We have a lot of dolls. With two girls under the age of four, dolls are a staple in our house. But one thing I learned early on - all dolls are NOT created equal.
My children recently received an Adorable Kinders to check out. An Adorable Kinder is a rag-doll'esque type of doll without the frail composition you'd expect from a rag doll. Matter of fact, we found "Brittany" (as she is called) to be extremely well made and rather sturdy. She is also larger than we expected, measuring at about 18" tall.
Adorable Kinders were designed around a central theme of a group of Kindergarten friends. There are 26 dolls to choose from, one named for each letter of the alphabet. While the girls are beautiful and representative of a great variety of physical characteristics, we loved the fact that there are boy Adorable Kinders to choose from as well. We have yet to try this feature but each doll comes with a key-code that can be used to register it on the website, and access educational games according to "grade levels." The child can "graduate" as they complete the games, but like I said, we still have yet to try it out.
All Adorable Kinders are made in the US and are soft and cuddly and perfect for playing with or snoozing with. They're sort of reminiscent of Raggedy Ann! The best way to describe these soft rag dolls is to say that they're not your baby's dolly. They're definitely appropriate for a preschooler+ since they are larger than your average doll, and really made with intricate detail. Each doll is dressed like a preschooler or kindergartner, and have hair-styles to match. My older daughter of three-and-a-half fell in love with "Brittany" because I think she felt it was a "big-girl doll." And I'd have to agree.
Here's Brittany chillin' on our couch:
Win it! One lucky reader will win an Adorable Kinder for a special child in their life! Simply visit the Adorable Kinders catalog and tell us which doll is your favorite and why. A winner will be selected on Monday, November 23rd. One entry per person please!
All products reviewed were provided to me at no cost by Adorable Kinders. All views and opinions reflected on this blog are my own and were in no way influenced by any outside party.














I love Landon, he looks like my youngest son. He would love this doll!
Posted by: tuesday | November 20, 2009 at 08:45 AM
I love Hope in her PJ's
Posted by: Janice R | November 20, 2009 at 09:36 AM
The Opri doll looks a lot like my daughter!
Posted by: Abby | November 20, 2009 at 10:58 AM
I like the sierra.
Posted by: Shannon | November 20, 2009 at 11:27 AM
cdziuba@aol.com I love Christy.
Posted by: Carol | November 20, 2009 at 11:49 AM
I LOVE V-Vianca because she is so adorable in her PJ's with her cuddly animal. It reminds me of my daughter when she goes to sleep. She gets into the fetal position and always has to have her little, fuzzy dog snuggling against her body! Thanks for the giveaway. Hope I can win this for my daughter. Thanks again.
Posted by: heidi bokor | November 20, 2009 at 01:16 PM
I like the Kathy doll the best. I love the color of her dress and it would be cool to give my granddaughter a doll named after me ( her grandma )
Posted by: Kathy Luman | November 20, 2009 at 04:08 PM
I like the Qiana doll the best since she most resembles my little one. I also like the green outfit on her.
Posted by: Audra Weathers | November 20, 2009 at 05:10 PM
i like Unity because I want my daughter to have dolls that do not look like her to teach diversity
Posted by: reeva | November 20, 2009 at 05:32 PM
I love Hope. They are all so adorable. Thanks!
Posted by: Belinda | November 20, 2009 at 06:46 PM
the sierra. mverno@roadrunner.com
Posted by: susan varney | November 20, 2009 at 07:00 PM
I think that my daughter would like the Mari Doll the best and I just love her dress
thanks
Posted by: vicky | November 20, 2009 at 07:32 PM
I have two in mind for this one, my 6 year old would LOVE the Mari Doll. However, I have a 2 year old boy that is always taking his sister's dolls so I'd have to go with the boy Landon for him. Great giveaway.
Posted by: homemom3 | November 20, 2009 at 08:28 PM
love the mari
Posted by: michelle draveski | November 20, 2009 at 08:38 PM
I would love the Alise doll for my daughter!
Posted by: Cristi | November 20, 2009 at 09:14 PM
I like the Kathy doll
Posted by: Donna L | November 20, 2009 at 09:19 PM
My favorite doll is Vianca
Posted by: Sheila | November 20, 2009 at 09:23 PM
I love Mari! My granddaughter would love her.
Posted by: randi | November 20, 2009 at 10:33 PM
The Vianca doll is by far my favorite. I like it with the cute little animal she's holding!
Posted by: Carolsue | November 21, 2009 at 12:48 AM
I like Mari, mostly for her dress' pattern. Although, if I were to win, I'd choose Opri - for my God-daughter.
Posted by: Vicky H. | November 21, 2009 at 12:49 AM
I like the Vianca doll because she’s got the little teddy bear and cute PJ’s!
Posted by: Drew K. | November 21, 2009 at 02:08 AM
"B is for Brittaney"
looks like my little sister!
haha--she would love this.
=]
Posted by: Erin M | November 21, 2009 at 02:39 AM
I like the Kathy doll because I love her dress and cute litle pink shoes!
Posted by: Jennai | November 21, 2009 at 03:38 AM
I like JJ. He reminds me of my son.
Posted by: Tari L. | November 21, 2009 at 07:02 AM
I would definitely choose the Alise Kinder because she looks just like my oldest daughter did when she was little!
Have a great day!
Posted by: Sharon Harmon | November 21, 2009 at 07:15 AM