Big Mia & Little Mia

The third keychain pair to appear here is Big Mia and Little Mia, placed next to two regular Mia mini-dolls.



Big Mia has the original shirt design from 2012, with the paw and two butterflies in pink and purple. Little Emma was made from a newer version of the basic Mia mini-doll; see the updated look of her shirt.

Big Mia's eyes and freckles look more orange than regular Mia mini-dolls.

There's special print details added to Big Mia's pants, but only on the front side.



When the basic Mia mini-doll got the updated shirt design in 2015, design change also occurred with her legs.

The earlier version of Mia's basic legs was made entirely in the color of the pants. The skin part was then painted, which occasionally resulted in an uneven appearance.

But the current version (in which Little Mia is made) seems to be molded in two colors, giving her skin a more uniform color.

Big Emma & Little Emma

Following Big Andrea & Little Andrea, the keychain pair I'm showing you today is Big & Little Emma accompanied by two regular Emma mini-dolls.



You might have noticed that Little Emma is wearing the newer version of the shirt from 2015. This version has more flowers. Big Emma is wearing the original 2012 version. While this older version has only one big flower, the star and dot details are painted with metallic silver instead of white seen in the updated design.

Big Emma's skirt is painted with a silver sash casually tied in the front. The back side does not show this sash.



Big Emma does not have a whole in the back of her hair for hair accessories unlike Little Emma.



Another interesting difference is that while Little Emma's legs are made in the color of the skirt, Big Emma's are in the color of her skin as you can see from the colors of the bottoms of their feet.

Big Andrea & Little Andrea

Today I am going to show you something a little different.



Yes, it's the mini-doll keychains!

The two normal mini-dolls on the right are there just for comparison.

The regular-sized keychain released in January 2016 is of course a basic Andrea mini-doll with a key ring attached on top of her head. All her parts seem to be glued on so they won't come apart easily. But her arms, legs and neck can move just like a regular mini-doll.

The big one is a perfect copy of the Andrea mini-doll in a larger size. Unlike the regular-sized mini-doll, she can neither bow nor sit. Only her arms are posable.

Big Andrea has additional print details on the front of her skirt which her smaller counterpart does not have. And how cute it is that the design contains a pink 2x4 brick!


Her back hides the battery. When you press the button on her tummy, the lights on her feet come on.



By the way, if a mini-doll is this big, should it be called a maxi-doll or a mega-doll?

Mmm... neither of them sounds quite right.

Let's just call it a big mini-doll for now.

New items for March 2016 (we didn't know about)!

It's March 1st today, and the six new Elves sets as well as the two Juniors/Disney Princess sets are now officially available at the LEGO stores and S@H!

Those sets have actually been on the shelves at some of my local stores for a couple of weeks, so what got me more excited this morning was the release of the unexpected items found at the LEGO Stores and S@H!




853556 LEGO Friends Mini-doll Campsite Set (US$14.99)

It's Kate, Maya and Liza all in one set!
I'm very happy to see these secondary characters are becoming regulars.
What I'm disappointed about is that these torso designs are getting used a bit too often in one wave: Liza's sleeveless hoodie has already been used on Olivia, Mia and Emma!

There's also something like the classic party game Twister.

853552 LEGO Friends Hand-Foot-Fun (US$24.99)

I'll probably skip this one, as it has nothing to do with mini-dolls, but the touch pads are cute.

The Elves theme also got a few additional items: a storage case and key chains.



853564 LEGO Elves Me and My Dragon Display (US$14.99)



853559 LEGO Elves Emily Jones Key Chain (US$5.99)
853560 LEGO Elves Azari the Fire Elf Key Chain (US$5.99)
853561 LEGO Elves Aira the Wind Elf Key Chain (US$5.99)
853562 LEGO Elves Naida the Water Elf Key Chain (US$5.99)
853563 LEGO Elves Fledge the Baby Dragon Bag Charm (US$5.99)

Sadly, there is no Farran key chain. How are Emily and the other three elves supposed to unite the magic without Farran?!

The LEGO Stores and S@H will have the VIP double points promotion between March 7th and March 22nd, so I may try to wait until next week to get these special items.