Gotz PRECIOUS DAY Collection

Looking to learn more about the Götz *Precious Day Collection*? Look no further! The purpose of this article is to provide information about these different, lovable, and widely popular Götz collections.

## ***MINI-MUFFIN "Baby" Collection***

These miniature, 20cm/8 inch, cuddly little dolls were designed especially for little ones to hold, play with, and love.1 They are *the perfect first doll for toddlers.*2 Intended for toddlers aged 18 months and older;3 as regular **play dolls** they are intended for and created with materials designed to withstand *vigorous child play*. Mini-Muffins have been awarded the *Spiel Gut* award for toy safety.4 The original suggested retail price for these dolls was approximately $15.00.

### Production Information:

* These dolls were available for purchase in toy stores across the United States; several dolls, which appear in Disney-themed outfits (between 1998/1999) were designed as theme park store exclusives for **Walt Disney World**.3 In addition, separate outfits, shown in the *Mini-Muffin Boutique*, were also available for individual purchase. Each doll and its specific outfit was produced for one catalog year and each originally came with an original "birth certificate."

* In the early 2000s, these dolls made appearances in the **handcrafted play doll** Götz line, though they are not specifically labeled "Precious Day." You can tell the difference between the two in the type of original box style used; handcrafted play dolls came in a solid burgundy box while *Precious Day* dolls came in a variety of marked "Mini-Muffin" Götz doll boxes.

* In 2012, the official collection name "Precious Day Baby Collection" was dropped from outer packaging and these dolls evolved to become the "Mini-Muffin" *play doll* collection (see box section below).

### Physical Characteristics:

These small dolls are designed and crafted with handpainted physical features that resemble *real life* little babies and toddlers.2 Their hair is either **molded** or **rooted,** depending on their intended age range. According to Götz, these dolls were designed in *Germany* and made in *China*; dolls with hair *have hair* that was made in Germany.2

Precious Day Mini-Muffin baby dolls with molded hair.Precious Day Mini-Muffin dolls with rooted hair. Photo: GotzDollJunkie.    These baby dolls' soft, cloth, bean bag doll body make these baby dolls easy to hug.2 Although they are non-articulated dolls, these WEICHSITZPUPPE (or *soft, sitting dolls*) are able to sit on their own without help, however, as **non-jointed dolls**, they cannot stand on their own without help.3

### Different Doll Box Styles

Mini-Muffins came in a variety of different doll box types and styles. The first Precious Day baby collection did not even come in a box; it originally came in a clear, round, plastic tube.

This 1997 Precious Day baby originally came in a clear, round, plastic tube.This box style was used between 1998-2001?This box style was used between 2003?-2008-This box style was used in ?-2011-?This box style was used between 2012-2013-?
### Mini-Muffin Care Instructions:

These dolls are designed with fabrics and materials that can be carefully cleaned. Dolls can be placed in a pillowcase and machine washed in cold water on delicate; if washed, they should also be air-dried, laid face down.2

### References

1. This information comes from the back of a 2004 Götz Mini-Muffin doll box.
2. This information comes from the back of a 2008 Götz Mini-Muffin doll box.
3. This information comes from the back of a 1999 Götz Mini-Muffin doll box.
4. This information comes from the back of a 1998 Götz Mini-Muffin doll box.