Lottie review by Char Polanosky from Doll Diaries blog. Doll Diaries first met Lottie during a Toy Fair, where she could see everything around Lottie:  " When my girls were younger I guarantee Lottie would have been one of those dolls that went everywhere with them. Lottie is the perfect size for little hands to hold and pose. She fits perfectly into a purse or back pack and her boxes even have handles making it easy to take Lottie and a few friends and their accessories on an adventure." Later, she decided to buy herself a Lighthouse Keeper Lottie. Here is what she thought about it: "My ..read more

As part of the #LottieTour Brought to you by WES and Intron - members of WES, the YMB and the WES Council posted photos on Twitter and Instagram of Robot Girl Lottie doing everyday engineering work.  Primary-age students are often neglected when outreach activities are planned, and WES believes this should change, as this is a great time to get girls excited about science and engineering.     On Tuesday Lottie and Lizzie learnt what a transducer is and how a strain gauge works when they helped to manufacture a load cell together.     Lottie and Lizzie spent Wed ..read more

Huffington post recently wrote an article on photographer Jessica Solarczyk who transformed her daughter into powerful women from history for her latest photoshoot. Solarcyzk dressed her five year old daughter, Emerson, up as various influential woman in history, such as Frida Kahlo,Rosie the riveter and many others. Solarczyk wanted to celebrate some of the woman that came before us and to show her daughter that she could be anything she wanted to be.  Here at Lottie dolls we were inspired to dress our dolls up as some leading women in history. Lottie Dolls want all t ..read more

It's that time of the year again, when some of the most inspiring names in STEAM descend upon Dublin for Inspire Fest in the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre and Lottie is lucky enough to be involved again this year! #inspiredbyrealkids       We have collaborated with our friend, filmmaker Elena Rossini (remember Lottie in Space?!) to create the Lottie ‘Inspired by Real Kids’ video series, which champions the real girls who have inspired Lottie! The incredible Ann O’Dea, Founder of Inspire Fest will launch our Lottie Inspired by Real Kids campaign, to open the festival tomorrow ..read more

Two of our Lottie Dolls were nominated in the prestigious 2017 Toy of the Year Awards (TOTY) also known as the “Oscars” of the toy industry! Stargazer Lottie was named for ‘Doll of the Year’, and Fossil Hunter Lottie was nominated in the ‘Action Figure of the Year’ category. Thank you to all of you who voted!   The TOTY 2017 nominations were a first for Lottie, and were reflective of inclusivity and progress within the toy industry. The Toy Industry Association (TIA) have this year removed the Boy and Girl Toy of the Year categories, a progressive step which fits perfectly with the me ..read more

It's that time of year again... Are your little ones starting school or kindergarten for the first time? Or heading back to school after the Summer months? How do they feel? Excited, happy, nervous? Most households with kids are sure to be a flurry of school preparation as well as attempts to try and squeeze as much into the last weeks of Summer as possible! School Days LOTTIE includes 10 Leadership Tips for Girls to share with you all before school starts, so that girls can feel prepared for any classroom (or playground) situation! We've shared these great tips below, plus more fun School Da ..read more

Lottie, Finn and Friends would like to wish you all a very Happy World Book Day!  To celebrate we are offering you the chance to get a special sneak preview of our forthcoming Lottie book 'Lottie Solves a Mystery' (coming this May 18th 2017) published by Penguin - Puffin Books. We will send out your exclusive chapter this weekend via email - all you've got to do is express your interest by signing-up below. We're so excited to share this chapter of our Lottie adventure with you all - and please let us know your thoughts! Happy reading! Sign-up for your sneak preview of Lot ..read more

Abigail Harrison aka Astronaut Abby dreams of being the first astronaut to reach Mars, and is such an inspiration to us here at Lottie HQ. She is the founder of the Mars Generation, and this week, 22nd - 26th May, is their 2nd year of the #TrainLikeAMartian Challenge. Lottie is an advocate of STEM and actively encourages all kids to become hands on with science! We have heard about the Mars Generation and are so interested in it that we reached out to our friend Astronaut Abby to find out more about her aspirations, and how to get involved in the Challenge!   1) Where are you f ..read more

Taylor Richardson is just 13-years old, and she is one of the most inspirational and ambitious girls we have come across during our Lottie journey so far. She aims to be the first African-American woman to go to Mars, and was one of the youngest children ever accepted to Space Camp! Many girls have inspired Lottie, and Lottie is inspired by many girls!   Taylor is currently running a 'Go Fund Me' Fundraiser, you can find it here:  https://www.gofundme.com/Readysetdreambig We at Lottie Dolls fully support Taylor in her fundraising efforts, and Ian has made a donation on behalf of &n ..read more

Small Business Saturday - Let's Visit Our Local Shops Ahead of the Holidays! Lottie and Finn in Wigwam Toys, Brighton UK   We are so grateful to the wonderful independent retailers all over the world who have Lottie and Finn beautifully merchandised in their unique shops, from quirky gift shops to art supply stores, garden centres, coastal stores, museum shops and fully dedicated toy shops Lottie, Finn and Friends are dotted across the world!    Utopia, Belfast, Ireland   Small Business Saturday includes a dedicated campaign in the UK - "Small Business Saturday is enterin ..read more