https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 28 May 2026 03:36:42 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/american-girl-dolls/page/2#post-269843 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:03:21 +0000 pl0508 269843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i had Felicity and loved her because her hair was similar in color to mine! BUT - I read all the books and I think the Molly books were my favorite! I also wanted the one that you make to look like you but never got it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/american-girl-dolls/page/2#post-269808 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:46:36 +0000 Honeybee 269808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was never really into dolls, so DD would have to ask for it specifically before we'd get her something like that.</p> <p>We went to the AG store in NYC last year with DD, though, and I was amazed at huge it is! I never knew AG was that big, but the store was like 3 stories! Wow! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/american-girl-dolls/page/2#post-269794 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:38:39 +0000 Jenna 269794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had Samantha growing up; I loved that doll so much. I dreamed of having an entire room dedicated to American Girl (Pleasant Company back then) dolls with all of their furniture and accessories. </p> <p>I even worked at American Girl Place at The Grove in LA for a year or so and I loved it. If we find out we're having a girl, I'm pretty sure one of my first girly purchases will be a Bitty Baby :) </p> <p>I still have my Samantha in her trunk and she's in excellent condition. Hopefully I can pass that down as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/american-girl-dolls/page/2#post-269778 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:33:09 +0000 sorrycharlie 269778@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tororojo: the food was wicked good! I was surprised. expensive, but not *sickeningly* so...fun for a treat, for sure. I also was wistful looking at the doll salon and all that...so expensive (more money to do the doll's hair than mine, lol!) but so, so cool. I can't imagine being little again and just how..magical!...it all must seem to them!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/american-girl-dolls/page/2#post-269754 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:21:25 +0000 Shutterbug 269754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>oh my goodness, I hate to say this because it makes me sound so spoiled, but I had 3 of them! Felicity, Kirsten, and Addy. I think my mom liked them as much as I did, hence the 3 (I would have been happy with one).</p> <p>I used Felicity (the first one I got) as a way for 3rd grade me to test if Santa was real. I told ONLY the mall Santa that I wanted a Felicity doll, and then when I got it I was so sure there was a Santa. In reality, my mom had a private word with "santa" while I was feeding the reindeer. LOL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/american-girl-dolls/page/2#post-269705 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:41:41 +0000 holdonforonemoreday 269705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rubies: yes, we have the equivalent: Maplelea Girls! :)</p> <p>I want P to have an American Girl doll though! And a Maplelea, a Corolle dolly and a Cabbage Patch doll! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/american-girl-dolls#post-269674 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:20:59 +0000 JerricaBenton 269674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a Samantha from when I was a kid. She was the only one I ever wanted so I ended up with pretty much all of her furniture and accessories over the years. I kept pretty good care of everything so I'm excited to pass it all down if we have a girl. One of my good friends had every doll from the original group - maybe 5 or 6? I heard the quality of the original dolls is better that the new ones (since the company was bought) so hopefully all our old dolls will hold up for our LOs! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/american-girl-dolls#post-269664 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:15:51 +0000 tororojo 269664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Clementine: That makes me sad, poor little girl!</p> <p>other thoughts:<br /> 1) Etta is such a cute girl's name!<br /> 2) It doesn't shock me that they don't do hair for other brands of dolls, but it sucks that that little girl was treated like crap! Definitely could have been handled better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/american-girl-dolls#post-269639 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:58:37 +0000 Clementine 269639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not to be a Debbie Downer, but not after I read this blog post:<br /> <a href="http://oneofthosehorriblemoms.blogspot.com/2007/03/fake-out.html" rel="nofollow">http://oneofthosehorriblemoms.blogspot.com/2007/03/fake-out.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/american-girl-dolls#post-269637 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:57:30 +0000 DillonLion 269637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tororojo: How cool!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/american-girl-dolls#post-269636 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:57:20 +0000 tororojo 269636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: It has been a few years since we ate at the AG store, but I remember thinking the food was pretty good! And also, way more than a kid (or adult) really needs. It's fun having an excuse to do silly little girl things. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/american-girl-dolls#post-269631 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:54:12 +0000 tororojo 269631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I loved the books when I was younger but never had a doll. My sister got one of the dolls that is designed to look like here; there are so many more options now!</p> <p>@highwire: I have been to the American Girl store with my little cousin, it's pretty cool! We had lunch and shopped around, she has several of the dolls. It's kind of insane, there's a doll hair salon, a ridiculous amount of merchandise and in the restaurant they have little chairs that clip onto the table so you can eat with your dolls! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/american-girl-dolls#post-269382 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:39:55 +0000 mrsjyw 269382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read the books, but never got really into them or the dolls. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/american-girl-dolls#post-269377 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:36:53 +0000 LuLu Mom 269377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read every book, studied the catalog and begged my parents for a doll, but I never got one. I remember my cousin getting the Samantha doll for Christmas the same year I wanted it and I was devastated and I could see it hurt my mom too to see me trying to be happy with my presents but secretly wanting to steal my cousin's doll! I never did get one, so if my DD loves the books and wants one I will splurge and get her one! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/american-girl-dolls#post-269368 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:32:49 +0000 Turd Ferguson 269368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haaahah, I had Kirsten and Molly. Kirsten ended up with an unfortunate hairstyle and after that, they kind of lost their appeal. </p> <p>My sister had one of 'em, too, the kind you could "order to look like you?" Hers ended up with a missing arm and leg, both eyes popped back into her head, missing fingers due to "cutting her nails", Sharpie makeup, and a hair cut. The best part was, she was invited by a friend to go to the American Girl Cafe thing in Chicago. Haaahahaha. Fail. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/american-girl-dolls#post-269313 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:07:54 +0000 Rubies 269313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not sure what the Canadian equivalent is to the American Girl doll but whatever it is, I hope LO will have something that she'll want to keep forever. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/american-girl-dolls#post-269309 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:06:05 +0000 Trailmix 269309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same deal, was totally obsessed and read all the books and saved my money to eventually buy Kirsten!</p> <p>Unfortunately, I just found out that the company's values don't really match my own so I can't say that if I ever have a girl, I will support her interest in them :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/american-girl-dolls#post-269305 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:04:54 +0000 rachiecakes 269305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>when the company first started their catalog they took some photos of my 'Granny's' barn. my first doll was Kirsten and later Felicity. I don't know what I'll do with them, we're thinking we're 'one and done' with DS. maybe I'll give them to my niece? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/american-girl-dolls#post-269301 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:02:33 +0000 regberadaisy 269301@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nooo...I find them uber creepy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/american-girl-dolls#post-269247 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 07:17:11 +0000 matador84 269247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had the Molly doll and ALL the books they had at the time-Felicity, Kirsten, Samantha and Molly. There are SO many more now!! I felt the same as @mrswagon, I saved my money to buy the doll and was so afraid of ruining her I barely played with it. I would love to hand down to a daughter one day! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/american-girl-dolls#post-269242 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 07:07:44 +0000 StrawberryBee 269242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm too old to have grown up with American girl ;). But I do remember looking through the catalog when I was older and marveling at the accessories. I have a bunch of my little ponies saved though, just in case future LO is interested! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/american-girl-dolls#post-269204 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 06:34:56 +0000 sorrycharlie 269204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I loved the books! We couldn't afford an American Girl doll, but Santa (wink) got me one of the ones from a similar series because she had my name SPELLED THE SAME WAY! I was totally blown away. Lol.</p> <p>For my younger sister's 10th birthday about 1.5 years ago my mom took her and her cousin (and I went to help) to the American Girl Doll store. It was SO cool! We had lunch there and they give the dolls food, haha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/american-girl-dolls#post-269202 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 06:33:14 +0000 Mrs. Tricycle 269202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I loooved American Girl dolls - it was a HUGE deal to get one. I owned Felicity and Addy, and always asked for their clothes and accessories for birthdays and Christmas. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/american-girl-dolls#post-269198 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 06:19:09 +0000 ScarletJwl 269198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love the American Girl dolls and all the books! Between me and my three sisters, we had all of them at one point! (Although they have come out with more since...) Since mine are currently in a box in my parent's basement, and I recently found out we are having a little girl, I was just talking to my sister and Dad about breaking them out for LO. At what age would you give them to your LO? I didn't really play with them either - just kind of staged them - so I wouldn't want to give them to her too young. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/american-girl-dolls#post-269165 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 03:06:30 +0000 loveisstrange 269165@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We could never afford them when I was young. If we can when C gets to that point, I would buy her one. I think the stories are positive and inspirational. They're definitely the kind of girls I'd want C to look up to.</p> <p>I'll probably go for Molly, since DH is in the service. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/american-girl-dolls#post-269162 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 02:53:07 +0000 looch 269162@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was too old for them, but I was totally planning on getting my LO a doll of the year, but I had a son. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/american-girl-dolls#post-269154 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 02:35:55 +0000 coruscations 269154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had the "Girl of Today" doll that looked like me. It's still in great condition and I'm going to give it to my daughter when she's old enough. I'm really excited to introduce my daughter to the historical American Girl books-- I think they're awesome stories. My favorite was Felicity, I used to daydream about her growing up and marrying Ben. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/american-girl-dolls#post-269149 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 02:24:36 +0000 anonysquire 269149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coco Bee: yes lol. My mom isn't very creepy though. Just loves dolls and toys I guess. She collects a ton of vintage toys too and made the most amazing playroom, I'll have to post pics. But ya some people that come over find her doll cabinet way creepy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/american-girl-dolls#post-269080 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:04:38 +0000 twinmama 269080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have Molly, which is actually also my daughters name :) My mom pulled the box with her and all her outfits out of the attic and brought it to me while I was pregnant. She's in pretty perfect condition since I didn't want to play with her too much either! So it's all waiting for my daughter when she gets older. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/american-girl-dolls#post-269069 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 22:53:17 +0000 chopsuey 269069@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never heard of American girl until I moved to Georgia! </p>