Kingstate the Dollcrafter originally produced porcelain collector dolls in 17" or 19", but in 1998 they released a vinyl 18" doll collection called Friendship Kids that strongly resembled the company's porcelain dolls.

Then in the mid 2000s, the Friendship Kids were slightly updated with a new wardrobe to look less like their predecessors and more like popular vinyl dolls.  The new collection nonetheless retained most of the older, "classic" features such as the mask-like faces, extra large eyes, and white cloth body.


Shortly after, the classic face molds were dropped in favor of newer, more lively faces. There were four or five (possibly more) different sculpts introduced, though the white body seems to have hung around for bit longer, eventually replaced with a flesh tone body. The new Friendship Kids collection was also given the additional title of "Friends Forever."

The face sculpts of the later Friends Forever Kids are some of the cutest ever made for play dolls, each with an abundance of personality.

Perhaps one of the few negative things that can be said about the collection is that some of the dolls were released with non-articulated, rag doll type bodies. The reason for this is unclear, but when purchasing a Friends Forever doll, one should be wary that some have this unusual construction, especially if one is looking for a true, articulated doll.


The rag doll bodies can start either above or below the knee and elbows, though the latter is more common. As to which dolls are articulated and which are not, the style of packaging may be an indication, though this is by no means foolproof.


Friendship Kids/ Friends Forever stand 18", very comparable to American Girl dolls, although their heads are slightly smaller. (They sometimes take a smaller wig size than other 18" dolls.) Their arms and hands are marginally thinner/ smaller, meanwhile their legs and feet are comparable.