Thoughts on Saige Doll of the Year and Photos from Madelons AG Trip

Saige has now been in the American Girl stores now for over a week and I have seen thousands of photos of this beautiful doll but alas I have not yet seen her in person.

Madelon visited the American Girl store in her area shortly after Saige's Release and she shared these wonderful photos with us today.

 I have been given lots of feed back on Saige and I have to say that personally I think she is a very beautiful doll, she is what I actually envisioned for Caroline, but I am thrilled with this years doll of the year.

While my reviews are positive I have heard many American Girl Doll enthusiasts are upset that Saige has a horse as well as a dog. You do not really need to be a genius to figure out that the American Girl already is a license to print money and they have done their research.  I have yet to meet a young girl who does not yearn for her own horse and who would could blame them.

I really like that American Girl has made Saige's horse look very different from the Doll Horses we see in store and in competitive brands.

 

I also love that Saige's pet's names, Picasso and Rembrandt are not only reflective of the characters interests and talent, but I like that they are also not generic, run of the mill pet names.

I was absolutely memorized by the Hot Air Balloon, I have not read the Saige Stories yet so I am not sure how the hot air balloon factors in to the story but as a doll lover I was amazed by it, as a mother I was thinking where the heck am I going to put that?...

 Madelon said she was impressed with how well made this play piece is.  I can see so many crafty mom's out there creating a replica for their daughters birthday's this year, pinata's etc....so many great ideas....

A huge thank you to Madelon (pictured above) for sharing her photos with us today.
I would love to hear your thoughts on Saige and her collections, Tell me what you think, what you like and what you would change.... please leave a comment below or as with all my posts I would love to hear from you so email me at karenmowen@gmail.com or leave a comment below! Many thanks!