Amy Jandrisevits’ dolls are a lot more than just toys. In fact, they don’t even look like the toys kids are used to finding on department store shelves. “I make dolls for kids who will never see ...

Doll maker Tammy Blunte knows firsthand how important it is for children — and even adults — to see themselves represented in dolls. Growing up in Trinidad in the ’80s and ’90s, Blunte tells Yahoo ...

It begins with a piece of fabric. After six hours, 45-year-old Amy Jandrisevits has a brand-new, handmade doll staring back at her. But unlike dolls you often see at stores, these custom-ordered ...

Aniqua Wilkerson and Lion Brand Yarn Company created Skein Tones, a palette of 12 acrylic yarns in neutral shades of browns, creams and taupes, in hopes of making the fiber arts more inclusive As a ...

Khulile Vilakazi-Ofosu had just picked up her daughter from preschool in Johannesburg, South Africa. When Isha made the request, Khulile put down her keys and the child’s backpack and squatted down to ...

I never thought I'd see the day when American Girl betrays actual American girls. I am shocked, hurt, confused and justifiably irate — as a mom of daughters, as a once-growing girl and as a former ...

GIRL DOLLS QUICKLY TURNED INTO A PASSION TO REFURBISH OLD ONES FOR KIDS WHO MAY BE LESS FORTUNATE. RASHAD WILLIAMS SHOWS US HOW SHE IS RESTORING ONE DOLL AT A TIME. FOR KIDS IMPACTED BY HURRICANE ...