OT: American Girl Just Like Me doll or My Twinn doll?

[DRRluvsWDW]

I see from an above post that the clothes run small for the girls. My DD is 48.5 inches tall and weighs 44 pounds. She needs a 6 or 6x for pants as she is all legs. Should I order up a size for matching outfits?

thanks again for helping Santa out this year!

My dd7 is 49 inches & 50 lbs. For Christmas, I bought her the today outfit with the black shirt, pink camoflage headband and kahki capri pants. The shirt is a med and the pants are a 7. Hard to tell about the pants lenghth because they are capris. The shirt looks good, a med is listed as 10-12. The customer service ladies have always been helpful to me, maybe they can tell you actual garment measurements, not just what size is recommeded for your dd's measurements.

 

[#1 Pocahontas]

I didn't read all the replies so I apologize if I am repeating anything.

I prefer the AG dolls. They are 18 inch and it's very easy to find clothing for 18 inch dolls, and patterns if you sew. There are also a lot more accessories that you can buy for them. My daughter has one and enjoys her.

My SIL had a MT doll when she was little. I remember my MIL saying how disappointed she was with it. It didn't look like her daughter much at all. The face was very generic looking. She was also an odd size. I remember my MIL complaining that she couldn't find any clothes to fit the doll. She ended up getting the AG Samantha after that. She loved it and played with it more.

 

[taximomfor4]

I am adding a question for OP,to aid in decision making. My dd got a hand-me-down AG doll for Christmas last year. I have been trying to find doll clothes for her, but am striking out. I cannot justify paying the cost of a true kids' outfit for a doll dress. Does anyone have vendors they buy from, to get cute doll clothes for AG or MT dolls? The cost of outfits IS a factor in this decision for many people. Even on EBAY, I am getting waaaaaay outbid. It's tempting to get BuildaBear dresses/shirts!! MUCH less pricey.

OP, if clothing/accessory cost wasn't an option, sorry to hijack! Just thought, since it is my current frustration, it might be important to you.

Beth

 

[#1 Pocahontas]

I am adding a question for OP,to aid in decision making. My dd got a hand-me-down AG doll for Christmas last year. I have been trying to find doll clothes for her, but am striking out. I cannot justify paying the cost of a true kids' outfit for a doll dress. Does anyone have vendors they buy from, to get cute doll clothes for AG or MT dolls? The cost of outfits IS a factor in this decision for many people. Even on EBAY, I am getting waaaaaay outbid. It's tempting to get BuildaBear dresses/shirts!! MUCH less pricey.
OP, if clothing/accessory cost wasn't an option, sorry to hijack! Just thought, since it is my current frustration, it might be important to you.

Beth

Target sells a Doll that is 18 inch. They carry outfits and accessories for the dolls. These fit the AG dolls. They are much less $$ than AG. Walmart also from time to time carries 18 inch doll clothes. There are also a lot of patterns for 18 inch clothes, if you sew or know someone who does.

I also see a lot of clothes 18 inch sized and bitty baby sized at craft fairs. I seem to find at least one booth with clothes at each one.

I hope that helps

 

[triplefigs]

My dd7 is 49 inches & 50 lbs. For Christmas, I bought her the today outfit with the black shirt, pink camoflage headband and kahki capri pants. The shirt is a med and the pants are a 7. Hard to tell about the pants lenghth because they are capris. The shirt looks good, a med is listed as 10-12. The customer service ladies have always been helpful to me, maybe they can tell you actual garment measurements, not just what size is recommeded for your dd's measurements.

Thanks for the help with sizes!

 

[triplefigs]

I am adding a question for OP,to aid in decision making. My dd got a hand-me-down AG doll for Christmas last year. I have been trying to find doll clothes for her, but am striking out. I cannot justify paying the cost of a true kids' outfit for a doll dress. Does anyone have vendors they buy from, to get cute doll clothes for AG or MT dolls? The cost of outfits IS a factor in this decision for many people. Even on EBAY, I am getting waaaaaay outbid. It's tempting to get BuildaBear dresses/shirts!! MUCH less pricey.

OP, if clothing/accessory cost wasn't an option, sorry to hijack! Just thought, since it is my current frustration, it might be important to you.

Beth

Thanks, Beth. Clothes are VERY important and they can get quite expensive. I like that with AG I can get Target and WalMart stuff.

 

[triplefigs]

Guess what came in the mail today? The new AG catalog! Now DD is torn between the Just Like Me doll and Molly. Which one do you think would be better and why? I love all the new clothes and accessories they have. I'm going to love this too!

 

[Zoemakes5]

I like the AG girls, but none of them look like my daughter! She has light brown/dark blond mid length hair, with a bit of a wave with freckles and green (actually hazel) eyes. There are some "close" but if I'm paying to have a doll look like my daughter, I want her to look like her. If I were going to do one, I'd probably do the my twinn just for that reason. I can choose hair and eye and skin color and they will make it look like her.

 

[taximomfor4]

Target sells a Doll that is 18 inch. They carry outfits and accessories for the dolls. These fit the AG dolls. They are much less $$ than AG. Walmart also from time to time carries 18 inch doll clothes. There are also a lot of patterns for 18 inch clothes, if you sew or know someone who does.

I also see a lot of clothes 18 inch sized and bitty baby sized at craft fairs. I seem to find at least one booth with clothes at each one.

I hope that helps

ack.....got all excited, ran out to Target, got 2 outfits for their Our Generation 18 inch doll. Got home, put them on dd's AG doll...very snug getting arms into sleeves (but I did it!) and the buckle-shoes won't close. But she is in the clothes, lol.

I found a seller on Ebay who handmakes AG clothes -- her feedback looked wonderful, so bought a few outfits. If they are really nice, I'll add her as a favorite seller and let you all know.

 

[taximomfor4]

I like the AG girls, but none of them look like my daughter! She has light brown/dark blond mid length hair, with a bit of a wave with freckles and green (actually hazel) eyes. There are some "close" but if I'm paying to have a doll look like my daughter, I want her to look like her. If I were going to do one, I'd probably do the my twinn just for that reason. I can choose hair and eye and skin color and they will make it look like her.

My dd is only 4, and she loves AG dolls (not the Bitty Baby ones, she likes the Big-Girl ones, lol). But she adamantly does NOT want a doll that looks like her...all the ones she wants most have different hair and eye colors than her. Darn, I wanted her to want a brown haired, green eyed one.....hmmpf.

 

[DisneyMomx7]

Guess what came in the mail today? The new AG catalog! Now DD is torn between the Just Like Me doll and Molly. Which one do you think would be better and why? I love all the new clothes and accessories they have. I'm going to love this too!

DD (7) got Molly last Christmas and DD (9) got the Just Like Me doll for her birthday this year. I would go with the Molly doll. I like the books that go with Molly and of course she has a best friend now, Emily. With the new Molly movie coming out that might be the deciding factor. Just a personal preference but I like Molly and her accessories better.

 

[triplefigs]

DD (7) got Molly last Christmas and DD (9) got the Just Like Me doll for her birthday this year. I would go with the Molly doll. I like the books that go with Molly and of course she has a best friend now, Emily. With the new Molly movie coming out that might be the deciding factor. Just a personal preference but I like Molly and her accessories better.

Thanks! I'm ordering today.

 

[mommy2emmersNmo]

Denise,

BK will love her AG doll. Emma asked Santa for Felicity last year, about 10 days before Christmas. We watched the movie and she was hooked. She loves her and takes her just about everywhere. We love reading the books as our bedtime story. This year she has asked Santa for Jess, so she will be getting Jess and her whole world collection. My neice, Alyssa, is also getting an AG doll but she wants a Just like Me one however the one she picked is no where like her! She is biracial and has her heart set on the blond, blue eyed doll!

When Molly is a little older I am sure that she will end up with the Molly doll.

We are planning a summer trip to the AGP in NY with Emma's cousins. They each have a doll and when we visit in the summer that is all they do. Dress the dolls, do their hair. It's great!

 

[kowalchicky]

My oldest DDs have My Twinn dolls and love them. They also have American Girl dolls (Molly and Kirsten - my original ones from 1986). They love these, too. I have no personal experience with the "look alike" ones from AG, but I really like My Twinn.

Glad to hear you like your daughters My twinn doll. We have one being made right now for our daughter. She has several AG dolls and loves all of them...but thanks to the mailman we got the my twinn doll catalog last week...and it topped her christmas list.