A few years ago, I was vacationing in Colorado with my extended family. I remember this trip well because of a magical visit to a toy store one night with my niece. On a previous trip to the same spot, my niece had found and fallen in love with a doll that she could not afford. The doll was "Lulu," one of the
Karito Kids. My niece saved her money for a long time, and on this trip she had finally accumulated $100, which was just enough to purchase the doll. She was so excited, it was contagious. What I love about this story (and my niece) is that she was drawn to the Karito Kid dolls because when you purchase one of these dolls, a portion of the price is donated to charity. Not only that, you can log onto the Karito Kids web site and select a particular program that you want your donation to fund. My niece was almost as excited to make this contribution as she was about the new doll. I'll post about the Karito Kids next, but I had to tell you that story right up front so that you know where I'm coming from with this review. Today I'm going to chat about the newer Hearts 4 Hearts dolls that are on the shelves of Target and Toys R Us for $28.99.
The Hearts 4 Hearts dolls caught my attention for two reasons. First, a portion of the purchase price of these dolls goes to charity. When I saw this, it instantly reminded me of my niece and her positive experience with the Karito Kids. Even though I like the idea of a "charitable" doll, I do wonder what the real scoop is. I mean, how much of the purchase price actually goes to charity? How much do they mark the dolls up because they have charity written all over the box? I'll want to explore that a bit.
The second thing that caught my attention was simply that the dolls look lovely and well made. At my local Target, Hearts 4 Hearts share the aisle with the BFC Ink girls and the
Our Generation dolls. The Hearts 4 Hearts girls stand out in this crowd because of their sweet faces, the stories behind each doll, and all of the authentic details in their outfits.
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Hearts 4 Hearts Nahji. |