Being that my nieces don't really need anything, and we ourselves are kinda broke, I decided to take on the venture of making them their toys. My 5 year old niece will be getting a handmade bedroom doll set, while my 2 year old niece will get a handmade felt doll. Here's where I am on the doll so far:
Following the tutorial on My Froggy Stuff youtube channel for the Hoodude doll, I made a female version. The mouth has to be resewn and eyebrows need to be placed. One leg is slightly longer than the other despite my fixing it the first time. *BIG SIGH* Since I'm on a schedule to get this out before Christmas, it'll have to do. Next step is making clothes. She's sitting on the bed that I'm still working on, but finished it's mattress today.