These Adorable DIY Dolls that you can Make Yourself are the perfect gift for a little girl or boy you know! It’s a good thing that kids play with dolls, since sciences now says that playing with dolls has significant benefits for children – both boys and girls. Here are some of them: Dolls encourage social skills in children, including language skills Playing with dolls activates parts of the brain that are associated with empathy and compassion When playing with a doll, a child learns responsibility, as they care for the doll like they would do for another person Pretend play with dolls develops a child’s imagination as they create many scenarios of their own