got some from?

Thanks!

[tess1981]

Ikea have some soft dolls that are multicultural.... I find car boot sales and charity shops are great too

[loocyloo]

I have some multicultural doll finger puppets. They are made by the puppet company. I bought them online.

[hectors house]

It's quite easy to find black dolls in shops / car boot sales /NCT sales etc but impossible to find Asian dolls - I spent half my holiday in Thailand looking for dolls but all their children play with white dolls and white barbies!

I have seen Black and Asian and Hispanic dolls in a catalogue for about £25 each - but can't remember the catalogue/company name at the moment. You could just look out for sets of people to compliment toy sets you already have eg: happystreet

[tess1981]

One of the ikea soft dolls Is Asian

[loocyloo]

just found these http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corolle-T431...s=chinese+doll

I have one and they are cute! the children loves playing with her.

these are the puppets I have http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Puppet-C...Dark+Skin+Tone

[Mouse]

I've got some of the Corolle dolls - lovely, but not cheap. You can get ethnic baby Annabel dolls from Argos as well and The Entertainer usually has hard bodied dolls.

[Kidston]

I have the ikea dolls and my girl loves them

[Mrs Scrubbit]

Try asking people who you know are going on holiday to a country that you are interested in to look out for some (be aware of safety issues...I ask for 'soft dolls'). I have managed to gain a lovely hand-made Ugandan family (mum,dad and two children) all are dressed in authentic clothing........I do the same for musical instruments too! Just do a strict assessment on them, check the stuffing and buttons/decorations, I've never come across anything that could not be used ( mind you I do supply a rigid list of requirements to the poor holidaymaker!!!) Hth xx

[Maza]

I go some 'rag' dolls from IKEA years ago - they also had boy dolls which is also quite rare. I got some mini dolls from Tiger for small world/dolls house play.

[tess1981]

Try asking people who you know are going on holiday to a country that you are interested in to look out for some (be aware of safety issues...I ask for 'soft dolls'). I have managed to gain a lovely hand-made Ugandan family (mum,dad and two children) all are dressed in authentic clothing........I do the same for musical instruments too! Just do a strict assessment on them, check the stuffing and buttons/decorations, I've never come across anything that could not be used ( mind you I do supply a rigid list of requirements to the poor holidaymaker!!!) Hth xx

That's a really good idea

[hectors house]

That's a really good idea

In all the shops in Thailand I couldn't find an Asian doll and the traditional dressed dolls are for collections and not suitable to toddler play. The only dolls I found in traditional dress that I can let children play with are tiny ones attached to key rings - going to attach laminated numbers to the key rings to make them into a counting / number line game.

[wee_elf]

I bought a few from IKEA and also bought a Doc Mcstuffins. I agree it is very hard to find to find any Asian dolls

[SYLVIA]

I ask parents when they go on hols to bring me back something representing the country if they can but sometimes they just say they can't find anything unusual. Never had a doll bought back either

[Mrs Scrubbit]

I ask parents when they go on hols to bring me back something representing the country if they can but sometimes they just say they can't find anything unusual. Never had a doll bought back either

I've been very lucky thenxx

[sarahc88]

fab answers! i think I'll go with Ikea

[Rubybubbles]

I got some UNICEF dolls from verbauet (spelling) a while back

I have balamory soft dolls and amazon if you scroll have a few xx

[wee_elf]

Ohhh will have to research the UNICEF dolls