Doll Carriage

Doll carriages are a dollhouse accessory. These are carriages for dolls that can be pushed around quite like a baby carriage or perambulator. These are good things for children to play with. They can move around their dolls on the carriages. Sometimes, the doll carriage can even be big enough to carry a child on it. So, children can playfully carry each other on these carriages quite like dolls.

Doll carriage types

The doll carriages can come in a variety of styles and designs and can make use of different materials. There are the popular wooden doll carriages which resemble pushcarts and are strong enough to carry children too. So, children can push around each other on the doll carriage just like they do with the dolls. There are many providers of doll carriages who make the carriages extra wide to ensure stability. Children can turn the wooden doll carriage into a multi use vehicle using their imagination too. So, the doll carriage can become a tractor, a stroller and a lawn mower also during play. Thus, the single toy, the doll carriage, can take over the roles of several toys.

Some doll carriages are there that make pleasant sounds when moved around. These are much in demand. There may be plastic or wooden horses attached to the doll carriages to give a real carriage feel. Floral prints may also be used for decorating the carriage beautifully. Special doll carriages that resemble Cinderella's carriage can be obtained to accompany dolls representing characters of the Cinderella tale. There are also on offer a variety of doll carriage accessories like the doll carriage cushions, curtains etc. which seek to spruce up the doll carriages and make them look all the more true to the fairy tales.

Resistance to tipping- important doll carriage safety feature

Just like in case of baby carriages it is important for the doll carriage also to be resistant to tipping. A durable construction of the doll carriage is important too in order to ascertain that it can withstand years of intense and varied play and can resist the strains of both indoor and outdoor usage.

It can be said that the beautiful dollhouses- castles, palaces etc. seem quite incomplete without the elegant doll carriages accompanying them. So, dollhouse owners need to try and secure suitable doll carriages from the wide variety of designer doll carriages on offer. These will not only make the dollhouses look complete in all respects but also provide an item of great fascination for children to play with.

If collecting Antiques come as a hobby to you, then the Oberon pram will be a timeless classic addition to your collection. Made on the lines of the classic full time carriages, the Silver Cross doll pram is a conventional yet stylish toy to pamper your princess.

Built under the craftsmanship of highly skilled designers this is indeed an object de art that will solve dual purpose of acting as a treasured toy for your kid and being an ever-cherished addition in your trail of antiques.

You can also present it as a baby shower gift to your dear ones as it's a perfect way to hit the chords of parenthood.

Price: $499.99

Silver Cross was founded by Mr William Wilson in 1877 and the company has been based in and around Leeds ever since. The company originally made prams for babies but soon branched out into providing luxury transport for dolls.

Eagle-eyed reader diatribal asked about the doll stroller in one of our Fortamajig photos last week. We figure someone must really be on the prowl for a toy to notice something presented at such an odd angle and in such low lighting. Diatribal wrote:

What kind of doll stroller is that in one of the pictures? I am looking for a good stroller for my little one to put her dollies in... is that one good?

We received the stroller as a gift about a year and a half ago, and hadn't thought to blog about it. But diatribal got us thinking about just how well that doll stroller has served Z. It's probably one of her most-used toys of all time, ferrying dolls, stuffed animals, and other toys from her bedroom to the living room and back again. I wish it had an odometer.

Things we like about the stroller:

* Easy for an adult to fold up, but never does so accidentally like umbrella strollers can

* Compact when folded

* Retractable sun shade

* Carry compartment at bottom

* Sturdy

* Very lightweight

The one feature I can think of that is absent is wheels that turn. At nearly three, it's easy for her to raise up the front to turn it, and she does so without even really thinking about it. But when she was a bit younger it was harder for her to turn and she tended to travel in straight lines and then ask for help. I guess a stroller with front wheels that turned would have been easier then.

Z sat in it briefly at about 2 years/25 pounds when a relative invited her to let him push her around in it, and we were surprised that it did not break. Thankfully, she listened when we told her she shouldn't do that anymore. But that may give you a sense of its size and durability.

Collapsed, the stroller is quite compact. So compact we can store it under Z's bed!

The stroller, with very minor cosmetic changes, is available on Amazon for about $40. Why they call it an "umbrella stroller," I have no idea. It does not collapse inward along a vertical center line, but folds in half from top to bottom, and is thus not as convenient to transport, which would suck in a real stroller but is not a concern for toddlers using a stroller at home. A solid plastic foot rest and solid bar handle (as opposed to twin upside-down "J" handles) are giveaways that a stroller is not an umbrella stroller.

It doesn't look like they have it in the hot pink with fluorescent green trim that we were given. We like the plaid!