Preparing the Kit For your first doll, I recommend that you start with an inexpensive doll kit or a Berenguer La Baby doll from your local discount store. I'll be demonstrating beginner techniques with one of Berenguer's new doll kits, a sleeping newborn mold. At $29.95 (and with no factory paint to remove, hair lines to sand off, or disassembly to perform) these kits are a great value and really cute to boot! The first step for this kit will be to enlarge the holes in the limbs with a craft knife before washing. This will allow water to drain out better and speed drying time. Watch your fingers! Now into the warm soapy bath ... Rinse with clean water and towel dry.   I will now drill the nose holes open to make this baby a "breather."  Our newborn's upper lip is very close to her nose, so be careful not to nick it with the drill.  First I drilled a pilot hole with a very small bit and then enlarged the hole slightly with a bit exactly the size of the nose opening.  After the hole was made, I pushed the drill bit in and out by hand to remove any residual pieces of vinyl and then swabbed out the nostrils with a wet Q-tip. I then left my kit to dry overnight.