Maplelea Girls, Dolls for Canadians
Ever heard of Maplelea Girls? For a couple years now I watched the American Girl doll line boom with popularity. Not only a chance to have and love a doll that is just like the kids, but it’s also pride in history and heritage. And I get it, when given the chance to choose between a number of dolls, my girls would most like pick one that looked or dressed as they do.
Allow me to introduce Maplelea Girls, the Canadian counterpart of the same principle. The collection of dolls represent keys areas from Canada’s coast to coast. Like the region they represent, their looks, clothes and hair compliments that heritage.
My girls were thrilled to get their own Maplelea Doll, Taryn from Banff. She is a soft-bodied 18″ doll with poseable limbs and eyes that close when laid down. Her hair is long and straight, perfect for brushing {which the girls could literally do all.day.long}. She’s dressed in a turtleneck sweater, khaki skirt, striped tights and adorable blue boots.
If you’ve never been to Banff {which is basically my backyard}, you’ll know that this attire is perfect for days walking main street to hiking the mountain paths. Compared to the jazz and glitter that adorns most of their other dolls, my girls love that these are REAL lifelike clothes. I even think they used to own a pair of tights just like Taryn’s.
I love watching the girls play with Taryn, it’s very different than the other dolls they play with, even when they play with each other. Instead of going to princess balls, they are taking Taryn to the mall, for a walk and even to play at the park. I like seeing this change in imaginary play, since it’s so natural.
Maplelea Girls Dolls come with a 64-page journal with the doll’s story and lots of question and answer pages for a young girl to document her own story. My oldest daughter suggested the twins use this journal the next time we go to Banff {cause you know Taryn is coming too}. Yet, at 4 the twins are a little young for the journal, so I have it tucked away for use when they can write.
Maplelea Girls are $99 each and are available only from the Maplelea website. There is also a full line of outfits, accessories, furniture and pets. I mean, how sweet and patriotic are these outfits and toboggan? I predict some Maplelea accessories being gifted this Christmas!
One of my Canadian readers is going to get their choice of any Original Maplelea Doll!
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Disclosure: I received product to facilitate this review, all opinions are my own.
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Saila would be my choice! Thanks
they are all great… If I had to decide I would pick Alexi
Very nice Xmas gift
My daughter would love to have Alexi!
My daughter likes Taryn at the moment, but I think I like Leonie best 🙂
I like Taryn 🙂
Oh, those look really neat!! Ave would LOVE her…
I love them all, but I would choose Saila..
Love them all but I’d choose Saila or Leonie.
Leonie 🙂
I love Taryn…. How sweet!
If I won, I would pick Taryn
I would pick Léonie for my girls! THANKS for the chance!
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I really like Saila. I like her expression on her face. It’s very warm and would be inviting to a young girl.
My daughter would love Leonie
I would pick brianne
I’d choose Brianne
Leonie
My girls would love Taryn. 🙂
Léonie
Taryn
Jenna
I like Taryn but they are all so unique and beautiful, aren’t they?
I would love to give one of these to my niece.
My daughter would love this doll. They are sooo cute.
I can just see my granddaughter, Breanna’s eye light up with a lovely doll like this!!
Lilian looks like my granddaughter.
I like the Brianne doll the most. I would love to win one for my granddaughter!
I have 3 girls and they would love these!!
I would choose Taryn if I won
thanks
What beautiful dolls! My daughter would be over the moon for any of them.
This is such a better choice than other dolls out there that do not promote the correct body image! I absolutely love them:)
I live close to where they are located – I actually purchased some Anne of Green Gables dolls from there years ago. 🙂
I would love to win Leonie for my daughter!
I LOVE Taryn. She is so sweet. And she has a figure skating outfit 🙂
Briane
I’d pick Taryn or Jenna.
victoria would love leonie, then we would be able to get a whole lot of outfits for her!
these are so cute! my little girls would love them.
my little girls like Alexi and Taryn.
I would chose Leonie as my daughter just loves fashion and the doll is wearing the cutest boots.
Alexi is adorable and I love her dark hair (so many dolls are blonde it seems). Thanks for the giveaway.
I would pick Léonie or Taryn because I think my niece would like them the best
I would choose Léonie
I love Alexi shes so cute
Jenna looks nice. I think my daughter would love her
Saila
I would chose Taryn because she looks the most like my daughter!
Beautiful dolls; of course Sophia is the most beautiful!!
I love Taryn and my grand daughter would love her too.
I would choose Leonie because she is soo beautiful,and has blonde hair like my neice,, They are all beautiful!!
If I won, I would choose Taryn because she’s cute
I would give the Jenna doll to my daughter! The straight red hair is just like hers!
Leonie for my neice!!
I would choose Saila
Alexi looks so cute!
jenna
I would choose Jenna, the Nova Scotian doll 🙂 I love that her fiery red hair!
Being from T.O., I guess I would choose Alexi!
My daughter would love to have Léonie.
I would like taryn, she looks most like my daughter
I’d pick Leonie. My daughter is in French Immersion so she would like that Leonie speaks French,
Alexi because my daughter loves her the most.
Taryn for my neice!
Taryn in the Wild Rose outfit is too cute for words! And being from Calgary I love how Taryn’s story will be relateable for my daughter as we love the outdoors!
I would pick Jenna because she is a girl on the go like my Granddaughter.
I would choose Alexi as it matches my daughters skin tone the closest 🙂
Saila
Jenna
Alexi
My niece would so love Alexi!
Brianne because of her beautiful hair.
My little girls would just love Brianne.
I’m definitely going to surprise the family with your shepherds pie sloppy joe style recipe looks delish!
I’d choose Jenna because she is so pretty.
I would choose Taryn, We live close to Banff, and I live right next to the Rocky Mountains so my girls would totally relate to her!
I would choose taryn because she reminds me of my niece
I would choose Saila because I like her outfits and accessories
I would choose leonie as she is pretty and my daughter likes her the best!
If I won I would choose the Alexi doll.
I would pick Leonie, just because she is cute!
LEonie would be my pick,
My daughter adores long blonde hair, so I would probably choose Leonie.
I’d pick Salia, I love that she’s Inuit!
Brianne
Beautiful dolls, girls would love one)
Oh My My Daughter would have a field day!! Maplelea Doll please!!
My daughter has Leonie, but would love to have a playmate for her.
My daughter wants Jenna so very badly, so of course we’d pick her!
My DD would choose Jenna.
Jenna looks like a real little Canadian girl. The real girl (Jennifer) lives dowte street, and Jenna looks just like her. If I win, I will give the doll to Jennifer
i would like to win the doll brianne for my niece
i would probably choose Taryn as it most resembles the little girl who would be receiving it.
I would choose Jenna because my 7 year is asking for her for Christmas!
My older girls truly cherished their Maplelea dolls when they were younger… and now as teenagers I still
find them hiding behind their beds playing with their dolls. I have an 7 year old who has discovered her
love of dolls, so I know if we will this doll… she too will cherish it in the years to come. She would love
any doll!
taryn
They are so cute, they remind me of the first Canadian Edition, 1960s Mattel Chatty Cathy dolls..:-) Very similiar kinda face and hair..:-) IF I had to pick one, I think I would pick Taryn but would love to have them all to collect and to gift to sweet girls i know..:tyvm for the chance to own one of these great new Canadian Dolls !!! WOW !
Leonie..for my little girl
They are all beautiful! I think my daughter would like Taryn best because she looks like her 🙂
I think I would choose Taryn, because she is most like my niece. (Who I would give this too) This dolls are so expensive, my niece would love one, but her mom is a university student raising 2 children, so money isn’t really something that is available to them for frivolous purchases.
Alexi
I would pick Taryn as my daughter would just love her!
We like Taryn. She’s got something that just drew the kids’ attention right away.
I am loving having these dolls. After all this time. My family is deeply entwined in canadian history. My grandfather moved up north to live with the First Nations in the late sixties for two years to make a documentary now owned by the canadian archives.
I would choose this doll because it looks exactly like my little cousin
Alexi because it looks like her!
my daughter would love it!
I’d get the Léonie for my niece, because it looks just like her.
Saila
I would choose Alexi because I think she’s gorgeous though I love Saila too…
leonie
I would choose Dell
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i would pick the Jenna doll for my niece, you dont see many red haired dolls.
If I won I would want Taryn because I think she is very pretty.Oh and if I win then I will give the doll to a nice homeless girl for Christmas!!!!!!!!!!
Leonie is adorable too!
Leonie, they’re all cute
I like Taryn! I think my cousin would love her!
Taryn because the hair colouring is similar to my neice and that is who I would give it to if I won
Leonie is my daughters favorite.
I would choose one of the Maplea Friends…I only wish they had one with Shirley Temple hair because that is the type of hair my daughter had as a toddler.
Taryn
Leonie, she’s been my favorite since these came out!
My daughter would love Brianne as she also loves horses!
taryn
I think my daughter would like Jenna
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