World Doll Day 2026

World Doll Day was established to celebrate the enormous contributions dolls have made to the development of children worldwide and to humanity as a whole. It is celebrated annually on the 2nd Saturday in June. This year it falls on June 13, 2026. Typically, clubs, organizations, and/or individuals give a doll to someone, specifically a child in need. I don't have any specific plans for World Doll Day (WDD) this year, but last year I modified the widely used WDD logo (shown next) to one above that features a Black child with a doll (because representation matters). 

The original World Doll Day logo lacked representation, so I modified it last year, as shown in the first image.

This year, I wanted a more inclusive logo, so I created the next one.

While not all ethnicities are captured, this is a more inclusive World Doll Day logo.

In this second, more inclusive logo, the two girls are swapping dolls, probably temporarily, but each one gets an opportunity to enjoy the other girl's doll.

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Side Note: Yesterday's Virtual Black Doll Museum installation of an Original Dolls by Goldie art half doll marks the 1000th installation in the virtual museum. The goal of installing 1000 dolls in the combined categories of antique, vintage, modern, and one-of-a-kind Black dolls has been met. Additional installations have been prescheduled for June 2026, and future plans for the museum exist.

Am I back to my Tuesday and Thursday blog posts? No, but I will publish a post when the "Spirit" moves me to do so.

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