American Girl Doll News

Oh, no! It's a perfectly awesome summer day and there's nothing to do. You've tried asking your mom or dad to go to the pool a billion times, but they say no each time. So, that means you are stuck in the house. Well, last summer I wasted a good half of my summer napping and in the bathroom, and that was until July 22. Then, I spent the rest of my summer moping about my new diabetes diagnosis, and it took a Disney World trip to realize that even though I had diabetes, I could still accomplish my dream of being a director. (Where Dreams Come True. Or is that Disneyland's slogan? Whatever.) When I returned from Disney and got to film, there was only two weeks of summer left. So that meant that only 2 out of the 10 weeks that I got for summer were spent wisely. That's a fifth, out of that WHOLE LONG SUMMER VACATION. So, today is the first day of this summer for me, so I made a list of ways to have a good summer if you are stuck in the house or just plain bored. -Film a stopmotion! (There’s always time for filming.) -Play outside if it’s under 90 degrees -Watch a movie with your pet (if your pet is something like a fish, or you don't have any, just watch it with your doll) -Play the Wii -Do a deep investigation to leak Tenney (GOTY 2017) -Edit your stopmotion! (There’s always time for editing.) -Invite a friend over -Invent a new toy -Write a book (you can use createspace.com to publish it and you get to keep a percentage of the sales) -Donate toys to your local children's hospital -Play cards -Make something cool out of cardboard -Write an email -Make doll food out of clay or paper (or even Play-Doh!) -Write a movie script -Raise money for charity -Clean out the house for a garage sale -Have a garage sale -Reorginaise your doll clothes -Look on eBay to see what you can afford for doll stuff -Look on Nextdoor to see what you can afford for doll stuff -Invent something usefull -Read all of the AG books you have in one day -Clean up a old playhouse and make it “Club Fun!” -Do worksheets for your next grade (hey, you can never be too prepared for your next grade!) -Prank call American Girl -Make a online TV channel (go to worldtv.com to do that, it's free) -If all else fails, go to the pool. Ta-da! COMMENT DISCUSSION QUESTION- When did you get out of school? If you are still in school, when do you get out? MY ANSWER: I got out yesterday!

One of the supposed Julie's Holiday Outfit prototypes actually turned out to be Melody's Holiday Outfit! The full outfit leaked on eBay today. THIS IS BEAUTIFUL! A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR AMERICAN GIRL! Here are closeups of the dress and shoes: COMMENT DISCUSSION QUESTION: What did you do at school today? If you are already off, what did you do today in general? MY ANSWER: My last day of school was today! In the morning I played dolls with my friend (I ended up bringing April!), and in the afternoon we watched Despicable Me 2.

I had an amazing day today! I graduated elementary school, got a standing ovation (plus my friend Katie cried) on my graduation speech, and to top it all off- the real life Principal Smith from Different is leaving my old school! But, now, we need to get on with our last Hump Day Shoutout of the 2015-16 school year. (Of course there will be ones over the summer!) And the shoutout goes to...... MEDINA, OHIO! COMMENT DISCUSSION QUESTION: What was your favorite school year? MY ANSWER: My fifth grade year, hands down! As much as I am excited about summer so I can film and post more, I will miss my school, my teachers, and my friends in the grades below me (especially diversedollies/katiet!)

You might be looking forward to tomorrow because of the SM Network Awards 2016. But, because I was feeling happy today, I decided to post it a day early! COMMENT DISCUSSION QUESTION 1: Did what you voted for win? COMMENT DISCUSSION QUESTION 2: Tomorrow's the last day of school, and I am going to bring a doll to school because it will be my last chance (middle school next year), so who should I bring? (My dolls are on my blog header, click the picture of the doll you want me to bring, see the name and comment the name) My friend's bringing Cecile, so I don't want to bring a similar doll. MY ANSWER FOR 1: I didn't vote so I could make it fair (there were no ties this year, thank goodness) MY ANSWER FOR 2: I don't have a preference. P.S: I did a great job on my speech at school today! I got a standing ovation.

Today is Kirsten's birthday! She was born this day in 1845, which makes her 171 today! In Kirsten's books, Kirsten has to do chores after chores after chores leading to her birthday because her pregnant mother is sick. But when it seems like Kirsten's family forgot about her birthday, she gets rewarded for her hard work with a day of fun- and a surprise. What are you doing for Kirsten's birthday? I'm doing nothing because I don't have her. Even if I did have her, though, I wouldn't celebrate because today's my graduation from elementary school! I'm giving a speech to my class- wish me luck!

Usually, with the major exception of Kit, the American Girl movies are shown on TV before to a couple weeks after they come out. So I was in shock when I started school without a TV showing of Grace Stirs Up Success. It aired on Family Channel in Canada back in November, but we ended 2015 and Grace's year without an American TV showing. All hope was lost until, finally, we get to now. After nearly a year's wait, Grace Stirs Up Success is FINALLY airing on American TV! It will be on twice on Disney Channel (where the actress who plays Grace, Olivia Rodrigo's new show Bizaardvark will premiere June 24th) this weekend. The first date is this Saturday (June 11, 2016) at 8 pm Eastern, 11 pm Pacific. The last date is this Sunday (June 12, 2016) at 9 am Eastern, 12 pm Pacific. I am so happy that it finally got the TV airing it deserved! COMMENT DISCUSSION QUESTION: What doll do you think got the best collection? MY ANSWER: Not to be biased, but Grace's because I have the majority of it!

In 2013, American Girl debuted the store exclusive Merry and Bright Gown Set for a whopping $72. The next year followed with the Ruby Ball Gown Set in 2014 at $72 again. The price dropped in 2015 with the Frosted Violet Gown at $58. Now, we're in 2016, and the fall release stuff is starting to leak. This dress didn't look like a regular holiday outfit to me, so I'm just assuming that it's the store exclusive, expensive dress without the accessories. My feeling might be wrong about the special edition one, so don't tell yourself it is yet. Let's spill the beans, now! The gown is white with snowflakes on the petticoat, which tells us it's for the holidays. Woah, the kindergarteners' graduation concert was today and stuff is already putting me in the Christmas spirit! Here is the rest: I love this outfit! I hope that it's not store exclusive so it won't be expensive. COMMENT DISCUSSION QUESTION: What is your favorite American Girl book or movie? MY ANSWER: My favorite American Girl book is Taking Off and my favorite American Girl movie is Molly: An American Girl On The Home Front. The close seconds are Grace (book) and Lea To The Rescue (movie).

It started as just a rumor, so I wanted to wait until it was confirmed. And it is! So, the Bitty Twins are retiring! The Bitty Twins are cute and all (I used to have 2, the blond haired boy that I named Issac and the brown haired light skin girl that I named Sophie), and as much as it doesn't effect me, I am sad that they are retiring. Now, there are no (official) American Girl dolls that are boys. Boys like dolls, too! (Casual shoutout to americangirlwonder, he's awesome and happens to be a boy who likes dolls) But, there is hope for you to get the Bitty Twins before they retire if you want! The Bitty Twin dolls listed below are in "limited quantities" online. When I go to the American Girl store next Saturday, I'll do a stock check on them. But anyways, let's just get to the doll sets that only have a limited amount left (or are sold out): SOLD OUT -Dark Skin, Black Hair, Brown Eyes (both boy and girl) LIMITED AMOUNT LEFT -Medium Skin, Brown Hair, Brown Eyes (girl) + any boy -Light Skin, Black Hair, Brown Eyes (girl) + any boy -Dark Skin, Black Hair, Brown Eyes (girl) + any boy except the boy with her features -Light Skin, Brown Hair, Brown Eyes (girl) + any boy except the boy with her features -Light Skin, Blond Hair, Blue Eyes (girl)+ any boy except the boy with her features So basically, run to americangirl.com or your local AGP if you want any Bitty Twins. Except the white matching pairs. Then walk to americangirl.com or your local AGP if you want those. COMMENT DISCUSSION QUESTION: Have you ever been to an American Girl store? If so, which ones? MY ANSWER: I have! I've been to the AGP Charlotte about 100 times, the AGP Los Angeles twice and the AGP Orlando once.

Warm Winter Outfit. Winter White Outfit. Frosty Fair Isle Set. The newest outfit to join the lineup of winter casual outfits just leaked! Here it is: The sweater in this outfit leaked last December, if any of you guys remember that. But the rest of the pieces are new! I love this outfit. Santa, if you are reading this, I have something on my wishlist already! COMMENT DISCUSSION QUESTION: What was the best present you've ever received for whatever holiday you celebrate in December? MY ANSWER: When I got my iPad mini on Christmas Day 2012!

Yes, you are seeing the title right! You don't need glasses! I am going to make a real American Girl world using Scratch (the program I used to make 2 of the 3 games on my site). It would be like Innerstar University (which sadly closed on November 6, 2015 at 1 am eastern time), but more fun! You wouldn't need separate accounts for dolls, and you could activate Historicals and Girl of the Years, too! The best part- you can do more stuff than on the current American Girl world! So, when is it coming out? It is coming out on...... drumroll, please....... JULY 22 OF THIS YEAR! Why July 22? July 22 of last year was the worst day of my life. I got diagnosed with diabetes that day. But, my mom says that I should celebrate on July 22, and what better way to do it then release a new movie AND a new virtual game! MORE INFORMATION: -The New American Girl World will be a page on this site. It won't be on another website. -When the New American Girl World launches, then I will get rid of the link to the current one on My First World. Then, I will give the people signed up for the current one a week to transfer before the current one shuts down on July 29, 2016 around 6 am EST. COMMENT DISCUSSION QUESTION: Do you want sneak peeks of the new American Girl world? MY ANSWER: No comment.

"It's got a leg like me!" -Emma Bennett, 2016 I've posted about a girl that received a doll with a prosthetic leg before, but here goes again. A 10 year old girl who has a prosthetic leg named Emma Bennett received an American Girl doll (I couldn't tell what number it was because the video was filmed in bad quality) and cried tears of joy when she realized that it had a leg like her! A company, One Step Ahead Prosthetics, costumized the doll to have a pink prosthetic leg. Her mom posted the video of her reaction on Facebook, and it has been viewed about 25 million times. Even the American Girl Facebook page shared it! When I saw this video, I got reminded yet again why I wanted to make Sydney's Special Dolls. So that every girl with a disability can see herself as a doll. If I posted a video of my reaction to the American Girl diabetes care kit, then you would need earplugs. So I didn't post it. COMMENT DISCUSSION QUESTION: Who is your favorite Sydney's Special Doll so far? (Those 4 were not all of them, I am taking your ideas to mind!) MY ANSWER: Probably Katrina! But, then again. she's basically me in doll form with a different hair color. If Katrina didn't exist then my favorite would be Marie.

I found a strawberry-themed outfit on eBay. Here it is: The outfit seems very childish to me, and I would not get it. Unless it's the GOTY 2017 meet outfit. Then I'll make do. Here are a few more pictures: COMMENT DISCUSSION QUESTION: What time is it when you are reading this? You can list your time zone, too. MY ANSWER: 2:24 PM in Eastern Time (America/Canada)