Doll for a 5-8 year old

[Georgieporgie29]

I’m looking for recommendations as per the title. I have picked a couple of tags from the dunelm tree so don’t actually know the child. I was looking at dolls (as in baby dolls) and then suddenly thought that at age 5-8 they might not be looking for a baby type. So any recommendations for that age group please?

My DD’s are 6 & nearly 8. They love their Our Generation dolls but still very much love their baby dolls, they have baby Annabel, along with several cheaper Argos/Asda doll types. Eldest DD’s favourite is the doll that cost £7.99 at Christmas 2016 from Asda, still played with.

Argos designafriend dolls. They'll be on offer lots before Christmas. I picked up the melody one for £6 in May to donate to Dunelm Christmas appeal, It went back up to £36 so defo worth looking for an offer or check clearancesection. They are beautiful dolls, our 7yr old dgd loves the..

Oh and argos tiny treasures are a hit with this age group, theyre a bit like a reborn doll. And again id check for offers or check clearance.

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/4582823?clickSR=slp:term:designafriend%20doll:3:112:1 this one is lovely qnd reduced from £35 to £13 ish.

Thanks so much for these recommendations, the designa friend is actually in stock near me so I think I’m going to go with that and then I’m all sorted

Ah that's fab! They come in a lovely box and wrapped in tissue paper, the recipient will love it,.The Dunelm christmas appeal is a good cause.

It is! I’ve not done it before but had seen about it online. My DH was up near there for work so I asked him to pick a couple that me and my DD could go out and pick, when he came home with the doll one I realised that I’d forgotten what to buy for young children now that mine are teens 😂
my other one is men’s toiletries (thanks DH)
I’ll go myself next time lol

but doll is done now so thank you for your help. Do you know if you can add bits to it like sweets or chocolate or do you just have to stick to what’s asked for? I’m guessing you put it in the gift bag unwrapped so they can check it’s suitable?

I've always just stuck to the label request and gift bagged it unwrapped so it can be checked over.

Lovely thanks, I’ll do the same

Design a friend is a great shout

A friend's little girl has a super realistic doll. I can't remember the name but it looks and even feels like a real baby.

Hey @Georgieporgie29 thanks for your thread! If you're still looking for inspiration, you might like our round-up of the best dolls - it's all based on Mumsnetter recommendations. If you have any thoughts or feedback on the article, do get in touch 💐

Thanks @PollyMumsnet i actually bought the design a friend doll mentioned above but this looks like a great article for people still looking