I recently had an encounter with a 10-year-old. He was at a church luncheon in Old Zionsville with his mother and wanted a drink.

“I don’t like the punch,” he said. He also didn’t like any of the other drinks offered, so she told him to get some water.

“There isn’t any,” he told her.  She said there most certainly was water available to drink.

“But not on the counter,” he replied.

She finally told him to get a cup, go over to the faucet, turn it on and out will come some water! 

“Oh – there’s no bottles?

Water Babies are about the sweet innocence and magic between a little girl and her doll. Simply fill your Water Babies doll with warm water, add your childs imagination, and your Water Babies doll becomes a real baby to nurture and love. These wholesome Water Babies dolls require no technology or batteries, so experience the magic and loving tradition of this classic Water Babies doll!

1. The doll can get moldy inside, although the package says it comes with a antibacteria lining and you don’t have to change water other than once a month. Once it gets moldy, it’s ruined because there’s no way to clean it thoroughly and check that for yourself – you can’t see the inside of the doll. I checked on the company’s website all over for ways to clean it and didn’t get anything either.

When I read about these water babies, I thought it was a neat idea. It would be just like holding a real baby! But, when we added the water, the doll became too heavy for my two year old granddaughter to hold for long. Maybe, we have to let out some of the water or something. But, I feel that is a drawback for younger children. It’s still a beautiful baby doll, but I could have waited until she was older perhaps.

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