Baby Alive The Pros And Cons By stephdig on Oct 08, 2007 - Updated Oct 15, 2011

We have 2 of these dolls at our house. our girls are 4 and 8 years old.

the dolls come with everything you need to start out playing with your baby food, diapers, bowl, clothes , cup etc. My 4 year old struggled a bit with the doll only because she had just turned 4 and was not very good about getting the food you mix in her mouth. the dolls face feels like real skin so it is harder to clean and care for. My 8 year old had no trouble with it at all. I would recommend that your child be 5 or older when playing with the doll. When she has a dirty diaper you should know it gets very very messy!I would suggest that you buy a package of newborm diapers rather then the ones that are for the doll. you will get more diapers and better quality. the clean up I know alot of people don't like, but if you take her cup with just water and feed the doll it it really does clean out just fine. I actually take a Turkey paster with water and flush it out and then wipe its mouth with a paper towel and she has been fine.