Many doll sets give a child one grown-up doll and leave the rest of the story to imagination. This one comes as a whole household: a father, a mother, a son and a daughter, standing side by side on a clear tray under a header card that reads A happy Family.

The four dolls are dressed alike, the way families dress for a photo or an Eid visit, and there are two outfits to choose from. In the blue set, the father and son wear blue T-shirts with a teddy bear print and white shorts, and the mother and daughter wear white teddy-print tops with blue skirts printed SMILE. In the pink set, everyone wears a pink T-shirt printed HAPPY under a rainbow, with patterned shorts or skirts to match.

The parents are tall fashion dolls and the children are smaller, so the family reads true at a glance. The father has short dark hair and white trainers, and the mother has a long braid of blonde and pink hair down her back and pink shoes. The son has dark hair, and the daughter wears her outfit in miniature.

Children use a family set in a way a single doll cannot. They act out school mornings, dinner and bedtime, visits to grandparents and trips to the market, giving each doll a voice. Brothers and sisters can each take a doll, and a dollhouse or a play kitchen gives the family somewhere to live.

It is not a Barbie set: the pack carries no brand other than its A happy Family header, and that is reflected in the price. The card is marked 3+, and the dolls stand in their tray, ready to give as a birthday present without extra wrapping.

The price is Rs. 1,450 for all four dolls, with Cash on Delivery across Pakistan, from Karachi and Lahore to Islamabad, Hyderabad and Gujranwala. Stock, the outfit you want, your city and the delivery charge are confirmed on WhatsApp before dispatch.

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