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This year, a wide variety of dolls and infants is available for children! Some trends are emerging, however, such as interactive dolls, which closely imitate the facial expressions and sounds of a real baby, or that of sick or cranky infants who need to be consoled and cared for.
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Chickenpox Morgan
Morgan is a little sick doll since she has chickenpox. So she has red pimples all over her head and body! It will be necessary to apply a little lukewarm water on it, using a sponge provided in the box, to treat it and that the buttons disappear!
The buttons are temperature sensitive and appear or disappear depending on the temperature. The children will therefore have fun playing doctor and treating Morgan, but be careful, warn them that as soon as the doll is dry, the buttons will come back to avoid the frustration effect.
The set includes a large 36 cm baby doll, a transparent mini-bathtub and a small fabric sponge.
The plus: like all Corolle infants, Morgan smells of vanilla.
- Age: from 2 years old.
- Corolla, € 60.
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My real baby Baby Alive
Do not be fooled by her first appearance of a rather Kawai baby, without hair and with big eyes, because it is surely one of the most touching dolls for this Christmas 2018! The Hasbro brand has taken the desire to offer a very realistic baby doll a long way. Also, as soon as the doll comes alive, she makes cute little noises, reacts to the sound of her voice and laughs when you tickle her or toss her in the air. The doll also amazes with her facial expressions, especially when she is sad and pouting.
The details have been taken care of, both in the texture of the baby which mixes a soft body, and hard arms and legs, to have this feeling of baby’s weight, but also in the accessories that accompany the Baby Alive, including a pretty bib and a flowery hat, matching pajamas.
In total, the doll makes more than 80 expressions and movements. Attention moms, you too risk getting attached to it!
- Age: from 3 years old.
- Hasbro : 95,50 €.
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© The Tenderness dolls
Tenderness dolls
Four new fabric dolls from the Tendresse collection, from the Kaloo brand, are appearing for this Christmas! All soft, it is a real invitation to hugs! There are two girls, Manon, dressed in pastel clothes, and Jade, dressed in red. For boys, you will have the choice between Lucas, with his little sea air, and Eliott with a more urban look.
A nice birth gift for a first Christmas, or to accompany slightly older children in their first imaginative games.
- Kaloo – from birth.
- Manon et Jade: 25 cm – € 19,99 and 32 cm – € 29,99.
- Lucas and Eliott: 25 cm – € 19,99.
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The Bloopies
Head to the bath with these pretty little dolls that will amuse both girls and boys. If you press on their stomachs, they eject water through their snorkel. They also bubble and spit water out of the mouth.
There are six to collect: Flowy, Lovely, Luna, Sweetie, Cobi, and Max.
Each of the dolls has a snorkel and fins to be ready to dive, splash!
- Age: from 18 months.
- IMC Toys : 14,99 €.
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Lea discovers the pot
With Léa, the children discover the food cycle. They will thus take pleasure in making the doll eat as soon as she asks for it, with pieces of apple, pear or banana – which she also manages to recognize. Then it will be time to change her diaper or put it on the potty so that she does her business, and the pieces eaten come out.
The doll speaks and sings eight songs. She warns when she’s hungry or when she wants to go poop. The more we play with it, the more it evolves in its language.
Innovative: a cursor allows Lea to speak to mom or dad, Vtech thus shows its desire to make a mixed toy.
Seven accessories are included: a bottle, two diapers, three pieces of fruit to cut into pieces and a jar.
- Age: 3-8 years old.
- Vtech, 59,99 €.
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Katie Cry Babies
IMC Toys already launched a collection of three Cry Babies – Léa, Lala and Coney – last year which have the particularity of being quite cranky and often crying. Despite their jovial face and their kawaii look, with pretty colorful pajamas, you have to be attentive, and as soon as they start to cry, give them a pacifier to calm them down. Guaranteed emotional effect, since they have the particularity of crying real tears of water.
In the continuity of the collection, the brand is launching this year Katie, the big sister of Cry Babies. So she has a little more hair, but also cries very often. Children will then have the choice between the pacifier, but also, novelty, the straw cup to calm her down. This cup system also allows the doll to be supplied with water so that she can cry tears, without having, as for the previous versions, to fill the doll with water at the back of the head.
Children will enjoy comforting these pretty dolls. But beware of fairly repetitive noises that can become annoying after a while!
- Katie: from 3 years old.
- Léa, Lala and Coney: from 18 months.
- IMC Toys, 39,99 €.
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Nenuco sleeps with me
Your child does not want to leave his doll anymore? With this Nenuco box, his favorite baby will be able to spend the night by his side, since it contains both a doll and a co-sleeping bed, with the cradle that hangs on the bed.
There are also accessories: a bottle, a pillow and a small pink blanket.
The plus: the nightlight of the cradle for the infant can also act as a nightlight for the child.
- Age: from 2 years old.
- Baby’s size: 35 cm.
- Nenuco – € 39,99.
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My big Rennes Dingues baby doll – Corolle
Discover this year the big Rennes Dingues baby doll, from the special Christmas collection of the Corolle brand. Wearing a fake fur cap and a pair of golden ballerinas, like other babies, he has a supple body, and he smells of vanilla!
- Age: from 2 years old.
- Size: 36 cm.
- Price: 60 €.
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The dolls to paint
Avenue Mandarine offers twelve different dolls to paint. Each is made of cotton and contains everything you need to be nicely colored: a brush, six small paint cans and even a board of painting accessories.
All you have to do is choose a model from among those on offer: Laura, in powder pink tones, Millie and her floral red style, or Victoria, with her pretty blue and purple colors.
- Size of the doll: 29 cm.
- 14 €.
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Auchan dolls
The brand is launching for this Christmas a collection of exclusive dolls, the ‘Love to Style Doll’, with clothes directly inspired by the creations of the designers InExtenso, the fashion brand from Auchan.
They have been designed with quality in mind, with noble materials, beautiful long hair and glass eyes. In total, four doll models are available, with interchangeable clothes that can be purchased individually, as well as a shop to store everything.
- The doll, € 24,90.
- Unity outfits, € 9,90.
- The shop, € 49,90.
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Luvabella and Luvabeau
Luvabella is the interactive doll expected in France since last year, with the promise of looking like a real baby. Thanks to many sensors, its movements are fluid and realistic! She evolves in contact with the child and knows up to a hundred words and sentences. She will start by saying “nageau” to designate her sheep blanket, then her language will improve to say “lamb”. She laughs when you tickle her, she’s scared when you hide her eyes, and she falls asleep when you rock her.
The box contains the doll, accompanied by four accessories: a bottle, a sheep blanket, a pacifier, a spoon.
The baby doll is also available in a boy’s version: Luvabeau. He too reacts to the child’s actions and learns as we play with him.
- Operation: 4 LR14 batteries not included.
- SpinMaster – € 119,90.
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Cicciobello Bobo
Cicciobello Bobo is sick, his cheeks are all red! To cure and care for him, three bottles are provided: medicine, milk and vitamins, as well as accessories: a syringe, a thermometer, a stethoscope and a phosphorescent pacifier. Interactive, his cheeks turn white again when he gets better, and he falls asleep when given his magic pacifier.
- Dimensions: 35 cm.
- Works with 3 LR06 batteries not included.
- Age: from 3 years old.
- Cicciobello – € 67,70.