Our ranch is a place for children. In planning our aim was to create a place where our grand-children and the children of military families could come and find a place to rest and refresh. There is no better way for children to escape the stresses of life than in play and pretend. Really, that holds true for all of us. We all need play.
From the days of my own childhood came my love for Barbie dolls. I will never forget the first one I ever saw. She was in the basement playroom of my friend Joy Wease, who was the daughter of the pastor of our church. Her Barbie was of the first doll design that Mattel ever made in the "Barbie" series, and had a pony tail, and curly bangs, along with that black and white stripped bathing suit, and black, "high heel" shoes. I immediately fell in love with her, and the very next Christmas, there was one under the tree for me. My Barbie was a brunette, and she had a "bubble cut" hair do. It was love at first sight, and there is no telling how many hours I spent in play with her and the Ken doll which followed on my birthday. My sister received a blond Barbie with that same bubble cut, but ours had red one piece bathing suits. We both dearly loved them, and only had one Barbie apiece in our childhoods. Maybe that is why I have so many today. At any rate, I knew exactly what to add to the ranch for little girls to play with to take them away from all of the cares of their lives, and my Doll Barn was born.
One of the ways that Soldier's Heart Ranch ministers to the families of the military is to provide this place to view and play with dolls of all kinds, even the boys, because they really enjoy playing with the GI Joe collection. I am planning a little birthday party for Samara, the daughter of very good friends, and it is going to feature a fun "scavenger hunt" game. The little girls will have to take their art sheets from room to room in the house, find the Barbies on the page, and get a sticker to add to their art page. Then they will go to the paint table and use markers to color their sheet. Next they will go to another art table and use a glue stick to add some glitter, finishing their art work which they will take home with them them!
There will be many dolls to see and many to play with, wonderful little games to play, and of course play time with the Barbies and other dolls. I know they will have a great time at this special party. I will be posting more pictures of the settings and the fun time we will all have at this beautiful little party. So watch the blog, and if you would like to schedule your own "Barbie Doll Party," give us a call at 979-865-8919, or email me at debralecompte@gmail.com! We are located in Sealy, Texas, about an hour from downtown Houston, Texas.
From the days of my own childhood came my love for Barbie dolls. I will never forget the first one I ever saw. She was in the basement playroom of my friend Joy Wease, who was the daughter of the pastor of our church. Her Barbie was of the first doll design that Mattel ever made in the "Barbie" series, and had a pony tail, and curly bangs, along with that black and white stripped bathing suit, and black, "high heel" shoes. I immediately fell in love with her, and the very next Christmas, there was one under the tree for me. My Barbie was a brunette, and she had a "bubble cut" hair do. It was love at first sight, and there is no telling how many hours I spent in play with her and the Ken doll which followed on my birthday. My sister received a blond Barbie with that same bubble cut, but ours had red one piece bathing suits. We both dearly loved them, and only had one Barbie apiece in our childhoods. Maybe that is why I have so many today. At any rate, I knew exactly what to add to the ranch for little girls to play with to take them away from all of the cares of their lives, and my Doll Barn was born.
One of the ways that Soldier's Heart Ranch ministers to the families of the military is to provide this place to view and play with dolls of all kinds, even the boys, because they really enjoy playing with the GI Joe collection. I am planning a little birthday party for Samara, the daughter of very good friends, and it is going to feature a fun "scavenger hunt" game. The little girls will have to take their art sheets from room to room in the house, find the Barbies on the page, and get a sticker to add to their art page. Then they will go to the paint table and use markers to color their sheet. Next they will go to another art table and use a glue stick to add some glitter, finishing their art work which they will take home with them them!
