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Mobile homes

Mobile homes
Oh what my daughter wouldn't give to be able to pack up her beloved dollhouse and take it with her. So imagine what she did when she saw the set of Nested Country Cottages from Olie Bollen. 

These two brightly colored paper board boxes open from the top, lunchbox style, so your kiddo can stack them full of random junk--er, precious keepsakes. But with cutout windows and a cute velcro sidebar, each can easily double as a dollhouse for quick trips to a friend's or long visits to Grandma's.

I guess it's sort of like a mobile dollhouse, huh. -Kristen

Congratulations to Tricia, who won a set of Nested Country Cottages!

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