Julia,

I have my own club membership as well as my dd having one. Do you ever have young people over? My dd had a sleepover guest (age 11) this weekend. She has Kaya and an AGOT but is not on the club. They went on and I said she could use my club. She sent in a bunch of book reports and won me stars - that girl could type! I was glad I had the membership then - it's like a guest membership for when someone comes over.

If you don't get such visitors, you can still earn stars for yourself. The only thing I would not recommend is writing other kids on there - that's just creepy!

We get charms on ebay. 1000's of choices at any given time. I gave all my nieces charm bracelets and add to them every year, plus my dd has a couple and I have one.

Thanks for bringing this topic up, BTW - we draw names for Christmas gifting and this year I drew a child I've never met - she is in the process of being adopted from Mexico. I've been trying to think of something personal for her, that will welcome her into the family. What better idea than a charm bracelet with charms that tie her history in with ours!

You might like this idea:

My dd has the pewter charms that were sold on a Christmas stocking. We added to the set when Hallmark came out with similar charms, and then I decided to pick up silver charms to represent the different girls' lives. You'd be amazed at what is available - Kit's exact waffle iron ( which opens to reveal a waffle ) a hen that sits on a nest, and opens to reveal eggs, peg style clothes pins for Addy, a victorola, Kit's telephone, and typewriter, a high button shoe, a pot bellied stove, various baskets, a Ben Franklin stove,.Mollie's radio and bicycle, roller skates, ice skates... the list is endless. Just make a list of your favorite elements from the books and go shopping on ebay.

My dd does have a birthday cake charm ( a b-day gift) out of silver too - it is 3-D and looks like Mollys. Very cute. We like the Club charms too of course, but this one is more special, at last to us, because it is another way to play with the dolls, seeking out things that remind us of them.