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How American Girl Helps Keep Girlhood Fun and Wholesome

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Childhood ends too quickly. We believe that girls and boys shouldn’t be rushed through these precious years where their imaginations are at their peak.

This is Janice here today to share a look into how American Girl helps keep girlhood fun and wholesome. Thanks to American Girl for providing an awesome giveaway prize of an American Girl doll with a girl’s matching outfit for one lucky US or Canadian reader.

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My niece Julia is in no hurry to grow up.

She turns eleven next month, but she would rather stay ten forever. She loves to get lost in imaginative play with her eight year old sister, Sophia, and my eight year old daughter, Olivia.

Together the girls will play for hours — creating stories, making plays, building worlds.

And while my Olivia pushes forward, rushing to get to the next stage of life, Julia holds back.

Somehow Julia can sense that this is a magical part of life — when her imagination is at it’s freest.

With the majority of media and marketing exposing our children to a world they aren’t yet ready for, young girls need encouragement to delight in who they are today. They need to be given the chance to be young and playful and creative, without the pressures of looking like a scantily clad, plasticized pop star.

So Susan and I are thrilled that our girls love to play with their American Girl dolls.

American Girl Dolls

American Girl has such a vast offering of products and experiences that allow girls to have fun with age appropriate dolls, books, movies, clothes, and more.

Everything that American Girl creates encourages girls to grow up healthier, with better self esteem and self expression.

These last years before our daughters leave childhood behind are so precious. Susan and I want them to last forever — or at least as long as possible.

We are so grateful when companies like American Girl offer ways for our girls to enjoy their childhood and be proud of who they are and who they are becoming.

Lea Clark, American Girl’s 2016 Girl of the Year

If your girls haven’t already introduced you to Lea Clark, American Girl’s 2016 Girl of the Year, meet Lea…

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When I heard that Lea was a photographer who loved animals, I think I wanted to get her for my Olivia almost as much as Olivia wanted her.

Lea is perfect for my Olivia, who also loves animals and shares Lea’s adventurous spirit and desire to live life to the fullest. And what is extra great is that Lea even looks quite a bit like Olivia too — especially in their matching dresses.

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Available for only this year, Lea’s collection includes three books that tell her story, an 18-inch Lea doll, and a variety of Brazilian-inspired outfits and accessories.

As well, since Lea is committed to protecting animals, American Girl has created Wild at Art — a year-long fund-raising initiative in support of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to show girls that, together, they can help protect animals and their habitats.

American Girl’s Truly Me™ is Truly Special

In a world where girls often feel less than perfect, constantly comparing themselves to celebrities and fabricated photographs, American Girl’s Truly Me™ is truly special.

Girls get to design dolls that share their hair color, eye color, and skin tone. They can even buy clothes and accessories to match with their American Girl’s Truly Me dolls.

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Susan’s girls, Julia and Sophia, barely look like sisters. They are the exact opposite of each other.

They are beyond thrilled to have American Girls that look like them!

Julia’s doll has light red hair, pale skin, blue eyes, and she even has her hair curled like Julia wears her hair on special occasions.

American Girl Truly Me with Red Hair

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And you should have seen Sophia beam with joy when she received her American Girl Truly Me™ doll who has BANGS just like Sophia’s.

Truly Me American Girl Doll

Sophia has worn bangs since she was a toddler and it is such a part of her identity. To have a doll that looks so much like Sophia is incredible.

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American Girl Giveaway

Would you like to win an American Girl doll and a matching dress for your daughter, niece or granddaughter?

Use the form below to enter to win your choice of either a Truly Me doll with a matching girl’s outfit or Lea Clark, American Girl’s 2016 Girl of the Year doll and a matching girl’s dress.

 

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How American Girl Helps Keep Girlhood Fun and Wholesome

 

Disclosure: American Girl provided samples and giveaway prizing.
Written by Janice Croze, co-founder of 5 Minutes for Mom
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Comments

  3. love these dolls my princess really one wants probably the brown hair and eyee

  5. My grand daughter has very curly hair so I would choose the Truly Me™ Doll: Medium Skin, Curly Dark Brown Hair, Hazel Eyes + Love to Layer Accessories

  10. I think the Truly Me™ Doll: Light Skin, Blond Hair with Bangs, Blue Eyes would be the best fit! So cute. I wish I had one of these when I was little!

  12. My little girl needs the Medium Skin, Short Brown Hair, Brown Eyes doll. She is perfect. We have lots of stuffed animals & a few attempts at getting her to bond with a doll, but she hasn’t found the right one yet. An American Girl doll will definitely be her BFF.

  19. I would choose the Light Skin with Freckles, Dark Brown Hair, Hazel Eyes + Love to Layer Accessories doll.

  20. i like the “Truly Me™ Doll: Light Skin with Freckles, Curly Blond Hair, Blue Eyes + Love to Layer Accessories”.i like that its eyes that open and close

  21. I would pick the Truly Me Doll: Light Skin, Caramel Hair, Blue Eyes + Love to Layer Accessories for my daughter. I saved up & bought her one for Christmas and her friend took it & she never got it back unfortunately!

  22. I would pick the medium skin tone, short brown hair doll with brown eyes for my 5 year old granddaughter.

  24. When choosing a doll for my daughter, I would get one that was similar to her so I would choose the Truly Me Doll with Medium Skin, Textured Dark Brown Hair, Brown Eyes. Thank you for the chance to win. 😀

  26. Hmm. None are TRULY my babe’s feature’s but I’d go with Caramel Hair, Blue Eyes, Light Skin !

  28. For both of my girls it would be medium skin and brown curly hair. For DD9 it would be hazel eyes and DD6 brown eyes.

  30. I would choose the Truly Me™ Doll with Light Skin, long light Blond Hair, and Blue Eyes. My daughter has a curly haired doll and has said she wished she had one with hair like hers (straight and very light blond)

  31. I would choose the Medium Skin, Curly Dark Brown Hair, Brown Eyes Truly Me doll for my youngest granddaughter, as she is closest to resembling her.

  33. I would choose a doll with brown curly hair, medium skin and brown eyes, just like my lovely daughter.

  37. Truly Me™ Doll: Light Skin, Layered Blond Hair, Blue Eyes + Love to Layer Accessories

  39. I would choose the Doll: Light Skin, Layered Black-Brown Hair, Blue Eyes + Love to Layer Accessories Doll: Light Skin, Layered Black-Brown Hair, Blue Eyes + Love to Layer Accessories! Thanks!

  46. We’d pick the Truly Me™ Doll: Light Skin, Wavy Red Hair, Green Eyes as our choice. The clothing and accessories would be tough s there are sooooooo many choices to make.

  48. I would pick the light skin layered blond hair with blue eyes from the truly me dolls.

  50. I would choose the Truly Me Doll with light skin, curly blonde hair, hazel eyes and love to layer accessories! My little girl would love her!

  53. Truly Me™ Doll: Light Skin with Freckles, Brown Hair, Blue Eyes + Love to Layer Accessories

  56. Medium Skin, Textured Dark Brown Hair, Brown Eyes + Love to Layer Accessories
    My daughter’s hair is just a bit lighter, but she loves throwing on as many clothes as possible

  57. I would choose the Truly Me doll just like Sophia’s, because it looks like my daughter! Truly love AG dolls; wonderful post and giveaway!

  60. I would love to win the Truly Me™ Doll: Light Skin, Light Red Hair, Brown Eyes + Love to Layer Accessories

    for my granddaughter

  66. I would love to win the light skin, blue eyes and caramel hair Truly Me doll. How perfect!

  70. I would get the blonde hair blue eyed one. My two other daughters would be jealous. I couldn’t afford American Girl when they wanted them. So, should I keep her for me? 🙂

  71. I would love the Truly Me Doll: Light Skin, Caramel Hair, Blue Eyes + Love to Layer Accessories because she looks like my daughter.

  74. I think the one with the : Medium Skin, Textured Dark Brown Hair, Brown Eyes would match my daughter the most.

  75. I would choose the light skinned, layered brown hair and brown eyed doll. She looks like my granddaughter!

  76. Shoulder length brown hair, brown eyes, light skin color would be the American girl doll for us

  77. I’d love to get the doll with dark brown curly hair and hazel eyes for my daughter. She would love to have a doll with her same features!

  83. I am entering for my little sister. She likes the #47 Truly Me Doll: Dark Skin, Dark Brown Hair, Brown Eyes doll, She said she is going to name her India.

  85. i would love theTruly Me doll medium skin one with the bangs that sophia has . This would be perfect for my grandaughter and it would be her first american girl doll. I wish they had this when my daughter was small

  86. I would pick the Truly Me™ Doll: Light Skin, Blond Hair, Blue Eyes + Love to Layer Accessories because she looks a lot like my oldest daughter.

  88. My Granddaughter is deciding between the Truly Me Doll: Light Skin, Layered Black-Brown Hair, Blue Eyes #60 or the Truly Me Doll: Light Skin, Wavy Red Hair, Green Eyes #61. She loves them both!

  90. I would choose the light skin with freckles and light brown hair with blue eyes. It reminds me of daughter!

  91. I would have a really hard time picking a Truly Me doll. I have 4 daughters and, though they all have similar eye colour (hazel-ish), they all have different hair! My 8 year old has long, straight, blonde hair, my 5 year old has brown, medium length wavy hair, my 3 year old has medium length blonde ringlets and my fourth daughter is only 3 months old so we aren’t sure what her hair will be like. Maybe I would get one that looks like me; light skin, blue eyes, layered blonde hair…

  93. love the truly me doll light skin with freckles-shes adorable-have features like my grandaughter-blue eyes

  94. I like the Truly Me™ Doll: Light Skin with Freckles, Brown Hair, Blue Eyes. She looks soo much like my little girl.

  96. I would get the one with Light Skin with Freckles, Short Light Red Hair–too bad she doesn’t have blue eyes–would then match my granddaughter pretty well.

  100. The doll I would choose would be for my niece so I tried to pick one that would match her features. The one I chose was Truly Me™ Doll: Light Skin with Freckles, Short Light Red Hair, Green Eyes + Love to Layer Accessories. I love how they have an array of dolls to choose from so your little girl can choose just the right doll for her.

  106. I would pick the Truly Me™ Doll: Light Skin, Caramel Hair, Blue Eyes + Love to Layer Accessories

  108. I would go with light skin, caramel hair and blue eyes, that would be so close to what my daughter look like. I had Kirsten doll growing up and would have LOVED to have one that looked like me.

  110. For my youngest daughter I would pick a Truly Me doll with these characteristics: Light Skin, Short Brown Hair, Brown Eyes.

  111. I would choose the “Truly Me™ Doll: Light Skin with Freckles, Dark Brown Hair, Hazel Eyes + Love to Layer Accessories”. Thanks!

  112. My daughter is 10 years old and she has light skin, dark brown hair and eyes, and wears bangs, so the Truly Me girl like her!

  114. For my little girl Lula I’d choose a Truly Me Doll with a light tan skin tone that has long straight brown hair with matching brown eyes to match my girl.

  116. I would choose the Truly Me™ Doll: Medium Skin, Brown Hair with Bangs, Hazel Eyes + Love to Layer Accessories

  117. I would choose the light skin, caramel hair and blue eyes doll for my daughter, Marlee 🙂 Thank you very much for this amazing opportunity!!! What a blessing this will be to the winner!

  118. Such cute dolls. The Truly Me Doll: Light Skin, Layered Black-Brown Hair, Blue Eyes one would look great in the arms of a friend’s daughter.

  120. The light skin, curly blonde haired doll with hazel eyes most looks like my older daughter. They don’t have a combination that resembles my younger daughter. She would be straight blonde hair with hazel eyes.

  121. I would choose the light skin, layered brown hair with brown eyes doll. Thanks for the chance.

  123. I would choose the Truly Me™ Doll: Light Skin with Freckles, Short Light Red Hair, Green Eyes + Love to Layer Accessories

  124. I would choose the Truly Me™ Doll: Dark Skin, Curly Dark Brown Hair, Brown Eyes doll for my niece!! I know she’d love it!

  125. Would love to win an American Girl doll for my grand-daughter. Beautiful dolls! Thanks for the chance.

  126. I’d choose the one with black brown hair because it’s the closest to asian looking.

  127. I would choose the Truly Me™ Doll with Light Skin with Freckles, Brown Hair, Blue Eyes

  128. Truly Me™ Doll: Medium Skin, Curly Dark Brown Hair, Hazel Eyes + Love to Layer Accessories

  129. Truly Me™ Doll: Light Skin, Short Brown Hair, Brown Eyes + Love to Layer Accessories

  131. I would choose the light skin, brown hair and blue eyes to match my daughter.
    Thanks!

  132. I would want the one with the blondest hair as my granddaughter’s hair is very blonde. She would love one of these dolls. Also long hair on the doll too.

  133. I would get one with light skin, brown straight hair, and brown eyes to resemble my youngest.

  136. I would choose the fair skinned blonde hair blue eyed doll for our 6 year old

  137. I’d choose a doll with long brown hair and brown eyes for my granddaughter.

  139. These are so sweet! I loved my AG doll as a child , they were new then! Id love a doll with green eyes and short light red hair for my daughter!

  140. Truly Me™ Doll: Light Skin, Caramel Hair, Blue Eyes + Love to Layer Accessories because the doll looks like my grand daughter.

  145. I would select a Truly Me doll with light skin, blue eyes and long blond hair – no bangs 🙂

  147. Josefina Montoya has warm brown eyes that open and close, golden hoop earrings, and long, shiny mahogany-colored hair.

  150. I would pick the Truly Me™ Doll: Light Skin with Freckles, Dark Brown Hair, Hazel Eyes for my granddaughter

  153. We would pick the Award Winner! Truly Me™ Doll: Light Skin, Curly Light Red Hair, Blue Eyes

  154. I would pick the one with Light Skin, Light Blond Hair, Blue Eyes just like my baby girl 🙂

  156. The blond hair, freckles and hazel eyes with the curly pigtails!
    Thank you for the chance.

  160. The one with shoulder length light brown hair parted on the side and brown eyes, cuz that’s what my daughter looks like.

  161. My fav is Truly Me™ Doll: Dark Skin, Dark Brown Hair, Brown Eyes with accerssories

  162. I would choose the Doll: Light Skin, Layered Brown Hair, Brown Eyes. She looks like my daughter.

  163. I would pick one with light brown hair, dark brown eyes and no bangs. It would be for my youngest daughter who loves to play with her dolls.

  164. I would pick the light skin, blonde hair with blue eyes. my granddaughter has the blonde hair and blue eyes.

  167. light skin, dark hair and hazel eyes! thats the closest to my daughter and I know she’d love her

  170. I’d pick the Truly Me Doll with straight red hair and big blue eyes for my middle granddaughter.

  172. I’d choose Kit. She has those cute freckles and her short blond hair and blue eyes remind me of my baby girl.

  179. To pick a doll like my daughter, she would be light skin, caramel color hair, blue eyes, pierced ears and glasses.

  181. I would choose the Truly Me doll with with light skin brown hair and brown eyes beautiful

  182. I’d choose a Truly Me doll with brown hair, brown eyes, and cute glasses. Thanks.

  186. I like the light skin/brown-black hair/blue eyes doll because it matches my niece fairly well!!

  187. I love the Truly Me™ Doll: Light Skin, Curly BlackBrown Hair, Green Eyes + Love to Layer Accessories! Accessories to mix and match, a huggable cloth body, eyes that open and close! Lots of fun with these beautiful dolls!

  188. I would chose the Truly Me™ Doll: Light Skin, Layered Brown Hair, Brown Eyes for my daughter.

  189. I would choose the Truly ME Doll: Lt Skin, Brown Hair with Bangs, Brown Eyes, she is so beautiful!

  192. I would want a short brown, straight hair doll with hazel eyes and medium skin. Unfortunately, they only have her in long hair right now now that wouldn’t look like my granddaughter, but I guess that one would do.

  197. The doll that was chosen is Truly Me #55 Light Skin with Freckles, Dark Brown Hair, and Hazel Eyes!

  200. My little girl would love the Light Skin with Freckles, Curly Blond Hair, Blue Eyes!

  203. They actually don’t have the one I would need…maybe it will come out soon? I would like light skin, light brown hair, hazel eyes. They only have 2 hazel eyes – one dark brown hair and one curly blond hair. She would probably one with pick blue eyes and light brown or caramel hair instead!

  204. Leah is my favorite because she is an adventurous photographer with great tropical style!

  209. The light skinned, layered brown and black haired one with blue eyes looks a lot like my daughter. I would pick that one!

  211. I would choose Truly Me Doll: with Light Skin, Caramel Hair, and Blue eyes for my granddaughter.

  216. She would be fair skinned blue eyes and caramel hair as that is closest to what my littlest granddaughter looks like.

  218. I would choose the light hair and light skinned doll with blue eyes for my daughter.

  220. I would pick the Lea doll with warm hazel eyes that open and close, and long, light-brown wavy hair with sun-kissed highlights.

  221. in the Truly Me collection I would choose for my precious granddaughter the Caramel Hair, Light Skinned, hazel or light Brown eyes, or as close as possible. This would be such a blessing to my granddaughter! American Girl dolls are so beautiful!

    Cathy B

  224. I would choose the Light Skin, Caramel Hair, Blue Eyes doll. She looks like my daughter. Thanks so much.

  226. Truly Me™ Doll: Light Skin with Freckles, Brown Hair, Blue Eyes + Love to Layer Accessories Thats my girl

  227. My daughter has had a TrulyMe Doll picked out for some time. She looks a bit like my daughter, but her hair is a slightly lighter shade of blonde. My daughter has dirty blonde hair that is more blonde in the summer and darker in the winter. The TMDoll would have blue eyes, hair past her shoulders that is mostly straight, light skin and no freckles. We love to browse the catalogs and visit our local store! I grew up reading the series’, beginning with Molly, so my enthusiasm runs deep, too 🙂

  229. Truly Me™ Doll: Light Skin with Freckles, Dark Brown Hair, Hazel Eyes + Love to Layer Accessories

  230. I follow you & the sponsor on Instagram as Angelasnoozy which is different than my username on the giveaway form, but there is no box to leave my username for Instagram.

  231. My favorite is Truly Me™ Doll: Light Skin, Black Hair, Brown Eyes + Love to Layer Accessories!

  232. What an amazing giveaway! My daughter really wants one for her birthday ( coming up in june).
    Features are – Brown short hair (but trying to grow it out 😉 Brown eyes – Light skin
    Thank you so much for the chance!

  234. I’d get the doll that looks the most like my daughter, Light Skin with Freckles, Brown Hair, Blue Eyes. I think I could figure out how to curl the doll’s hair to match my little girl too. 🙂

  237. id pick the doll with light skin, dark brown hair and brown eyes. That one most looks like my daughter.

  240. I would choose light brown straight hair with hazel or blue eyes no bangs, to match my daughter.

  241. I’d choose a doll with Medium Skin, Curly Dark Brown Hair, Brown Eyes . Thanks.

  243. I would choose the Light Skin with Freckles, Curly Blond Hair, Blue Eyes!

  245. My girls bought their first American Girl dolls with their Christmas money. It has opened a whole new World for my cuties. I especially love the matching outfits! The quality is remarkable! Thank you for the opportunity for us to win one.

    Cheers! Jen ❤️

  246. My daughter would love the Truly Me Doll with light skin, layered brown hair and brown eyes. Wonderful giveaway! Thank you.

  248. I’d love to win my daughter the Truly Me doll with Short Brown Hair, Brown Eyes, and Medium Skin tone. She’d love it.

  249. Would love light skin with freckles, caramel hair and hazel eyes. Thanks for the chance to win!

  251. probably this one:
    Medium Skin, Layered Brown Hair, Brown Eyes

    my daughter would love this!

  252. I would have one customized to look like my granddaughter with curly brown hair, light skin and blue eyes.

  254. I am not sure which doll my daughter would pick, either one that looks like her with brown wavy hair or the new doll of the year.

  255. Oh I would pick Truly Me™ Doll: Light Skin with Freckles, Short Light Red Hair, Green Eyes! Oh these are so neat that they look like them! What a great idea!! She would go nuts!

  258. I would choose the Truly Me™ Doll: Medium Skin, Textured Dark Brown Hair, Brown Eyes.

  261. I would choose the Light Skin with Freckles, Brown Hair, Blue Eyes doll for my daughter!

  266. I would love to get a light skinned, blue eyed and blonde, curly haired doll for my niece. She recently got glasses and has been insecure while wearing them, and I think if her doll had glasses, it would help her to embrace this new stage in her life!

  268. I would get the Truly Me Doll: Light Skin, Layered Blond Hair, Blue Eyes.
    I love her blue shoes and denim jacket.
    thank you

  269. I would chose the Truly Me Doll with Light Skin and Freckles, Brown Hair, and Blue Eyes.

  273. My daughter would choose a blonde hair, blue eyes and bangs truly me doll. She wants one that looks just like her!

  276. My girl would love the Truly Me™ Doll: Medium Skin, Short Brown Hair, Brown Eyes.

  278. I would pick the Truly Me doll with light skin, blond hair and blue eyes for my daughter. One of them looks just like her!

  279. i would pick Truly Me™ Doll: Light Skin, Layered Brown Hair, Brown Eyes + Love to Layer Accessories for boss’s daughter she love this.

  280. I would get Truly Me™ Doll: Light Skin with Freckles, Brown Hair, Blue Eyes + Love to Layer Accessorie

  282. I would choose the short straight red hair doll with freckles and green eyes. She looks like my youngest daughter.

  285. I’d go with Light Skin with Freckles, Curly Blond Hair, Blue Eyes + Love to Layer Accessories.

  287. I’d pick the Medium Skin, Dark Brown Hair, Brown Eyes Truly Me doll, which looks most like her.

  288. Truly Me™ Doll: Light Skin with Freckles, Dark Brown Hair, Hazel Eyes + Love to Layer Accessories

  293. I would pick the Light Skin, Layered Black-Brown Hair, Brown Eyes + Love to Layer Accessories

  294. I would get one with light brown hair, green eyes, and freckles. One that kind of looks like my niece.

  297. I would choose the Truly Me doll with black-brown hair and brown eyes – she looks most like my middle daughter.

  299. I would choose Truly Me Doll: Light Skin, Black Hair, Brown Eyes + Love to Layer Accessories. She resembles my granddaughter the most.

  300. I think she is most like Truly Me™ Doll: Medium Skin, Brown Hair with Bangs, Hazel Eyes + Love to Layer Accessories. She has the hazel eyes and think her hair will be brown with red in it!

  301. I would love to have the Truly Me™ Doll: Light Skin, Caramel Hair, Blue Eyes + Love to Layer Accessories. My granddaughter would really love it.

  304. I would make her look like my daughter: lt. skin, brown hair with bangs, brown eyes.

  308. I’d choose the truly me doll with light skin & freckles, light brown hair & blue eyes! My daughter loves these dolls so much 🙂

  310. Truly Me™ Doll: Lt Skin, Brown Hair with Bangs, Brown Eyes + Love to Layer Accessories

  312. Truly Me™ Doll: Dark Skin, Dark Brown Hair, Brown Eyes + Love to Layer Accessories

  313. I would get the light skinned blue eyed caramel colored hair doll for our youngest.

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