American Girl Reveals Its First Chinese American Doll Of The Year
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by Jackie Robinson
2y ago
American Girl unveiled its first Chinese American “Girl of the Year” doll named Corrine Tan. The move was done in response to anti-Asian racism. The Mattel doll company also announced a partnership with the student-led nonprofit AAPI Youth Rising to “help amplify young voices” like Corrine’s.     American Girl has revealed its first ever “Girl of the Year” of Chinese descent as advocates call for more steps to combat an increase in anti-Asian hate incidents that have occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 10,300 hate incidents against Asian Americans have been r ..read more
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Serena Williams Releasing Children’s Book Inspired By Doll She Designed For Daughter Olympia
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by Jackie Robinson
2y ago
Source: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Serena Williams has a children’s book on the way inspired by her four-year-old daughter Olympia’s favorite doll, Qai Qai. “The Adventures of Qai Qai” is Serena’s first venture as an author in the children’s book world. Its illustrator is an Afro Latina designer named Yesenia Moises, who specializes in portraying people of diverse backgrounds as lead characters in fantasy adventure stories that are “brimming with color.” The picture book will take readers on the journey of a child named “Baby Girl” who’s feeling a bit worried about their p ..read more
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Mattel Introduces New Music Producer Barbie
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by Jackie Robinson
2y ago
    Barbie has had a lot of careers in her day, more than 200 to be precise. She’s been a veterinarian, OB-GYN, chef, astronaut, and so much more. And hey, more power to her! That DreamHouse won’t pay for itself. This year, Barbie and friends are trying their hand at a totally new field and becoming music producers. Music producers are kind of like movie directors — they oversee the recording process of songs and help the artist or band make the best possible recording by tweaking sounds, coaching vocals, and so on. But according to Girls Make Beats, a nonprofit supporting girls int ..read more
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Minnesota nonprofit to donate 2,000 dolls to girls in Nepal
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by Jackie Robinson
2y ago
A Minnesota nonprofit is trying to help girls on the other side of the world. Golden Valley-based Headwaters Relief Organization will deliver 2,000 dolls to girls in Nepal to help urge them to stay in school. The group partnered with a multicultural doll maker to help girls identify their own strengths and potential through a doll that looks like them. “How you look, whether it’s the color of your hair or the color of your eyes is beautiful, too, is critical in the formation of a young girl’s self-esteem,” Headwaters founder Rebecca Thomley said. The cost to sponsor a doll is $25. You c ..read more
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Barbie Honored Six Covid-19 Pandemic Women Heroes With Custom Dolls
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by Jackie Robinson
2y ago
Recently, the popular toy company Mattel (the owner of one of the strongest portfolios of children’s and family entertainment franchises in the world, e.g. Barbie dolls) made a decision to honor the work of six Covid-19 frontline workers from around the world. In order to showcase the feats achieved by these six individuals, the company has designed and created six one-of-a-kind Barbie dolls that resembled each of the women. The six dolls were modeled after Audrey Cruz (a physician from the US), Jaqueline Góes de Jesus (part of the team working on variation of SARS-CoV-2 in Latin America), Ki ..read more
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A lady gives her grandma the first Barbie She ever received!!
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by Jackie Robinson
2y ago
https://twitter.com/i/status/1414294417716961290 A woman in Brazil left her grandmother feeling emotional after she gifted her her first Barbie doll. A video of the heartwarming moment has gone viral on social media. According to the tweet, Dona Carmoza’s face lit up when she opened her granddaughter’s gift to find a Barbie doll wrapped inside. “She’d wanted a Barbie her whole life,” read the viral post, which was shared along with the clip featuring an emotional Carmoza fighting back tears. On opening the gift, Carmoza goes on to hug her granddaughter and then shows the doll to a little boy ..read more
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Guys & Dolls : Man With One of the Largest Barbie Collections Says Playing With Dolls Can ‘Dull the Pain’ in Life
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by Jackie Robinson
2y ago
Jian Yang, a Singaporean with one of world’s largest Barbie collections, with over 12,000 dolls Yang has dreamt of visiting Indonesia’s Gembrong Market since first hearing about it as a kid. Located in the capital, Jakarta, it’s a wonderland where dolls are sold for cheap in little market stalls. At least that’s how Yang saw it as a self-proclaimed Barbie-lover. When he started traveling to Jakarta regularly for work a few years ago, he finally made his way there. In the depths of the legendary toy market, he stumbled upon rare finds—oddly misprinted doll heads and doll-sized jewelry. Sinc ..read more
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Family’s handmade doll business builds legacy
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by Jackie Robinson
2y ago
Jayla’s Heirlooms is more than dolls for children. Nicole Hawthorne launched the heirloom doll business along with her four-year-old daughter Jayla to provide high-quality dolls color. While Hawthorne was pregnant in 2016, she contemplated what she wanted Jayla to see and what she could add to her world. “There is a lot that I try to practice and preach,” Hawthorne said. “Minimalism is one of them and having handmade and handcrafted things that resemble us in real life. I started searching, and I could not find a brown [doll] that I felt really truly captured the essence of what I thought my ..read more
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Welcome to Eco-Friendly Barbies! Mattel Launches First Doll Collection Made from Recycled Plastic
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by Jackie Robinson
3y ago
Barbie goes green credit Mattel By Joelle Goldstein “Mattel is working towards a goal of having 100% recycled, recyclable or bio-based plastic materials across all products and packaging by 2030” Mattel is doing its part to save the planet. On Thursday, the company announced a new doll line, Barbie Loves the Ocean – the first of its kind made from recycled ocean-bound plastic. The collection features three dolls whose bodies are made from 90% recycled ocean-bound plastic parts, as well as a Beach Shack playset and accessories, which are made from over 90% recycled plastic. Mattel said ..read more
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Frozen Charlotte doll from the 19th century found on Scottish Beach
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by Jackie Robinson
3y ago
By Ann W. Schmidt | Fox News A woman in Scotland recently found a treasure at least 100 years old on her local beach. Nikki Halkerston, 45, from Dundee, Scotland, was looking for sea glass, pottery and shells on Broughty Ferry Beach on Thursday when she saw a small, one-inch porcelain doll. “I was just looking for a certain type of shell and it caught my eye and I just thought ‘oh wow’!” Halkerston told SWNS. “There wasn’t a mark on it, it wasn’t even dirty or chipped and it’s probably been in the sea for years and years,” she added. “I was really shocked and surprised. M ..read more
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