 Michelle from Honest & Truly!, a 5 Minutes for Mom contributor, shares her views on The Beatrix Girls dolls in this sponsored post.  Our writers are compensated, but all opinions remain their own.
Growing up, I wanted to be a rock star. Â I thought I could sing, to the point of joining our town’s choir. Â It wasn’t until much later that I realized that wasn’t where my talents lay, but oh how I wish I’d had toys that let me dream more, acting out my wishes. Â The Beatrix Girls are a new line of dolls that aim at doing just that.
The four girls making up the line are members of a band named – not surprisingly – The Beatrix Girls that isn’t just a made up band.  Instead, there is actual music “performed” by the girls in the band that is catchy and fun.  In fact, you can find it on Pandora, Spotify, and iTunes.  You can also download the music directly from The Beatrix Girls site (and view the lyrics so you know what you should be singing).
The four girls in the band feature distinct personalities. Â Lark plays bass in the band and is into extreme sports. Â Ainsley is a sweetheart who loves pink and antiques yet is the drummer of the band – a fun juxtaposition that shows girls you don’t have to fall into stereotypes. Â Brayden loves writing and writes most of the songs, in addition to being lead singer and playing lead guitar. Â Lastly, Chantal plays keyboards with her mellow personality that has old fashioned, level headed values. Â The major differences in the looks and personalities of the dolls means that there’s something to interest every little girl.
Knowing that the dolls earned their success via hard work, something emphasized by the dolls themselves, as a parent I appreciate the empowering message that girls can make of their lives what they choose. Â They don’t have to wait for life to happen to them. Â The dolls do wear short skirts to some degree, but they aren’t overly skimpy, and the focus isn’t on their sex appeal – a difference from many other dolls out there.
With the real music, especially being able to access it on a variety of sites, it’s a great way to keep the dolls top of mind and connecting with girls, rather than being something they play with then discard as they move to other media. Â There are also webisodes featuring The Beatrix Girls that are funny and a little edgy, again helping to keep the interest of girls. Â This also helps keep the dolls fresh as new content is released.
The Beatrix Girls? Â They’re definitely not the same old same old!
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Michelle may never stop running around Chicagoland, but she always makes time for the important things in her life – her wee ones, cooking, reading, and spending time with friends – and of course, writing. You can see what she’s up to on her blog Honest & Truly! or on Twitter where she tweets as @HonestAndTruly.
I would choose Lark.
I like Brayden.
I like ainsley
I like Brayden.
I’d choose Lark
Ainsley because she looks the most like my daughter
I’d let my daughter choose, I think she’d pick Ainsley.
Brayden is my favorite! 🙂
I would choose Ainsley
brayden for my niece!
I would choose Brayden.
I would choose Brayden- love her hair!
I would pick Brayden.
I love Ainsley…so do my granddaughters.
i like brayden
I would choose Brayden.
I would pick Lark.
I would choose Brayden. I like her purple hair.
I would choose the Ainsley doll.
My granddaughter would like Lark…
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I’d choose Lark.
The doll Brayden for my granddaughters
I think we would choose Brayden (purple hair is always a winner with my Grandbebe Girls!) Thanks for the chance to win!
Ainsley, I think!
My granddaughter would love Brayden
I’d pick Ainsley
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Brayden is nice!
I think the Lark doll is the prettiest, any little girl would like playing with one of these dolls.
I would pick brayden
We would pick Ainsley.
I like Lark
I’d choose Ainsley!
My daughter would love Brayden!
Chantal would be the one my granddaughter.
My girls would choose Ainsley!
My daughter would like Chantal
I’d choose Braydon.
Brayden is the doll I would pick.
my granddaughters would choose Lark
I would pick Lark for my granddaughter.
I would choose Brayden for my daughter
I would choose Brayden love her purple hair!!
I would choose Brayden. Thanks.
My daughter would love Ainsley! She loves playing drums and wearing pink..she would identify the most with Ainsley 🙂
My daughter would love Ainsley!
I would choose Brayden.
I’d choose Brayden
I would like Brayden
The doll I would choose would be Brayden.
My daughter picks Ainsley.
We would choose Brayden.
i would pick lark!