I wish I could remember which blog I saw it on but someone gave a head's up that this store had a massive clearance on their dressing frames. I jumped over there and bought them considering they usually sell the set for $70+ for a set of five and they were on clearance for $9. They still have a few individual ones left if you are interested.
They are WAY over Daphne's head at this point. Though, she does enjoy putting the open ones over her head and shouting "window!" Naomi really enjoys the snap frame. She is fascinated by the safety pin one but hasn't attempted it (thankfully). I think she could actually do the hook closure one but that and the buttons she gets intimidated by and won't even try. Needless to say, this activity is probably best for advanced 3 year olds through probably 5 or 6 years, maybe more.
Naomi has a dressing doll she got for her 1st birthday that has a snap, zipper, button, velcro and shoe lace. Unfortunately that one isn't very easy to do because the doll doesn't quite stay as still as she would like when she is trying to work on these new skills. She learned to do a zipper on her own sweatshirt much easier than on the doll.
Clearly these are not must have items. I'm sure you have clothing with buttons, snaps, etc. that your kiddo could practice on. It really helps with independence issues and builds self confidence when they can do it themselves so don't forget to teach them how to do it.
