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Cathy Weeks February 7th 04 03:18 AM

Dollhouses for boys?
 
Has anyone ever built a dollhouse for a boy? Are the cabins more for
boys? How were they decorated?

Cathy Weeks

Deb Drake February 7th 04 04:17 AM

How about building a garage "dollhouse"? Lots of scale model cars and
race cars available in various sizes - could use something like that as
a basis.

Cathy Weeks wrote:

Has anyone ever built a dollhouse for a boy? Are the cabins more for
boys? How were they decorated?

Cathy Weeks


Shelly February 7th 04 04:59 AM

Deb Drake wrote:

How about building a garage "dollhouse"? Lots of scale model cars and
race cars available in various sizes - could use something like that as
a basis.

Cathy Weeks wrote:

Has anyone ever built a dollhouse for a boy? Are the cabins more for
boys? How were they decorated?


There's also a fire house kit, I believe.


Shelly

havana bill & holly February 7th 04 09:37 AM

There are a number of nice farmhouse dh kits. Paired with a barn kit (HBS
used to carry one) or the stable set available at holiday time at Sam's and
some Breyer horses or other scale farm animals & tractors, trucks, etc, a
whole family of boys could play away many rainy afternoons.
"Cathy Weeks" wrote in message Has anyone ever built a dollhouse for a
boy?



Cathy Weeks February 7th 04 03:22 PM

(Cathy Weeks) wrote in message . com...
Has anyone ever built a dollhouse for a boy? Are the cabins more for
boys? How were they decorated?


Another question - do boys actually like to play with dollhouses? My
stepson, who is 9 loves playing with playmobile, which makes me think
he'd like playing with a dollhouse, but if it's a "dollhouse" he
probably wouldn't like it.

Has anyone ever built one for a boy?

Cathy

vixx' February 7th 04 03:27 PM

Cathy Weeks wrote:
(Cathy Weeks) wrote in message . com...

Has anyone ever built a dollhouse for a boy? Are the cabins more for
boys? How were they decorated?



Another question - do boys actually like to play with dollhouses? My
stepson, who is 9 loves playing with playmobile, which makes me think
he'd like playing with a dollhouse, but if it's a "dollhouse" he
probably wouldn't like it.

Has anyone ever built one for a boy?


i have built one for my son, for the same reasons, and all he did was
play with his toy soldiers... so one day i reclaimed, clean(s)ed,
repainted and refurnished it....
and that was my first dollshouse.. almost 30 yrs ago... :)

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vixx'





Chuck February 7th 04 09:41 PM

On Fri, 06 Feb 2004 22:17:20 -0500, Deb Drake
wrote:

How about building a garage "dollhouse"? Lots of scale model cars and
race cars available in various sizes - could use something like that as
a basis.

Cathy Weeks wrote:

Has anyone ever built a dollhouse for a boy? Are the cabins more for
boys? How were they decorated?


Cabins are good, like a hunting/fishing retreat, a period log house,
or you could go with a scale clubhouse, a cowboy's bunkhouse, a
section of a ship, (any era) a castle, US Cavalry fort, Indian
longhouse, submarine, police station, warehouse, DPW garage,
motorcycle shop, hardware store, sporting goods store, a woodworking
shop with miniature hand and power tools...is that a good start?


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Gerald Miller February 8th 04 11:28 PM

On 7 Feb 2004 06:22:36 -0800, (Cathy Weeks)
wrote:

(Cathy Weeks) wrote in message . com...
Has anyone ever built a dollhouse for a boy? Are the cabins more for
boys? How were they decorated?


Another question - do boys actually like to play with dollhouses? My
stepson, who is 9 loves playing with playmobile, which makes me think
he'd like playing with a dollhouse, but if it's a "dollhouse" he
probably wouldn't like it.

Has anyone ever built one for a boy?

Cathy

If you were to change terms from "dollhouse" to "scale model building"
you would not only be more politically correct, but you would solve a
heck of a lot of identity and orientation problems.
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada

Carol February 11th 04 12:31 AM


"Cathy Weeks" wrote in message
om...
Has anyone ever built a dollhouse for a boy? Are the cabins more for
boys? How were they decorated?

Cathy Weeks


I sell a lot of minis to men and boys. The most popular items are those for
a gas station or garage, fishing, and hunting. You could also do roomboxes
with "male" themes. I saw a terrific basketball locker room.

Carol
S P Miniatures
http://www.spminiatures.com



Dawn February 11th 04 06:12 PM

Cathy Weeks wrote:

Another question - do boys actually like to play with dollhouses? My
stepson, who is 9 loves playing with playmobile, which makes me think
he'd like playing with a dollhouse, but if it's a "dollhouse" he
probably wouldn't like it.


I couldn't keep my brothers out of mine. From what I've seen, most boys
like playing with buildings. They can be used with trucks, or with
action figures. As long as the appearance of the house isn't overly pink
or ruffly, I think most boys would play with one during the action-toy
imaginitive stage.


Dawn




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