My girls, 4 and almost 3, have older girl cousins, 9- and 7-years old. My nieces have a few American Girl Dolls. If you don't know what these are, they are a line of dolls and accessories based on pre-teen girl characters from various periods of American history. My daughters, needless to say, have been begging me for their own American Girl dolls. American Girl Dolls will run you $100 and up, and that's just for the doll!

I recently discovered Our Generation Dolls and accessories by Battat, a great line of dolls that look just like the more expensive version and are the same size. They are 18 inches high and you can get outfits and accessories galore. Some of the accessories include doll beds, horses that the dolls fit on to "ride", salon chairs, sleep over party sets and more.

This line of dolls are perfect for those girls wanting dolls that look more like little girls rather than babies. Amazon, one of the most trusted online shopping sites, carries this line at great prices. Browse Amazon's selection below and get your holiday shopping done early and online. Thanks for stopping by!

The selection of dolls is quite large. All Our Generation Dolls dolls are 18" high and poseable. The regular dolls come with one complete outfit. Choose your favorite look, or choose one that resembles your child:

• Alexis - Cords & Cardigans has long, slightly wavy brown hair with brown eyes
• Jenny - Chill in the Air has long, straight blonde hair with green eyes
• Robyn - Musical Memories has long, straight blonde hair with blue eyes
• Sunny - Spring Party has wavy, blonde hair with bangs and brown eyes
• Sophie - Playground Games has brown pigtails and bangs with green eyes
• Sandy - Let it Snow has long, wavy brown hair in a ponytail and blue eyes
• Sally - Dance Recital has dark skin, dark wavy hair and brown eyes

The Deluxe dolls come with two outfits and extras:

• Robyn - Scooter Day Doll has blonde hair with blue eyes and comes with 2 stylish outfits, shopping bags, guidebook, water bottle, some snacks and a list of things to do in the city.
• Alexis - Ballet Brunette has brown hair and brown eyes and comes with two ballet outfits and ballet acessories.
• Robyn - Pet Shelter Volunteer has blonde hair and blue ayes and comes with a dog, dog brush, food bowl, leash, chew toys, adoption poster and more.
• Jenny - Traveller Doll has blonde hair with green eyes and comes with a change of clothes, pretend camera, MP3 player, passport, plane tickets, toiletries and purse.

The Deluxe with Storybook dolls come with a couple of outfits, accessories and each doll is featured in her own storybook! As you read along in the included storybook, you will discover how the accessories included with your doll are used in the book.

• Katelyn - Figure Skating has blonde hair and blue eyes.
• Mary Lyn - Music Recital has blonde hair with brown eyes.
• Hally - Back To School has Blonde braids and blue eyes.
• Sydney Lee - Ballet has brown hair in a beautiful bun and green eyes.

Our Generation Accessories

As you can see below, there is a vast array of accessories available for the Our Generation dolls; everything from bathtubs to extra outfits and horses to scooters and a trunk to store a lot of it! Want to know what my girls are getting? I am getting them each a doll and the sleep over party set. They will also be getting the beds, scooters, horses and salon chairs form different family members for the holidays. I can't wait to see their cheery faces when they unwrap these great gifts!!