Changing the World One Heart at a Time: Hearts For Hearts Girls Dolls (+giveaway)

One of the most important lessons that I try to teach my children is to love everyone the same; it’s a lesson that my own mother instilled in my sister and I from a very young age and insisted that we live every day.

With my own children I try to teach them by example, I make it a practice not to stereotype groups of people, or talk negatively about any one race or sex—things that should be second nature—sadly where I come from it’s far from reality.  Seeing and hearing such negativity from the people around them undoubtedly has an affect on my children and how they view they world, so I try to do everything I can to help them be open and honest about treating others the way they should be!  One of the best ways that I’ve found to get through to my children about other cultures and treating people the same is through play and one of my new favorite tools for doing that is with the Hearts for Hearts Girls doll line!


Changing the World One Heart at a Time! That is the goal of the new Hearts For Hearts Girls doll line and fashion collection from Playmates Toys. The collection features six dolls from around the world, each with an inspiring story to share.
The authentically dressed and lifelike dolls each represent a girl who is working to change her community in ways that are unique to her home country. Included with each doll are a friendship bracelet and a story booklet that explains how these multicultural girls live and contribute to their families, communities, and culture. Each doll also comes with a special code that unlocks a free membership to the kid-safe Hearts for Hearts Girls Website, which features:

• Additional information about each of the Hearts For Hearts Girls and the countries in which they live
• Educational activities and lively games that are fun and rich in culture
• Intriguing stories about real girls who are making a difference
• While all girls are welcome to visit the site, the code unlocks access to additional features, including a larger array of games and a “myHeart” page.

To further bring to light each Hearts For Hearts Girls’ culture, additional outfits are available for the dolls, so that your little girl can envision her doll’s story as she plays and changes the doll’s attire.
Additionally, through a partnership with World Vision3, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of each Hearts For Hearts Girls doll is donated to programs that support girls in that doll’s country. Whether it’s malaria nets in Africa, schoolbooks in Asia, or food supplies in the United States, these programs help girls to thrive and succeed.

Help to make a difference one doll at a time by reviewing your very own doll from the Hearts For Hearts Girls line which debuted in stores this fall! In addition, you can visit http://bit.ly/ShopH4HG to purchase a Hearts For Hearts Girl doll for a loved one today!


Meet the six Hearts For Hearts Girls:

• Meet Consuelo from Mexico City. Colorful and warm, Consuelo provides aid to hungry children who are homeless and live on the streets near her parents’ bakery.
• Meet Lilian of Belarus. Determined Lilian provides aid to girls whose parents must find work in the big city and are forced to leave their children with orphanages.
• Meet Dell from the heart of Kentucky’s Appalachian Mountains. Dell creates music and knitwear to share with others in need of warm clothing.
• Meet Rahel of Ethiopia. Rahel, who dreams of becoming a doctor so that she can make a real difference for people in her region, journeys with her family into the wilderness of Ethiopia to help bring back aid to her community.
• Meet Tipi from Laos. Based on a real girl who shares her art and storytelling with others through dancing, drawing, and puppetry, Tipi leads her school in a mural contest in hopes of winning much-needed books for her class.
• Meet Nahji who hails from Assam, India. Brave Nahji breaks tradition to bring courage and education to the girls who work in the tea fields of India.

I love the idea behind the Hearts for Hearts doll line; I love that each doll is from a different culture and different from the others in so many ways, yet they are all so similar in the way that they see the world and the way that they treat the people around them!  This doll line is inspiring for sure, it sends  such a positive message to girls that even though we may all look different, deep down every person is the same!  Watching my daughters play with Dell and ask questions about who she is and where she’s from and how she helps others, offers me the opportunity to talk to them about people who are less fortunate and people of other cultures—I think these dolls are just amazing! 



You can check out the Hearts for Hearts Girls website to find out more information about the dolls, their accessories, and how to buy them!  Also make sure that you “Like” Hearts for Hearts Girls on Facebook!

I have an awesome surprise for one very lucky MIBR reader!  One of y’all is going to win:

What You Can Win!

• One Hearts For Hearts Girl, accompanied by a friendship bracelet, story booklet, donation for girls in need through partner World Vision and a special product code your daughter can use to unlock a free membership to the Hearts For Hearts Girls website, which provides access to the “myHeart” page and an array of games and activities.
• An outfit that is authentic to one of the Hearts for Hearts Girls’ culture, in which your daughter can also dress her doll

Pretty awesome huh?  You can check out all of the details for entering this giveaway below!

How To Enter!

Leave a comment on this post telling me…Which of the Hearts For Hearts Girls would your daughter most like to meet and learn more about?

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This giveaway ends on October 21, 2011 at 1:59 PM EST.  One  winner will be chosen via Random.org and announced in a separate winner’s post shortly after the giveaway has ended.  Winner will have 48 hours to claim his/her prize, failure to respond to winner’s email in a timely manner will result in winner forfeiting his/her prize and me choosing a new winner.  Giveaway open to US residents only please!

“Disclosure: The Hearts For Hearts Girls doll, information, and giveaway have been provided by Playmates Toys through MyBlogSpark.”