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Zapf Creation is a toy company based in Coburg, Germany which specialises in dolls for girls. Its franchises have become very popular around the world; among its successes are Baby Born[1] and Anabell.[2]
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Products
Most of the ZC products are baby and toddler dolls, occasionally used to teach future parents lifeskills.
Baby Born
Baby Born is often considered to be the most lifelike of the series due to the numerous functions that the doll can perform which include Crying, Urinating and a pacifier which makes the dolls eyes shut in later versions, all of which can be performed without batteries making them safe to bathe. The most recent version includes 9 Functions and 10 accessories including a musical potty chair and designer bottle. Varieties include boy, girl and ethnic girl, each anatomically correct and having their own color style.
Baby Annabell
Perhaps the most famous of Zapf's products, this doll comes with a variety of accessories and has a large product line which includes extra bits and bobs, outfits and furniture pieces. The main function of the newer dolls is to take a sip of water and then have the ability to shed tears when crying.
Baby Chou Chou
Chou Chou is a doll manufactured by Zapf Creation. The doll is designed to be very realistic, having accessories to support role playing for children. Baby Chou Chou (doll) is sometimes used to teach young girls in particular about various stages of a baby's life including her first tooth and minor colds, though most are intended just for playing with.
Mommy Make Me Better Chou Chou
Models include "Mommy Make Me Better" Chou Chou, "Love Me" Chou Chou, "Be Happy" Chou Chou, and "Rock-A-Bye" Chou Chou, which was named the number one doll in the Duracell Kids' Choice Toy Survey in the US in 2001.[3]
This doll comes in all sort of types and has many life-like functions.
Mommy Make Me Better Chou Chou- Mommy Makes Me Better:Comes in a yellow cap and baby girl outfit. The baby gets sick and you have to make it better. You hear its heartbeat. "Give" it medicine when it has a fever. Makes adorable slurping sounds.
Mommy Makes Me Better Chou Chou.- Love Me Mommy Chou Chou: Comes in a pink baby cloths with attached hood. This baby makes crying and laughing sounds as well slurping sounds when you give it a drink. It comes with an electronic necklace that the user wears and whenever the baby cries and the user holds it...it stops crying. The baby might laugh!
Love Me Chou Chou Chou Chou.- Tooth Growing Chou Chou: Chou Chou is growing, and so are teeth! When Chou Chou gets a tooth she cries and you have to make her feel better. Makes baby sounds like laughing and slurping.
- BilingualChou Chou'; Chou Chou talks! Say basic toddler phrases in English....and Spanish.Still makes similar sounds to the other Chou Chous.
Sam and Sally
Similar to other dolls of their size out today, Sam and Sally are quite large dolls at around 60 cm each which means that they can either be dressed in the provided outfits or be dressed in real clothes of their size.
References
- ^ Crofton, Ian; Ayto, John (2007). Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable: 2nd Edition. London: Cassell. pp. p48. ISBN 0-304-36809-1. http://books.google.com/books?id=3DiHy31K30oC&pg=PA48&dq=%22Zapf+Creation%22&as_brr=3&ei=7EyXSMWSIaHOjgHA34XJDA&sig=ACfU3U31WATN5IPnh8esUaNzTUuuLkWnMQ.
- ^ "Zapf Creation Shares Slide on 2004 Profit Slump, Dividend Cut". 2005-02-16. Archived from the original on 2008-08-04. http://www.webcitation.org/5ZpNu9ywt. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ "Parents Flocking to Toy Stores Across the Country To Buy Lifelike Doll That Cries, Snores and Sleeps". PR Newswire (New York, NY): pp. 1. 21 November 2001. http://proquest.umi.com. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
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