The Perfect Gift for Girls Who Love to Teach

Yesterday while I was at Michael’s Craft Store trying to scope out the new American Girl Craft line (which they had in the back but hadn’t finished putting out yet) I picked up the Doll School: For Girls Who Love to Teach! (American Girl) set for my girls. They love these sets from American Girl, [...]

The American Girl of the Year (GOTY) 2010 Will Be Lanie

UPDATE:
Here is what the cover of the book looks like:

As the release date for the American Girl of the Year – GOTY 2010 gets closer and closer, we are starting to get more clues as to who she is and what her stories will be all about. I think we can confirm that the name [...]

A Little More American Girl of the Year 2010 Information

The American Girl site itself reveals a little bit of information about the Girl of the Year (GOTY) doll for 2010. From the Events page:

Girl of the Year Activity Day
Your girl can celebrate the arrival of our 2010 Girl of the Year during an event that’s inspired by a love of the outdoors! Your girl [...]

American Girl Craft Supplies and Kits from Michaels

American Girl has teamed up with EKSuccess Brands and Michaels crafts to launch a cute new line of craft supplies and project ideas for girls – www.americangirlcrafts.com. The projects range from bracelets and mini purses and the products include doll stickers – like Chrissa, iron-ons and craft kits.
Based on the popularity of their previous craft [...]

American Girl Place New York Photo Tour

A few years ago we visited New York City and one of our destinations was the American Girl Place on 5th Avenue. The store was absolutely magical as far as my daughters were concerned. One of Doll Diaries readers, known for her Bonggamom site, recently visited the American Girl Place in New York and has [...]

Doll Diaries Dolloween Parade Starts This Week

In the past years we have had a Doll Diaries Dolloween Parade showcasing dolls of all kinds dressed up and ready for a Halloween costume party. This year I am hoping to have it set up so you can upload your own Dolloween photos directly and don’t have to wait for me to get them [...]

Is Kirsten Being Archived Next

UPDATED! It’s official – Kirsten IS being archived!! If you visit the Kirsten page on the American Girl website you see her archive announcement:

While I have not been able to substantiate this rumor completely, supposedly some people have already received letters from American Girl stating that Kirsten will be archived soon. Funny, this is about [...]

American Girl Fashion Shows

American Girl Fashion Shows are a neat way to raise funds for your non-profit organization and make for a really wonderful afternoon of American Girl fun for girls and their parents. A few years ago my daughter and I attended one put on by a local ballet company and it was a perfect afternoon.
The Special [...]

New American Girl Items

Some lucky souls have already received their American Girl catalogs for fall that have the pictures of all the new stuff. Unfortunately I am not one of those lucky souls – yet. Here are some scans of the new catalog that Claire found: http://s952.photobucket.com/albums/ae4/luvmytwins02/
My thoughts so far:

Rebecca’s collection is just classy. The sofa -divine.
I have [...]

SCOOP! American Girl GOTY 2010 Information

UPDATE!
I finally tracked down the cover of the book (thanks to a super amazing reader) for Lanie, the American Girl of the Year (GOTY) for 2010, and we know the storylines from her books.

Lanie Book Cover

Thanks to a sleuthy reader (Sitara) for sending me the following information.
It looks like the American Girl Girl of the [...]