Ideas for American Girl Products

Hey everyone! Here are my ideas for American Girl Products!

- Set of books: The set would could with mini abridged books for your dolls to read.

- Set of toys: Real brand toys besides mini dolls! I really would love my dolls to have more toys besides mini dolls! Maybe some board games, card games, toys, etc...

- More sets with real brand products: Like, if it's a school set, things that come from real supplies stores, if ya know what I mean.

- Cooking sets: For an example, a spaghetti and meatballs set- the set comes with a box of pasta, some grounded beef, tomato sauce, a pot, forks, and plates.

     So those are all the ideas I have for now!
-mintysparkleAG

How to Find the Perfect AG Doll in the Store:

Hey guys! Today I'm going to be sharing how you can find a good quality doll if you are at the American Girl store in person. Let's get started!

Tip 1- find a doll with no permapanties
 American Girl might still have dolls with permapanties for purchase, so check your doll you are considering. In April 2018, when I was going to get a doll, I was all ready with my choice of doll when I thought, oh, maybe I should check her for permapanties. To my great surprise, she did have permapanties! Thank goodness I had checked. The next doll I chose without permapanties was actually make in 2014.

Tip 2- look to make sure that doll's eyes are looking forward and they are good quality.

Tip 3- check to see if her face is cute. Make sure you think her face is adorable.

I hope you like these tips! Happy dolling!

Mini Dolls!

So, you may not know this... but I love American Girl mini dolls! I much prefer the older ones, with the real cloth bodies *cough cough BeForever* but I think they are adorable and absolutely perfect if you are a collector of them or you want to give a great gift to your 18" dolls!
     Most of this information was found on American Girl Dolls Wiki. Hope you enjoy!

Historical Mini Caroline
Photo: Amazon

Historical mini Julie with old box
Photo: peoriamoline, eBay seller

    Okay, so let's start off with the fact mini dolls used to come with cloth bodies, neck strings, and a hardcover book. Instead of lots of eyelashes, they came with a few on each side. I personally like this look. Some say they think the older eye is creepy, but I like it much better. They came in boxes much like the dolls, with a box and one circle window in the front where you could see the face. I just think there is something more special about seeing a peep of your mini doll's face and opening her vs. Seeing so many holes in the box. You can see the book and so much of her face. There is not as much surprise, I think.

BeForever Mini Kit in box
Photo: The Toy Box Philosopher

    Are you serious, AG? You can see that the new box has not much covering in the front. I think this is less special.
    Also, a hardcover book is very cute and actually makes it look like your doll has some good reading material, instead of what now makes it look like she has an I Can Read! book. The paperback minis are cute, however I believe the mini hardcovers were better in cost to quality ratio. I think looking on eBay for a mini doll (if you like, you can even find one new in the original packaging that has not ever been opened before) is much more worth your time and money than buying a $25 mini doll that is worse quality. I love American Girl but they could definitely step up their quality like it was in 2011, 2012, and 2013. Overall, I would totally recommend any mini doll you find precious. :)
     I hope you enjoyed this post! Thank you for reading! :D