Oprah’s Top 3 Doll Picks This Holiday Season

November 29, 2007 By Char

Pin itAfter watching Oprah debut the new American Girl Doll of the Year for 2008, Mia, on TV last week, I decided to go see what other toys she recommends for kids. After checking out Oprah’s Best Gifts for Kids, I think she must love dolls – three different doll lines made list. On her [...]

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Holiday Barbie

November 27, 2007 By Char

Pin itMy older daughter has never really played with Barbies, but come Christmas each year she has a Holiday Barbie on her list. She loves to collect the holiday series. She doesn’t take them out of the box – she displays them proudly on her shelf all year long. Here are some of our favorites: [...]

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Picture of New American Girl of the Year Mia

November 21, 2007 By Char
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Pin it Mia, American Girl’s new Girl of the Year for 2008 debuted on the Oprah show today.

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New American Girl Doll of the Year Mia is a Redhead

November 21, 2007 By Char

Pin itThe scoop is coming in and while I haven’t seen the Oprah episode yet (I’ll give more details later when I see it), those lucky girls who get Oprah early in the day say: Mia has medium red hair, hazel eyes and freckles. No bangs and she has a french braid pull back on [...]

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New Kit Movie Trailer

November 20, 2007 By Char
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Pin it There is a new trailer for the Kit movie on the American Girl web site – complete with scenes from the movie. The movie is the first movie based on the American Girl stories to be shown on the big screen – in theaters July 2, 2008. It looks like the typewriter is [...]

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More Scoop on Mia, American Girl Doll of The Year 2008

November 20, 2007 By Char

Pin itSet those DVRs! Rumor has it that some mention of the new American Girl Doll of the Year 2008 – Mia will be made tomorrow, November 21 on the Oprah show. And, some of the bookstores have the following summaries posted for the Mia stories: Mia (American Girl Today) – Mia St. Clair is [...]

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American Girl Doll Sighting – Cory in the House

November 18, 2007 By Char

Pin itWe are watching Disney’s Cory in the House tonight – The Presidential Seal episode and Madison Pettis is shown holding and playing with her Just Like You Doll from American Girl. Her doll is #GT26H – the one with curly brown hair, brown eyes and medium skin. In this episode Cory asks Sophie to [...]

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Pictures from American Girl Boutique and Bistro Dallas

November 18, 2007 By Char
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Pin itPictures from the Grand Opening of the American Girl Boutique and Bistro in Dallas, TX.

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Free Shipping from Carpatina Dolls

November 15, 2007 By Char

Pin itFor a limited time Carpatina Dolls is offering FREE shipping.  Between now and November 20th, 2007 all orders within the USA are eligible for free shipping and handling and will be applied automatically through the shopping cart at check out. The offer is good for the 18″ dolls, the Fantasy Adventures doll clothing and [...]

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Holiday Deals and Codes

November 14, 2007 By Char

Pin itI made my first Christmas shopping purchases this week so I am starting to get in a holiday mood!! As I come across deals and codes for the doll-y stuff we are all looking for this season, I will be sharing it. If you have any good codes, don’t be shy – share!! Anyhow, [...]

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Groovy Girls are Great

November 12, 2007 By Char

Pin itWe were rearranging the playroom today and my daughter spied the bin of Groovy Girls. She hasn’t had nearly enough time to play with some of her favorite toys since starting Kindergarten, and when she saw the Groovy Girls bin she was so happy. We brought it down and she immediately pulled them all [...]

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Tidbits from the Kit Movie Screening – Spoiler Alert

November 3, 2007 By Char

Pin it The producers of the upcoming movie, Kit Kittredge, An American Girl Mystery, recently held a private screening to get viewer feedback before making final edits. A Doll Diaries reader who was one of the lucky ones at the screening was kind enough to share some of her initial impressions with us! “This was [...]

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