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Meet the 2019 Girl of the Year, Blaire Wilson!

Meet the 2019 Girl of the Year, Blaire Wilson! Blaire—a young chef-in-training who loves bringing people together—joins American Girl’s family of characters and timeless stories designed to help girls think about their own character and who they want to be. A natural people person, Blaire excels at gathering people around the dinner table but needs help finding balance between the digital world and the real world—like many people today. Through Blaire, girls will learn the importance of staying connected to the people they care about and that this means more than clicking and swiping—it means truly being there. 

As a parent, I love what Blaire’s story communicates to young girls. In our family we certainly believe and prioritize family time, and what it really means to spend time together. A few ways we do this is by doing family devotions, game nights, taking turns sharing our highs and lows of the day at dinner, and individual one on one time with each other when possible. I love that not only can my girls enjoy playing with this gorgeous new doll, they can also learn and reinforce this important message. 

Blaire’s story unfolds in a chapter book series written by Jennifer Castle and published by Scholastic. In the two books, available now, Blaire loves to put her cooking and decorating talents to good use on her family’s sustainable farm and bed-and-breakfast in upstate New York. When the opportunity to plan the farm’s first wedding arises, Blaire jumps in with gusto. However, between overextending herself to create the perfect farm-fancy event and a newly diagnosed food sensitivity that makes her self-conscious, Blaire finds herself more engaged on her devices than at real-life gatherings with others. Ultimately, through the help of her family and friends, Blaire finds a healthy balance and learns the value of being fully present at every occasion.

Blaire comes to life for girls via a beautiful 18-inch doll, featuring bright green eyes and curly red hair. Blaire’s world features an array of outfits, accessories, and products that reflect her life on Pleasant View Farm, including a sweet lamb and piglet, festive party decor, and Blaire’s Family Farm Restaurant, with everything needed to play out a show stopping farm-to-table celebration. My girls also love that she enjoys life on the farm. We have a small garden, so it is really neat that kids can have such a real, down to earth character they can relate to.

Fans can learn more about Blaire at the following 2019 events and activities:

  • Blaire Online Play: Girls can visit http://play.americangirl.com/play/girl-of-the-year/blaire for book excerpts, games and activities, and Blaire’s Life at Pleasant View Farm Vlog posts from her family’s sustainable farm, featuring delicious recipes, gardening tips, cooking and craft videos, and more.
  • Blaire’s Family Dinner Series: To promote mealtime togetherness, families are invited to attend a Blaire-inspired dinner series at select American Girl retail restaurants across the country in 2019. Parents can visit com/stores to learn more or make a reservation.

To win your very own Blaire Doll, comment and tell me what you enjoy doing for family time! 

I was provided with American Girl Product in exchange for my review. As always, all opinions are 100% my own. 

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Samantha
Samantha
January 23, 2019 5:49 PM

That would be so awesome!

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Ellen Casper
Ellen Casper
January 23, 2019 5:49 PM

We enjoy bike riding.

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Mary Gardner
Mary Gardner
January 23, 2019 5:51 PM

We enjoy outdoor activities for family time especially time we can spend together at the beach or any water activities.

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Kristin Goodman
Kristin Goodman
January 23, 2019 6:00 PM

We like playing games as a family. And movie nights!! And my girls LOVE American Girls. The store/cafe is so much fun with them.

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Rachel Blackstock
Rachel Blackstock
January 23, 2019 6:05 PM

As a family, we love to go on hikes and ride bikes together, the kids and I bake together, and we have been putting blessing bags together for the less fortunate in the area. We also like doing science experiments together, and do fun learning experiences like going to DC or mount Vernon.

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Jessi Housel
Jessi Housel
January 23, 2019 6:15 PM

My family loves to watch movies together, we call it movie parties because we do themed food or activities with new movies. This is our favorite in the winter or when the weather calls for inside family time. When the weather is great or it’s summer we spend alot of time together canoeing, hiking, having cookouts or visiting my family’s farm (my parents have a farm I grew up on and my brothers both have farms). My daughter Violet loves animals!

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Angelica Dimeo
Angelica Dimeo
January 23, 2019 6:18 PM

Me and my kids love watching movies together at home,

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Jennifer Marie
Jennifer Marie
January 23, 2019 6:22 PM

We love going to our local gym and swimming together.

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Diana Bowen
Diana Bowen
January 23, 2019 6:28 PM

We love little things like a walk to the park, cooking breakfast together or bigger plans like taking a trip to FL to visit friends, family and the beach! 😀

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Anna Loomis Russell
Anna Loomis Russell
January 23, 2019 6:30 PM

Every Sunday family time is spent playing board games

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Latanya
Latanya
January 23, 2019 6:36 PM

Going to beach and water park

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Tabathia B
Tabathia B
January 23, 2019 6:47 PM

We enjoy playing boars games or playing foosball

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Brandy Cardenas
Brandy Cardenas
January 23, 2019 7:05 PM

We spend quality family time together every Sunday. Always a lunch and some fun activity with the whole family!

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Christy sweeney
Christy sweeney
January 23, 2019 7:06 PM

We love to play board games and play outside!

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Laura bernard
Laura bernard
January 23, 2019 7:12 PM

We love playing board games as a family. When the weather is nice we enjoy going hiking and bringing our pup Luca along! My daughter would love her first American girl doll!

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Heather Payne
Heather Payne
January 23, 2019 7:34 PM

We love watching movies together. We get a whole bunch of snacks and all sit together.

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Essence nuckolls
Essence nuckolls
January 23, 2019 7:36 PM

We love doing game nights

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Margaret S Porter
Margaret S Porter
January 23, 2019 7:45 PM

Playing games, cooking together, reading together, talking about our day

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Amanda Saltsman
Amanda Saltsman
January 23, 2019 7:47 PM

My family loves going to the Science Center

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Heather P.
Heather P.
January 23, 2019 7:51 PM

My girls and I spend our best time together creating art. We love making seasonal crafts and projects, getting creative, and making things together!

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Stephanie Larison
Stephanie Larison
January 23, 2019 7:51 PM

I love spending time with family by playing games together.

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mami2jcn
mami2jcn
January 23, 2019 8:37 PM

I love family movie night!

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Melissa
Melissa
January 23, 2019 8:38 PM

We enjoy so much from reading books, to family hikes, to cooking together. I love the American girl dolls.

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kathy Persons
kathy Persons
January 23, 2019 8:43 PM

Since we live on a dairy farm we enjoy playing with the animals dog, kitties and calves

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Hannah G
Hannah G
January 23, 2019 9:57 PM

My children love playing games with us, so we play a lot of UNO and Dutch Blitz.

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Bre Kershaw
Bre Kershaw
January 23, 2019 9:58 PM

My daughter and I LOVE one-on-one girl time. From playing in the park, riding our bikes to having picnics; we love spending time together!!! ❤️

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Erin T
Erin T
January 23, 2019 10:28 PM

Our family likes to play games (Guess Who, Checkers, Connect Four), build Legos together, and play fun silly made-up games around the house.

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Shelly Peterson
Shelly Peterson
January 23, 2019 11:09 PM

We love baking and having game nights and movie nights.
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ellen beck
ellen beck
January 24, 2019 12:06 AM

We like spending quality family time by preparing home cooked meals and then all having a nice slow dinner together I think this time important to sit and talk. No devices allowed just time to breathe and relax..

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Stephanie Mago-Eagle
Stephanie Mago-Eagle
January 24, 2019 1:49 AM

Helping my daughter with her homework, reading books to her,talking with her and watching movies is how I have quality family time.

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Brittany
Brittany
January 24, 2019 8:15 AM

We like to play board games such as monopoly and we like minute to win it. We also play uno and other games the kids like. Some days we have movie nights.

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Elizabeth Brown
Elizabeth Brown
January 24, 2019 11:09 AM

Every night I try to snuggle up with each of my two girls separately right before lights out and we chat. I learn what is happening in their lives at school, what is weighing on their minds, and the social ups and downs that they might be experiencing. We also get to chat about what is coming up in our lives (recitals, tryouts, birthdays, trips, projects, etc.). They are so honest, open and vulnerable during those 10-15 minutes that I never rush them, never judge them, and only try to communicate total love, support, empathy and guidance. Then I update… Read more »

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Sheila
Sheila
January 24, 2019 11:45 AM

We love watching movies together and even you tube the trailers months ahead of time 🙂

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Collette Thompson
Collette Thompson
January 24, 2019 12:47 PM

We always share highs and lows at family dinner each night, no electronics, just a time to be together and connect one a day. We all enjoy specific shows as a family and of course games!

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Edye
Edye
January 24, 2019 1:35 PM

We love baking together!

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Casandra LaMonaca
Casandra LaMonaca
January 24, 2019 1:35 PM

Family time is so important. We make sure we spend time talking about our day at dinner. It’s important to bond together as a family. Games and movie night are always fun too.

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Natalie
Natalie
January 24, 2019 2:03 PM

We love going on bike rides and playing at the park!

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Karrie
Karrie
January 24, 2019 3:03 PM

We love spending days at State Parks, especially our local lake and hiking paths in the warmer months. We have license plates that support the parks and give us entry year round.

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Meg
Meg
January 24, 2019 4:21 PM

Our favorite thing to do together is to take long walks and end up at 7-11 for slurpies. We also love to read together and go on adventures with our story characters. We’re always looking for new adventures whether it’s apple picking in the fall, hiking in the summer, traveling or just exploring our local area.

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Amy Tolley
Amy Tolley
January 24, 2019 8:24 PM

I spend quality time with my grandkids doing crafts coloring movie night or dancing and hands on crafts

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Aubrey Daniels
Aubrey Daniels
January 24, 2019 9:03 PM

Blaire sounds like our kind of girl! We live in the country and can’t an ever elated to her! My daughter would absolutely love her!

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Sarah
Sarah
January 24, 2019 10:46 PM

We like to watch movies

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Sonya Morris
Sonya Morris
January 24, 2019 11:01 PM

We love playing games together!

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Adrianne
Adrianne
January 24, 2019 11:50 PM

We love family game night!!

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Jeanna
Jeanna
January 25, 2019 9:36 AM

We enjoy our family pizza and movie nights at home!

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shelly dixon
shelly dixon
January 25, 2019 12:15 PM

My family likes to take walks, go to museums, visit the park, and have family movie nights.

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aaron reck
aaron reck
January 25, 2019 1:56 PM

I really enjoy spending time with all the kids in my family at public spaces like city parks and so much more.

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paula s
paula s
January 26, 2019 12:39 PM

We enjoy camping as a family when warm and hiking trails in fall.

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Dana Matthews
Dana Matthews
January 26, 2019 2:03 PM

For family time, I enjoy playing board games and doing craft projects.

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Danell Palmer
Danell Palmer
January 27, 2019 9:30 AM

We love going to the park, the zoo or anything fun really. We can even get family time by staying in the house and baking and watching a movie. 🙂

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