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Let's take a look at what's in store this spring for My Life As...

I bought this My Life as outfit made for boys for Z. The headphones say Z to me. She is not shown with the shorts. I highly recommend this My Life As back to school set-around $8 at Walmart. The straps even coordinate with her top. -Madelon

Let's take a look at what's in store this spring for My Life As...

Kira's Animal Exam Table is part of Kira's Collection. It was released in 2021 and retired in 2022. Retail cost was $125.

Hi Doll Friends! The 18inch Doll groups on Facebook are all talking about the new My Life As items coming out now at Walmart!! So I too...

Make your little one's eyes light up with joy when you bring home the My Life As Walmart Shopping Cart for 18\" Dolls. This adorable doll accessory is just what your child needs for pretend trips to the grocery store or the local Walmart with their favorite doll. Your child will love loading the cart up with essentials for their favorite dolls. The cart is designed with a blue handle and four wheels so they can easily push it along the floor or other smooth flat surfaces. Perfectly sized for 18\" dolls (sold separately), the caged exterior makes it easy to see what items are inside the cart and the Walmart logo proudly displays your child's favorite store. Included with the shopping cart are a coffee cup with lid, cup holder, and two reusable shopping bags. As part of the full collection of My Life As dolls, the My Life As Shopping Cart for 18\" Dolls provides hours of playtime for any child and makes a wonderful Christmas, Hanukkah, holiday, or birthday present.

Greetings And Salutations Doll Friends!! Brace yourselves and your wallets my friends!! It's that time of year again... The time when Walmart starts to put out their new items from My Life As and clearance selling off last years new items!! There are so many fun new things this year! Two of the really great new items, in my opinion, are the three tiered water fountain and the picnic table set. That water fountain is going to be hard to resist because it's so totally adorable. Look at the birds!?! This Gardening Play Set is super cute and has quite a lot of fun stuff in it for $14.97! Love the yellow wellies!! Here is the back of the box... Look at that little wagon?! So cute. Then going on with the gardening theme, there is a Farmers Market play set... What a cute idea!! Not sure I need to buy this set since I have no less than three 'stands' from My Life As... I could make a farmers market with them so easily...! Here is the back of that box. Here is the back of the water fountaing box. I apparently forgot to take a photo of it by itself but it's in the very first photo so you can see it in that one. Then I noticed quite a few new accessory sets. Uh oh.... Accessories from My Life As are a weakness of mine...! They are such a good deal! As you can see, the display had a few 'holes' in it... I imagine that empty basket is where the new shoes will go? Can't wait to see what new ones they release! This one was really hard to walk away from because it's so adorable! It's a Beach Tote Play set and it has some really cute items in it... From what I could tell, there is a pair of flip-flops, an inflatable beach ball, a water bottle, a pair of sunglasses, a shell, a bucket... Not sure if that is all. I should've just bought one to find out! What was I thinking? Hahaha. I am trying to be good! This Flower Garden playset is cute enough but it's not my favorite of the new items and so I'll likely pass on it... Here is the back of that blister pack card. This set is pretty cute too! That flamingo floaty!! So adorable... And the back of that one... This one is likely favorite of the new blister packed accessory sets this year, at least that I've seen. It's an aquarium play set and it's adorable!! I have a little fish tank in the doll house that actually has water in it but I love the accessories that come with this and that it's free standing. This one is likely going to make it's way to the Doll House at some point. Teehee. And look, Angie is the model. I'll have to show her. She'll feel famous. This is a set that is exactly the same as last years other than the grill is now red instead of aqua... It's one of my favorite sets though and so I can see why the brought it back. Here is the only new doll I saw. I am silly... I should've thought to take a photo of the back of her box because they always show the whole doll line. Phooey. Next time! These doll stands are new and seem well made and priced reasonably. This camper is new!! I already have a camper I got at Goodwill so I don't need one but this one is pretty neat. It looks like one side opens all the way so you can play more easily inside the camper. Neat! It comes with some cute accessories too but not nearly as many as the OG camper comes with as I recall...? Now here is my favorite of the new items My Life As came out with this year. Reversable Doll Backgrounds!!! Awesomeness!! I love doll backgrounds as you well know because I love doll photography and backgrounds can really bring the photos to life! These are only $7.97 and there are four different reversable backgrounds I took photos of the labels on the backgrounds in the interest of time (I was almost late to church anyway because I got so lost in looking around!). The photos are not the greatest because of the glare in the plastic in a few but you'll get the gist of what they are and which are available. I can see myself, at one point or another, getting all four *grins* saying they don't sell out before I find the money in my Doll Mad Money budget. There is a doll bedroom... A doll kitchen with a great door that looks outside in it.... A 'shoppes' one... A stage one (This one is my favorite, the reverse side is a beach! Perfect for Nanea! Another beach scene but this one has a boardwalk with an amusement park in it too... Neat! A camping scene... A classroom... And a hair salon... I think they are great. There is only ONE thing I'd change about them... I would've made them two or three inches taller. I understand why they didn't... They are already awkward enough on the shelf. I put the new dolly next to them so you can see what I mean. They are JUST tall enough. No mind... I will likely still buy a few (or all) of them because they'll work fine with the right camera angles but... Just my two cents. I felt like the Queen of Self Restraint when I saw these boy dolls on clearance for $13 and didn't buy one... But I have loads and loads of blonde boy dolls so.... I don't have one with green eyes yet though so... NO! I don't need more boy dolls! Tell me I don't! Ok? Hahaha. They also had a few of last years accessories sets on clearance... This one is so cute... But I have three stands already and plants for the doll house are pretty easy to make. I already have an OG Lava lamp or I might've snatched this up... But the other items didn't tempt me too much and so I left them there. In the non-doll section I saw these adorable wooden spoons! I think they are meant to be measuring spoons but they'd make cute spoons for the doll house kitchen! Before I went by Walmart I went to Goodwill and didn't see much other than this Our Gen doll. I love love loved her hair!! But... Again... I have too many enough dolls! Right?! She was only $3.99 and a deluxe doll (has an armature in her so she can pose) and so I may regret not picking her up sometime if I need a doll body for a transplant but... I left there there. I wouldn't want to take her head off anyway because of that cute hairdo! Better run! Have you seen any new items at Walmart that I didn't see and mention in this post? Let me know in comments!! XXOO Heather

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For the child who looks up to the vloggers that share all their adventures, the My Life As Vlogger Set with Backdrop and Stand has everything kids need to turn their 18” doll into an online star! Two different cameras make it easy to take photos and videos of their daily activities. The phone and coordinating selfie stick allows them to “go live” with followers while they’re pretending to be in new and exciting places! Once it’s time to post the videos, their doll can get some editing done on the toy laptop. The My Life As Vlogger Set with Backdrop and Stand has everything an aspiring vlogger dreams of having. 18” doll not included.

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This pet set is adorable. Love this $89 Vet Clinic. New OG pet line has large size dogs. This is the first time I saw the Row Your Boat set in person. It is pretty expensive, but I really like it. The picnic portion looks like their picnic accessory set. Ate in a retro diner last week; love how Target recreated that silver holder. -Madelon

My modern dolls need FOOD (especially Samuel) and I finally found this set. It hasn't really been a regularly stocked item for a while. I'm creating a community kitchen and living space for all eight dolls. Saige still has her casa, but when she visits the other dolls, there needs to be a go to place to meet with friends. This is a nice value for the price $16.99. I am not too impressed with this set. Simply because I have seen etsy shops stocking quality handmade doll food. I already have similar plates and cups. The cookware is cute, but I have similar quality iron cookware from the Dollar Tree. The sandwiches are plastic triangles....they lack realistic detail to match the hot dog and hamburger. The PB&J jars do not have labels. The food is "cute", but again I have seen better quality from etsy shops. I have a lot of boxed food from a $5 set from the Dollar General. My over all impression of this set is again, a lot of pieces for the price, but the quality isn't consistent and I have found better quality and detailed food items on etsy.

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-Click here to view store photos of Girl of the Year 2015 Grace Thomas's collection- Update 1/1/2015! Happy New Year everyone! :) Grace is now officially released by AG and I have permission from AG to share these images. ^_^ There will be no further updates to this post. I will be uploading the photos taken from the store as soon as I get home so please check back later in the day. AGPlaythings forum user Impy found several links to images of our 2015 Girl of the Year, Grace Thomas' collection on the AG website and kindly gave me permission to share her find! Check out her impressive collection below: *Prices are shared from MissMidoria and posted here with permission.* Grace Thomas Doll & Book ($120): It looks like Grace's special item that will make her "worth" the higher price is that she comes with a charm bracelet as well as her ears are pierced and she comes with the heart shaped earrings below: The her bangs are shaped remind me a lot of Nellie's bangs, and for some reason her lip color looks darker to me that the current other AG dolls. I'll have to see her in person to decide though. I hate the touristy feeling of her T-shirt but I can understand why AG did it, since they want to stress upon her unique geographical location. It does make me wonder if we'll see people complaining that the American Girl is not "American" or something similar. Standard underwear! :D The charms on her bracelet are very cute, I admit. Her French bulldog, suitcase, macaroon (warning don't eat the bow on the macaroon), the Eiffel Tower, a recipe card, and heart with Paris on it are all rather cliche but they tie her collection in nicely. Grace Thomas Meet Accessories: I think the fingerless gloves are so cute and I love that the little bow matches her dog's bow! :D ---Thank you to Midoria for the correction. These accessories are Grace's meet, not the beret set with the macaroons. Those are her "welcome gifts".--- Grace Thomas Dog Bon Bon ($24): Her cute French bulldog has a black bow on his black ear, a red collar, and a matching red leash! Grace Thomas Pajamas ($24): The color reminds me a little of Jess' pajamas, or even Kanani's. Grace Thomas Fancy Coat ($28): This light blue and light pink combination makes me think of cotton candy... But I do like the style of the coat very much though! It looks like a "modern inspired" version of Addy's School Outfit currently out on the BeForever line. Grace Thomas Baking Apron/Everyday Outfit ($34): Another cotton candy themed outfit! I'm not sure if that's a jumper she has on or an apron. I can't see too much mix and match potential for this set (maybe the apron separately) but more creative people can probably figure something out. :) I don't understand why the cupcakes are upside down. :( I personally would have preferred for them to be right side up. Is this fashionable for the target market to wear prints upside down? XD Grace Thomas City Love Sweater Outfit ($34): This is a cute outfit and perfect for Valentine's day, but I'm not sure what the year long popularity power of this will be once the holiday has passed. Grace Thomas Fancy Dress Opening Night Outfit ($38): I think this dress is really cute! But now Grace really will look like a giant puff of cotton candy! Grace Thomas Travel Suitcase Set ($44): I like her travel set very much though I wish her passport at least wasn't in the light blue coloring. The tickets seem very realistic so that's a plus. Grace Thomas Baking Accessories Set ($65): Is that... a tablet with the recipe on it??? XD Talk about 21st century! It looks like you can either use the recipe card as a card, or you can stick it in the e-reader and use it that way. Grace Thomas Cafe Scene ($85): This set is actually on the cover of her meet book and I'm surprised they'd make it separately but it will be a nice in between for those who don't want to go all out for the big piece, her bakery. The sign can be changed and customized with the stickers, like Isabelle's makeup box. I hope they're magnets so they can be reused but I'm guessing they'll be stickers. Grace Thomas Bakery ($500): And here we get the grandaddy of her collection, the bakery, or La Patisserie set. It seems like it will be bigger than Lanie's camper or Samantha's ice cream parlor with more pieces and accessories. I love all the miniature pieces despite the plastic look of some of them (especially that pink cake stand) but I think overall it has a a lot of play potential. Now.... any guess to the cost of this juggernaut? ---Thank you to Midoria who shared the price of these items with us! According to her the bakery is mostly wooden as well, which why the price is so high?--- I must remember these are plastic. Darn it glands, stop drooling over fake pastries! ;D Grace Thomas Bakery Pastry Stand/Snack Cart ($150): For those who won't be able to bring the full sized bakery home, you can get the mini snack cart version instead! Based on the book summaries, I'm wondering if this is from when Grace returns back to the US and starts her own baking business? Grace Thomas Paris Welcome Gifts Purse Accessories ($32): Her accessories seem to be pretty cliche, a beret, macaroons, Paris postcards, and an Eiffel cookie. It seems on of the postcards at least has writing on it. I wonder if the other 2 are blank so you can write your own message. ---Thank you to Midoria for the correction. The reason these items are "cliche Paris" is because they are not her meet accessories but her Paris "Welcome Gifts". --- Grace Thomas Pajamas for Girls: Grace Thomas Meet Accessories Purse/Bag for Girls: Not pictured: Grace Thomas Exclusive Earrings Set ($16) Thank you again to Impy! Overall I think Grace is pretty, but I don't feel attracted enough to her to want to bring her home. I don't understand why she couldn't have been a black doll (#58 would look so adorable in these outfits!), but her collection at least is very cute, even if it's almost baby like in the color choices. To be fair though, I don't actively collect GotY so she would have to be incredibly overwhelming to move me to purchase her. I think her collection is wonderful, relative to what has been released for previous GOtY dolls, especially because she has so many "playable parts" in her collection, and if any of her food sets go on sale, there is a high chance I'll cave and get them. :D What does everyone think of her collection? ___________________________________________________________________________________________ (I am keeping this update up for the sake of reference.) Update 12/30/2014: After reviewing the AG's "Terms & Conditions of Website Use" at this link: http://store.americangirl.com/static/popups/termsConditions.html I sent an email to [email protected] asking for clarification on some of the points. Specifically, Section 1(C) where it states: "Mattel grants you a limited, non-exclusive, revocable, non-assignable, personal, and non-transferable license to (i) download (temporary storage only), display, view, use, play, and/or print one copy of the Content (excluding source and object code in raw form or otherwise, other than as made available to access and use via a standard web browser to enable display) on a personal computer, mobile phone or other wireless device, or other Internet enabled device (each, an “Internet Device”) for your personal, non-commercial use only" and "The foregoing limited license (i) does not give you any ownership of, or any other intellectual property interest in, any Content" which seems to give a limited license to display/use/view their Content as long as one does not use it for commercial/political purposes. Since this is a personal blog without a commercial/political agenda and I claimed no ownership/association with the company, I wanted to know whether I was allowed to post these images (or any AG images). The other point I wanted to clarify was in Section 10, where it clearly states: "We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, revocable, non-assignable, personal, and non-transferable license to create hyperlinks to the Website, so long as: (a) the links only incorporate text, and do not use any trademark graphics that are owned or licensed to Mattel, (b) the links and the content on your website do not suggest any affiliation with Mattel or cause any other confusion, and (c) the links and the content on your website do not portray Mattel or its products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive matter, and do not contain content that is inappropriate for children or that is unlawful, offensive, obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, violent, threatening, harassing, or abusive, or that violate any right of any third party or are otherwise objectionable to Mattel. Mattel reserves the right to suspend or prohibit linking to the Website for any reason, in its sole discretion, without advance notice or any liability of any kind to you or any third party." From this wording, it seems like links to the website are allowed as long as the links only have text, do not suggest affiliation with Mattel, and do not portray Mattel and its products in a false way, or contain content inappropriate for children which I did not do. I received the following response (personal information removed): "Dear ... The information you have posted has not yet been released by American Girl® and therefore should be removed immediately. Sincerely, American Girl Customer Service..." So with that response, I am removing the images as well as the links in the post until AG officially debuts GotY 2015 on January 1st. ^_^ I figure since I took the time to ask, I ought to respect American Girl's response and do as they specify, even if the response didn't clarify other points that I asked. I apologize to those who came here and are looking for the images. I will update this post when AG officially unveils her on the 1st. I will also be uploading photos from the store on Jan. 1st as well so please check back then if you are looking for more detailed, in person photos. :) If you have any questions you'd like me to "investigate" while I'm at the store, please let me know and I will do my best. ^_^ Note: There will be an exclusive, first look at GotY 2015 on Good Morning America this Wednesday from 7-9am, according the AG Facebook page. ___________________________________________________________________________________________

My Life As...Desk set! $28.00 In time for back to school shopping! Bar code to check your store's stock.

Just received both my Re-Ment cosmetics set and the Licca-chan vanity yesterday and spent this morning getting everything arranged! I love it all sooo much!! ♥ I used white poster tack to adhere the cosmetics to the vanity so I don't have to worry about all the little pieces rolling away and getting lost. I love the amount of detail in the cosmetics and they just look so pretty on this girly vanity. ♥

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