Christmas Eve Set (retired)
Jul 8, 2008 22:02:11 GMT -5
Post by meg on Jul 8, 2008 22:02:11 GMT -5
Released in 1997 for $20, retired in 2001. After retirement, the lantern was added to the Christmas Accessories set.
Papá lit the way of the Las Posadas procession with a wooden lantern that had windows made from a mineral called mica. Ana carried a silver tray piled high with bizcochito cookies. You can bake real bizcochitos using the simple recipe included with the pretend cookies. Help Josefina make beautiful paper flowers called ramilletes to decorate the church altar for Christmas Eve—a complete ramillete kit is included.
This set is retired.
The lantern is made of wood with little plastic windows meant to look like that mica stuff. The windows always seemed like they were put on wrong as they are glued to the outside, not the inside. But that's the way it was meant to be.
The plate of cookies is nice, although the cookies are those rubbery things that I know many people don't like. It is nice that you get the recipe to make your own real bizcochitos.
My favorite part of this set is the Ramillete kit. There was also a little bottle of glue that came with the set originally. I did make one ramillete and there are enough materials to make more, but you would need to find another little stick and sprig of greener. Pretty easy to find at most craft stores.
Overall grade: B+
If you can find it for not to much on ebay go for it, it's nice to have the old mini craft kits that seemed to be important to each doll's collection back in the day.
Papá lit the way of the Las Posadas procession with a wooden lantern that had windows made from a mineral called mica. Ana carried a silver tray piled high with bizcochito cookies. You can bake real bizcochitos using the simple recipe included with the pretend cookies. Help Josefina make beautiful paper flowers called ramilletes to decorate the church altar for Christmas Eve—a complete ramillete kit is included.
This set is retired.
The lantern is made of wood with little plastic windows meant to look like that mica stuff. The windows always seemed like they were put on wrong as they are glued to the outside, not the inside. But that's the way it was meant to be.
The plate of cookies is nice, although the cookies are those rubbery things that I know many people don't like. It is nice that you get the recipe to make your own real bizcochitos.
My favorite part of this set is the Ramillete kit. There was also a little bottle of glue that came with the set originally. I did make one ramillete and there are enough materials to make more, but you would need to find another little stick and sprig of greener. Pretty easy to find at most craft stores.
Overall grade: B+
If you can find it for not to much on ebay go for it, it's nice to have the old mini craft kits that seemed to be important to each doll's collection back in the day.