You know that NY Times article about custom wedding cake topper artists? Me either, but DT reader Eric did, and that's how he found out that Fancie Fannies also makes non-cake topper dolls, with kid-safe non-toxic paint.
So he sent off photos of his extended family, and voila, just a couple of weeks later, he got a whole set of dolls for the kid. Note: that dog supposedly doesn't look like a penguin in person.
Fancie Fannies custom dolls via etsy, $4/ea. [etsy via eric]