The different dolls are created to resemble a paramedic, a pilot, a teacher, a grocery store worker, and a caregiver.
The American Girl doll company was clearly inspired by the recent COVID-19 ‘pandemic’, so much so, that they created five different special edition dolls that celebrate the essential and frontline workers.
The different dolls are created to resemble a paramedic, a pilot, a teacher, a grocery store worker, and a caregiver. The dolls picked were from the “Heroes with Heart” contest winners. This contest was held to have children across the country nominate the front-line workers or other essential workers that they may have in their lives. American Girl, the doll company owned by Mattel, would then be picking five winners and turning them into custom America Girl dolls. Additionally, the children whose nominations were chosen would also be winning a $200 American Girl gift card.
While the five winning dolls aren’t available for purchase at the moment, there is the “American Girl #ThankYouHeroes Scrubs” that you can buy for $24. Each pair of scrubs comes with a top and pants, as well as a fabric mask and plastic slip-on shoes. There is also a charitable side to purchasing the scrubs as each pair purchased means that American Girl will donate a doll activity book to the First Responders Children’s Foundation.