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(More customer reviews)I have two little girls. We built them a doll house and many Barbies came with the furniture we purchased for it. The Barbies made me uncomfortable. Many of them wear a thong like underpants that is molded on the doll's body, and their chests are bared easily. Their clothes are more often immodest, and the things just don't seem that innocent, too thin, ridiculous feet. Supermodels really. Why would I want my children playing with tiny supermodels?
So I started looking for a better doll. I was going to get some shortcake dolls, but they are pretty small, and I wanted dolls that would fit in our doll house. Then I found the Explorer Girls. I was a bit unsure, but I saw they were just a little larger than a Barbie.
These dolls are excellent! Young looking, innocent, yet stylish. They have the high quality doll hair, lovely faces, and there is a doll for just about any complexion. They are just excellent. The bodies come with underclothing painted on, and the bodies are like that of a 6th grader. Not sexual at all.
When I took them out of their packaging, they are just such a wonderful size, you can pick them up and hug them. Just wonderful. I got all of them, except the main Dora Links Doll, that costs too much and looks like it does wacky things, and has a video game. I don't much care about the game.
Mom's out there, seriously, before you buy Barbie, look at these first. They are just sweet. We have Emma, Alana, Naiya, Kate, and the regular Dora with the purple/blue looking dress. My girls adore them. Please Mattel, or whoever makes them, keep doing so. We want more furniture, more clothes, maybe pets for them. Market these dolls better. Moms will love them.
These dolls have eliminated the, "Hi Ken, let's get married and kiss" play in our house. (Nothing wrong with marriage at all! But really, does a three and six year old need to be fantasizing about it already?) Now it's "Let's climb a mountain!" "Have a race!" "Look at the stars!" And even "Let's use our wicked Kung Fu moves on the bad guys!"
Hallelujah! And Goodbye Barbie. We already don't miss you. The Barbie House is now just a doll house, and it is awesome.
The Alana doll has beautiful soft hair, and velvety pants and jacket. We just love her!
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Mattel AlanaYour little adventurer looking for a pal to explore with? This Dora's Explorer GirlsTM doll is sure to become her favorite companion. Alana is a sports maniac who loves to play soccer and hopes to join the track team! She is dressed in a fashionable purple track outfit that fits her personality, and comes with brush and accessories for her long rooted blonde hair. Enter the Secret Explorer Girl code included to unlock the Pinball Activity game online in the World of Dora's Explorer Girls. If you own the Dora Links doll(sold separately), the included code will also unlock Alana's own closet and bedroom location online! Minimum system requirements for this Dora Linkz item which includes an online access code:1. Windows XP® (SP3), or Windows Vista® operating system2. 1-gigahertz (GHz) Pentium® 3 processor3. 256MB of system RAM4. Video adapter and monitor witho Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolutiono 8MB Video RAM5. 1GB of free hard disk space6. High Speed Internet access (minimum 768kbps)7. Speakers8. Keyboard and mouse
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