My Twinn Doll - Tiny Toy Testers Review
My daughter loves dolls. She has played at being a mommy since her first doll was given to her at her first birthday party. She put that baby in her little stroller and ran up and down the sidewalk- back and forth- until she was summoned inside for cake. It was the best gift she received that birthday and she continues to play with "E-baby" to this day (Yes, that is what she named that doll, we also have "Lulu" "She-Lop" and "Lucia-Baby". She's a creative baby namer).
Our newest doll, "Sleeping Beauty-Ballerina" is a doll from My Twinn. My Twinn custom makes dolls that look like your child. They have the same hair color, eye color, haircut, and skin tone. Check out the video below to see my daughter's reaction to opening the My Twinn doll.
Obviously, it was a hit. I was surprised to see how big the doll was in person, and the quality of the product. They really did a great job copying my daughter's haircut (which is tricky since it is shorter in the back than the front) and her facial features.
The process to get the doll made was very easy. We received the packet that had our special code, instructions, and a catalog. It also contained a special bracelet for my daughter, and a matching one for her twinn. My little one loved the catalog and spent a lot of time talking about what she wanted her twinn to wear. She finally settled on the Disney Princess dress (natch.) and was also very excited to pick the hair color that was closest to her own (this involved a lot of running back and forth to the mirror and asking her father and I to approve of her choice). We then went online, picked out the outfit, the eye color, hair color, and if we wanted dimples or freckles. We also attached three pictures of my daughter as instructed. In four weeks, our doll arrived and as you can see by the video, my daughter was instantly smitten with "Sleeping Beauty- Ballerina".
Rating System: On a five star scale, one being horrible, five being wonderful.
Quality: 5 stars, The doll is very large, and her arms, legs, and feet all move. She is bigger than an American Girl doll and I would judge the quality to be the same or even better. Her hair is really nice and soft and attached well.
Fun Factor: 4 stars, Dolls are dolls, they only do what you actually make them do. This doll is such a great size and quality for an older child that will play pretend. My daughter likes to make her sit at the table while they have a snack, and sit next to her while they read books. It is nice to have a doll that she can pose, but it is still huggable.
Educational Factor: 2 stars, not educational- but again, as I always say, pretend play is learning play.
Novelty Factor: 5 stars, This is about as unique of a toy that you can get. There are no other dolls out there that are like my daughter's Twinn doll, because there is no one out there that is like my daughter. She loves that it looks like her, and is very proud to show other people the doll she made on the computer.
--Laura McMullan
Crystal on November 21, 2008 at 12:52 PM
My husband makes me throw this catalog away every time it shows up in our mailbox. It's nice to hear that they are not as "creepy" as one might have originally thought. Of course, we don't play much with dolls at our house unless they have 4 legs and lived between 210 and 65 million years ago. Maybe this will be a gift for next year.