Amazing Amanda: As 'Real Life' as it Gets

Amazing Amanda is this year's Playmates Toys 'interactive doll' offering, and what an offering it is. She is part of the expansion of the 'Amazing' line of toys, with more yet to come.

The Amazing Amanda Phenomenon

Thanks to voice recognition technology and a few other techno-whiz additions, Amazing Amanda is unlike any doll you've ever seen, and your little girl (or the little girl in YOU!) will love it. She is the ultimate 'interactive play' experience your child can have!

Amazing Amanda has voice recognition - meaning that she recognizes her "Mommy's" voice after hearing it 3 times, AND responds with 'life-like' emotions, which she shows by making various facial expressions.

The Amazing Amanda doll might be the closest a little girl will get to the real experience of the bond between a mother and her baby, yet still be a toy to play with.

Amazing Amanda speaks, eats, and even recognizes her own wardrobe and other toys and accessories (because of computer chips placed in them). She appears to know what time it is, and even says 'no' when she's offered something she doesn't want. Nothing like having a 'real' toddler around!

Oh, and ... she's potty training, too. ;-)

Dressed in a pink floral "jumper" and striped shirt, Amazing Amanda speaks when she's getting potty trained, and she pretends to eat her food. The Amazing Amanda package includes a complete change of outfits and 14 other accessories such as potty, toothbrush, toddler dish, brush, 6 servings of play food, and three spoons.

If you have a little girl on your Christmas list this year, the Amazing Amanda interactive doll will be much appreciated! After all, the reason most little girls want a doll is so that they can play 'mommy' - and the Amazing Amanda doll makes it easy to believe that she's real! Playing with Amazing Amanda is excellent 'role modelling' for the future, when children may become parents.

Amazing Amanda is an ideal toy for children 4 years old and up, according to the manufacturers. Although you may not want your little girl to have a LOT of push-button techie toys around, if you had to choose just one, the Amazing Amanda doll is a really good choice.

She's 20 inches tall, and of course, requires the usual slew of batteries that are not included -- in this case, four 'C' batteries.