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Thirty Some Years of Little Red Riding Hood

November 5, 2010 by Deanna Tousignant 6 Comments

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.

Antique manikin and little girl.

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.

 

1970s in costume with my anitque doll.

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.

three year old in costume, with antique doll.
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?

 

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Filed Under: Family, Time Travel Tagged With: childhood memories, halloween, Rainbow

Comments

  1. Christopher And Tia says

    November 6, 2010 at 1:07 am

    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.

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  2. MarieElizabeth says

    November 6, 2010 at 1:17 am

    What a great tradition! I wish I had one of those capes growing up, it's fabulous!

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  3. Kimberly says

    November 6, 2010 at 11:04 am

    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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  5. Chelsey says

    November 7, 2010 at 1:41 am

    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…

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  6. Maple Leaf Mommy says

    November 7, 2010 at 12:52 pm

    @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.

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