Winter Pastimes (RETIRED)
Mar 4, 2007 18:12:10 GMT -5
Post by QNPoohBear on Mar 4, 2007 18:12:10 GMT -5
Released in 1987, retired in 2000. After retirement, Kirsten's Snowshoes were sold as a separate item.
On long winter days in the cabin, Kirsten would play with her thaumatrope, spinning the disk so the bird would hop into its cage—an optical illusion that’s as fun today as in 1854. Paper dolls helped fill the long hours inside, too. There were a treat for pioneer girls who had few playthings. And on days when Kirsten worked on the trap line with Lars, she would strap on her snowshoes and walk for miles on top of the deep snow.
Kirsten's Winter Pastimes were a nice set because they include things she could actually play with. The paper dolls are neat because they have some history of fashion included and some in a special American Girl Paper Dolls envelope (not shown). The snowshoes are made from real wood and leather straps. They are very fragile and it is tough to get them to stay on her feet. The thaumatrope is kind of cool. It's a printed image on a piece of heavy duty paper with embroidery floss string. The original string broke, so I replaced it with embroidery floss and it's the same as it was originally. The paper items are also kind of fragile and I lost one of the paper doll's hats because it was so small.
Grade: A- for being kind of fragile.
On long winter days in the cabin, Kirsten would play with her thaumatrope, spinning the disk so the bird would hop into its cage—an optical illusion that’s as fun today as in 1854. Paper dolls helped fill the long hours inside, too. There were a treat for pioneer girls who had few playthings. And on days when Kirsten worked on the trap line with Lars, she would strap on her snowshoes and walk for miles on top of the deep snow.
Kirsten's Winter Pastimes were a nice set because they include things she could actually play with. The paper dolls are neat because they have some history of fashion included and some in a special American Girl Paper Dolls envelope (not shown). The snowshoes are made from real wood and leather straps. They are very fragile and it is tough to get them to stay on her feet. The thaumatrope is kind of cool. It's a printed image on a piece of heavy duty paper with embroidery floss string. The original string broke, so I replaced it with embroidery floss and it's the same as it was originally. The paper items are also kind of fragile and I lost one of the paper doll's hats because it was so small.
Grade: A- for being kind of fragile.
