Knot Straight product details
Sensory Dolls
Knot Straight Sensory Dolls $15 - $30 are made for cuddling, squishing & fidgeting! Dolls are filled with sensory materials that can soothe & calm or provide stimulation to help reduce stress, improve concentration & redirect anxious energy. Sensory dolls include Rice Dolls that are filled with rice for fidgeting or heating & cooling. Great for easing menstrual cramps, sore muscles & belly aches. Find a variety of Sensory Doll and their specific product details in the Shop.
Stuffies


Style Doll sets
Personalized gifts
Come softly stuffed in a variety of shapes, sizes & personalities!
Knot Straight Style Doll sets $50 come with a non-gendered 14" cloth Knot Straight Style Doll, mix & match style outfits & accessories that you & your doll can share. (Most) Knot Straight Style Doll garments & accessories can be mixed and matched with other Knot Straight Style Dolls. Add more Style Doll sets to your collection for more imagination, more styles & more creativity. Find specific product details and sets for sale in the Knot Straight Shop. All sets are one-of-a-kind so when they're gone, they're gone. Don't miss out! *Doll clothes may differ than the ones pictured.
If you can imagine it, I can create it
Ideas: Doll, Doll Clothes, Sensory Doll/Other Creature, Stuffies, Critter shaped Pillows, Tote bags, Cinch bags, zipper pouch, Apron, themed (non)Paper Towels, elastic waistband Skirt, bookmarks, a Pillow-Pal, personalized jewelry, key chains pins or other accessories. Possibilities are endless. Email Hello@KnotStraight.com to start the conversation.
Why Play with Dolls?
Erika has learned a lot about the development of children while being a mom, a granny, & an elementary school teacher. She understands the critical role that learning through play has in a child's development. Knot Straight Dolls were created with that philosophy in mind.
Knot Straight Dolls are designed to support playful learning, social awareness, build empathy and help development fine motor skills. Erika's experience and passion for early childhood education ensure that Knot Straight Dolls are more than just toys—they are tools for learning and growth.
New study shows that playing with dolls allows children to develop empathy and social processing skills
The study by neuroscientists from Cardiff University provides first neuroimaging evidence of brain activations during natural play with dolls made possible by using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) technology
Evidence shows that doll play activates brain regions which are associated with social information processing and empathy, indicating that doll play enables children to rehearse, use and perform these skills even when playing on their own
Other findings show that doll play allows children to develop empathy and social processing skills more so than solo tablet play, even when playing by themselves
This study is the first time that some of the fundamental theories around play being social of Jean Piaget, considered by many as the father of developmental science, have been evidenced at a brain level
ORIGINAL RESEARCH articleFront. Hum. Neurosci., 30 September 2020 Sec. Cognitive Neuroscience Volume 14 - 2020 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2020.560176