Corn Husk Dolls

In preparation of going to the Barton House, students have been learning about games children played in the 1800s. One such activity was making a corn husk doll. A corn husk doll is a Native American toy, a doll made out of the dried leaves or "husk" of a corn cob. Making corn husk dolls was adopted by early European settlers in the United States of America. Why do you think they were appropriate toys for children in the mid 1800s?