{"id":899,"date":"2025-03-26T09:16:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T13:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/izzydoll.org\/?p=899"},"modified":"2025-03-26T09:51:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T13:51:53","slug":"beyond-silent-comfort-the-power-of-a-smile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/izzydoll.org\/en\/documentation\/beyond-silent-comfort-the-power-of-a-smile\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond Silent Comfort: The Power of a Smile!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Master Corporal Mark Isfeld&#8217;s mother Carol&#8217;s original Izzy Dolls were created without eyes, nor mouths. This was meant to <a><\/a>symbolize the Izzy Doll&#8217;s role as a silent keeper of children&#8217;s secrets and worries. While offering comfort and a sense of security to children in need remains a core value of the Izzy Doll Initiative, we believe in the power of individual expression and encourage our volunteer crafters to be creative! Add eyes, mouths, different skin tones, hair colours and unique outfits &#8211; just remember that plastic buttons or metallic pieces could become choking hazards, so best to leave them out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"264\" src=\"http:\/\/izzydoll.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Izzy-Dolls-have-smiles.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-898\" style=\"width:324px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/izzydoll.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Izzy-Dolls-have-smiles.png 288w, https:\/\/izzydoll.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Izzy-Dolls-have-smiles-13x12.png 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Master Corporal Mark Isfeld&#8217;s mother Carol&#8217;s original Izzy Dolls were created without eyes, nor mouths. 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