Posts Tagged ‘canadian companies’

Liv World by Spin Master

Saturday, August 8th, 2009

ETA – Please DO NOT ask me how to activate or get to their website or whatever. I don’t know. Any future questions of this kind will be deleted. Try emailing support @ livworld.com (remember to delete the spaces) instead. I am not affiliated or employed by this company… I don’t even have these dolls.

By now, these dolls are probably old news… but I thought I’d still write about them! Thanks to Chdenni for mentioning them in a comment on the 28th of last month.

These dolls are made by Spin Master Ltd. a Canadian toy company that began in 1994.

The characters of Liv World are -

Daniela, Katie, Sophie and Alexis

Daniela, Katie, Sophie and Alexis

  • Daniela – black hair with brown eyes, peachy skin
  • Katie – dark brown hair with green eyes, most pale skin
  • Sophie – light blonde hair with blue eyes, warmer pale skin
  • Alexis – dark brown hair with brown eyes, light brown skin

These dolls look great! They actually have features that are not stereotypically of any certain ethnicity (except the blonde hair). They have big wide opened almond shaped eyes and look totally sweet and innocent.

They are specifically marketed to pre-teens and have an interactive online world in association with the dolls. The Liv World Grand Opening (online) will be on the 15th of August!

Related Article – Spin Master Launches Liv(TM)… @ entrepreneur.com dated 090731.

Mixis – Mixed Race Dolls by YNU Group

Friday, June 19th, 2009

YNU Group is a Canadian based company founded by Debbie Goodland (Company President) in 2005, that makes a series of dolls with multi-ethnic features called the Mixis.

You can find pdf info sheets on the YNU Group website.

The Mixis even have a “blog” complete with character profiles.

The four main characters at this point in time are

  • Emerald Okada – this raven haired girl is Black American, Native American and Japanese
  • Houda Degas – this blonde girl is French and Lebanese
  • Opal Nkrumah – this girl with dark blonde curls is Nigerian and British
  • Rosa Dominguez Katz – this brunette is Latina and Jewish
Emerald, Houda, Opal and Rosa

Emerald, Houda, Opal and Rosa

These dolls have fully articulated arms and legs and a naturally proportioned body. (hmm, are the legs really articulated – no visible joints? – TN)

Aparently four more characters will be released in Northern Hemisphere Spring 2009 – Ruby, Kirsten, Melissa and Pria – wasn’t that supposed to be… last month?

Check out the Philly Collector Blog to see real life photos of these dolls :)

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