The Best Dress Up Dolls

L.O.L Surprise Roller Chick Fashion Doll

Talk About Style

This dress-up doll is ready to rock with her fashionable outfits and dressing room prop.

Best Overall

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This L.O.L. Surprise doll is an excellent dress-up choice if your little one is into fashion, complete with a cardboard dressing room scene so your child can bring their most stylish dreams to life. The set also includes clothes and accessories with a colorful, disco-skater theme that gives kids unique options for expressing their creativity.

The doll itself was designed to be posed and styled, with jointed limbs and pop-off hands that make for easy dressing, even with long sleeves, and her long, pink hair is fun to style. When it comes to fashion-forward fun, this gal skates away with our top honors.

Pros:

• Roller rink theme sets this doll apart
• There are four of these dress-up dolls to collect
• All of the little pieces can be stored in the dressing room for easy organization

Cons:

• This dress-up doll wears makeup, earrings, and fashion-forward clothing, so it may be best for slightly older kids

Baby Alive Doll Set

Change the Baby

Mix things up this time with a little baby dress-up doll.

Best Baby Doll

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Baby dolls provide the opportunity for little ones to engage in pretend-play while learning responsibility, which is what makes this dress-up doll from Baby Alive a great choice. Your child can mix up and feed her the included baby food to make the doll “go potty” in her changeable diaper.

This doll comes with a cute, tropical-patterned dress and includes a comb for taking care of her short, brown hair. Your little one can expand their dress-up play with this baby doll to encourage a fun and educational experience.

Pros:

• The blender that comes with this baby doll really spins, allowing your little one to have a realistic pretend-play experience
• The baby “goes potty” after eating up her yummy food
• The dress and diapers are easy to put on and off, so they can be used by young children

Cons:

• This baby only comes with one dress-up outfit and two changeable diapers

Barbie Fantasy Hair Doll

Bright Hair, Don't Care

This doll will let your girl play around in the world of bright and beautiful hair.

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Switching clothes is great, but this Barbie doll is here to bring hairstyling to the table. She comes with tons of hair accessories, including hairpiece headbands, clips, and a brush, for tons of hairstyle fun.

This Barbie doll comes with clothes and shoes to change as well, so your little one won’t have to miss out on the classic dress-up fun. It can also be used with regular Barbie clothes, so if your child has a collection already, they can put it to good use.

Pros:

• This Barbie doll is sold at an affordable price
• The hairpieces are unicorn and mermaid-themed
• The long hair can be styled with ponytails and regular-sized clips as well as the pieces that come in the set

Cons:

• Some of the pieces in this set are super tiny, so this doll isn’t suitable for very young children

Barbie Dreamtopia Dress-Up Doll

Fit for a Fairytale

Let your little one turn this doll into a mermaid, a fairy, and more.

Best Make-Believe

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Let your little one enter the land of make-believe with this fantastical Barbie doll. The set comes with a Barbie doll in a princess outfit, as well as costumes that turn her into a mermaid and a fairy, making this set stand out from Barbie sets your child may currently have.

This Barbie doll has medium-length hair, which is fun to brush but manageable at the same time. The costumes click into place, making them easy for kiddos to put on by themselves. Every piece is also covered in intricate detail, which turns every piece of clothing into something a little bit magical.

Pros:

• The unique pieces in this set make it perfect for imaginative play
• The clothes and costumes will fit on any regular Barbie, so your child can create all of the characters at once if you’ve got other Barbie dolls in the house

Cons:

• This set has a higher price point when compared to other Barbie dolls

Barbie Gymnastics Playset Doll

Get Moving

This unique gymnastics-themed doll is all about activity.

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If you’re on the hunt for a flexible doll, this Barbie has you covered in more ways than one. Her set is gymnastics-themed and comes with tons of cute little accessories that make pretend-play more than possible.

This Barbie doll comes with a few different dress-up options for both on and off the mats. It’s extremely bendable for creating unique gymnastics moves and it is available at an affordable price when you consider all of the pieces it comes with.

Pros:

• This Barbie doll’s hair comes in a bun, so you don’t need to worry about messy doll hair
• The active theme provides great motivation for little kids to get moving and try new things

Cons:

• The specific theme may limit dress-up creativity in some ways

Frequently Asked Questions

Are all Barbie doll clothing pieces interchangeable?

If you stick with the Barbie doll brand, all of the clothing and accessories you purchase will be interchangeable. Some of the dolls on the list above are made in different sizes, so they won’t be able to share clothes with Barbie dolls.

What age range are Barbie dress-up dolls best for?

These dolls come with small pieces, so they’re best for kiddos who are three years of age and older who no longer put toys in their mouths.