"Why My Mom is the Best!" - ESSAY CONTEST

My daughter Arianna who loves creative writing came up with a fabulous idea. An Essay Contest!

Winner will recieve:

1. Pink Parisian Dress – Pink with black polka dot dress

2. Pink Ankle Socks

3. Black Ballet Flat Shoes

a $24.00 Value

Topic: Why My Mom is the Best!

Who can participate? Girls ages 6 thru 14

• Participants who wish to enter must submit an essay of a minimum of 250 words on why their mom is the best. Your essay should be emailed to mail@mypinkplanet.com Make sure to include your name, age and state.


• Deadline: Your essay must be received no later than May 28th 11:59pm


• Winner Annoucement: Winner will be announced on this blog May 29th, so don't forget to mark your calendar for that special day.


• We ask that the winner will submit a photo of themselves with their special mom. Photo will be posted along with their winning essay, first name, city and state.


• There is no purchase required.

Hugs & Good luck! :)

This adorable outfit fits American girl doll and other 18 inch dolls.

$25.00 Gift Certificate Giveaway

This month we will be giving away a $25 gift certificate. How? Just follow these simple rules.

• Review a product that you have purchased from our online store. Simply by going to the product page at My Pink Planet.com and clicking on the link "create a review."write a product review.


• For every product review you write on our online store, you will recieve one entry into our random drawing.


• All reviews must be posted no later than midnight May 31st.


• In the event you cannot not find the product online due to out of stock, you my post review here. Your post will be forward to the store once item becomes available. It's important to include product number. Failure to do so will void your submission.


• Winner will be randomly picked by Arianna. The winner name will be posted June 1st on this blog.


• Remember to mark your calendar June 1st, visit us at Real American Girls blog and see if you are the winner of the $25.00 Gift Certificate.


• If you have a blog, add our contest and remember to link back to us.

Hugs & Good Luck!

Yummy Vegetables & Breads

During the depression, Kit and her mother are left to manage on their own. Growing their own vegetables, selling eggs and even taking in an assortment of boarders.

Checkout these adorable yummy looking vegetables. They come in a delightful wicker basket filled with 3 vegetables. Carrot, broccoli and red leaf lettuce. What a great addition for Kit.

Perfect for a picnic, assorted scrumptous bread in an brown wicker basket.

FREE GAMES

I came across some American Girl games that are free. Just click on the links:

Julie's Saves the Eagles game.

Mia Goes for Great Game

An American Girl Musical

I read recently that the next American Girl movie will be a musical based on Julie with musical top 70's hits. An American Girl Musical....... How exciting!

Here's the link

Celebrate May 1st - It's Julie's Biurthday

Birthday wishes to Julie! Julie Albright is a fun-loving San Francisco girl who faces big changes. Changes in her life become challenging, as moving away from her best friend, Ivy Ling, and starting over at a new house and school. But soon enough, Julie learns how to create a few changes of her own. In an era when events of the time range from women’s rights to title IX and more.

Julie Albright was added to the American Girls in September 2007. Julie is the twelfth historical doll, and she was the first historical doll from a new era since Kaya was introduced in 2002. Julie got her own trading card set like the rest of the historical girls.

If you haven't read any of Julie's stories, here are her titles and can be found at your library.

• Meet Julie, by Megan McDonald
• Julie Tells Her Story , by Megan McDonald
• Happy New Year, Julie, by Megan McDonald
• Julie and the Eagles, by Megan McDonald
• Julie’s Journey, by Megan McDonald
• Changes for Julie, by Megan McDonald
• Good Luck, Ivy, by Lisa Yee

Rumors have it that a new historical American Girl doll is coming soon. Which explains why our beloved Samantha and Nellie has been placed in the archive. I learned just recently her name is Rebeca Rubin. A 9-year-old Jewish girl of Russian decent, living in New York City in the early 1900's. She has a cousin name Ana who is coming to Ellis Island. Rebecca longs to be an actress but her parents and grandparents have other traditional plans for her.

Rebecca has a six book series. Soon to be Release in may-june of 2009. These will link you to Amazon. The seller is selling Pre-orders. Book titles:
Meet Rebecca
Candlight for Rebecca
Changes for Rebecca
Rebecca and Ana
Rebecca to the Rescue
Rebecca and the Movies
Rebecca Mini Doll Hardcover

I'll Keep you posted if any more info comes my way.

Arianna's Birthday Party at American Girl, NY

Arianna turned nine years old last month and we celebrated at the American Girl in New York. She was thrilled to share her special day with her family, friends and her new doll Gwen. The staff was fun and friendly. The girls had so much fun the air was filled with lots of laughter and excitement. The girls played trivia games and dined with their dolls. A great service American Girl offers their dining patrons is a loaner doll your choice. The staff also provides china for your doll's dinner. The dinner was delicious not to mention dessert. As you can see the cake is decorated as a gift box, chocolate with peppermint icing. Later, each girl had their pictures taken and placed on the cover of a souvenir issue of American Girl magazine!

They finish the evening with their dolls ears pierced. This was truly a memorable evening for Arianna and her guest. Real American Girls!

Happy Birthday to Addy April 9th, Felicity April 21st, Molly April 22nd


Here are just some fun accessories to celebrate your doll birthday and can be found at
My Pink Planet.com

Latest Craze with our Tween Fans

Bling By Number Wall Art and Project Runway Fashion Design Projector Kit are a great hit with our tween fans. These great items can be found in our Girly Boutique, under Arts & Crafts. Bling by number wall art comes in four fabulous designs. Fashionista, Hello Beautiful, Simply Fabulous and Glamour grace. These pre printed designs comes on stretched canvas, glitter glue and sparkly "bling" to complete a beautiful art to display on your girl's wall.

Another craze with our tween fans is this totally cool Project runway fashion designer projector kit. Your girl will fancy her creativity in designing her unique fashion glams. She can create unlimited fashion combinations. She will have hours of fun. The kits contains tools fashion designer needs. Who knows, She might be next Donna Karan or Vera Wang yet tons better.

Visit My Pink Planet.com and join the craze.

Doll Care Tips For Your 18"American Girl Doll

My daughter and I love to visit the American Girl® Place. We always dine at the cafe my daughter's favorite is of course their dessert. I must say, it's just too pretty to eat. One favorite spot in the store is the doll's hair salon. You can hang out and watch the stylists spruce up some magnificent magic do's. One of the stylists had shared some really important doll care tips, which I would love to share with you. There are also some tips from a good friend who is an avid doll collector for over forty two years. I hope these are helpful as they have been for me and my daughter.
Always Wash your hands before handling your doll. By doing so you will keep her clean longer.

• There are three essential items for brushing your doll's hair.

1. 
   
   Doll wire hairbrush


2. 
   
   Misting bottle


3. 
   
   A towel or apron

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  Always use a doll's wire hairbrush. If you brush your doll'd hair daily it will prevent from getting tangled but always remember to mist lightly. If you brush your doll's hair dry it may cause ripping and damage to your doll's hair which is made of synthetic fibers.


• Never put mousse, hairspray, shampoo, conditioner, tangle free liquids, foam or any chemicals on your doll's hair. Your doll does not have human hair and therefore by applying those items mentioned above with only damage your doll's hair. Remember water "H20" is only the best and recommended by American Girl©.


• Never use blowdryers, curling irons or straightners on your doll's hair otherwise you will literally melt her hair. There are other safe and fun alternatives to curling and styling your doll's hair. American Girl©. sells perm rods and curling paper but here is an economical way my daughter and neice came up with. Use paper towel or toliet paper tubes and cut about an inch or so. Take a strand of hair, lightly mist, fold curling paper and roll the paper tube like a roller, fasten with a bobbie pin or clip, let dry and fluff with fingers. The aftermath is beautiful. You can also mist a strand of hair , fold curling paper, twist and dry.


• If your doll's hair does gets tangled do not use what you would normally use on your own hair ie. detangled mist or creme rinse. Just mist water on your doll's hair and brush it from the ends and work your way up, in strands


• Always avoid getting water on your doll's skin. My daughter puts an apron or a towel on her doll before spritzing and doesn't allow the water to come in contact with her doll's face.
  Never keep your doll in direct sunlight. If you leave your doll in the sun all of her coloring will fade, including her doll clothes.


• Baking soda works well to wash your doll's face. If your doll has a stain you can use a little baking soda on a lightly dampened washcloth and gently wash her face. Let it air dry after wards.


• With mom's help you can help keep your doll's cloth body clean and smell fresh. Have mom vacuum the soft cloth body, lightly sprinkle some baking soda or cornstarch in to the cloth, leave overnight, and then vacuum again.


• Doll clothes should be hand wash or machine wash in Delicate cycle.
  Try to avoid eating with your dolls. If food comes in contact, have your mom help you clean her up.


• If your doll's head loosens, it can be tighten. Untie the strings at the back of the neck of your doll and secure the head in place. Make two knots with the strings to keep secure.


• If you plan to store your doll long period of time, Use the original box or a clean, dry container and store out of sunlight. Remember to undress her for possible dyes from fabric staining your doll's body over time and storing her facing down will keep her eyes from sinking in, again over a period of time. undress your doll, wrap her in tissue paper and lay flat preferrably in original box. If original box is not available, use a dry, clean out of sunlight. Never store your doll in a closed plastic box. With any trace of moisture, your doll get mildew. Keep her store her in a clean, dry place that is out of direct sunlight.

My daughter has 10 American girl dolls. Ouch! :) One of her gripes was Molly's hair as many of you Molly owners can agree. We were told at the American Girl Place, that Molly's hair is textured. Therefore, her hair is best kept in braids. Since she followed their advice, she has since regain her fun with Molly. She works with Molly's braids, changing her hair bows, twirling each braid up on each side, attached into a single pony tail or french braid.
My darling daughter loves her dolls and enjoys dressing, reading to them as well as reading about them and having tea parties with them as well. She says "Momma, I will never depart with them. I plan on giving them to my daughter one day." As a mom, I am so thrilled to hear this. I know these dolls are a big investment but when I see how in tune she is with them and loves reading about them. I know is well worth the investment. Also, I love the innocence that these dolls contribute to young girls. In today's world, I find that to be a treasure.

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