The kind of dolls that my daughter plays with matters to me a lot, because kids do identify themselves with the image that these dolls portray. But I don’t deprive her from having a couple of pretty dolls with incredibly high beauty standards that are impossible to attain by real-life women. Rather, I balance my daughter’s growing doll collection with different faces, shapes, and sizes to let her know that they’re all beautiful in different ways. And as a parent, it’s my job to be a role model of true beauty and make her feel comfortable in her own skin. Thankfully, her newest friend Paige, an 18-inch Springfield Doll, helped me with this mission!
Paige has beautiful big brown eyes, and very long and silky dark brown hair. Her eyes open and close! Her body is soft and huggable, and she has movable arms and legs. She’s wearing a heart-studded hot pink nightgown in the package. Her face and body looks like that of a preschool-aged girl. We also got a sample of doll’s clothes (a purple sparkly gown), shoes (black flats), and accessories (white evening gloves).
This simple description of Paige is just everything that my daughter loves about her. Paige’s size is big enough for my kid to cuddle with, and is easier and more fun to dress up. Her simple sleepwear and open-close eyes makes her a perfect bedtime ‘lovey’ for girls. And most of all, my daughter is just so crazy about Paige’s very long rooted hair! She enjoys brushing and styling it, and right now she’s having a blast practicing her braiding on Paige. She wants to learn how to updo Paige’s hair next, to match with the fabulous purple ball gown.
What I really like most about Paige is that the doll’s childlike image is age-appropriate for my daughter. Paige looks like a normal little girl, not the exaggeratedly glamorous type that other commercial doll brands offer. I feel very much comfortable for my daughter to identify with Paige because she’s simple but decently beautiful, and just adorable. The quality is great too. The doll seems built to last and the accessories are amazingly well made. I also love the selection of 18-inch doll clothes, shoes, accessories, and even furniture on the Springfield Collection website because they’re all wholesome for young girls yet very stylish for little fashionistas, and not to mention able to fit all other 18-inch doll brands.
My daughter found out about all the other Springfield Dolls (most probably from the cute packaging), and now she wants them all. The Springfield Boutique also has Ella (Latina, brown eyes, black hair), Alexis (blonde hair, blue eyes), Madison (African-American, brown eyes, curly black hair), and Savannah (green eyes, red hair), each of them having a unique story and personality. She said she wants her Paige to have more friends. How could I refuse? I love Paige too, and I’d like to have another Springfield Doll for myself! I’m sure my nieces and their parents will love them too for a holiday gift.
