Dolls House Plans

Jericho Middle School And BCCS Students Complete Joint Community Service Project

As the academic year winds down once again, students in schools all over the country are celebrating with classroom parties, featuring pizza, cookies, and talk of upcoming summer plans. However, on June 15, the students in the community service class at Jericho Middle School were holding a classroom party for a different reason: to celebrate the completion of approximately 60 “Duduza” dolls, together with their fellow students from The Brookville Center for Children’s Services (BCCS) on the AHRC campus. BCCS accommodates students with mental retardation, multiple disabilities, traumatic brain injury and autism.

The pattern for the colorful yarn dolls was originally created to comfort AIDS-affected children in South Africa, hence the title; “Duduza” is the Zulu word for comfort. However, the 60 dolls that the local students have created will be donated to both MercyFirst St. Mary of Angels Home in Syosset, and Blanca’s House, a non-profit organization of volunteer health care professionals who donate their time to provide free medical treatment to underprivileged children and their families around the world.

Alex Dash, a student in the community service class at JMS, explained the value of the dolls for children in other countries who need surgery:” When they come back with a doll...it just makes the parents feel that they were in good hands- that they were safe,” said Dash.

The idea to create the Duduza dolls came from BCCS Transition Supervisor Patty Edwards, who got the idea from a friend. After making a prototype and realizing that finishing the dolls would be a difficult task for her students, she decided to try to utilize the pre-existing relationship between the two schools- for the past several years, JMS students from the community service class have been visiting BCCS with projects of their own.

However, the benefits of enlisting the aid of the JMS students for several months clearly extend far beyond getting the dolls finished faster; it was a rare opportunity for the BCCS students to step outside their comfort zone, but in a pleasant, exciting way. For months, BCCS students have been visiting JMS to work on the dolls, and experiencing an environment very different from their usual, close-knit group at BCCS.

“What’s been the best thing about this is the social aspect, and that’s the thing that our kids get the most out of,” said Edwards. “Anything else, we could just do within our school—fine motor [skills], the fun of creating something...but the social thing for our kids has been such an enormous benefit. These kids have been really great to our kids, and our kids love being in a typical school.

Best Barbie Doll House Plans and Barbie Doll Furniture Plans

Finding Barbie doll house plans can allow you to build something truly special for your little girl and her dolls. Find out how to start building here.

For many people, creating and making miniature dolls is their hobby or career choice. For that reason, Barbie doll house plans are available as well as Barbie doll furniture plans. You can’t have Barbie dolls without furniture. The great thing is that you can even build your own Barbie dollhouse and everything that goes inside of it.

Little girls love Barbie houses and that is why so many parents, and fathers especially, are taking to the craft to find and build Barbie doll house kits for their little girls. You can either make your own Barbie dollhouse creation, or you can find Barbie doll house blueprints if you are not that creative.

These can be found online and even some craft stores or places that manufacture these houses will have them available. The only thing you need to do is get your supplies, which can also vary depending on what your daughter wants in her doll house. For example, you may need things such as:

Depending on the extravagance of the doll house, you can either go all out with the doll house, or you can keep it simple. If you are looking to make an elaborate house, you can get into making intricate furniture and even windows with curtains.

When you begin making your Barbie doll house furniture, you are going to see that it really is not going to cost much as you are not going to be using a lot of materials. Barbie doll house furniture plans are available for this reason, and most times, people may not want to use plans. If you do decide to use these plans, you can change whatever you want. That is the beauty of making your own Barbie doll house.

Make sure that you use your creative side to construct furniture. Design unique couches and other furniture including beds, tables, stairs, and even a pool in the backyard of the doll house. You cannot have a Barbie doll house without a pool.

Another finishing touch that can make your daughter’s Barbie house even more special is the décor and other accessories. Add finishing touches such as wall art, windows and curtains, and even some stairs. Add some lighting as well to allow Barbie to see in the evening hours.

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