This is the dressed-up end of the baby doll shelf. Instead of a sleepsuit and a dummy, the doll arrives in a party outfit: a yellow floral bodice with white puff sleeves, a pink tulle skirt scattered with silver dots, and a yellow headband finished with a pink bow. A small heart-shaped banner across the front of the dress carries the word Music, which is the clue to what she does.

The manufacturer marks two features on the front of the carton — a feeding bottle icon and a music icon — so the doll is sold as a play-and-feed doll rather than a display piece. Press her and she plays; the bottle is packed for the feeding routine that most children invent within about a minute of opening the box.

Her hair is rooted blonde with a straight fringe, cut long enough to sit past the shoulders, and it takes a brush without matting into a knot on the first try. The head, arms and legs are smooth moulded vinyl with a lightly weighted feel, and she stands unaided on flat ground, which matters more than it sounds: a doll that stands can be part of a scene instead of always lying on the floor.

The pink window carton is worth a mention because it survives being opened. The doll lifts out of a moulded tray rather than being tied down with a dozen wire twists, so the box can be kept and the doll put back in it — useful if it is going to a birthday party rather than straight into the toy box.

The box is marked 3+ AGES. That is the age we would repeat: the bottle and the headband are small enough to be worth keeping away from a toddler who still puts things in her mouth, and the doll suits three to seven-year-olds who are into feeding, dressing and putting a baby to bed.

Safencia lists this musical baby doll at Rs. 1,999 with Cash on Delivery across Pakistan. Send a WhatsApp message and we will check current stock for your city and tell you the delivery charge before anything is dispatched.

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