For beginning collectors of My Childs looking for information: I am a newbie collector, so I am still learning...that means there will be information in the next while...
Also something may be wrong, and I would love to know that! Please email me if that is the case.
Year/Country Identifer
Key
F = Female
M = Male
Py = Peachy Skin
Pl = Pale Skin
Lt = Light Make-up/Coloring
Dk = Dark Make-up/Coloring
X = Characteristic Applies
o = Characteristic Does Not Apply
Tags refers both to how many there are and
what is written on the tag as an identifier
Year refers to Production Year
as actual years of production are NOT exact
| Country |
Sex |
Skin |
Heart |
Make-up |
Tags |
Year |
| USA |
M |
Pl |
X |
Lt |
1 / -- |
1 |
| Australia |
M |
Pl |
X |
Lt |
1 / -- |
1 |
| Canada |
M |
Pl |
o |
Lt |
2 / -- |
1 |
| USA |
M |
Pl |
X |
Dk |
1 / -- |
2 |
| Australia |
M |
Py |
o |
Dk |
1 / -- |
2 |
| Canada |
M |
Pl |
o |
Dk |
2 / -- |
2 |
| USA |
F |
Pl |
X |
Lt |
1 / -- |
1 |
| Australia |
F |
Pl |
X |
Lt |
1 / -- |
1 |
| Canada |
F |
Pl |
o |
Lt |
2 / -- |
1 |
| USA |
F |
Pl |
X |
Dk |
1 / -- |
2 |
| Australia |
F |
Py |
o |
Dk |
1 / -- |
2 |
| Canada |
F |
Pl |
o |
Dk |
2 / -- |
2 |
| USA |
F |
Pl |
o |
Dk |
1/HR |
3 |
| Australia |
F |
Py |
o |
Dk |
1/HR |
3 |
| Canada |
F |
Py |
o |
Dk |
2/HR |
3 |
Varieties in Hair/Eyes/Make-up/Etc.
Hair
Black (African-American & Hispanic only)
Brunette
Red
Strawberry Blonde - RARE
Dark/Two-Tone/Dirty Blonde
Light/Honey/Bright Blonde
Eyes
Brown (with either black or orange [Hispanics only] highlights)
Green
Violet/Gray/Dark Blue
Blue/Aqua/Turquoise
Hair Styles
All hair styles can be determined by looking at the scalp. The hair is arranged in plugs in a pattern. Based on where there is a straight row determines the placement of the hair. Look at the hair as well. Curly hair, in the USA, usually indicates only 2 styles, PiggyTails or TopKnot. PonyTails or Puppytails need to be determined from the length and "squared-ends". I am not good at this at all! So good luck with the hair styles...
TopKnot (a single curled ponytail at the crown, fringe all around)
PonyTails (placed high on the scalp with fringe only in the front)
PiggyTails (2 curly ponytails with fringe all around)
PuppyTails (2 long ponytails starting about ear height, squared ends)
Side Part (lightly curled short hair that is below the ears)
Side Part (Boys - right above ear length short hair with side part)
Middle Part (Boys - short hair with middle part; hair usually comes to a point in the middle of the forehead)
Curly (Boys - full head of lightly curled hair with no part)
Make-Up
Comes in 2 forms, usually...
Orangey lipstick and eyeshadow coloring
Dark Pink lipstick and eyeshadow
But there are varieties with the eyeshadow versus the lipstick, like purple eyeshadow that usually matches the pink lipstick.
Taiwan versus China
There are 2 types of My Childs produced in different countries. There are different tags that will tell you this.
Taiwan is first. These babies usually have eyes that bulge out of the head slightly, chubby bodies and heads, faded light make-up and wrinkles all over! They are more prone to wrinkling than the China kids (bad glue perhaps?). Most collectors don't like them all that much because of the wrinkles and make-up problems...but that is why I like them! I think their chubby bodies/faces are cute! I'd take one over a China kid any day...
China kids don't normally have a problem with wrinkles, make-up or stitches. They usually have longer eyes lashes and much better, vibrant, make-up.
There is no difference in price or value though of each country, just a difference in how they appear, so keep that in mind.
