Living in a very historic area of Virginia, we have a unique connection to the stories of American Girls Felicity and Elizabeth. After my girls started collecting American Girl dolls, I decided that I just had to have Felicity. I loved her movie and her stories made family trips to Williamsburg come alive and trips to Williamsburg made the Felicity stories more real.
The summer after I got Felicity, we heard of the release of Felicity’s best friend Elizabeth. My daughter just had to have her. Since her release did not line up with a birthday or Christmas, I told her she had to pay for Elizabeth herself.
My daughter spent the summer selling lemonade at the Farmer’s Market with her Grandmother (who has a plant booth every weekend) and earned enough to purchase Elizabeth all by herself. I was so proud of her.
Elizabeth means so much more to my daughter knowing that she worked hard for her special colonial girl!
Kudos Char! Your daughter learns so much in having to save & budget for her own choices!
Mbr daughter saved all her Christmas and birthday money for Kaya. I paid for the trip to New York and she made her choice for Kaya. She is already taking on extra tasks around the house to earn a little bit here & there to put aside for her next choices- she is thinking on trying ebay (with my help, under my account) for some lesser purchases to go with her Kaya.