These dolls are perfect for teaching kids about the adoption process! | Source: Madame Alexander Doll Co.

What better way to teach that love is what really makes a family than showing the importance of adoption? Guardians can begin helping kids understand diverse family structures and inclusivity and develop vital social-emotional learning (SEL) with the Li’l Cuddles 16-Inch Adoption Baby from Madame Alexander Doll Co

This doll is ideal for toddlers ages 2 and up and includes a genderless baby doll with a fabric body and a vinyl head, arms, and legs. The Li’l Cuddles Baby also comes with accessories like an “official” adoption certificate, a super-soft blanket, a pillow, a pacifier, and stylish mint-green-and-gray pajamas with an adorable matching nightcap.

Li’l Cuddles 16-inch Adoption Baby in its packaging. | Source: Madame Alexander Doll Co.

Babies can foster healthy social skills and improve fine motor skills with all the pretend play options! The Li’l Cuddles Adoption Baby has wonderful, little details babies will love to explore like the interactive adoption certificate. Kids can choose the baby’s name, home town, and date of adoption, filling in the blanks of the certificate. Guardians can use it to educate their little ones on the importance of adoption and the process behind it.

Kids can use the included blanket and pillow to put the baby to “bed.” | Source: Madame Alexander Doll Co.

Kids can use the included blanket, pillow, and pacifier to nurture and care for their baby doll. They can put their baby doll to “bed,” and calm them down with the pacifier. The vinyl hands of Li’l Cuddles are also set in an open pose, allowing kids to stick the doll’s thumb in its mouth. The other hand is slightly opened and can hold the certificate perfectly in place. Additionally, the Li’l Cuddles Adoption Baby comes in two skin tones and is BPA-free. Plus, guardians will love that they can clean the doll easily with sanitizing spray. 

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The child-safe materials and soft, role-play accessories make this doll ideal for any kid — especially ones with big hearts!

About the author

Annabelle Canela

Annabelle Canela

Annabelle Canela was an editorial assistant at The Pop Insider, The Toy Insider, and The Toy Book. When she’s not writing about her favorite toys and fandoms, she loves creating poetry, taking her puppy to the park, and chefing up new creations in her Brooklyn kitchen. You can usually catch her reading Spider-Man comic books on the subway or eating dim sum in Chinatown. This New York City native has traveled all over the Caribbean, including to her family’s home country of Dominican Republic. Naturally, she does it all por mi gente.

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