Karito Kids World Collection Dolls Giveaway (ENDED)

Karito Kids is a company that makes beautiful dolls.  The great thing about Karito Kids is that they are about more than dolls, though.  Karito Kids is also about education and charity!

Lisa Steen-Proctor, co-Founder of Karito Kids says this about their company:  Karito Kids is a socially responsible company which enables kids to learn about other countries and cultures and at the same time empowers them to help others less fortunate.  3% of the retail price (not profits/proceeds) of products are donated to one of four projects under the causes of food, home, school or health.  The wonderful thing is kids receive a code, log onto karitokids.com and then direct their donation from the purchase to one of these four causes.  Our products are ethnically accurate play dolls with wonderful chapter books about the character in one of six countries: USA, China, Mexico, Italy, Kenya, Australia.

Karito Kids has been featured on Oprah’s O List and won Family Fun Magazine’s #1 Toy of the Year in 2007!  They have also won the 2008 Doll of the Year Industry’s Choice Award, Creative Child Seal of Excellence Choice Award, FIVE NAPPA Gold Awards in 2007, Teachers’ Choice For the Family Award, and FIVE 2007 iParentingMedia Outstanding Products Awards, just to name a FEW of their recognitions!

Karito Kids wants to spread the message that kids around the world are basically the same, even with our cultural and social differences.  You can choose from Gia from Italy, Ling from China, Lulu from Kenya, Piper from Australia, Pita from Mexico or Zoe from the USA.  These 21” poseable dolls are hand-strung and constructed from vinyl with no phthalates added.  If your child likes to cuddle, 2/3 of the torso is soft 100% cotton and polyester fill.  The hair is wigged and can be washed and styled.

We received Zoe from the USA. Zoe is an 11-year old aspiring songwriter and musician who loves making up silly words, sillier songs and exploring the vintage shops of her native Manhattan for the hippest retro clothes. Zoe comes with her own passport and a 128-page, hardbound fiction book that includes excerpts from her journal describing her beloved New York City!

This doll is incredible! I cannot believe how realistic her features are, down to her delicate-looking eyelashes and cute little freckles across her nose and cheeks.  Her hair feels very silky and so far, she has withstood the attention of my 6-year-old son.

In addition to the original dolls, Karito Kids also offers 16″ soft Travel Charmers versions of their dolls, which come with a souvenir charm that will fit their Travel Charmers Bracelets.  Karito Kids offers a cute child’s Heart Tee as well as a full line of doll clothing that is definitely mother-approved! If your child likes to read, each doll comes with a different Karito Kids Adventure Book, but you’ll want to collect them all because they really are fabulous!

If you are looking to start a doll collection with your child, Karito Kids is really the best! I love that they are comparable to other popular brands, but that they are more socially aware/responsible AND they give back while encouraging your child to do the same.  You really cannot beat that!!

Karito Kids 21″ dolls retail for $99.99 and include a passport, full outfit and Adventure Book, as well as a code to access to fun games and ways to give to the charity of their choice.

Karito Kids and Things Moms Like are giving away the doll of your choice to one lucky Things Moms Like reader!!

Initial Entry (must do this before submitting any bonus entries): Visit the Karito Kids website and post a comment here about which doll you’d like and why.

Bonus Entries:

One Entry: You can post one other thing about the company, the dolls, etc – can be about their charity, quality or message…whatever you’d like!

FIVE ENTRIES: Blog about this giveaway and post the link to your blog post here

One Entry -Follow Things Moms Like AND Karito Kids Twitter & Tweet this Giveaway.  You can TWEET up to once DAILY for a daily entry.  Be sure to post the link to your Tweet here in order for your entry to count.

One Entry – Join the Karito Kids Facebook Group

One Entry -Join my Facebook Group

One Entry -Subscribe to my Blog

Giveaway ends July 2nd

Be sure to post a separate comment for each entry in order for them to be counted!

Good luck!!