There are 24 Ty Beanie Kids. They introduced a human element into the Ty line of toys in 2000. With a variety of skin and hair colors, they are identified by name in the catalog. They appear to be past the toddler stage, and maybe five or six years old. They have removable clothes, called Ty Gear, and additional clothes can be purchased.

This appears to be Ty’s entry in the baby doll section of the toy store. They are represented as older than a baby, but they have the clothing option in play (and cost). Their faces are differentiated to some extent so they all do not look like clones, which is a nice feature. With the variety in skin, expression and hair color and style, the likelihood of a youngster finding his own reflection in one of the dolls is pretty good.

Apparently the dolls did not become popular, so Ty has retied all the dolls. The clothing, which came in activities, like Soccer or Summer Fun, or as costumes for Halloween, has also been retired. Both the dolls and the clothes are still available online and may be available at resale shops or flea markets near you. For a list of the Ty Gear, I found this page helpful. This site has a lot of information about all of the Ty product lines.

As usual with Ty, the kids were announced as limited, but for most of the figures there are plenty to go around. Baby 2002 is supposed to be rare. Baby-e was released in time for the beginning of 2003, and was the last figure released.

For collecting Ty products, this might be a good choice. As the line is closed, there should be no additional dolls or clothes, so some effort to find them should result in a complete collection or nearly complete collection in a relatively short time. As they were not that popular, the prices may be discounted as well. One or two dolls may be more expensive and harder to find, but that’s part of the game of collecting.

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