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I actually did this about two years ago! Though instead I bought really cheap Barbie dolls, which I then dismembered and sprayed black. Bought shadow boxes, dressed the "dress forms", and hung them in my daughter's room! The doll clothes are vintage clothes that my grandmother made for my mother's dolls. I used them as well. They had been sitting in my cedar chest and I was wanting to find a way to showcase how fabulous they are.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/youngfotoz/sets/72157627539755741/

I think most of the commenters so far have missed the point. I thought the writer was talking about older children, not toddlers. Yet every commenter so far has talked about toddlers getting hurt in scenarios they should not be in. A three year old down a slide wetted with a hose? That is a bad idea. Toddlers playing on steel playgrounds sans supervision- another bad idea.

My daughter is 3 and has had 2 broken legs and a broken arm. All from things that shouldn't have caused a break. Sliding off a couch, tripping on a rug, falling off of a stool. All witnessed by Mom. I help her at the playground. She's never been hurt there. She's just a complete klutz. Granted, they think one of the arm and leg breaks (within 2 weeks of one another) was an uncommon presentation of her leukemia.

I still don't think playground should be litigated and fear-mongered into complete boredom. If you think the playground is too dangerous for your child, don't let them play on it.

My husband works at a university. We took it to the visual arts lab on campus.

As for the size- I had to recreate it. (there are probably other ways, but I'm not tech savy enough) I used photoshop because, at first I was going to try to print it at walmart. I had no idea what else I could use and have it remain reasonably priced (for me). I soon realized, however, that the resolution was going to be horrible and they wouldn't allow a larger file.

I should have used illustrator, but if you save your file large enough, photoshop should work.

While I agree, I feel as though at this stage in my daughter's development I can't praise her enough (she's 2). I tell her why I think what she's done is great. It isn't just, "Wonderful!".

Should I be using a different approach already? If not, when do I begin to transition?