Toy Dolls

Baby Dolls

Cloth Dolls

Very young children enjoy holding, carrying, and rocking toy dolls. For a child between 12 and 24 months, choose a soft baby doll made of washable cloth. Make sure the doll is free of small parts like buttons or eyes that could come off and present a choking hazard. Clothing can be fully attached to the doll as well. At this age children are not able to dress or undress a doll and can be frustrated by removable clothing. My First You and Me Soft Baby Doll is a smart choice for baby’s first doll.

Interactive Baby Dolls

Interactive baby dolls are usually battery operated dolls that include life-like actions and sounds. These baby dolls are capable of cooing, crying, kicking their legs, and falling asleep. The materials used to make the face, hands, and feet of many of these dolls moves and feels like real skin. Many interactive baby dolls on the market have numerous accessories like clothing, bottles, pacifiers, strollers and even car seats that can be bought separately. The Chou Chou doll is a wonderful interactive baby doll recommended for age three and older.

Character Toy Dolls

Preschool aged children love to play with dolls based on characters from books, television and movies that they are familiar with. Dora dolls, based on the television show Dora the Explorer, are particularly popular. Madeline is another popular character from the book and movie series available in a doll. Look for the 8 inch Madeline School Girl Doll and her line of clothing accessories. There is also an 18 inch Limited Edition Madeline Doll available from Imaginarium with poseable arms and legs. Toddlers also love Disney movie character dolls. Princess dolls like Ariel and Snow White are adorable choices for preschoolers. Imaginarium offers a reasonably priced line of 8 inch Madame Alexander Princess Dolls.

Fashion Toy Dolls

Barbie

Fashion dolls, usually modeled after teens or adults, appeal to children aged 6 and up. The most well known fashion doll is Barbie. You can find just about every doll you can imagine within the Barbie collection. Children love to collect various Barbie dolls as well as the accessories available in the thousands that complement the dolls. From town houses to campers to airplanes, Barbie toys offer endless imaginative play. Visit Barbie to learn more about the Barbie collection.

Bratz

Bratz dolls have become an increasingly popular fashion doll in recent years. With their large heads, prominent lips, and trendy clothing, Bratz have a distinctly different look that seems to appeal to older girls. Baby Bratz and Li'l Bratz are a recent addition to this popular line of toy dolls.

Polly Pocket

Polly Pocket is a popular fashion doll unique because of her size (about two inches) and the rubber material of the accessories. Polly Pocket is a better choice for children aged six or older because little ones do not have the dexterity to dress and undress these very small dolls. Children enjoy collecting the various dolls, clothing accessories, and play houses that go with Polly Pocket. One of the benefits of this collectable line is that it does not take up as much space in the playroom as larger collectable dolls and travels very well. Other lines of miniature dolls are Fairytopia and Winks.

To purchase toy dolls on-line, try shopping at Toys R Us or Imaginarium Toy Store.