We were sent the item for the purpose of review. All thoughts and opinions are our own.
We have reviewed plenty of items from the Baby Annabell range before so when offered the chance to review the Baby Annabell Lunch Time Annabell, I knew Olivia would be super excited!
The 43cm doll is extremely lifelike in its functions. The doll comes with clothing of a top, trousers and hat. The other accessories are a bib, bottle, plate, spoon, food box with food chips (with stickers to put on these), a potty and poo chips (again, stickers come to put on these).
The doll requires 3xAA batteries which are not included.
Olivia loves her dolls and is always playing with them and making stories up. She is always feeding them her food or putting them on her potty so she was made up to see this Baby Annabell set turn up.
Pop Annabell’s food chips onto a plate and feed her with the spoon. As soon as the spoon touches her lips, she will open her mouth so you can feed her. The doll has convincing sounds of lips smacking and swallowing as the food chip is swallowed in. If she is full, her mouth will no longer open.
What Olivia and Jack found extremely funny and realistic was the toilet time. Putting Annabell on her potty, all you need to do is press her tummy and she will poo out little chips into the potty through a hole in the bottom half of the doll. There is a little compartment on her back for the other chips you’ve fed her so you can remove them to use them again next time you play.
The bottle is perfect for a drink after her toilet time and soon she will be tired and lay on her back and go to sleep.
With Olivia about to head into nursery, I am seeing her becoming much more grown up. She is showing more care and concern for others and is becoming really empathetic. I believe dolls like this encourage empathy and responsibility as they are super realistic in their actions and give children the responsibility of looking after them and sorting out all their needs.
Olivia hasn’t let Annabell out of her sights since and will disappear into her room to go and get her to bring her down for a cuddle.
I am really impressed with the doll and how realistic the movements and sounds are. I love that it promotes imaginative play and can entertain children for hours whilst also allowing them to work on their empathy and emotions.
There is only one thing that I don’t like and that I worry about. The doll is for ages 3+ but the buttons for the food chips are very small – and whilst three year olds aren’t babies, they do like to pop things in their mouth still and I would worry about them swallowing them. For that reason, I would recommend adult supervision with the doll until they are a little older. You can purchase the Baby Annabell Lunch Time Annabell here for £54.99.
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Oh bless her she looks absolutely over the moon and very maternal!
This looks like every child’s dream gift x
That’s such a great doll. I love that her mouth won’t open if she is full. Makes it more realistic.
The doll would be a perfect gift for my niece. She just turned 6 and I am sure she would be thrilled to get this doll for Christmas.
Haha this is adorable! In some ways it is similar to looking after a real child and I am sure most children would love it!
My youngest loves her baby Annabell, they always think of good accesories nd ideas for her, no doubt she owuld want to play with this, great review.
Awwww this is so cute! I bet my daughter would love this. I love the range and all of the accessories! I will have to keep this in mind for my daughter’s birthday/ Christmas.
What a great way to teach children to be have more empathy and learn about responsibility through play. baby Annabel Lunch Time Doll looks like a great must have toy for little girls
Gosh, I feel old, my kiddo loved Baby Annabell, and had a few. They are such a great toy for kids to play with, and I prefer them to some other baby dolls, they look much nicer and more realistic. This one looks great, and perfect with Chrismas coming up soon ish
I love all the different versions of Baby Annabel, that’s a really cute one! We’ve had a lot of Baby Annabel dolls over the years.
Would love to win this for my niece
Would love to win for my niece!
Aw my little boy would love this!
This doll would be a perfect gift for my 2 1/2 year old niece.
my grand daughter would love to play with this lovely doll 🙂
I would love this for my Granddaughter x
I would love to win this so the grandchildren can play with it when they are at my house.
Would love to win this for my little niece 🙂 she really looks like she’s enjoying her new doll.
For my friends granddaughter. She loves dolls
It’s my little girls birthday November 9th, this would be perfect, thank you! 🙂
My great neice for christmas
I’d love to win it for my granddaughter Grace she loves playing with her dolls
I know exactly what you mean about 3 year olds still putting things in their mouths….we’ve got a 4 year old who still does it?
I would love to win for my youngest daughter xx
would love to win for my granddaughter
What a gorgeous doll. I’d love to see my grand daughter’s face light up if I were able to giver her this doll!
id love to win for my cousin!
I know of one little princess my granddaughter who would LOVE this doll for Christmas
With 5 granddaughters under 4, she’d have to live at Grandma’s house
I have two four year old granddaughters who I would love to win this for
I would like to win this for my grand neice
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I have a very real fear of dolls, but my little niece would adore this.
Awww my little girl would adore a baby Annabelle! We can only afford cheap ones
My daughters would love this
I’d love to win this for my Granddaughter xx
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Always loved Baby Annabell and I would love to win for my little niece and hopefully I will get to play too xx
My little one 🙂
I’d love to win this for my niece, she would love a new doll!
My nephews, grandma keeps buying my niece dolls and my nephews hate that they have to ask to play with her dolls so they’d love one of their own.
My Granddaughter would be over the moon with this. Already in her Christmas wish list.
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I would love to win for my grand daughter Alice, she would love Baby Annabelle
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Id love to present this to my niece Daisy on xmas morning
This would be lovely for my gorgeous granddaughter who is going to become a big sister in January, so she will be just like mummy with baby Annabel