Despite the overwhelming popularity of 18-inch play dolls, boy characters in this scale are still pretty scarce. My Twinn will make a custom boy doll for you, but they seldom have any available for purchase in the
Adopt-A-Friend section. Paola Reina America has one boy, Unai, in their
Every Girl collection, and Harmony Club has a few cute boys. There are also some adorable young lads in the
Extra Special Dolls collection--in fact Ian is one of my favorite dolls from that company.
Kidz 'n' Cats probably has the best selection of 18-inch boys dolls right now, with at least one new character released every year. All of the Kidz boys have gorgeous faces and fun outfits that match the age level and charm of the girls. American Girl does not offer an American Boy, but there are a lot of customization artists who are very good at transforming the girls into boys.
My Froggy Stuff has a nice (short) tutorial on how to approach this process, as does
GiGi's Doll and Craft Creations.
It's been a long time since I reviewed my first
Carpatina doll, Erin. As you might recall, that review was inspired by my brother-in-law's comments about the Carpatina boy dolls...who look a lot older and more angular than their female companions. I really like my Erin doll, but have to admit that the Carpatina boys have never tempted me. So, when Nadine alerted me to the new boy at Carpatina, I had to immediately run and take a look at him. When I saw the handsome, happy, young-looking Prince Stephan on the website...I had to immediately buy him:
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| Carpatina's Stephan ($108) and Erin ($69). |
