Discussing the History Surrounding "Canadian Girl Dolls" - Deep Dive into Maplelea Girl Dolls
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I love maplelea dolls I only have one Jenna to exact but I remember seeing them for a split second on a show and being totally obsessed I was like “what are these dolls? “ And “ I gotta know more about them” so I did some research and found out about maplelea dolls my mom wouldn’t get me one because she thought they were kinda scary but when I found out that Jenna was gonna be replaced with different version of her I persuaded my mom to buy me her I still have her Jenna is one of my all time favorite dolls ! Sincerely an American who loves dolls
The maplelea dolls creep me out 😭 it’s the face mold 😭
Same. I find them incredibly creepy. Like, I listened to this video, because every time I accidentally looked at the screen I got creeped out.
I watched because one of my students is researching them, and I want to understand the basics before I read her paper. But the first time I saw one, I wonderer why their faces looked so... squashed
You don't have to run down one company to make your favorite seem better.
Some of the historical dolls have strife in their stories,Addy was a slave, Molly's dad was in WWII,Kirsten is an immigrant having trouble assimilating to her new home and the family has trouble putting food on the table. Some of the girls lose friends to death, some have lost their parents. The dolls of the yrs sometimes have disabilities. Who is to say Felicity's mom isn't a top seamstress?
I always liked Slutty dolls so this never spoke to me growing up
i love this comment lmfao
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I discovered Maplelea dolls through you, and have been obsessed with Saila ever since! Crossing my fingers that I'll be able to order her this year.
Saila is definitely a fan favourite!
This video made me want a maplelea doll again
Do it. Do it. Do it. I'm really tempted but I love my little duo of Clara and Taryn!
I used to think their faces were less appealing- more creepy. But the more I see them considering getting on- if I ever did it would be Saila she’s very interesting
I've been collecting Maplelea dolls for 8 years now as an adult collector! I absolutely love them. I think the quality of the clothing is better than American Girl. More affordable as well, especially with the flat-rate shipping of $9!!! I love the sweet faces!
I think the dolls are cute. But I cant help but get an uncanny wally feel from them.
Your first reaktion on AG was the same as mine. Those teeth! Hehe. And I grew up with a doll brand called Skrållan that spoke when you pressed her belly.
The brand still exists, but just like other 80's/90's toys, the doll has been upgraded. She is more of a toddler doll I think. When I was a child, the sound box was a tiny record player and the disk came in different colours and had different sounds on each side. I wish I still had my Skrållan doll, but she was destroyed when the basement flooded due to heavy rain. I can still remember the clicking and the static sound from her sound box when the records played. And she was heavy bc she needed those huge batteries that most 80's toys needed.
I'm sorry to hear that :( She sounded lovely!
I love Maplelea dolls! My favorites are Saila and Taryn. I went to their website, and the Maplelea Friends line had been renamed to the Maplelea & Me line.
I love their updated outfits!
I have had Saila for about a year now and I am very pleased with her. She is beautiful, looks much better in person. I also bought some of her outfits including the Amauti and the (new) kuspuk. I hope they re-issue her knitted hat. Her story is really interesting, Can you imagine perma-frost all year around. Plumbing is above ground! The clothing, footwear is very well made and they have long sleeves and it's not pink!! I really like that you showed the older catalog. I have never received a new one. Very few youtubers discuss or show Maplelea. The only one I can think of is Deenandbeena. Ordering from the website is very easy, never had an issue.
Yes! I agree, Maplelea does an excellent job at showing different styles from girly to sporty to outdoorsy to trendy. I always loved that about the brand
She is on my wish list.
Isn't Saila adorable? I have displayed her in one of Kaya's spare dresses before and she looks so cute. I have a pattern for a kuspuk but haven't made it yet. I'm looking for the perfect calico.
@@nanasewdear I have a pattern too I bought from ETSY, haven't used it either. Also bought a kuspuk for 18' dolls on ETSY.
I find it interesting that what we find attractive often is based on what we are exposed to and the circumstances around that, especially when we are young. I assume there are psychological studies about this, but I can see it in myself as an older person and my evolution through doll collecting tastes. My main dolls in the 80s were Barbies, and I liked dolls with those proportions. A couple of years ago I started collecting Barbie again, and I didn’t like other lines at first. I now find I have dolls from several lines, including American Girl. 11.5 inch fashion dolls are still my favourites, though.
I have not warmed up to Maplelea dolls yet, although I have purchased some of the clothing. I think if I were to get one it would be Salia because I prefer her facial expression. I think because Maplelea dolls are a bit more realistic-looking than American Girls, they go into uncanny territory for me. It’s entirely possible, though, that if I see them enough I might grow to like them like I have other doll lines.
I found out about maplelea at a similar time to AG. I got a catalogue bundled with another magazine subscription and fell in love! I always browsed the clothes and outfits but never bought anything. Then we got an AG store in Canada so that’s the doll I bought, but my cousins had Maplelea dolls and we would swap clothing. I’ve wanted the Canadiana items for years and still haven’t gotten them
The Canadiana outfits are so cute! Good for boy dolls too.
These dolls are really cute. I think they have a more realistic look especially the eyes. Love the story of how you got Taryn.
It’s hard to pick a favorite. I’m trying to decide which one to purchase first. Yes, you and your channel were my first exposure to Maplelea. Thank you so much!❤️
They are all so adorable and beautiful. Personally recommend Saila for beginners because she is so unique and something you can't find in other doll lines! Taryn was my first though. :)
I did just buy a Create Your Own AG doll to find a doll who looks like my family. I did originally think the Maplelea dolls looked strange, and I think a few of them still do. 😔While watching this video, I decided to look at the website. I just found the KMF31 Maplelea and ME! Doll. Had I seen her first, I probably would have bought her instead of the AG doll and for over $100 USD less. I’ll get KMF31 next month. She’s so cute, and looks a lot more like me than the customized AG doll. AG dolls’s eyes are too round to look real, though I have grown to appreciate their looks through familiarity. I think Maplelea dolls are growing on me too. Some dolls of both lines still look a little weird. But that’s a good thing. My My Life as a Girl Doll is so symmetrically beautiful she feels intimidating. I prefer the imperfections in the other lines.
Malls really started popping up in the mid 1950s in the US but California's first mall opened in 1952.
3 and a half minutes into the video and I’ve already placed an order from the Maplelea website 🤭 I knew about the Maplelea line for years but never was interested because I don’t care for the look of the dolls. But you’ve made me realize that they have some extremely cute outfits! Can’t wait for my 📦 !!!
I hope to get Saila this year! 🤞She is my favorite this far. I see how much you love your girls, which has caused me to go to their website to check out all their stories, clothes and accessories too! I love many things about Maplelea, and thank you Sophia for educating the rest of us on the brand! 🫶
Thank you!!! I love Maplelea so much and I glad that came through in the video ☺️☺️☺️
As someone from Nova Scotia, seeing a doll from here was so exciting as a little kid. I saw myself in her
They look like south park Canadians 💀
I just found out about these dolls, I'm American and have two AG dolls I bought as an adult. The person on the doll group who told me about them, confirmed that the outfits fit AG dolls, but shoes are hit and miss. My MiL has two dolls as well now (she has wanted for ages, but only had the one kid, my husband and he wasn't interested). She IMMEDIATELY went and bought the Scottish dancing outfit when I told her about it. She does that herself and was in the process of making one of her dolls an outfit. I'm...rather interested in all the snowsports outfits, and the other traditional outfits. I'm excited to find this company, though I don't think I'll get a doll, the faces do look a little weird to me but I think that's because I'm used to AG and I didn't see these as a kid.
I have Alexi she’s absolutely beautiful I received her on Saturday and love her
Congratulations on getting a new doll, Alexi is stunning!
Very informative video!! I’ve always wanted to learn more about these dolls as I’m a AG collector!! I for sure wanna buy one eventually!
If you have an opportunity to get one, totally do it! They are so worth it.
This was really interesting. I like how the dolls' characters revolve around their locations, and how their stories are educational as well as entertaining. I think they have some gorgeous outfits and accessories. Just curious, if I look for a doll secondhand, is there anything special I should watch for? Any particular flaws I should be aware of? And would you say their clothes are generally interchangeable with AG?
Clothes for the most part fit AG really well. The only things that are iffy are the leggings and shoes. Shoes will fit on american girl dolls but sometimes it looks a little awkward
Edit: to answer your other question, I might do a part two to this since I am receiving so many questions!
Just ordered my first doll from maplelea today. A kmf 32 and I’m sooooo excited.
Dianna Effner and Ruby Ho are the artist of RRFF dolls. I feel that Maplelea agreed to distribute the dolls in Canada. I love Maplelea dolls and absolutely love the clothes and shoes. They have the best pets.
Aww I loved your Maplea discovery story, it was so sweet and relatable (although for me it was American Girl).
My first Mapelea doll was Saila and I love her. I also have Chelsea with Brianne on the way. Next on my wish list is Jenna.
Saila is such a great doll to have as a first. I always recommend her to people if they don't know which one to get because she is just spectacular!
I own one Maplelea doll that I bought at the thrift store. She’s Brianne. She wore her shirt and pants but no boots. I fell in love with her instantly and she makes me so happy. She’s my favourite because I own her. I hope to find more. Law of attraction!!!😊❤️
I hope to find more at thrift stores too! But I might just have to buy another one from the website,
The Maplelea dolls I learned about just this year as I've gotten back into working with my American Girl dolls as an adult collector and also repairing/redoing AG dolls for fun in my own collection. Maplelea honestly looks really weird to me at first glance LOL. The faces really threw me off. I just didn't like that at all. However, your video here started auto playing in the background and when you said you tend to change people's minds I was like ALRIGHT I'll keep this playing in the background as I do something else. Immediately, when I saw Saila I was thrown to see she looked GORGEOUS to me. I will be definitely looking into her more and may find myself getting her 😅
LOVE THIS ❤️ ❤❤
I like the maplelea dolls, I have only really learned through this channel and a bit on AGIG and I'll be honest, some of the dolls are really cure but then there are other face molds that get too uncanny for me. But I am willing to bet that it is mostly because I am used to American Girl dolls. But I hope to in the future own a Maplelea doll or two of my own .
I agree with you mostly and this was honestly a fascinating video! However, I feel like the reason many people think they are copying with the Friends line (11:26) is because 1. The mainline dolls have unique characters and focus on specific cultures, just like AG! 2. They are both 18 inch dolls. So Since they’re already quite similar due to the base concept (though obviously not identical), I think people see having pretty much the exact same concept (with the Friends and Truly Me line) as the “final straw” and therefore call them a copy, hope this makes sense!
I got Saila 8 or 9 years ago and she is darling. If I could change one thing, I would have the body be similar to American Girl. I am not fond of the position of their arms, it looks like a ballet position. I would love to be able to trade more of the clothing with my AG dolls. I did get the buffalo plaid shirt, moccasins and the knitted 'Canada' hat. I just love that on her.
A few month's ago I saw a Maplelea doll in goodwill I didn't get her cause I thought she was a Walmart or target doll. Then I found your video and realized what she was and kick myself for not getting her .I want one though and I think I'll get one I just don't know who thought they're all so cool. I'm from Arizona by the way
I have seen some pictures of them and have to say, the same as American Girl dolls and other brands the photography (stock photos) often does all the dolls a huge disservice they are just not taken at the correct angles to bring out the beauty of the dolls.
To be honest I would never have bought an an AG doll from the catalogue photos until I had these dolls in my hands and worked with them. So based on the stock photos I was not interested in the past but if I had one in my hands it might be a totally different story.
Having seen both Saile and Alexis in videos being played with/interacted with peaked my interest. I am interested in Saile though she is on backorder. For me every doll purchase has to be planned out. So they are on the backburner at the moment.
It doesn't mean that if I come across them in a thrift store I would pass them up. Example: I have a Madame Alexander friends doll who is Asian I grabbed secondhand even though this doll lines hair is atrocious (tangles, breaks and falls out, though very soft. This is the more expensive version of the Wal-Mart MA dolls)
as a newmarket resident these dolls were my childhood
I use to live near Newmarket too! I went on their website to see they did so many cool events and I wish they happened when I was into Maplelea.
cute!
This video has really made me want to consider one! Also, from a Californian, Canada is totally a different country lol
I am American and love those dolls I think those impish faces are very cute. I also collect AG and Our Generation they have closed mouths. I do have questions are dolls totally vinyl or do they have cloth bodies? Do they open/shut eyes or are the fixed? The hair is it rooted or a wig? I think I have fallen love with the one in the dye sorry I’m so bad with names. Oh, America Girl was taken from the Gotz little sister dolls.
The MapleLea dolls are interesting, but the basic face mold is so creepy with that huge rictus grin it’s almost demonic to me 😵💫 I like all the MapleLea dolls that have another face mold, like Charlsea, Leonie and Saila. They’re on my wish list. I did get Leonie a couple of years ago, because I grew up in QC. I need to get more of their outfits, and hopefully I can get the other two dolls I want soon. The quality is excellent. And yes I don’t like the AG classic mold either, I find it has a piggy nose and the face-ups are boring. The teeth are a bit funny, but they never really bothered me. My fave AG molds are Josefina, Joss and Claudie. I only have two AG Classics; JLY24 who is my mini-me, and Saige. I do want to get Tenney at one point. But yeah I limit the Classic molds in my collection, in favor of the molds I like better.
Do their eyes close?
My favorite are taryn, and Charlsea
I have never heard of this company before. The history is interesting. where do they sell fashion and accessory packs and books?
Not books,they just come with Journals and each outfit comes with a journal page about a Canada site and a blank journal page for the child to write their own stories. They do have lots of outfits and accessories and they are always coming out with new things!
@@justdreamstudios where are these available?
@@kelleypopelar3162 They sell through their website.
I struggle with wanting to support maplelea because their main line has zero black characters and only one character of color ):
The United States also has a mixed economy.
The idea of an American claiming Canada doesn't have a culture is like a Scot complaining that France doesn't have good wine.
However...having discovered both AG and Maplelea around 6 months ago, I gotta say that....these things are ugly as sin. Just strait up unappealing to look at. They look more realistic, yeah...but if I wanted realism I'm collect portraits, not dolls. It just makes then uncanny. They look unhinged. And it's a shame because other than that, I like their aesthetic a lot better that AG. I like the cute little buck teeth, but they just look so bland a lot of the time. These on the other hand look like an actual bunch of kids.
But the faces, man. The faces haunt me.
IMO Obviously
I am (unfortunately) American. I had an American Girl doll, and I'm not a fan of the teeth, and I don't think their faces are very cute. But the Maplelea Dolls are creepy. Those eyes, yo...