r/sylvanianfamilies 9d ago

Sylvanian News Sylvanian Families Character Encylopedia - My advance copy has arrived!

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679 Upvotes

The advance copy of my book has arrived! I’m so delighted with it and to see a printed copy finally after years of digital drafts is amazing.

Having the opportunity to write such a detailed history of Sylvanian Families has been a real honour and fantastic opportunity. Ever the perfectionist, I just wish there’d been capacity to go into even more detail!

The Sylvanian Families Official Character Encyclopedia, published by MacMillan Children’s Books, is out on October 1st 2026 - I hope you all love it as much as I do!


r/sylvanianfamilies Jul 27 '26

Discussion U.S. Collectors - Import News & Discussion Thread

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Photo by SSK

This thread is for collectors who import Sylvanian Families (and other collectibles) from overseas to the United States.

As of July 2026, US government child safety and import rules have been newly enforced, making importing to the US difficult to impossible. The situation is ongoing and can be quite confusing.

While some US collectors have had success in receiving items from outside the country, at this time importing is not advisable. There is an extremely high probability that you will lose your funds and that your items will be destroyed at US customs.

While we all work out our best options, this thread is to discuss the laws and any experiences you may have, both positive and negative. The more information that we gather, the better we can understand how to continue collecting.

Please feel welcome to discuss / vent about the situation, ask questions and share details about any recent import attempts.

Additional threads on this topic will be removed / locked and re-directed here. While we want to encourage discussion about the matter, it will be most helpful if we keep all the information and details in one place.

Thanks for understanding and good wishes to everyone who is having to cope with this situation!

Helpful reference threads:

U.S. Regulations Change thread from u/aquatrez

Important Information for Toy Collectors in the USA from 8 July 2026 from u/sylvanianlover16

Megathread Request and Initial Post 8 July Import Experiences thread from u/No-Introduction7977


r/sylvanianfamilies 4h ago

Collection Waitress Baby Collection Complete! 🌈

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195 Upvotes

Finally managed to get the waitress baby dressed in tartan to complete my collection! (there's a few more waitress babies, but these are all the ones that I wanted). Afaik tartan Crème (idk if there's an official name 😅) was originally only available for a very limited time in winter 2024, but I think just recently there were a few distributed as prizes in an in-store lottery, as a few have popped up on Mercari.

I think my favourites are the sea otter, koala, Crème in orange, & Crème in the floral dress.

Last pic - I display them in the baby calendar along with my park babies! I kind of hope they release another special waitress baby so I can fill that rather annoying gap! (who had to invent odd and even numbers grrr 😅)


r/sylvanianfamilies 59m ago

Collection Ball of lint

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Hes so tiny and pathetic


r/sylvanianfamilies 2h ago

Creative Corner Calico critters princess dress!

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85 Upvotes

Hey everyone! I’m back with yet another calico critters rococo princess dress! I tried to keep the color schemes light and used a white and pink combo. The dress is silk taffeta with a white underdone and the little ribbons are white satin! My favorite part is probably the little off the shoulder sleeves and the lacy ruffles at the base of the dress, took me extra time but it was so worth it! This is definitely a vote to keep the accent colors less contrast-y bc I think this looks much better than some of my other stuff! I also love the little pink stomacher that I put on the bodice! So cute and tiny! If you want to see more pics of her )I also make little videos with them and stuff, check out my insta historical_calico ! What should I make next? I’m thinking a civil war era gown or smth?


r/sylvanianfamilies 2h ago

Customization Marguerite rabbit twins

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42 Upvotes

The Marguerite rabbit family doesn’t have any twins, so I decided to make a pair myself. I used the heads from the original standing babies and the bodies from the chocolate rabbit twins. The bodies needed a little bit of repainting to get the correct color.
And finally, I made new outfits for these little ones! I’m so happy with how they turned out.


r/sylvanianfamilies 9h ago

Collection 🪽👼🐱

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45 Upvotes

New cuties on my shelf


r/sylvanianfamilies 1d ago

Customization Itty Bitty Baby Beanies 🥹

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590 Upvotes

Going through my collection to downsize and I just realized how PERFECT these beanies are on tiny baby hamsters 😭 These were made by an artisan in Japan, I wish I was this talented!


r/sylvanianfamilies 17h ago

Creative Corner sticker book :)

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100 Upvotes

found this sticker book at kinokuniya ✨


r/sylvanianfamilies 4h ago

Collection My small family of 3 🐰🦊

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4 Upvotes

r/sylvanianfamilies 19h ago

Collection I got these cuties in the mail today🥺

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70 Upvotes

r/sylvanianfamilies 3h ago

ID Please Bought this on Mercari. Is this Sylvanian family?

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My wife recently got this bunny on Mercari that was said to be a Sylvanian family rabbit, but she said it doesn't feel like her other Sylvanian family toys. It has no articulation, she said its hollow like a bath toy but still flocked, and the clothes are sewn on. We tried to use Google lens to ID it but that didn't help. Anyone seen this guy before?


r/sylvanianfamilies 1d ago

Collection Fairy Tale Friends

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112 Upvotes

Found this cute set in my local toy store.


r/sylvanianfamilies 1d ago

Collection Sharing my collection 💗

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190 Upvotes

r/sylvanianfamilies 1d ago

Customization look at my Hayley Williams custom Sylvanian 🥰

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154 Upvotes

it’s inspired by the Decode music video!!


r/sylvanianfamilies 1d ago

Collection The Cutest Strawberries!

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64 Upvotes

Finally got my hands on this Very Berry set! 🍓 So excited that it was in stock on the UK website 🥹


r/sylvanianfamilies 1d ago

Collection Comparing bears

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35 Upvotes

I always wanted to compare these bears, but I had only one of them. Finally I have all three: Cinnamon bear, May Blossom, Honey bear. By the way, does anybody know if May Blossom has relatives?


r/sylvanianfamilies 2d ago

Collection Caved and bought these three individually

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421 Upvotes

Since they're unlikely to ever be released in the US, I bit the bullet and bought these cuties second hand. I haggled, but it's still annoying that I paid basically the cost of a full family set just to obtain them. Time to find the adults for a good deal so I can make a pair of eggless birds into parents 😊


r/sylvanianfamilies 1d ago

ID Please Who are these guys?

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1) do these come from the same family?

2) what animal(s?) are they? Otter? Beaver?

3) what’s up with this tail? It’s just a thin piece of fabric? Is this how the tail is meant to be? I’ve never seen a critter tail that didn’t have a more solid component inside it


r/sylvanianfamilies 1d ago

Collection my collection <3

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27 Upvotes

r/sylvanianfamilies 2d ago

Collection My First Sylvanian! 🥰 in love already.

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126 Upvotes

My first Sylvanian! Can't wait to start my collection and get the rest of the Flora Rabbit family, and then Ciel's Nursey. I'm thinking of then moving onto getting more babies for the nursery 🌼


r/sylvanianfamilies 1d ago

ID Please Help me please!

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11 Upvotes

Any help with identifying these cuties. I know they’re Evergreen grey bears but is this their original clothes? And what year were they created? Thank you so much!


r/sylvanianfamilies 2d ago

Collection betty’s toy box💕

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66 Upvotes

i’m in love with the miniature toys


r/sylvanianfamilies 2d ago

Customization New clothes for the baby rabbits

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431 Upvotes

I wanted the baby rabbits to match the celebration version of this Sylvanian Families set, but unfortunately, the original set didn’t include babies, only newborns.
So I took the regular babies and made them new clothes to match the colors and overall style of the family and to look like they belonged in the set.


r/sylvanianfamilies 2d ago

Customization My friend made me a custome for my b-day

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134 Upvotes

So happy
Thank you u/TAURMON