Showing posts with label American Girl Doll. Show all posts
Showing posts with label American Girl Doll. Show all posts

Friday, 15 May 2015

American Girl

For those of you who don't know what American Girl Doll is, it's an American store that sells dolls. 18" dolls. Expensive dolls. There are 3 main types of dolls at the store - historical dolls, where the doll represents a particular era from the 1700s (or something like that) right through to the 1970s, Girl of the Year, where each year they release a new doll with different interests and attributes (this year or last it was Isabella who likes ballet or something), and the American Girl Dolls who look just.like.you. 

Charlotte bought an American Girl Doll on our last trip with medium length blonde/brown hair, a fringe, and blue eyes. Of course, there is just about every conceivable option so your doll can look like you. 

As well as selling the dolls, and almost every conceivable accessory option (clothes, furniture (a $160 bed anyone?), matching doll and owner clothes, etc.), the stores also offer experiences. 

So, we headed off this morning for lunch. You bring your doll with you, and they have a special seat at the table just for your doll. Your doll also gets a mini tea cup and saucer to keep, which James has had great fun playing with. 

You get 2 courses of lunch (maybe 3?), and once again the kids spent more time looking at the food than eating it. Charlotte was very excited to share her lunch with her doll though. 

After lunch Charlotte took her doll to the hair salon. Mummy totally refused all the up-sells for cleaning arms and legs etc., and just booked the hairstyle. While they were brushing the doll's hair they noticed she was a bit "wobbly" and needed fixing. Luckily that was free :). 

Charlotte was extremely happy wth her doll's new hairstyle, and with the new matching pyjamas we bought her and the doll. Lol. 

We thought that after a busy few days it might be good for James to have a decent nap, so we headed back to the hotel for a rest and to get the packing done. 

Charlotte decided she wanted ice cream for dinner, so we headed off to IHOP (International House of Pancakes) for dinner. Both kids ended up with ice cream for dinner, while we had something more substantial ;).