Kirsten, the owner of The Village Toyshop, speaks to parents about carrying dolls that aren’t sexual with body image and risque outfits. Beautiful, wholesome dolls that are still ‘edgy’ and cool do exist without the commercialism. My girls started with their Corelle babies from this store and the selection for older children is amazing.

During my last visit, I was actually stunned by the beauty of a new line of dolls I hadn’t seen before. They are called Karito Kids. If you haven’t heard of them, but have a daughter over the age of 5, brace yourself. They are an awesome size, SO beautiful, they come in all nationalities (even an Italian girl…hmm so tempting) and I was just amazed at their beauty. The imaginative play a little girl would have with these dolls would be special to watch. Kirsten’s store is carrying them if you can shop locally. Online, they can be accessed via Amazon: Karito Doll - Gia from Italy

These dolls also have a large social impact. When you purchase a doll, you are given a unique code that gets entered through an activation process on the Karito Kids site. This kick starts the process of helping a child in the world via a project in the areas of health, schools, homes, or food. Also, sort of webkinz style, your child can play games on the website and earn points or ‘World Change’.  The games help children learn about other cultures and once you have enough points, you can vote for projects you want to help.

W-O-W cool message for children that are the perfect age to learn about other cultures, diversity, and children’s charities.  Each doll comes with a passport and hard cover book that includes pages from her journal telling children why she loves her country.  There are six dolls and they include:

Gia from Italy
Ling from China
Lulu from Kenya
Piper from Australia
Pita from Mexico
Zoe from USA

I’ve included pictures of Gia and Ling…aren’t they stunning?!!

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