Review of the American Girl Figure Skating Doll Mia St. Clair

Pros

• The quality of the Mia doll and accessories is high.

Cons

• Mia is only available for purchase in 2008.
• The basic doll does not come with figure skates.
• The price of American Girl dolls may be too much for some budgets.

Description

• Mia has very light red hair, set plastic green eyes, and freckles.
• The Mia doll comes with a paperback book.
• The basic doll wears a zip-top turtleneck sweater, a skating skirt, underwear, light pink tights, and sneakers.
• It is necessary to purchase Mia's accessories to obtain the ice skates that go with the doll.
• Some of Mia's accessories include white figure skates with laces, blue skate guards, and a skate bag.
• The doll is eighteen inches long; she has a vinyl head, vinyl arms and legs, and has a soft cloth body.
• Mia's hair is rooted. Her hair is long and can be combed and styled.

Guide Review - Review of the American Girl Figure Skating Doll Mia St. Clair

Purchasing the Mia doll without the accessories will disappoint a child since the basic doll comes dressed for ice skating, but wears sneakers, not skates. In order to dress the doll in skates, the buyer must either buy the accessories that come with the doll or purchase Mia's Starter Collection.

If a little girl receives a Mia doll with the accessories, she will be delighted. The ice skates have real laces and can be laced just like real figure skates. If a child is able to take the Mia doll to an ice rink and is able to skate with her on the ice, Mia can actually stand up on the ice while wearing the skates. The figure skating blades attached to the doll's white boots have toe picks and look very realistic.

The doll comes wearing underwear and pink tights, and she is dressed in casual skating skirt and pink sweater. Real girls can buy an exact duplicate of that outfit. Girls can dress like Mia and take her ice skating.

Also included with the basic doll is Mia, the companion book that goes with the Mia doll. Mia's story will inspire and will also encourage readers of all ages to give figure skating a try. Even though there are some inaccuracies, much of the book tells what the true figure skating world is like. Also, the book shows the commitment and hard work that is required to be a figure skater.

Owning Mia will make any little girl happy. Children that know how to ice skate will especially enjoy the doll. Girls who don't know how to skate may want to try figure skating once they own a Mia doll. The high quality of American Girl dolls is worth the price.