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Disclosure: This is a sponsored post by America Girl. As an American Girl Ambassador. All opinions are my own.

It is the holidays, whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, or another holiday, American Girl dolls, clothing and accessories are always a big hit. American Girl has so many wonderful things to fit any child in your life.

Earlier this year, American Girl wanted to honor front line heroes. The popular doll line asked kids across the country to nominate an outstanding hero in their life as part of its “Heroes with Heart” contest, which was designed to thank and honor the individuals who have risked their lives during the pandemic.

The winners received a one-of-a-kind, custom-made American Girl doll and outfit in their hero’s likeness to gift the honoree.

The American Girl dolls honor April, a paramedic; Xavier, a grocery store worker who has asthma; Pam, a teacher; Sarah, a nurse assistant, and Laurent, a pilot who flew, voluntarily, a team of doctors to Haiti to help Covid-19 patients.

 

While these dolls are truly one of a kind (they are not available for purchase), you can learn more about the Heroes with Heart contest on the American Girl website.

I love all the American Girl collections, but the one that stands out to me is the Truly Me collection. It gives girls the opportunity to explore and discover their own unique styles and interests. This line allows you to create a one-of-a-kind friend through a variety of personalized doll options, including different combinations of eye color, hair color and style, and skin color, as well as an array of outfits and accessories. The line now includes boy dolls. This is just one collection that you select a holiday gift from.

Have you gotten the newest American Girl doll yet? Courtney Moore is from California in 1986 and loves video games so much, she dreams of making her own one! Explore Courtney’s world with her Totally Rad Collection, which contains the Courtney doll and outfits for a neat experience!

As for the doll. I love everything about her, from her 80’s fashion to her accessories. The doll rocks a denim skirt, crop top, neon leggings, and faux leather boots along  with a side pony and scrunchie. You can get a doll-sized caboodle as well as a cassette player and tape.

The Courtney collection includes a huge variety of 80’s items, including a doll-sized Pac-Man arcade. Courtney’s story is told through two historical fiction books written by Kellen Hertz, and just like the doll, it is packed with pop culture references. Her story is also told through a short 25-movie on Youtube Kids called, “Meet Courtney: An American Girl Movie.”

Every year, there are American Girl holiday dresses and pajamas. This years’ is the All That Glitters Dress, Festive Formal Outfit, and Peace, Love, and Joy Pajamas. You can also get matching pajamas and dresses so you and your doll can look alike!

Their holiday mix-and-match collection this year is called the Snow Fancy Collection, and it contains many cute choices for your dolls to wear this winter. These also make great stocking stuffers, as many of the pieces range from $10-$15 and can fit in stockings.

Still don’t know what to get? How about an American Girl gift card? You can get an e-card as well, which makes a good option for relatives that can’t visit this year due to the pandemic. Gift cards also are good for waiting for the new Girl of the Year, or even making a doll on the Create Your Own doll maker!

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AMERICAN GIRL’S 2020 GIRL OF THE YEAR™ JOSS KENDRICK-Fly high, defy limits, and discover the new you

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Millions of girls everywhere are counting down to welcome the New Year and American Girl’s newest Girl of the Year™, Joss Kendrick™! Launching on January 1, Joss. Joss — a fierce athlete born with hearing loss and a passion for surfing and competitive cheer — joins American Girl’s lineup of inspirational characters who impart meaningful life lessons to help girls learn and grow with confidence. Whether she’s on her surfboard or in the gym, Joss shows girls the importance of trying new things, pushing past stereotypes, and being a good team player.

To celebrate the new Girl of the Year, American Girl is teaming up with 17-year-old surfing prodigy Caroline Marks, as she prepares to make history next summer as a member of the first-ever U.S. Women’s Olympic surfing team. “I’m so excited to be a part of the Joss launch and share her message that passion and hard work can really take a girl places—even to the Olympics,” said Marks.

“American Girl has a rich legacy of creating timeless characters who encourage girls to reach for new heights and discover who they’re meant to be,” said Jamie Cygielman, General Manager of American Girl. “We’re proud to welcome Joss Kendrick, whose stories are sure to instill confidence and character in girls who are learning to think about the possibilities in their own lives. Working with Olympic hopeful surfer Caroline Marks adds real-world inspiration about what can happen when you go ‘all in’ on your dreams.”

 

 

To create Joss, American Girl worked closely with a team of experts specializing in surfing, competitive cheerleading, and hearing loss, including:

  • Crystal DaSilva—Women’s Deaf Shortboard champion and winner of national and world titles
  • Sara Jo Moen & Julie Peterson—Owners of Fury Athletics in Madison, WI, a training gym for competitive cheer teams
  • Dr. Sharon Pajka, Ph.D.—Professor of English at Gallaudet University and a specialist in portrayals of deaf characters in adolescent literature
  • Jennifer Richardson, Au.D.—Educational audiologist and founder of Hearing Milestones Foundation
  • Bianca Valenti—Professional big wave surfer and co-founder of the Committee for Equity in Women’s Surfing

 

In the two-book series, Joss grows up in Huntington Beach, California, also known as “Surf City U.S.A.” When the surf’s up, Joss loves to catch the waves any chance she can get. When she accepts her brother’s dare to try out for the competitive cheer team, Joss figures it’ll be easy. But instead of pom-poms and chants, Joss is surprised to see daring pyramids, flips, and jumps, and realizes the first rule of surfing—give respect to get respect—applies in the gym as well. By going all-in with cheer, Joss reaches new heights and discovers a whole new side of herself.

 

Joss comes to life through a beautiful 18-inch doll with long brown hair and brown eyes. She arrives wearing a swimsuit, hoodie, and shorts, plus a removable hearing aid in her right ear. Other Joss products include a surfboard and swim gear, cheer outfits and equipment—including a cheer backpack, slides, and competition shoes in partnership with Nfinity®—and her talented English bulldog, Murph the Surf Dog. And coming this spring, American Girl, in partnership with Volkswagen Accessories, will debut Joss’s Volkswagen Surf Bus, which comes fully stocked with more than 50 components, including a storage bench that folds into a bed, a pop-up stove, and a fold-out table. The surf bus also features working headlights, turn signals, windshield wipers, and a radio, plus sounds for the horn and ignition.

 

American Girl fans can participate in the following Joss activities and events starting January 1:

  • Visitors to American Girl retail stores on Jan. 1 will receive an exclusive Joss giveaway, plus enjoy a Joss photo op, craft, sweet treat, and a performance by a local cheer team, while being among the first to see and shop the Joss products.

 

  • Girls can tune into a weekly online series, “Meet Joss,” plus view Joss-inspired music videos, DIY crafts, doll hair features, and other videos throughout the year on the brand’s popular YouTube Kids Channel

 

  • A dedicated Joss play site offers girls free book excerpts, games and quizzes, wallpaper, and much more.

In honor of Joss, American Girl is proud to partner with Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), the nation’s leading nonprofit representing people with hearing loss, with a $25,000 donation to support the organization’s education and awareness programs. American Girl is also supporting HLAA’s 2020 Walk4Hearing. Celebrating its 15th year, the Walk4Hearing brings families together across the US to encourage hearing health and living well with hearing loss. And, from January 1, 2020 through the end of the year, the company will collect donations for HLAA at americangirl.com and at American Girl stores nationwide.

The Joss collection is available on now, at americangirl.com and at all American Girl retail locations nationwide and, starting January 1, 2020, at American Girl specialty boutiques at select Indigo™ and Chapters™ locations in Canada and online at Indigo.ca. The Joss doll and book retails for $98 and the Joss books ($7.99 each) can also be purchased through retail and online booksellers.

 

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AMERICAN GIRL’S 2019 GIRL OF THE YEAR™ BLAIRE HAS THE RECIPE

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Tonight, millions of girls everywhere are counting down to welcome the New Year and American Girl’s newest Girl of the Year™, Blaire Wilson™! Launching on January 1, Blaire—a young chef-in-training who loves bringing people together—joins American Girl’s family of characters and timeless stories designed to help girls think about their own character and who they want to be. A natural people person, Blaire excels at gathering people around the dinner table but needs help finding balance between the digital world and the real world—like many people today. Through Blaire, girls will learn the importance of staying connected to the people they care about and that this means more than clicking and swiping—it means truly being there.

“We’re proud to introduce fans to our 2019 Girl of the Year, Blaire Wilson—an everyday girl who thrives on using her many talents to make meaningful connections with others,” says Julia Prohaska, Vice President of Marketing for American Girl. “Building and maintaining supportive relationships with family and friends is central to Blaire’s story—a message we think is important to champion among girls today. In an age where families are often striving for quality time together, we hope Blaire inspires everyone to make a New Year’s resolution to connect more regularly with the important people in their lives and make their time together this year really count.”

Blaire’s story unfolds in a chapter book series written by Jennifer Castle and published by Scholastic. In the two books, available now, Blaire loves to put her cooking and decorating talents to good use on her family’s sustainable farm and bed-and-breakfast in upstate New York. When the opportunity to plan the farm’s first wedding arises, Blaire jumps in with gusto. However, between overextending herself to create the perfect farm-fancy event and a newly diagnosed food sensitivity that makes her self-conscious, Blaire finds herself more engaged on her devices than at real-life gatherings with others. Ultimately, through the help of her family and friends, Blaire finds a healthy balance and learns the value of being fully present at every occasion.

Blaire comes to life for girls via a beautiful 18-inch doll, featuring bright green eyes and curly red hair. Blaire’s world features an array of outfits, accessories, and products that reflect her life on Pleasant View Farm, including a sweet lamb and piglet, festive party decor, and Blaire’s Family Farm Restaurant, with everything needed to play out a show stopping farm-to-table celebration.

Fans can learn more about Blaire at the following 2019 events and activities:

  • Blaire’s New Year’s Day Events: On January 1, American Girl stores nationwide are hosting Blaire’s Launch Event, where girls can celebrate with a fun decorating demonstration, a hand-lettering craft, a delicious sweet treat, and a free take-home Blaire doll item. Guests can also enter for a chance to win a Blaire doll and book. For more details, visit americangirl.com/stores.
  • Blaire Online Play: Girls can visit http://play.americangirl.com/play/girl-of-the-year/blaire for book excerpts, games and activities, and Blaire’s Life at Pleasant View Farm Vlog posts from her family’s sustainable farm, featuring delicious recipes, gardening tips, cooking and craft videos, and more.
  • Blaire’s Family Dinner Series: To promote mealtime togetherness, families are invited to attend a Blaire-inspired dinner series at select American Girl retail restaurants across the country in 2019. Parents can visit americangirl.com/stores to learn more or make a reservation.

The Blaire collection is available on January 1, 2019, at americangirl.com; at all American Girl retail locations nationwide; and at American Girl specialty boutiques at select Indigo™ and Chapters™ locations in Canada and online at Indigo.ca. The Blaire books can also be purchased through retail and online booksellers.

 

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