American Girl

This is a time for simpler pleasures

source: The Daily Astorian

 OR My daughter Elizabeth and I just watched the G-rated Kit Kittredge: An American Girl on HBO and thoroughly enjoyed it. This surprised me. A movie based on "a long-running series of historically themed dolls" would seem unpromising, at best. ...

Published Fri, Jun 5

Are we there yet?

source: MarketWatch

My daughter wanted an American Girl doll (the American Girl Store in Chicago was the final destination on the route) and at all the stops where she could get other souvenirs we would tell her 'you can buy that now or get the doll at the end. ...

Published Thu, May 21

Dallas Stars' downturn only shows how good they've had it

source: Dallas Morning News

 TX My daughter is a big fan of An American Girl doll movie series, and we recently watched Kit Kittredge. The story was about a little girl who grew up in the Depression, and I started thinking that we have no idea just how tough life can really be. ...

Published Wed, Apr 1

Best Dolls for Girls Ages 3-6

source: Doll Diaries

Bitty Baby is a girls’ first best friend (see photo above). My daughter got her Bitty at age 3 from Santa and the two of them have been best pals since. Even now, as she is about to turn 7, Bitty Baby is still her favorite and she has been all over the world. Bitty Baby is 15″ tall, starts at $42 and can b...

Published Sat, Nov 29

Princess Dresses for Dolls

source: Doll Diaries

My daughter was so excited today. A package from Princess Time Toys had arrived and inside we found three of the most adorable princess dresses for dolls. The dresses fit a wide range of dolls and plush (translated - American Girl dolls and Build a Bear) and are very reasonably priced (betwee...

Published Wed, Nov 12