Where Do I Begin?

What You Need
We recommend these plug-ins.

  • Flash: allows you to see animation, hear some sounds, and play with some activities at AmericanGirl.com, such as quizzes and ecards. This plug-in comes with the Shockwave plug-in but it can also be downloaded separately.
  • QuickTime: plays video clips, sounds, and music.
  • JavaScript: allows your browser to display rollovers and other fancy tricks.
  • Adobe Reader: lets you view and print Portable Document Files or PDFs. On this site we'll create PDFs to give you better looking printouts of such things as certificates and other printable materials.
  • Shockwave: allows you to see animation, hear some sounds, and play a lot of games at AmericanGirl.com, like Kit's Money Matters, Josefina's Making Music, Samantha's Sketchbook, and more!

What You Have
You can tell what you have on your computer two ways.

  1. Visit Test the Plug-ins to see if you already have the plug-ins loaded.
  2. Check within your browser. For help visit What Do I Have?.

What You Can Get
If you discover that you need plug-ins, visit Get the Plug-ins. Before you download anything, please ask one of your parents for permission!

How long does it take?
These plug-ins may take from a few seconds to several minutes to download depending on your Internet connection. Be patient, you'll have to do it only once!