Detroit Doll Show 2025 November 15, 2025

Sandy’s Land LLC, known for its mission to empower, entertain, and inspire, with brand products, books, art, and cultural events, is proud to announce the 2025 Black Art and Doll Show (Detroit Doll Show), an empowering celebration of history, culture, and diversity through the promotion of Black dolls and art. Read more here and here.

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Festival of Black Dolls Show & Sale Nov. 8, 2025

American Black Beauty Doll Artists (ABBDA) will host their annual Festival of Black Dolls Show & Sale.

When: November 8, 2025 

Where: the African American Museum and Library,  

659 14th St, Oakland, CA 94612 

Time: 10AM - 5PM (PST) 

FREE ABBDA Shuttle from 12th St., 19th St., and West Oakland BART. 

There will be a raffle drawing for the doll featured on the flyer. Buy tickets in advance online here or at the show.

For more information about this organization and this event, visit their website here.

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Zuru 5 Surprise My Mini Baby

My Zuru 5 Surprise Mini Baby from Series 2 is like the 4th one shaded in on the bottom row.

My day was brightened after opening a package that contained a Zuru 5 Surprise My Mini Baby Series 2. It was a gift from a faithful blog reader. I was unaware of these 3-inch silicone babies until MB asked if I'd like to have a duplicate of one she owned. Of course, I said, "Yes!" 

A Zuru 5 Surprise Mini Baby is a blind-capsule collectible toy where you peel, unwrap, and reveal five surprises inside the capsule. My capsule contained three sealed packages. 

Two packages contained the baby's rattle, bottle, blanket, and the accessories to assemble its crib, which has an attachable netting holder, netting, and cushion. Assembly instructions were also included (trust me, I needed those, but it was easy to do.)

My 5 surprises were the baby (seen in the next photo), the crib (and accessories), the blanket, a rattle, and a baby bottle. The crib has working wheels!

MB also sent me two diapers because diapers were not included in the capsule.

The baby wears a diaper and rests in its crib on top of the crib cushion.

The blanket covers the crib cushion, and the baby continues to rest peacefully.

This is a close-up of my adorable sleeping baby, his extra diaper, rattle, and bottle.

The baby is wrapped snugly in its blanket.

My Mini Baby is so adorable, as illustrated in the above photos. These dolls are gender neutral. This one looks more like a boy, so it's a Boy!

Thank you again, MB! I love the baby and the concept. 

5 Surprise My Mini Baby (website)

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