Dolls in the park

2 days back i did a little experiment. I wanted to see how the interaction with a toy changes when played in a different environment. I placed 3 dolls in the sand, half burried hoping children will find it while playing and then i could see how they interact with the dolls both alone and with company.









































































I saw:
1. Kids(boys and girls)would immediately bury it.
2. Kids(a group of 3 girls and 2 boys)made a mountain of sand and placed the doll on top. They were either worshiping it or sacrificing it. But then they started singing, 'happy birthday to dear doll,happy birthday to you':) But the doll looked more like a candle on the mud cake.
3. A little boy who must have been 3,stepped on a doll by mistake and immediately said sorry to it and walked away.
There were kids that threw it out of the sand pit and never looked at it again(this happened twice-it looked like a heartless act to me). The first time it was a boy and the second, a girl.
4. 1 girl buried the dolls and carefully brushed away sand off of its face and said 'look i found a fossil'.
5. One thought it was really ugly and didnt want to play with it so she used the doll's legs to draw in sand.
6. A girl found the dolls hand and said 'look the baby's hand, and threw it away'.
7. 2 girls buried the dolls secretly so they cud come back the next day and play with it. And threatened a little girl who saw them burying it there. They said 'If you touch it, i'll say to your mother'.
But the predominant interaction was to bury the dolls in sand.