One of the cutest doll lines in the mid-size play doll range is Hearts for Hearts Girls. Each of the dolls in the series stands 14″ tall and represents a different area of the world. For every Hearts for Hearts Girl purchases, a portion of the purchase price is donated to children’s causes in the countries represented by each doll through World Vision, a global humanitarian organization. Last summer we bought the Hearts for Hearts Girl Lauryce, a girl from Louisiana who was affected by Hurricane Katrina. At the time Natalie also had her eye on Zelia but we decided to wait on her. Finally Zelia came to our doll family as one of Natalie’s birthday presents a few weeks ago.
Zelia lives in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where she is busy helping with housework and animals on the family’s coffee farm. After learning her country’s rainforest is quickly disappearing, Zelia knew she had to find a way to help protect it. She is encouraging her friends to plant the seed of a rainforest tree in an effort to preserve this essential habitat. Zelia wears a butterfly t-shirt, representing one of the endangered species from the rainforest.
Zelia is vinyl with big cinnamon colored eyes, rooted red hair and arms and legs that move. Like the other dolls in this line, she is very well made for the price point ($30 – ish) and can share some clothes with Corolle Les Cheries dolls.
She comes with blue butterfly earrings that match her butterfly t-shirt. Her outfit is a blue butterfly tank tee, denim shorts, plastic tennis shoes, a yellow sports jacket and her earrings. From this angle you can see the only thing I don’t like about Zelia – and that is the unnatural way they did her bangs in her hair. Other than that she is super cute and makes a pretty good little sister to the American Girl dolls.
A closer look at Zelia’s butterfly top. It is a basic sleeveless t-shirt with her favorite blue butterfly on it. I actually like Zelia in the blue and think the outfit looks better without the yellow jacket. Next on my list is to let her try on some of the other Hearts for Hearts Girls clothes we have. I bet she will look cute in Rahel’s school outfit.
Zelia comes with plastic tennis shoes that do not have laces. Each one has a little heart charm that pops into the lace holes. Be careful with these – they come out super easy and are not always cooperative when it comes to putting them back in.
Zelia’s friend Lauryce is so happy she is here and can not wait to have some adventures! Even Felicity and Saige were on hand to greet Zelia and welcome her to our doll family.
Hearts for Hearts Girls dolls are definitely worth it if you can find them in your local stores. Try Target and Toys R Us first. You can also find them on Amazon and at the Hearts for Hearts Girls website.
firstie! i always see the outfits at toys r us not the dolls so much
I like Dell the most out of the heart for hearts
I’ve heard of hearts for hearts and my mom like Rahel 🙂
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That doll is super cute! I wish i had one so my AG dols could babysit. 🙂
lol Audrey and Marie-Grace you are thirdy XD
I have Zelia!!! She is SO cute! I love her! 😀 I would definitely recommend her 5 stars! 😀
Okay, now I need one. Hearts for Hearts dolls are jus to cute to not have. I have to go do chores or something.
Lol I need one deluxe dell to be exact
I love hearts for hearts girls! I have Dell (she gorgeos, totally recommend) and one day want to have Consuelo, Zelia, Najhi and Lauryce join my doll family. They are great 8, 9 or ten year old sister to ag and I just think they are great quality for such a small price. I love Zelia, except for those bangs. To unnatural. Otherwise I adore her.
Char, do you have any idea when Mosi is coming out?????? I love her!
very cute! In my opinion, Lauryce is the cutest!
ohh Char. i want a heart for heart girl SOOO bad!!! only if i had the money. i need to get a job……….
I love the Heart 4 Heart Dolls! I have Dell (deluxe) and she is just so pretty!
I’ll have to get another someday!
Good to know dell is gorgues
I love Hearts 4 Hearts, though I still need to get one. I’ve been trying to track down a Nahji, but so far haven’t had much luck with that. There seems to be an overabundance of Lillians in the stores in my area.
She is one of my favourite hearts for hearts girls, I’m trying to resist not buying her!
i live in the uk and so i can not buy one, it would be awesome if you did a giveaway, i knew i have like 0.5 cahnce in a million of winning but still…..
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she is very cute but like ive said b4 im not going to get a hearts for hearts girl untill there is one from israel
I love the hearts4hearts girls too, and have four so far. Lillian, Zelia, the deluxe Dell as a birthday gift from my husband, and deluxe Consuelo. I started with just Lily and Dell as friends for Jenny, my 14″ Tonner Polyanna. The next thing I know, Zelia and Consuelo are living here too! I also want to get Mosi when she becomes available, and Nahji and Lauryce are being considered as well. I am seriously thinking of getting original Dell and having them be twins; I just love Dell so much I think I need two of her! I like the outfits and the company’s mission. I hope they continue to expand the line. I agree that they are a good value for the purchase price and am very happy I added them to my doll world.
Zelia looks like she could be Saiges younger sister!
Awww <3 I'm dying over how cute these are! I really like Lauryce <3! Is she still available to buy? Also, is her name pronounced Lor-ecce?
cute like little sisters! 🙂
I love these little cuties they are so cute lol
Hearts 4 Hearts are so cute. I can’t wait for Mosi to come out, I have been anticipating her release since last year.
I have Dell, she is the sweetest doll I’ve ever seen! Zelia and Lilian are next on my list, wink-wink, LOL!
I have Lauryce too and it’s ironic that she is currently in Tipi’s Butterfly Pajamas too! She just looks so cute in them but the clip won’t go in her hair, sadly. Char, I received my t-shirt today and I LOVE IT!! Thank you so much, Bridget’s lounging in that and her pajama pants right now.
And yes, Megan, that’s how I pronounce it at least, LOL!
H4H are very cute! I want Dell, because my nickname is Del and she looks a lot like me! Which is totally awesome IMO! Zelia is very cute but I am not a fan of her bangs,
Zelia is very cute. Can she swap earrings with Saige?
Great question Naomi – I will have to check.
Thanks Sydney! 😀
I really want her
Gail– An Israeli girl would be awesome!
In my opinion, Dell is the prettiest. She has such cute, intelligent face! And her eyes are in the right proportion to her face. The other dolls have very big eyes which makes them look as if they were always surprised (that’s how I feel it) although each of them does have a very pretty face.
I have and love Zelia, but am crazy mad at myself for making a “sleeping mask” for her out of Dollar Tree brand fun-foam… voila, Things Never to do in Life That I’ve Done #4,672.
@Gail and @StoryTeller I would love to see that! Most of my family is Israeli, so that would be very special to me.