for a young child to eat paint on nesting dolls, but they do a lot to teach size and help develop early fine motor skills). I bought these nesting dolls for my brother's son who will soon be 1 year old. They are very cute and the quality is comparable to what I have seen in expensive stores that import their nesting dolls from Russia and the price for them is much cheaper. For less than $20, kids can play with it or use it as a winter decoration. Easily recommended!