Play dolls have been around as long as little girls have been. Girls love to play pretend with dolls, whether they are playing being a mommy, going to school, or playing all grown up. Find the perfect doll for your little one and their big imagination.
Discover dolls that will become her best friend! Once you buy her this gift, it will become her new favorite toy that she’ll take with her everywhere.
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There are so many types of dolls and different doll sizes that girls can play with. One of the most popular play dolls is the 18-inch doll that started with the American Girl Doll frenzy. This sized doll was the perfect friend for 7 to 12-year-old girls. They are designed to be just like her, with a wardrobe of doll clothes that would match what she was doing and wearing. So, if she was going to a party, there was the party dress, a school dress, play clothes, and nightwear. There were many doll accessories and furniture pieces designed for these dolls. They also came in many different hair colors and eye colors to match the girl’s appearance.
Many doll companies competed with American Girl and added 18-inch dolls to their doll lines, too. Madame Alexander was one of the biggest and best doll companies to add the 18-Inch Favorite Friend doll. They even were licensed to produce the Disney Princess characters in their Favorite Friends doll, like The Little Mermaid’s Ariel, Belle, Cinderella, Anna, Elsa, and more.
These are the ultimate dolls for young girls because they can relate to a character they are familiar with. Many of these play dolls were created from storybooks, movies, or TV series characters, like Fancy Nancy, Pinkalicious, Madeline, Raggedy Ann, Strawberry Shortcake, Rainbow Brite, and the Wizard of Oz dolls. They can also be general character dolls from themes girls love, like mermaid dolls, fairy dolls, and ballerina dolls.
Play dolls can be designed in many finishes, like vinyl dolls, hard plastic dolls, paper dolls, and cloth dolls. They come in many sizes, from small travel dolls to larger dolls, even very large dolls like a 36” Dance With Me Doll. The Madame Alexander Doll company makes a dance-size doll of Angelina Ballerina, the pink mouse, that is soft to cuddle with, fun to twirl with, and when it’s time for bed, the perfect doll to sleep with.
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