13 Ways To Reconnect With Your American Girl Doll Collection

[@AllycatlovesAG]

Have you ever fallen out of love with your American Girl dolls? How did you reconnect? Thanks for watching

[@zelenasmith2493]

For me I like to play with there hair and outfits

[@zelenasmith2493]

It helps me love them more

[@Alexcatgamging]

I would like I like changing their clothes and stuff and I would like do their hair give them braids watch dolls up with American girl and then I do the hairstyles but no cutting her hair because like cutting your doll's hair you might mess up and that's permanent

[@PreppySmilesTS]

I have but about a month ago I started watching your video and I instantly was like let me get me my Nanea doll the next day I went and found 2 new dolls then for my birthday I got addy

[@KyraOnPhone]

I wanted to sell them. But i left 1, anddd im geting more now ;_)

[@avadutrow7737]

This is similar to your “bring your doll with you when you do random stuff” one, but I find that sometimes just spending time switching my dolls’ placement on their shelves to be really enjoyable. I don’t currently have enough shelves to fit all of my dolls, so two of them get put in my bedroom and one gets put on my work desk. Even if I’m not planning on changing their outfits, I like to rearrange where each doll is located because it allows me to appreciate a different girlie every so often. The internal dialogues I have are slightly concerning. “Ok. Marisol you’ve had too much time in the spotlight, so you’re going on the top shelf.” “Beautiful Ms. Kanani needs to hang out on my dresser with Nanea because Hawaiian queens need to stick together.” “Oh dear, I literally just put all of my Jess molds on the same shelf… that will never do.” ☺️

[@AllycatlovesAG]

My shelves hold 4 dolls each but two are hidden in the back and those usually end up being the lesser used dolls. I should switch the shelf positions more. Also Joss is on the floor next to the shelves because she needs to be dressed

[@Tinytornado05]

Personally I still play with my dolls in the sense that I love setting them up in a scene and/or displaying them in different ways is really fun and can help you reconnect with your dolls

[@AllycatlovesAG]

I haven’t really “played” with my dolls in years but I agree setting up scenes can be fun for photos

[@ALT-vz3jn]

@@AllycatlovesAGthat’s still playing with them IMO... Just because you’re not role-playing with them doesn’t mean you’re not playing 😃 redressing them, styling them and setting up scenes for photos is a form of play!

[@okestperson6016]

It’s interesting how one hobby can get you into another. I recently just started allowing myself to use my doll again as an adult after almost 10 years. I’ve also wanted to get into woodworking for quite a while. So now I’m starting with popsicle sticks to make my doll a bed. It’s easier. If it turns out bad I only wasted dollar store supplies and nobody knew about it so I can make another.

[@desnakellum-yanzuk2217]

Holidays and seasons can spark interest in the dolls. It’s nice to redress them for occasions. A doll shouldn’t be hanging around in her winter coat in July.

[@AllycatlovesAG]

Yes!! Also even just things like goty releases since the community is so alive

[@abbyb4845]

I just got my first AG doll yesterday and I’m looking into all of the clothing and accessories… I just find it funny that I found this video and you literally just posted it! You’re the first channel that I find in this niche community! ❤️

[@AllycatlovesAG]

Really? That's amazing! There are SOOO many other agtubers you should check out. I have videos recommending agtubers under 1k subscribers, and I also like to search "american girl doll" and filter by newest to discover new channels! Welcome to the niche haha

[@adayinthedollhouse1004]

Ahhhhh welcome to agtube!!!!

[@blueskiesag483]

Welcome to AGtube!!

[@two-o-duo-studios]

welcome to agtube!! ❤️❤️ this is the best community!! everyone here is so nice and accepting!! ❤️❤️

[@AnastasiaProduction]

Welcome to AGTube!!

[@stargirlsag1713]

3 years ago I owned a yt channel called happydollies studio and I used to make at yt vids, but after a year I quit ags, now I think I want to get back to ag tube and you helped me a lot, so today I made this channel and I’ll be making American Girl videos again!

[@kelleypopelar3162]

I don’t have American Girl dolls but these are helpful for other doll lines too especially bjds or other dolls that have clothes shoes accessories and furniture that are part of the doll line or company. I extremely love and appreciate my SmartDolls by Danny Choo and do the same things with them. The one thing I wish I could do would be the AG cafe or something like that for dolls. I also would love to take a trip to Japan and visit the store and talk to Danny and his team someday.

[@AllycatlovesAG]

I know in countries like Japan and South Korea there are doll cafés. Lots of clothing and accessories for ball jointed dolls and photo ops

[@pastellecat]

I just bought a bunch of AG books from the used bookstore and it’s been so fun reading all the stories! I read some of the books as a kid, but my library didn’t have all of them and my family didn’t have enough money for the books, let alone a doll. Definitely check used bookstores for the books if you don’t have a ton of money! They have a lot of the original historical characters and girl of the year books for really cheap

[@AllycatlovesAG]

I found a doll hairstyles one at a thrift store and McKenna at a used book sale in elementary school

[@Lots2See]

If you want to dip your toe into bringing your doll in public, I recommend when going fabric shopping. Then if peoples questions about dolls make you uncomfortable you can always say they are here for a size reference. For the most part being in public with my dolls has seemed to make people around me happy, in a lot of ways it is similar to walking a dog.

[@AllycatlovesAG]

I really only take my dolls in public if I’m taking doll pictures, and ideally with another collector to share the embarrassment. Sometimes when I go to the fabric store they ask what it’s for and I explain that I sew doll clothes. They are probably used to it

[@CJosephine13]

Usually when I go on trips I pick my newer dolls to go with me and forget about my first dolls, but I reconnect by doing hairstyles on them. I dont play with them as much as I did when I was younger though but I wish I did! Love your channel!

[@AllycatlovesAG]

I like to take a doll who has never travelled with me on trips. Usually the new ones (unless the hair is too hard to travel with)

[@Lots2See]

My dolls definitely keep me motivated, when it comes to sewing 😊

[@AllycatlovesAG]

I should sew for myself more but it’s so hard without a dress form

[@doyoung7604]

I went through different kinds of phases with AG, i first got mine in april 2016 then lost connection to in dec 2016 then got back to it in 2019 august then lost connection once again. I reconnected with AG once again because i came across your channel again! Thank you!

[@AllycatlovesAG]

I see you NCT pfp and name Glad I helped you reconnect with dolls! There are so many agtubers so if you are looking for doll content there is so much to consume. Check out Agjitters if you like NCT

[@karacoconutag]

I just rejoined the AG community as an adult collector after over 10 years off, so these ideas were really helpful in boosting my newly renewed interest and passion for my dolls even further. Love your channel!

[@nowandforeverag]

addy’s books are my favorite! i read all of them in middle school and fell in love. i loved how her collection (at the time) matched her story perfectly. that year my mom and grandma surprised me with her for christmas. i only connect really well with 2 of my dolls and addy is one of them. i also love molly’s movie! my grandma had molly and her movie and she gifted me both of them in 2020 as a graduation present. molly will always be special to me not only because i love her story, but because of my grandma

[@AllycatlovesAG]

Surprisingly I don’t really connect with my addy. As much as I love her books (and I have her lunch pail), I think because I never found the perfect wig to customize mine with that’s why I don’t like her as much. I kind of wish I just kept her original

[@simply_mai]

i needed this! thanks!! just yesterday i picked up my dolls probably for the first time in months 💕 oh also your doll’s outfit is GORGEOUS

[@AllycatlovesAG]

I hope it helped! And thank you

[@mariasalgado3799]

@@AllycatlovesAG I fell out in love with Josefina

[@MrsTefee]

Thank you for this!! I haven't done much with my dolls since Xmas time and had a hard day today (work stress and pregnancy hormones blah) so I'm cuddling my 1st doll from 20 years ago and It helps with the anxiety. Even when we get "too old" its nice having doll time, think I will start making clothes again this fall 😊 we found out I'm having a girl due in Jan so I want to buy her the 2023 doll, I think that would be super cool even if she doesn't become a doll kid she might like it when she's older!

[@AllycatlovesAG]

Ooh congrats on the upcoming baby! Getting her the girl of the year would be an amazing gift. When I first got into American girl I was so excited to find out what doll was from my birth year and I wished I owned her. Maybe even get her a bitty baby so she can play with a doll and not risk ruining her (obviously ag dolls are meant for kids but I cringe every time I see a child with an AG doll that has ratted hair etc)

[@katrina7679]

I've felt really disconnected w my dolls recently until I got some dolls at the benefit sale. 2 that I've been wanting for a long time now and I got both my nieces each a doll. Then i went to AG Columbus over the weekend and started getting inspired for some many photoshoots. I never really felt that connected to my courtney so I got a few things from her collection and now I couldn't be more excited

[@AllycatlovesAG]

Being able to fully immerse yourself in a character doll’s world can be fun for photos. Glad you reconnected with her

[@kaytie19]

I had been not doing anything with my dolls for a while and funny enough I want to go back to fix their hair..it has not been brushed in months so I’m going to freshen them up and make them look like I just got them!

[@AllycatlovesAG]

I should recurl my doll’s hair…

[@shaesshow8016]

Ahhh Ophelia looks gorgeous in this video! I love that outfit on her!

[@awesomeglitterunicornag]

Wow! I’m first :) Also, TM 83 is so pretty!! These are some really great tips!

[@RagingMoon1987]

I can vouch for the redressing bit!

[@alwaysdolls]

Ohh your TM#83 looks super adorable 😍 These are great tips to reconnect with the dolls and did we see a sneak peak at the new 1820s (Empire style) dress you are sewing? 🧵😉

[@AllycatlovesAG]

That footage was from a different dress I don’t think I showed on social media. I should take pics with the empire waist dress though. Thanks for reminding me

[@AnAGDollslife]

This was great! For me I've never really had more than a few day phase where I can't connect with them (They all sit in my room so I see them about all day lol) but for me it's more of when it comes to filming since I'm always afraid a video I spend a lot of time on will flop which I usually use the watching nostalgia videos on AGTube as thats the main reason why I started and it brings me back to the days where I would just sit down and watch AGTube all day lol

[@AllycatlovesAG]

See posting consistently is KEY! The more consistently you post, the algorithm will pick it up and your videos will stop flopping. Just post once a week and hopefully you'll start to see growth

[@AnAGDollslife]

@@AllycatlovesAG Tysm!!!

[@lisbetsoda4874]

I knit for my dolls. And I have sewed for them a few times also. I disagree with buying a new doll. You need to love the dolls you have before you get another one. But fixing the doll's hair and/or changing their outfits always does the trick for me. Organize their clothes and catalogue which goes with which doll and such.

[@AllycatlovesAG]

Like if i was fully out of dolls I wouldn't get a new one, but if I wanted to feel more connected and was on the verge of being fully disconnected I would get a new one (maybe secondhand or with gift cards if you wanted to save some money), but it definitely depends on you as a person and your situation,

[@ALT-vz3jn]

I agree with you! I’d rather have less dolls and more clothing/accessories. Outfits take up much less room, and it’s so much fun to restyle your dolls as you want. Plus you can get many outfits for around $15 plus shipping on resale platforms. My favorite era is 2000-2008, the outfits were so stylish! 😆 I tend to focus my outfit collecting on that time period (outside of collecting GOTY outfits!) I’ve restored dozens of dolls in the past few years but I sell them once they’re done, that way I don’t get overwhelmed with tons of dolls. As long as I make my money back I’m not looking to make a huge profit; I don’t count the restoration time as it’s a hobby for me and I really enjoy it. I love getting thank you notes when the new owners receive their dolls, seeing them happy is so awesome. 😅

[@circusandtea]

Great video!! I definitely needed some of these tips!!

[@Jiggafreejay]

I love the doll you used in your video she is so pretty I love her out fit a got reconnected with my dolls is to buy a new one btw my name is izzy and the doll I got is 2022 girl of the year

[@AllycatlovesAG]

I have that doll too she is great

[@Alexander-xp7ii]

Ok, i did it, I had to pay 300 dollars plus shipping, but I did it, I bough my first AG doll, now I only have to wait a few months to get her

[@AllycatlovesAG]

Where are you from? Shipping isn’t usually that crazy but congrats on your doll

[@Alexander-xp7ii]

@@AllycatlovesAG Im from Mexico, I’ve been commenting on your videos for a few months 😅 unfortunately, the brand doesn’t makes Shipping to my country and I’m more on the south side, travel to the North just to buy one doll is not reasonable, so I had to look for resellers, unfortunately they elevate the prices a lot, one new doll from the ag page with pierced ears it’s on 300 dollars, plus that, I have to pay the shipping, that’s the cheapest option to get a brand new AG doll, I know that it is expensive, but I don’t have more options, and the doll it’s close to it’s discontinued deadline, so, I had to, and I hope I can create a channel too, idk, the time will say 😅

[@AllycatlovesAG]

@@Alexander-xp7ii I’m from Canada and even the times I buy dolls from USA shipping isn’t that crazy. Still one country over. Well I hope you treasure that doll!

[@Alexander-xp7ii]

@@AllycatlovesAG No no, 300 its the price of the doll 😅 the shipping is apart, I didn’t buy the doll on the webpage, I bought her with a reseller, but thank you so much, I’ll love that doll 💜

[@AllycatlovesAG]

@@Alexander-xp7ii 300$ is still quite pricy. I’m sure there are some cheaper dolls out there even if they are TLC

[@steph585]

Love these ideas. Great ideas!

[@kylacollects]

Absolutely agree with these!

[@okaybutfirstdolls]

Hi sorry I’m so late to this I just discovered this channel but with me when I was younger I kinda played with my American girl dolls but not really because all I would do with them is just take them places and follow me around. I have the our generation school set and I play with it with my Barbie’s cause it’s just way easier 😂. But I’m so happy I found this channel because I haven’t watched American girl doll videos in such a long time and I’ve missed it!

[@thatdolllady]

I really want to come up with backgrounds for all my dolls, aside from what AG says they are into. It’s hard for me to connect with historical dolls (for instance) because I 1) never cared much for history, and 2) never could relate to what the dolls were interested in. But, now that I’m older and expanding my collection, I want to give ALL of my dolls a new background - historical, GOTY, TM/JLY, etc. 🥰

[@allldollledup]

i loved this video!!! there are quite a few dolls i really want to be closer with but it’s hard so i can’t wait to try these out

[@cindyeisenberg3273]

I try to dress a doll 3 days a week. A new outfit is less expensive than buying another doll. Another thing you can do is watch videos and new item hauls. It’s an expensive hobby. I love all of my dolls. I love to read about character dolls. If I can’t find them at the library, I buy used books.

[@AllycatlovesAG]

I got a Mckenna book used before. 3 dolls a week is so frequent to change your dolls outfits, i'm impressed

[@cindyeisenberg3273]

@@AllycatlovesAG I only have 12 dolls. So,they each get a turn to put on an outfit and hang out in the living room. I only dress one to 4 dolls at a time.

[@bejeweledbat13]

thank you so much for this video! i have ADHD and often worry about falling out of my most cherished hyperfixations (especially ones i've spent hundreds of dollars on HCHVJBNVHC), and i think this video will really help if i find myself falling out of AG!

[@AllycatlovesAG]

I definitely understand, I’ve spent so much money on my doll collection that it would hurt to fall out of love with it

[@steph585]

Great tips!

[@colleenwenqusit7375]

My favorite movie is Samantha and my American girl dolls Samantha Isabel and all my me and my sisters American girl dolls always watch Samantha and we do get them up and we pay attention to him all the time but the ones in the closet their personality is that they don't always like to get up on time holiday is Christmas but we love all our American girl dolls including our minis

[@prettypioneer]

Can you hand sew doll clothing if you don’t have access to a sewing machine?

[@AllycatlovesAG]

Yes! I'm just terrible at hand sewing haha! There are tons of tutorials on youtube

[@samuraireincarnation3853]

Thank you for this, Nellie or Mia comes with me to my grandpa's house. I thought of starting a doll Instagram any tips for it?

[@AllycatlovesAG]

Post frequently? I’m so out of touch with the IG algorithm so I honestly don’t have many tips

[@EggsandBaconProductions]

Noted. 🎅

[@cloudsag310]

I’ve definitely fallen out unfortunately I’ve yet to edit this set of photos on my camera:(

[@AllycatlovesAG]

Fallen out of dolls or photos? Because I am also behind on photo editing but still into ag as a whole

[@BrOoKiEcOoKiEcUtIe]

I have to play with my dolls. Yes, I love them 😍. But…… I get in trouble if I don’t play with them for like a month. Even if I’m really busy with homework. I think it’s because my parents spend so much money on them. ($100 postage for Molly!?

[@justdes7689]

I love aspen heights

[@grannyfrost8341]

i love ur yt and i love my og dolls there are for all ages genders sizes there is a doll for everyone if u do not succeed at first KEEP looking u will find one at some point 😊 have a good do amen

[@joanne.0108]

not even in my american girl drought but i went and grabbed my dolls to redress them to make sure im not out of them😭

[@AllycatlovesAG]

Good job

[@colleenwenqusit7375]

We get our Isabel's and our Samantha's up every day but are Isabel's names first names are we call them Isabel but their middle names are Isabel and their middle their first names are Angelique but we call Angelique and you for short and we get them up everyday and then Sarah Isabel's middle name is Isabel and her name is Sarah and then are Samantha's are Paris in Arizona and we get them up every day sometimes we get the American girls the rest of their sisters up every day but other than that we usually get Angie Sarah and Paris in Arizona after every day I love your videos

[@Dollstudio9]

Another way to reconnect with your doll--Put your favorite dolls away or make a family member hide them. Then, with your least favorite doll, do SOMETHING with them. You don't have any other doll to do it with!

[@AllycatlovesAG]

Smart!!

[@happychoco-bo6401]

I'm view number 5 🤪

[@LillysUnicorn]

Omggg! We should collabbbbb! Of course only if you want :)

[@danceteacherrlb]

Ooo only 11 views

[@AllycatlovesAG]

You're early! (hopefully the video picks up steam haha)

[@zelenasmith2493]

I've never1 of the 1st people to comment yay hi

[@AllycatlovesAG]

Hi :)

[@agcellie]

This video is perfect! These tricks really work for me!🤍