When I was 4 years old we went to visit relatives in Florida and my Great Aunt Eve gifted me with an antique child’s manikin named Heidi. Heidi came dressed in a little red fur trimmed cape with matching skirt. I have no clue exactly how old she is, but I was told she was “an antique” when I was given her over thirty years ago.
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That year for Halloween I borrowed Heidi’s outfit and went out as Little Red Riding Hood and a few years later my little sister did the same.
Now this year it was my daughter’s turn. Here she is posing with Heidi. Yes, I still have the doll. She has traveled with me over the years, and suffered some abuses along the way, but is still in pretty good shape.
I thought it was neat to be able to compare these two photos.
(And yes, my youngest daughter took a turn too!)
Do you have any costumes or outfits you’ve handed down to your kids?
That is the cutest thing!! Ok, well a giant doll would scare me, but- the idea of it is so sweet, and the photos are great.
What a great tradition! I wish I had one of those capes growing up, it's fabulous!
I won't lie, the giant doll is really creepy but I think this is a fabulous tradition that you all share! PS. Your daughter is too cute!
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Awww — how sweet that you still have your doll and having matching photos of you and your daughter! She's adorable (and so were you…) She looks a lot like you did!I do the same thing with my kids and my clothes or dolls from my childhood. I'm sentimental…
@Tia, Kimberly…You're not in the minority if you think the doll is creepy. Over the years adult friends have made me throw a blanket over her or move her to another room. When I said she has "suffered some abuses over the years" maybe 10% of that was from playing with her as a kid and the other 90% was from drunken "grown-up" friends.