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When I was a little girl I was obsessed with American Girl. A voracious reader, I read all of the books before carefully requesting that Santa Claus bring me a Samantha doll for Christmas. It was the number one thing that I wanted more than anything – and when I found Samantha smiling back at me on Christmas morning with her glossy brown hair with the perfect bouncy curl – I squealed in delight. I brushed her hair, I changed her clothes – Samantha came everywhere with me that year. She was perfect, coveted, and mine.
Samantha still sits in my childhood room, prominently displayed on a shelf. I never outgrew my love for her.
American Girl Bitty Twins
Twenty years later, I’m delighted to begin introducing my daughter to the world of American Girl. She is a bit young for the full-sized American Girl dolls so when I discovered the American Girl Bitty Twins, I knew we had to have them. You can customize your Bitty Twins with all different skin tones and hair colors – so that your child will have a set of dolls that looks like her.
Generally speaking I have a bit of a bias against all of the blonde-haired, blue-eyed dolls in the world – so I was torn when ordering our Bitty Twins because part of me wanted to order a dark-haired duo. However, I have a sweet little blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl and I wanted the twins to look like her – so I gritted my teeth and ordered blonde twins – a girl and a boy.
They twins come in the cutest argyle outfits and have 15″ soft bodies, and they also come with a book – The Bitty Twins Learn To Share. The two twins, in outfits, plus the book is $100. You can also order the 18 piece Bitty Twins Starter Kit, which runs $180 but in addition to above includes toys for each doll, a doll carrier, training diapers, and an additional outfit for the twins (and saves you $20).
Order by December 21st for Christmas delivery (rush charges may apply).
*Disclosure: American Girl sent Audrey Grace a set of Bitty Twins to facilitate this review, however all opinions are 100% my own.
I LOVED all of the American Girl dolls!!! I had quite a few of them, including one that looks like me :). I had a Bitty Baby, too!! I hope to someday have a daughter to share them with! So cute!