Blue Monday

When I was in grade school, our class always had a field trip to the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry once a year. For me, one of the highlights was being able to see Colleen Moore’s Dollhouse. It was an enchanting few minutes to be able to see this fantasy wonder. I could have stood there for hours just looking at it, but sadly, there were others who wanted to see it as well, as the group had to keep moving – though at a snail’s pace. Some years we would be lucky and there would be few people around and we could take out time.

One of the things I remember the most was walking in and seeing the garden of the Fairy Castle all in blue light to signify night. In the garden were many treasures of fairytales and nursery ryhmns, one of them being a weeping willow tree that shed real tears and held the “Rock-a-bye baby” in a cradle within its branches.

Colleen Moore Dollhouse - Garden at Night

Here’s a video that I found on You Tube:




CLICK HERE to see the feature that the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry has on the Colleen Moore Dollhouse.

A link to a book about the Dollhouse on Amazon:


Within the Fairy Castle: Colleen Moore’s Doll House at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago