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Forever Friends Girls Review and Giveaway
March 28th, 2009 by Connie Roberts*CONTEST ENDED. WINNER ANNOUNCED.*
Dolls are special. They are not just toys. With dolls, girls can pretend to be a Mommy, a teacher, a friend or anything that their imagination allows. I remember forming a real bond with a few special dolls when I was a girl. I’m happy to say that my daughter does that too.
Forever Friends Girls are dolls that teach about friendship, self-esteem and being a girl. They are of different ethnic backgrounds to educate about getting along with others who may look “different” from themselves. The dolls come in a beautiful box that looks as if it is gift wrapped. Each doll includes a book that tells the story about how three of the dolls became friends, an accessory and a bookmark.
My daughter, Peanut, was thrilled with her Forever Friends Girls doll. She thought she looked like some of her friends. She also liked the clothes she was wearing because, “they are something that I would wear, not something fake like on the other dolls I see.” She played with her and talked to her, making up a game about what she and her friends talk about and pretending to have a sleepover, which is something she enjoys doing now. She read the book and learned about how Marlee and Natalie were good friends and how they handled a new girl coming into their group. Peanut said that this happens a lot with her friends so she learned a new way to deal with this situation. With all of the negative media images, marketing that is focused on children, and toys and dolls that are poor role models, this is the type of doll I want my daughter to own.
She loved the Butterfly promise that is on the Forever Friends website.
Are you and your friends ready to take the Friends Forever Girls™ Pledge? The pledge is based on the Butterfly Promises—the first letter of each line spells out “Butterfly,” so it’s easy for you to remember!
- Be the best I can be
- Use kindness and be fair
- Tell the truth
- Treat others the way I want to be treated
- Encourage my friends
- Respect myself and others
- Find the courage to do what’s right
- Listen to others, and remember…
- You can do it!
Buy It:
You can purchase a doll set, accessories, clothing and even birthday packages online only. *The Code: Spring entitles the customer to a free Girls Friends Forever T-shirt with any doll purchase. Coupon code expires April 20.*
Win It:
Win one of the dolls of your choice that is available on the website.
The Rules:
1. Contest starts now and ends Wednesday April 1st at midnight EST.
2. Open to people in the US.
3. Winner will be chosen by Random.org.
4. Winner has 2 days to claim prize.
5. Have fun and tell your friends.
How To Enter:
For One Entry For Each Below: (please leave a separate comment for each entry)
1. Leave a comment naming the one doll that you would like to win and why (Please be sure to use the actual doll names from the website). This is mandatory to be entered into this giveaway.
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6. Leave a comment on my other blog Connie’s View.
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8. Write a blob post about this contest linking back to this post.
Thanks to Mom Blog Marketing for the opportunity to review this doll.
Lots of ways to enter and win!
March 28th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
I really like the Natalie doll, and my nieces are getting into dolls now too.
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March 28th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
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March 28th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
Marleeis the doll I like, It looks most like my girls.
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March 29th, 2009 at 7:27 am
love to win reina for my niece
March 29th, 2009 at 7:55 am
marlee is sweet
March 29th, 2009 at 10:07 am
I’d choose Natalie because she’s a talker who likes sports, a couple of traits that my daughter has. Thanks.
March 29th, 2009 at 10:41 am
I would love the Nika doll for my daughter b/c she looks so much like her!
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March 29th, 2009 at 11:02 am
i like the natalie doll if i won i would give it too my grandaughter! thankyou!
March 29th, 2009 at 11:08 am
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March 29th, 2009 at 11:23 am
i love the name natalie
March 29th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
natalie for my niece ! one girl out of 7 boys
March 29th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
I would choose Marlee because I think that’s the one my niece would like best.
March 29th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
I would love the Marlee doll for my daughter, because she looks a bit like my daughter Rielly. Thanks so much.
March 29th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
They all look just great. My Daughter Aurora would love them.
March 29th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Kyleen is what my daughter would love…. she’s pretty shy herself!!
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March 29th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
I think Gracie would really like Marlee. Thanks!
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March 29th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
My daughter would love Marlee, because it looks most like her!
March 29th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
I would like to win Marlee because she has the most in common with my daughter!!
March 29th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
I would like to win Natalie because she looks a lot like my daughter.
March 29th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
I would love to win the Marlee-she is so adorable!
March 29th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
I like the Marlee doll because she has so many of the same interests as my granddaughter, i.e., brother named Jake, rides horses. These dolls are beautiful. Thanks for the great giveaway!
March 29th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
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March 29th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
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March 29th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
I love these dolls. I would love to win Marlee because she is my daughter’s favorite one. I think my daughter is most like Natalie though.
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March 29th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
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March 29th, 2009 at 6:05 pm
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March 29th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
I love the Natalie doll. What a wonderful doll. I love the way she looks like a everyday little girl instead of one which seems far too old for their age.
March 29th, 2009 at 6:34 pm
I like Marlee because she reminds me of my niece.
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March 29th, 2009 at 7:04 pm
I’d love to win the Reina for my step-daughter since I know she would love this.
March 29th, 2009 at 7:09 pm
Marlee because she has the same hair color as my niece.
March 29th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
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March 29th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
I like the Reina doll, My daughter is half hispanic and I really want to teach her to proud of that, this doll being spanish and teaching my daughter spanish will be a great help
March 29th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
I would choose Natalie as she sounds just like my eldest likes to talk skins her knees etc
March 29th, 2009 at 10:52 pm
Reina
March 30th, 2009 at 1:01 am
I would choose the Nika doll because I am sure she is the one my niece would like.
March 30th, 2009 at 4:05 am
Reina. I love the things these dolls represent and being half hispanic I’d like my granddaughter to have such a doll representing this part of her. She doesn’t have many that do *s*
March 30th, 2009 at 4:08 am
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March 30th, 2009 at 5:01 am
I’d like the Marlee doll because she reminds me of Liz the most.
March 30th, 2009 at 5:08 am
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March 30th, 2009 at 8:07 am
Natalie for my granddaughter. They look alike and everything !!
March 30th, 2009 at 8:22 am
‘Natalie’ would be perfect for my nine year-old princess!
Please, include us in your giveaway drawing!
Thanks and good luck to all!
March 30th, 2009 at 8:25 am
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March 30th, 2009 at 8:27 am
I would choose Natalie. She looks like my little girl. My 7 year old would love to win this.
March 30th, 2009 at 8:27 am
I’d love the Niki doll, because she’s so cute!
March 30th, 2009 at 8:28 am
I would love Reina as my daughter wants to be a veterinarian.
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March 30th, 2009 at 9:30 am
Cute! I love her.
March 30th, 2009 at 9:57 am
Our granddaughter loves animals, and she resembles “Reina”, so Reina is my choice. Reina wants to be a vetrinarian.
March 30th, 2009 at 9:58 am
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March 30th, 2009 at 10:03 am
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March 30th, 2009 at 10:03 am
I would pick Natalie because my daughter would love her.
March 30th, 2009 at 11:17 am
I’d like to win Kyleen since she has red hair and is shy like my oldest niece. Thanks for the chance.
March 30th, 2009 at 11:47 am
I woould pick Natalie for my granddaughter because she loves blond dolls!
March 30th, 2009 at 11:48 am
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March 30th, 2009 at 11:50 am
My daughter just picked Natalie, so I guess I’d choose her. She just said she was pretty.
March 30th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
I’d choose Marlee because she resembles one of my grand daughters.
March 30th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
We like the Nika doll.
March 30th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
My daughter really likes Marlee because she looks the most like her!
March 30th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
My daughters would like Natalie. THe doll looks most like my daughters. They love dolls.
Thank you
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March 30th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Marlee would be so Perfect for my daughter as they seem to have so much in common.
Thank you so much for the chance to win.
March 30th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
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March 30th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
I would pick the Natalie Doll since the girls love to talk so much!! JeansandTs@hotmail.com
March 30th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
I would choose Reina for my granddaughter because she loves animals and wants to be a vet.
March 30th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
I would get Kyleen for my granddaughter. The red hair and freckles makes it a perfect fit.
March 30th, 2009 at 6:23 pm
My daughter would like Marlee the best because they have some of the same interests.
March 30th, 2009 at 7:24 pm
My daughter would love to win Natalie because they have the same name and they look alike. Thanks!
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March 30th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
I love the Marlee doll because she likes to ride a horse.
March 30th, 2009 at 8:11 pm
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March 30th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
Marlee because she’s a take charge kind of kid like my daughter
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March 31st, 2009 at 9:25 am
I like Marlee
March 31st, 2009 at 1:04 pm
I would love Natalie because she looks like my daughter!
March 31st, 2009 at 1:04 pm
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March 31st, 2009 at 2:51 pm
my girls would love the nataile doll. She looks like them! They are all really cute thou!
March 31st, 2009 at 4:25 pm
My daughter would love the Marlee doll. She loves dolls with long hair.
March 31st, 2009 at 4:25 pm
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March 31st, 2009 at 6:20 pm
I would love to win Natalie for my daughter, who is named Natalie.
March 31st, 2009 at 7:10 pm
i like the natalie doll for my grandaughter.
March 31st, 2009 at 7:33 pm
I would love Marlee for my 11 yr old daughter.She has a lot in common with Marlee.She loves riding horses and writes in her journal daily.Thanks!
March 31st, 2009 at 7:52 pm
I would love to win reina because my daughter is half spanish and I am always trying to find spanish dolls for her to be friends with
March 31st, 2009 at 9:03 pm
I would love Natalie for my little girl.
March 31st, 2009 at 10:40 pm
I like Marlee as she looks a lot like my daughter
March 31st, 2009 at 11:32 pm
Thanks for the contest! They’re all adorable!
March 31st, 2009 at 11:33 pm
I like Reina because of her latina background!
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March 31st, 2009 at 11:55 pm
I would like to win Reina because Alison wants to be a vet too. She is an animal lover just like Reina.
April 1st, 2009 at 7:27 am
I would choose Marlee for my daughter. They both have 2 brothers & enjoy art & writing. Thanks for the contest.
April 1st, 2009 at 8:17 am
I’d like to win the Natalie doll as she likes to talk. She’d be great for my granddaughter who likes to talk too.
April 1st, 2009 at 8:37 am
I love the Marlee doll! She’s the one that most resembles my girls. Thank you!!
April 1st, 2009 at 8:59 am
My granddaughter would like the Niki doll, thanks for the chance to win
April 1st, 2009 at 9:02 am
We would pick Marlee – looks the most like my daughter.
April 1st, 2009 at 10:19 am
I would pick Marlee for my niece, since they both love horses.
April 1st, 2009 at 10:58 am
I would like Marlee to give to my neice
April 1st, 2009 at 11:36 am
marlee for the little girl in my life
April 1st, 2009 at 12:15 pm
Natalie
April 1st, 2009 at 1:29 pm
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April 1st, 2009 at 1:58 pm
My daughter would love Natalie because she doesn’t mind skinning her knees!
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April 1st, 2009 at 2:01 pm
I would love to win Reina because my niece wants to be a vet as well!
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April 1st, 2009 at 2:54 pm
Marlee looks a lot like my little one!
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April 1st, 2009 at 4:10 pm
I’d choose the Reina doll. For some reason my four year old has decided that’s her favorite name!
April 1st, 2009 at 5:56 pm
I would like to win the Reina doll because she and my daughter both love animals! I love that each doll represents a real girl!
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April 1st, 2009 at 6:35 pm
I love the Marlee doll
April 1st, 2009 at 8:20 pm
My daughter would love the Kristina doll.
April 1st, 2009 at 9:23 pm
I like the Marlee doll.
April 1st, 2009 at 9:57 pm
I would pick Nika. She loves books and my grand-daughter does too. They would be two peas in a pod.
April 1st, 2009 at 10:02 pm
My daughter is a take charge kind of girl like Marlee! She doesn’t have brothers to drive her crazy, but you never know when our family may grow. Marlee is my pick!!!!
April 1st, 2009 at 11:02 pm
My daughter would like the Natalie doll because of her hair.
April 1st, 2009 at 11:02 pm
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April 2nd, 2009 at 5:13 am
My favorite doll is Marlee because she loves horseback riding.