Happy Family - Caucasian

These are so cute. Each has its own personality and colorful clothes. The description does not make this fact really clear, but the legs and arms are completely bendable, i.e., they will bend at the elbows and knees as well as the hips. The large plastic shoes make it easy to stand them up. I bought them to use with the 18" plastic school bus, which is open at the top so that people can be placed on the seats. These dolls were the smallest I could find, and according to height I thought that they would fit in the school bus. They don't really fit, however, unless I bend them in unnatural positions, they sit on the floor, they sit sideways, or they sit with their feet up on the back of the next seat! The bus seats could have been constructed with more leg room, but another problem is the big shoes the dolls wear, which don't fit in the small foot space on the bus. But as I said, the shoes allow you to stand the dolls up. I almost returned them, but I really like the dolls, the price seems low to me for the quality, and we (my granddaughter and I) can either use them (in their awkward positions) in the bus,just play with them, or use them with another toy. I also bought the African-American family; the same comments apply.

I bought these for my two year old niece for her birthday because, like a typical little girl, she loves dolls. I wanted something cute, sturdy, decently sized for little hands, and--frankly--something German because it's true to our heritage and wonderful quality. Over the past couple of years, since my sister and I both had kids, we have received quite a few Hape toys, and they are all outstanding.These dolls are a good size for small hands--not too small to choke on but big enough to play with without being unwieldy--much shorter than a traditional Barbie. They are very cute. I like the faces and the clothes (very charming for dolls). I bought a nursery playset, too, and my sister tells me my niece has pretty much been playing with them non-stop (so much so that she's mussed their hair up quite a bit). I'd give these five stars just for the happiness they bring to my niece, but I also happen to think they are wonderful toys. I will continue to buy from Hape for years to come.

I purchased this set of dollhouse dolls for our grandchildren. They are very nicely made, and very detailed. They haven’t been played with very much yet, so I can’t say anything about their durability.The one thing that is weird about the set, though, is the height of the adult dolls. The correct information is clearly stated in the description, so I was not surprised. But at a 1:12 standard dollhouse scale, these dolls are 4.3”, which means that all of the adults are 4’3” tall! That height does not reflect an average adult height. The child dolls are 3.5” tall, which is equivalent to 3’6”, and that is the height of our grandchildren right now, so it is perfect. It just seems strange that the adult dolls are so short.The grandchildren love them, though, and are delighted with the Hape dollhouse furniture sets I also purchased for them for Christmas. We are using them in an IKEA Flisat dollhouse, mounted on the wall 13.5” above the floor, with two small, wooden stools also from the IKEA Flisat collection stored under the dollhouse, which makes play convenient and fun. I even play sometimes myself!

I shopped around for about a month for a dollhouse and doll family for my two year old son's upcoming Christmas - I'm very busy, and don't like the crowds and rush in the fall. I wanted toys made of wood, without any brands or character attachments, with enough detail to be recognizable, but not fragile to toddler hands. I picked a dollhouse first, the Maxim Designed by You Dollhouse with Furniture. As far as doll families went, I took a lot longer to decide. Too many had negative reviews about having trouble posing them, their odd look, or their poor durability. I decided on this family after looking at other's by Plan Toy, Melissa and Doug, and Ryan's Room, based on price, the look of the dolls, and previous reviews. Although this family had no reviews, I took a shot, and I'm so pleased I did!These dolls are so cute. Their faces are sweet, and they're just the right size for the dollhouse. I measured them beside the dolls that came with it, and they're the same height (4 1/2 inches for the adults, 3 1/2 inches for the children, so 1:12 or 1" scale). Its neat how varied the materials to their clothes are: felt, corduroy, jeans, cotton. I love the little details to these dolls; grandma's hair is tied back in a braided knot, the little girl has a pocket on her dress, and the boy has a hood on his sweater that can be on or off. They're pretty well balanced, however it is sort of hard to make their feet level to the floor, so they stand cock-eyed. Sitting them down is easier, if they chair has a back. I balanced them on the back-less bench for a picture of size comparison to the furniture that came with the house.My only complaint for this little family is that the boy and dad both had bits of their yarn hair loose in the package with them. Not sure if this is a sign it might all come loose, but I hope not!A note - they have little Lego-like hook hands to hold accessories, which I didn't see on any of the other doll families. The are plastic, but seem pretty sturdy, but I'd still caution children not to try and force anything into them.