#the kiddles

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Shot a feature on the doll bed that I dressed for the Kiddles. Had hoped that it would be a short video... apparently I'm thoroughly incapable of making a short video. Also includes a short history of the Kiddles. To get straight to the project, skip to 7:13.

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Okay... I’ve been sitting on this one for a while now. Perhaps its finally time to get it posted... In this installment of the Kiddles Kimbee learns to play by herself after Little Hiddles had his neck surgery.

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“Play, play, play...” hummed Kimbee to herself as she made Rainbow Dash and Hulk dance in her hands.

“PLAY!” Kimbee called at Little Hiddles. She was hoping that he’d pick up his action figure and join her.

Little Hiddles groaned in response to her command, still in pain from his recent surgery. Kimbee put down her toys and stood to approach her friend.

“Play???” asked Kimbee as she held out Thor to LH.

“Kimbee, LH needs his rest. Perhaps you can play quietly by yourself for a while,” I suggested.

“No fun!,” replied Kimbee.

“I have a puzzle for you...”

“What’s a puzzle?”

“A puzzle is a picture which has been cropped up into tiny pieces... the fun of the game is putting them all back together. Do you want to try?”

“Okay!... How do I start?” asked Kimbee.

“Pick up a piece and look at it... now see if you can find a piece that fits together with that shape and continues the image from the front of your piece.”

“Oh?!.... um... um... where... uh... Oh!oh!oh! I found it!” exclaimed Kimbee, “Look, look, look... I did it again! and again! and again!...” she continued.

Soon Kimbee was quietly off in her own little world, mumbling and humming as she connected each of the pieces. She was absorbed with her work for nearly an hour before she called for me again...

“Kiiiim, there are only two pieces left. Will you help me finish it?”

“Sure thing, Kimbee. You are such a clever girl.”

“I know!” she replied.

Once her last piece was in place, Kimbee sat back to admire her work. Very pleased with herself she clapped and giggled... and then asked for milk and cookies!

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So this is what I came home to...

"Look!, Kim, look!... we drew pictures today. I drew her and she drew me!" exclaimed Little Hiddles.

"They're both excellent likenesses... I think you should write your names on them and we should hang them on the fridge. Can you help her write your name on the picture she drew?" I replied.

Because "Little Hiddles" is a very long name and would take much too long to write, LH helped Baby Girl print a big "T-O-M" across the top of her page.

"Okay Little Bubbs, its your turn to write her name on top of her portrait..."

"B-bb-utt... I... uh, don't know her n-name" whispered and stuttered LH somewhat shamefully.

"What do you mean you don't know her proper name? You've been playing together for nearly three weeks!"

"I know... but every time I ask her she stutters and giggles and then runs away. Its not my fault you see," replied LH, "However I do know that it starts with K!"

"Well then, let me spell it for you. Be sure to leave lots of room because it has 9 letters.... K-I-M-B-E-R-L-E-Y."

"That spells Kimberley! Hey, you two have the same name!"

"That's right, Little Hiddles. I made her based on pictures of myself as a little girl. That way when I have to go off to work in the morning, I will always be around to play with you and you never have to be alone."

"Geez, that's sneaky!" replied LH.

"Call it what you like, but you know by now that she's a true friend and she adores you. Now, how about we put your pictures up on the fridge?"

"Okay, Kim.... and just in case I didn't say it before... thank you... I like having her around. She's a very good friend."

With that being said, LH and I toddled into the kitchen to hang the pictures. It was only as we put up Little Kimbee's picture that we noticed that she was no longer with us... that's when we heard a giggle coming from behind us... eager to draw again, she was just about to start her first mural... WITH RED CRAYON!!!

"Kimbee, NO!" cried Little Hiddles, "not on the walls! That's what the scratch pad is for!"

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PS. I've attached the source photos that I used as inspiration for Little Kimbee. If anyone is interested in having a caricature doll made of someone in their life (children, grandchildren, etc.) I do accept comissions. For further info, please email [email protected].

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"No, no, no, little girl… that’s not how you play cars! You don’t hug them and you definitely don’t put them in your mouth! You put them down on the floor and you push them around on the floor like this," said LH as he moved his car across the floor.

"Like this?" replied the little girl as she plunked her car down onto the soft carpet.

"Yeah… now give the car a push."

The Kiddles giggled and pushed their cars around for the better part of half an hour until Little Hiddles piped up in protest.

"Hey, you just cut me off!… and your car was speeding!" exclaimed LH as little girl looked at him quizzically unsure of what she had done.

"Little Hiddles, be patient with her… She’s never been in a car and doesn’t know the rules of the road. In time she’ll know how to play polite drivers as well as you, but in the meanwhile just respect that she is trying," I said. "Now perhaps it is time to put the cars away and have lunch and a nap."

"Okay, Kim," replied LH.

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Kiddles Update: She's still a little baldy, but yesterday I finished Baby Girl's outfit. It seems to agree with her very well and I'm particularly fond of her shoes.

Baby Girl is a little too short for the doll stand (her feet hover about 1 cm off the ground), so LH is helping her stand for her latest portraits.