Everyone Needs Playtime

In our hectic, modern lives, many of us focus so heavily on work and family commitments that we never seem to have time for pure fun. Somewhere between childhood and adulthood, we stopped playing.

When we carve out some leisure time, we’re more likely to zone out in front of the TV or computer than engage in fun, rejuvenating play like we did as children. But play is not just essential for kids; it can be an important source of relaxation and stimulation for adults as well.

There doesn’t need to be any point to the activity beyond having fun and enjoying yourself. By giving yourself permission to play with the joyful abandon of childhood, you can reap oodles of health benefits throughout life.
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Tuesday

Wicked Descendants

After my private discussion with Chiriann about her Descendants dolls, and after viewing the ones she had, I went browsing.  This gave me a chance to look at all the different releases and eventually I found two which really appealed to me . . .  I think these were dolls from the first release in July 2015. However, the prices now asked for these 11 inch vinyl/plastic dolls was incredulous!!

Meet Mal (left) Isle of the Lost, the wickedly lovely daughter of Maleficent and a beautiful addition to your modern-day Disney adventures. Unlike her mother, the darkest villain of all, Mal chooses good above all else. She comes with an outfit for the Coronation Ball and fashionable accessories fit for a Queen, including a tiara and matching shoes.


Meet Evie (right) Isle of the Lost, the enchantingly beautiful daughter of the Evil Queen and a beautiful addition to your modern-day Disney adventures. She may have villainous roots, but that doesn’t mean her fate is sealed! She comes with an outfit for the Coronation Ball and fashionable accessories fit for a princess, including matching shoes and crown-shaped earrings.

It appears these dolls were released in "waves" and several variations of the same dolls appeared over the following years. These were simply outfit changes as far as I can tell from photos. Below are the Disney Descendants Villain Descendants Signature Figure Wave 01 - Mal & Evie. Personally I much prefer the Coronation dolls better than their Signature versions.


These costumes do nothing for me, so I went looking for pre-loved dolls, preferably nude and I was lucky enough to find one of each, but the condition of these dolls was 50-50 and I think they are Wave 01. Their bodies looked great, but that hair . . . oh boy, their heads looked like they were wearing rats nests!! Still I could see their potential, so I offered a very low price, which was finally accepted and here they are, just as they were listed.


Yep, Evie's hair surely is badly tangled and Mel's looks like a chunk of hair is completely missing at the back, however this hasn't been cut, according to my research, it's the way the doll comes! Their faces are all still in perfect condition and their joints are all sound, so I am happy. :) I'm not sure if I can remove the "gloves" off of Mel's hands, but I will try, then all I'll need to do is begin their restoration to beauty!

So a big thank you goes to Chirann for enabling me (not that I need much pushing to buy a doll or two. :)


P.S. The follow up of this dolly project will be on my other blog.