DALLAS — When American Girl’s original Samantha, Kristen, Molly, Felicity, Addy and Josefina and this year’s 25 newly released Truly Me dolls needed a house, the brand turned to a North Texas “homebuilder.”
Farmers Branch-based KidKraft, the largest U.S. dollhouse maker, built the first official American Girl-branded dollhouse. KidKraft also makes children’s indoor and outdoor playsets and furniture.
The upscale doll brand has added furniture and playsets over the years, has a publishing arm and more recently added a podcast network, but it’s never had a dollhouse. KidKraft remedied that with a big and pricey solution: a 4 ½-foot tall, 5-foot wide, three-level playhouse that’s just right for American Girl’s 18-inch dolls.
