The paper presents the results of documenting and research of own practice and the practice in kindergarten Srednjaci in Zagreb, about the interaction of the child with the doll, parents, educators and peers. Creative works linking the educator's emotional empathy to the socialization of the child in the group are presented. Imagination games, symbolic games, practical work activities are represented. Through various forms of work, children developed and reached insights from artistic, literary, musical, puppet and stage cultures. In cooperation with parents and the local community, we jointly realized the importance of education for sustainable development and the possibilities of artistic creativity through the concept of 4 R (recycle, reuse, reduce, recover). In interaction with grandparents, parents, museums and galleries, we learned Croatian traditional creativity and the importance of using a doll in creating an imaginative and ideal world over several generations. The doll slips through childhood, and returns a grown man to childhood, creativity, intense fantasies and warmth of home. From this work it is evident how important the doll is in the child's life, but also in the life of a grown man. It is necessary for educators to pass on the contents of natural and social life to children through the doll.