Guess what- WE’RE COMING TO JOHANNESBURG!! Catch us on Saturday the 26th of October at Book Circle Capital for a joint book reading of Imi’s sore Tooth as well as the launch of Imibongo Dolls! Yes, you read correctly, your little ones can now find their own Imibongo Doll at their favourite trendy book nook …
RUNNING THEMES. By now we have found some running themes in the books we choose for our daughter. Its mainly hair/ self love, educational books, Xhosa Words & Xhosa Tales and Short Stories about positive character. (I’m not sure what category Peppa pig falls into.) HOW MANY. We have 19 books (so far) in her …
Super excited about these girls! We really wanted to add something a fresh and more spring/ summer ready to the range. While the one combination of colours reminded me of peaches or an orange tree and in that sense of home, a perfect companion with our little ones who’ll be travelling emakhaya these coming holidays. …
Running a business from home and being a parent has its “special”moments. One of them looks like this; me typing up a business plan last year with a one year old napping on my chest, my laptop on her back/my thighs. Sometimes its sewing with her next to me, cheering the machine on every time …
Meet our newest additions to the family! We are very excited to have these lovely cuddly friends added to the shop- its been a project for a while and a LOT of work went into the fabric selection, design and makeup. The size is about hankerchief size at 40/40cm, it has no embelishments, with a …
Hello Again! Our brown dolls come with some customization options that we are going to get into right here, starting with those our loyal customers are already aware of as we have standard customization such as picking a different body colour on a doll you love and switching the hairstyle to that of another doll- …
Imibongo kaMakhulu Handmade dolls is a small business making cuddly brown dolls for your little one. We take pride in our mission to broaden the options of brown dolls in the local market. Providing high quality, fun little companions that come with various accesories for your little one to deepen that bond. As a mother …
Meet our first boy doll, Sibusiso (named by our first boy doll customer)! This was an exciting moment for us even though adding a boy doll to the range was definitely daunting. We did the research and sifted through the pros and cons and decided a test would not hurt- the response so far has …
The trial and error of finding a hair routine that works for my two year old and I has been real. My first biggest lesson was understanding her texture so I can address those needs before diving in. I wanted to make sure she has a healthy relationship with her natural hair and doesn’t view …
We do not encourage frequent washing, especially of the dolls however we know little ones will make messes and our dolls can be gently hand-washed, laid flat to dry and not machine washed or tumble dried. The little clothing pieces can be treated the same. Little white tees should not be removed for washing and …