Win a Moxie Girlz doll

July 7, 2011

I love how dolls can inspire a child’s imagination. The new Moxie Girlz™ Art-titude™ 3D range allows them to get creative by personalising their doll’s outfit using the coloured markers provided. They can then take a peak through the funky glasses and see the outfits turn 3D, then wash it off and start all over again for hours of creative play. They can also decorate the glasses to give them your own personal look.

Other dolls in the range include Sophina, who is warm, thoughtful and caring and dreams of being a famous songwriter; Lexa who is playful and silly and dreams of being a film director; and Avery who is strong, determined and energetic.

The good news is I have three Moxie Girlz™ to give away. To be in with a chance of winning one, just answer the question below by next Thursday. Usual The Mum Blog competition rules apply.

Q: When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?

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  • Liz September 4, 2011 at 9:04 am

    Thank you to all those who entered. The winners are Sara, Ann Grier and Carolin. Please send me your addresses via the contact form. Congratulations!

  • Nicole S. July 14, 2011 at 1:06 pm

    Always wanted to have a horse farm and raise horses! I wish!! =)

  • Rebecca Denyer July 14, 2011 at 12:18 pm

    When I was really little I always told my Dad I wanted to be a princess but by the age of 11 I had decided that would be boring and I wanted to fly Fighter planes instead, although that may have had a lot to do with loving Top Gun!!

  • annette hanley July 14, 2011 at 8:00 am

    Always wanted to be a mummy or a pop singer lol

  • Judith Luscombe July 13, 2011 at 10:11 pm

    I wanted to be an air hostess

  • Rachel King July 13, 2011 at 10:06 pm

    When I was little I wanted to be a singer.
    Nobody told me that you have to be able to actually sing!!!

  • Joanna Sawka July 13, 2011 at 9:50 pm

    I wanted to be a vet 🙂

  • HEATHER July 13, 2011 at 9:47 pm

    Ooh for me I wanted to be an Air Hostess, it just seemed so glamorous, I know now, its not, its hardwork. But its nice for us girls to have our dreams.

  • katrina walsh July 13, 2011 at 9:39 pm

    A vet – i didnt seem to find the fact that i couldnt stand the sight of blood a problem at that age lol 🙂

  • Clementina July 13, 2011 at 7:25 pm

    I wanted to be a nurse which is ironic as I can’t watch hospital programmes (makes me squeamish). I do work for the NHS though in Admin so came close lol 🙂

  • NATALIE BRADLEY July 13, 2011 at 7:24 pm

    An estate agent

  • Julz July 13, 2011 at 7:15 pm

    When I was little I used to take a register of my teddies and dolls, now I’m a teacher and have to register my Maths classes for real!

  • Stacey Schofield July 13, 2011 at 6:56 pm

    I wanted to be an hairdresser…never did but tried to cut my daughters hair last month …. followed by an emergency appointment to local salon for them to sort out the result!! lol

  • Leigh Larkin July 13, 2011 at 5:31 pm

    I wanted to be a dolphin trainer. And to be fair, I still think it would be pretty cool job!

  • victoria wilkinson July 13, 2011 at 4:54 pm

    i wanted to be a teacher c

  • Dawn Costen July 13, 2011 at 4:46 pm

    Ooh all sorts of things..but one that sticks out is a Forensic scientist! Out of all things I wanted to be I didn’t manage any!lol

  • Helen Greatorex July 13, 2011 at 3:50 pm

    I always wanted to be a teacher because of the holidays!

  • sarah oztoprak July 13, 2011 at 3:30 pm

    i wanted to be a nurse

  • Carly Mse Arnold July 13, 2011 at 2:53 pm

    an air hostess! but i was to small when i left school, as there were hight restrictions back then! 🙁 lol. x

  • Seane July 13, 2011 at 2:17 pm

    an animal entertainer 😀

  • Kerrie July 13, 2011 at 2:17 pm

    a vet, doesnt everyone at some point?

  • katherine grieve July 13, 2011 at 1:27 pm

    I always wanted to be a vet

  • Cathy James July 13, 2011 at 1:16 pm

    i wanted to be a singer lol

  • Julie Cook July 13, 2011 at 12:53 pm

    An airline hostess, the a police woman then an animal nurse – didnt do any of them 🙁 but am a happy mummy instead 🙂

  • Gail R July 13, 2011 at 12:12 pm

    I wanted to be a teacher

  • tracy horrex July 13, 2011 at 11:17 am

    Wanted to be barbie and meet ken.

  • Claire Butler July 13, 2011 at 10:50 am

    Barrister or Social worker. I wanted to do a job where i could see the difference i was making

  • sarah parker July 13, 2011 at 10:16 am

    I wanted to be a policewoman

  • Katherine Coldicott July 13, 2011 at 8:36 am

    I wanted to be a nurse

  • Sue Robinson July 12, 2011 at 11:24 pm

    I wanted to be a police woman but it had to be a mounted policewoman – there’d be no pounding the beat for me just clip flopping lol

  • Carol Phile July 12, 2011 at 10:52 pm

    I wanted to be a vet but I ended up doing Physio in a hospital

  • Emma Oldfield July 12, 2011 at 10:33 pm

    I always wanted to be lawyer. I decided to explore the sociology side of crime instead and did criminology at Uni.

    I now work in a shop.

  • Emma Smith July 12, 2011 at 10:29 pm

    I wanted to be an air stewardess but was never tall enough – nowadays I would be……is it too late to try!!!!

  • Sarah Anguish July 12, 2011 at 9:53 pm

    I wanted to be a nurse but ended up in hospital administration, so right place… wrong job x

  • Luisa July 12, 2011 at 8:36 pm

    errrrmmm I wanted to be a female footballer and play for Liverpool! I even wrote to Jimmy Saville to ask him if he could fix it for me.. but could he heck, and I became a social worker!

  • jennie jackson July 12, 2011 at 7:24 pm

    I wanted to be a vet. Until i saw my cat get run over and realised i couldnt deal seeing hurt animals every day!

  • Belinda Hendry July 12, 2011 at 6:02 pm

    I WANTED TO BE A WIFE AND A MOTHER, AND IM BOTH, BUT I WANTED TO BE A PRISON WARDEN ASWELL

  • Heather Shaw July 12, 2011 at 3:54 pm

    I didnt have any specific plans, i just wanted to help people. Still do.

  • Clare White July 12, 2011 at 2:54 pm

    I wanted to be a lawyer but soon realised that I hadn’t got the gift of the gab!

  • Lisa S July 12, 2011 at 2:11 pm

    a vet, I love to work with animals and make them better!!

  • Jennifer Kelly July 12, 2011 at 1:37 pm

    I wanted to be a Procurater Fiscal. I’m not even Scottish, I just loved the title so much, it was so obscure 😀

  • Michelle Bamber July 12, 2011 at 1:20 pm

    I so wanted to be a backing singer for my favourite pop groups, I had it all planned, the records, the concerts, the tv shows AHEM!!! :O

  • Shaz July 12, 2011 at 12:50 pm

    A vet …. but i don’t like blood much so that never happened!

  • nisha koya July 12, 2011 at 12:23 pm

    I wanted to be a doctor when i was younger

  • Emily Spooner July 12, 2011 at 10:03 am

    I wanted to be a fairy princess … I dont think that I quite managed it! My daughter now has the same dream … perhaps she will havemore luck!

  • Kelly Koya July 11, 2011 at 11:08 am

    I wanted to be a teacher. I made it as far as teacher training, then dropped out 🙂

  • Teresa Lee July 10, 2011 at 8:22 pm

    I wanted to be a fashion designer

  • Trish July 10, 2011 at 6:10 pm

    My Auntie used to visit Spain for holidays and always brought my Mum Spanish dancer figurines back – I was determined to be a flamenco dancer and wear beautiful dresses! I am currently training to be a Social Worker!

  • Marta P July 10, 2011 at 7:30 am

    A vet

  • Kristy Kenny July 10, 2011 at 1:04 am

    I wanted to be an illustrator for Disney – I am now a sahm!

  • Victoria Boland July 9, 2011 at 10:30 pm

    After my first foreign holiday, I wanted to be a holiday rep. Can’t think of anything worse now!

  • Nikki Davies July 9, 2011 at 10:25 pm

    A secretary!!!

  • Kim July 9, 2011 at 7:42 pm

    A nurse I’m a nursery nurse so not far off lol

  • Vanessa Cox July 9, 2011 at 4:58 pm

    I wanted to be pretty much everything that would involve travelling from air stewardess, travel agent to interpreter! 🙂

  • Helen Garner July 9, 2011 at 2:53 pm

    I always wanted to be a journalist.

  • Carolina J. July 9, 2011 at 2:13 pm

    I wanted to be a librarian, then a teacher, then a journalist and after that- an interpreter!

  • Jayne Ricketts July 9, 2011 at 1:44 pm

    Always wanted to be a forensic scientist working with the Police. Perhaps it’s very glorified on TV, but seems a great job. I’m really into my crime series.

  • Margaret July 9, 2011 at 12:59 pm

    I always wanted to be a mortuary technician. Even got to have a look round the mortuary at my local hospital.

  • Sarah Laycock July 9, 2011 at 12:14 pm

    An Astronaut – I always did have my head in the clouds…..

  • james July 9, 2011 at 11:52 am

    A pilot

  • Pamela Gossage July 9, 2011 at 11:51 am

    A Teacher

  • fantasia July 9, 2011 at 8:50 am

    an air hostess,
    never did get there

  • Karis Boone July 8, 2011 at 10:49 pm

    I always wanted to be an astronaut or a spy.

  • kirstine meredith July 8, 2011 at 9:50 pm

    I wanted to own a diner like in Home n Away!

  • Lucy Robinson July 8, 2011 at 9:36 pm

    I wanted to be a cleaner, how sad! Perhaps I should have set my standards abit higher.

  • Paul Witney July 8, 2011 at 9:09 pm

    Grown up!

  • ANNE TIERNAN July 8, 2011 at 9:01 pm

    a kennelmaid ended up a bank clerk!

  • Jennifer Schofield July 8, 2011 at 8:29 pm

    A photographer and I still do!

  • abigail emma edkins July 8, 2011 at 8:03 pm

    Always wanted to be a lawyer…my mum convinced me that i would be good at it with all my arguing and the way i used to stump her with my points…did 6 months at college and decided i wanted to be a mum….so glad i did xx

  • Diane July 8, 2011 at 6:57 pm

    I wanted to be a teacher-thought it would be good to have long holidays and short days but glad I didn’t now as my husband was a teacher and his job certainly wasn’t easy

  • Rachel July 8, 2011 at 6:56 pm

    I wanted to be a ballerina!

  • sarah July 8, 2011 at 6:55 pm

    When i was younger i wanted to be a princess unfortunatly that never came true lol but my husband does call me princess at times so near enough got my childhood dream……I guess 🙂

  • Solange July 8, 2011 at 4:14 pm

    Hairdresser

  • Jo July 8, 2011 at 3:49 pm

    I did woodwork at school instead of cookery & wanted to work in a joinery type of job. Eventually I became a property developer so my inclination worked out well.

  • Kelly July 8, 2011 at 3:18 pm

    When I was small I wanted to be a professional
    snooker player!

  • Rach July 8, 2011 at 2:35 pm

    I wanted to be a vet but was terrible at science so it never really an option.

  • Clar July 8, 2011 at 2:26 pm

    I WANTED TO BE A NURSE.

  • beverley kirwin July 8, 2011 at 2:23 pm

    i wanted to be a vet as i love animals x

  • Another Goldfish July 8, 2011 at 2:03 pm

    I always wanted to be an Owl Doctor when I was little. I was obsessed with owls and had a book about a owl rescue.

    I have a phobia about things going through skin, so I was never going to make in in any medical/veterinary field. Instead I studied to be a designer.

  • christine wilson July 8, 2011 at 1:44 pm

    I wanted to be a vet which sadly as i grew older i found out i was allergic to most animal hair i couldnt even get a dog!!

  • Fiona May July 8, 2011 at 1:34 pm

    I wanted to be a witch ..or a vampire, so far i am neither

  • Sandra Cope July 8, 2011 at 1:18 pm

    All I ever wanted to be was a mum but had to wait till age 35 to become one!

  • Christina Field July 8, 2011 at 1:16 pm

    I wanted to be an Air Hostess

  • QWERTY Mum July 8, 2011 at 12:50 pm

    I wanted to be mum to eight children and build my own house.
    I managed six children and do a bit of decorating!

  • Nicole July 8, 2011 at 12:28 pm

    I wanted to be chef but my parents sent me to college to train to be a Secretary. I hated it!

  • stephanie whittick July 8, 2011 at 12:19 pm

    I wanted to be a baker because i liked making cakes with my Nan

  • Wendy Leese July 8, 2011 at 11:47 am

    I wanted to become a doctor but unfortunately things didnt go to plan (do they ever?)

    Would love to win please

  • Gemma brown July 8, 2011 at 11:04 am

    i wanted to be a basketball player. i was such a tomboy lol

  • jacqueline maguire July 8, 2011 at 10:56 am

    i wanted to be a builder and i am a mum starting to build my childs future so nearly rite

  • Fiona Martin July 8, 2011 at 10:34 am

    I wanted to be a ballerina but ended up giving up ballet lessons.

  • Louise Allen July 8, 2011 at 10:20 am

    I was such a typical girl – I wanted to be a princess, figure skater or a ballet dancer! Or a full time mum. Not achieved any of these (yet!) but think I’ll be more than happy as a speech therapist 🙂

  • Alice July 8, 2011 at 10:19 am

    A teacher – and that is what I have become.

  • Zoe July 8, 2011 at 10:08 am

    I always wanted to be a vet or a teacher

  • joanne July 8, 2011 at 9:47 am

    i wanted to be a vet, until i realized how long it would take to train! so i ended up as a gardener

  • Lori Darling July 8, 2011 at 9:36 am

    I wanted to be a newsagent – so I could read all the comics – I loved them (and still do – but don’t tell anyone…)

  • Hayley williams July 8, 2011 at 9:31 am

    i wanted to be an air hostess, i dont know why because im terrified of flying!!

  • Diane Keep July 8, 2011 at 8:59 am

    I remember wanting to be a dentist,so people would come to me and i wouldnt hurt them.

  • Gemma Harrison July 8, 2011 at 8:55 am

    I wanted to work in a bank, I never did. x

  • Julie Smith July 8, 2011 at 8:44 am

    When I was a child I wanted to be a mum and have ten children….I only had one of my own but made up for it by becoming a full time foster carer.

  • Cheryll H July 8, 2011 at 8:18 am

    I wanted to be a vet or a doctor. Then I realised that all the fluids (gag!) involved would put me off, so I decided to be a writer 🙂 Still not published though he he

  • Cara Holmes July 8, 2011 at 7:49 am

    I wanted to be a vet until one day my mum explained I’d have to put them to sleep 🙁 my daughter would love this doll 🙂

  • hayley payton July 8, 2011 at 7:48 am

    i wanted to be a policewoman , im a childminder now but as soon as my youngest is school age im going to do the training

  • FionaLynne Edwards July 8, 2011 at 7:41 am

    I wanted to be a Nurse – ended up being a legal secretary – slight stretch perhaps!

  • Pippa Saunders July 8, 2011 at 7:23 am

    A mermaid nothing else just a mermaid …isn’t life cruel

  • Claire Toplis July 8, 2011 at 7:21 am

    @needaphone I wanted to be an archaeologist.. now I just work with old fossils !

  • Tracy Nixon July 8, 2011 at 6:59 am

    I wanted to be a primary school teacher! I used to sit my dolls and teddies on the floor in my bedroom and read them stories, give them sums etc! I had a blackboard too!
    I did become a primary school teacher but I am now a full time mum to 6 children under 7 (so you could say I have a primary class of children at home too!)

  • Ashleigh July 8, 2011 at 6:24 am

    a teacher!

  • andrea miles July 8, 2011 at 6:22 am

    I wanted to be a marine biologist – pretentious wasn’t I?

  • Elaine Livingstone July 7, 2011 at 6:43 pm

    I just wanted to be a mummy…and I managed it…and now a grandmother as well. @pooohbear2811

  • Crystal Jigsaw July 7, 2011 at 10:02 am

    You might not believe it but it is true, I wanted to be a farmer. I’ve always wanted to work with animals and in particular, on a farm. You could say my dream came true.

    CJ xx

  • Sara July 7, 2011 at 9:04 am

    I wanted to be in the navy like my Grandad. Xx

  • Carolin July 7, 2011 at 8:29 am

    Up until the age of 9 I wanted to be a carpenter (odd , I know) and ever since writing and language was my Passion.

  • Kara Guppy July 7, 2011 at 8:23 am

    I wanted to be an air stewardess!
    Really regret not doing it, as my parents said it was just a glorified waitress job. I now work for an investment bank!!

  • cheryl pasquier July 7, 2011 at 7:51 am

    I wanted to be a stay-at-home-mum, and ended up being a teacher !

  • Nicola Seary July 7, 2011 at 7:38 am

    I wanted to be different things at different stages of my childhood-journalist,poet,teacher,childrens nanny.I am a stay at home mum of 5 with a blog that I’ve recently started.

  • Erica Price July 7, 2011 at 7:20 am

    A teacher. It’s not happened yet although I’ve seriously considered training a couple of times.

  • Ann Grier July 7, 2011 at 7:20 am

    Taller, heehee !!! Seriously though I didn’t have anything specific in mind but enjoyed playing gardening and cooking. Today I PR both a natural gardening company and an artisan food producer so my childhood play has paid off!!

    PS My 5yo Molly loves Moxie Girlz and would be delighted to give her a home 🙂