Is this an entirely weird thing for a grown woman to do?

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Let me set the scene..

I'm traipsing through the children's school last week it's decked out for Christmas, busy, and loud.
I'm trying to pass the time before we can leave (this was after 2 hours doing every game available)

There in the corner of the hall was the most darling little dolls house, all lit up with lovely, Victorian furniture and gorgeous window boxes.

I never had a dolls house, and having 3 very boisterous, football mad children, a dolls house has never had any place in my regular sized house.

I was drawn to it though and used my last 50p to 'guess the name' and today I found out I won!

It's currently sat on my dining room table and I have the biggest compulsion to look after it, put some carpet, wallpaper, decorate it for Christmas.

Is it insane for a grown woman to want to play with a dolls house?

Of course not! Go for it!

What name did you guess?

Ready to out myself! - Hedgehog House

If it brings you joy then it's A Good Thing. Crack on and enjoy it.

It's mine! Give it back.

Good name! I have to admit, this Christmas my children are recieving the Playmobil house and hotel, and I'm looking forward to it

Oooh! Photos please!

I love dolls houses and posted recently about starting to make one as a hobby.

You are very lucky!

No, I would love it. Lucky you, what a lovely thing to win and what a charming thing to happen. Enjoy it, I would!

My neighbour remarried at the age of 62 and told her new husband how she had always wanted one as a child. She was fostered in various places and had very little in the way of toys. He spent a long time making her one in secret for her birthday (complete with lights and furniture). Not weird at all to do something lovely for your inner child!

Not weird at all! Hobbycraft has a whole section to deck out a doll's house - it is a hobby, to lay tiny carpets and paint tiny walls. You get to play interior designer on a teeny tiny scale in the kind of styles and colours the rest of the family won't put up with in your home

Congratulations too

Congratulations! Have fun!

As much as I wanted 3DS,s, due to DC three being a DD, I have enjoyed playing with dolls houses, My Little Ponies, and Sylvanians.

Not weird at all. It is a huge hobby. Look here for a start -
www.dollshouse.com

There are websites and magazines dedicated to collectors. My Mam has a couple and made most of her own furniture, in 1/12 scale, including teeny tiny dovetail joints.

I believe it can be slightly addictive!

You should visit Windsor Castle. They have a huge one with working lights, running water, and lifts I think! Is amazing. Even newspapers, real ones only tiny. You'd need a microscope to read them.

It must be fate that you won!
I know a few adults who have bought and furnished dolls houses as a hobby and think its great. A word of warning though, you may get carried away. There are so many adorable miniatures available you will find them hard to resist, you can even get cute little christmas decorations.

I have bought dd a dolls house for Christmas. Am fully intending to decorate it for Christmas and I can't wait. This is perfectly normal!

I would be the same. Dolls houses are lush. That's brilliant

How lovely, well done you. The Sue Ryder Charity Shop carries a Dolls House range instore and online. You could always furnish your house from there claiming you are doing it for charity!

Sue Ryder

Not at all. I love colouring. I can spend hours with one of those books that had mad geometric prints & a bag of felt tips. Dolls houses are design projects!