It seems younger girls are now to getting their first 18″ American Girl dolls earlier. American Girl states that they are for 8 year old girls and older. This might have been true in the mid 1980’s when they first came out, but the girls of today are growing up faster.
As an example…a few weeks ago my granddaughter, Maryn stayed over for a few days during school vacation. She informed me that she is quite ready to move up from her Bitty Twins to an 18” American Girl doll. I explained to her that her cousin, Morgan (Maryn’s idol) got her first AG doll when she was six and that is the magic age when she can get one too. Maryn spent lots of time carefully looking over the American Girl catalog from cover to cover and decided she wants a doll that looks just like her. Of course that doll with the blond hair, bangs and hazel eyes is one of the dolls that is retired. Fortunately I figured she would want one just like her so I started looking for one last year. I managed to find two – one in play condition to be her first doll and one in great condition to put away for when she is old enough to really take care of her doll.
What age do you consider the right age for a girl to receive her first 18″ AG doll?
Randa