Barbie Dress Up: Why Kids Love Them

You can play Barbie dress up in the traditional way. Better is to dress up Barbie in the online game because you would not have to waste time buying the doll, its clothes, and all the accessories needed - only mix and match the perfect pair for Barbie and friends. This is a cool game to introduce kids to fashion and style.
Many girls love playing Barbie dress up with its big collection of cloths and accessories. In fact, even many adults play with them once a time. Since the beginnings, this revolutionary doll had the fashion image of a lady and the wardrobe of a diva in a practical size to take to the friends’ house to play.

Actually, there are two ways to play with Barbie – the traditional way and the virtual game. In the traditional game, you would have to purchase the doll, its clothes, accessories as well as the house, cars and all the dreamed fashion you can imagine to have a good play. In the virtual Barbie games, everything is right there at your computer screen. You just have to mix and match the clothes to come up with the perfect pair.

By playing it, kids have an initial contact with fashion through Barbie - the well loved doll in the world over and fashion doll - introduced way back 1959. Ruth Handler made the very first Barbie and she credited Bild Lilli, a German doll as the inspiration for it.

Barbie as a fashion doll, was created to wear lots of beautiful and sophisticated clothes, with matching shoes and the most perfect and expensive accessories. Unlike other dolls during that time, she was the only that fits a body of an adult. In the past, most dolls were babies or infants. She was tagged as the first teenager fashion model.

Since the first year of this magnificent product, there were 350,000 dolls sold in the U.S. alone. Barbie clothes and accessories were sold separately - although she came in a zebra striped swimsuit. So imagine all the things parents needed to buy. With Barbie, they were able to give the doll an adult role.

To play this game, you simply have to dress up Barbie and friends. These toys appeal to the kids because most of them love to play grown-up. They can play pretend with it. Let's say she is going to a party. What's the perfect dress for that? How about is she's off to the office or will meet some of her friends for a picnic? These fashion sense games give kids the chance to act like adults even if it wasn't really them who's wearing the clothes or the ones who are going to the party. These games allow kids to bring out their fashion sense as well.

Actually, Barbie has one of the biggest collections that any real model wish to own. Cloths, pretty shoes, skirts and fancy collections for changing her image in different moments. Also this big company introduced jewelry, cars and houses – all with the traditional pink color that girls love.

The online versions are roughly the same. Better, you don't have to buy the doll or her clothes to enjoy the same experience. It's actually the more budget-friendly version of this game. Because all you really have to do is to connect to the internet and load the game of your choice. Then you'll have the doll, her clothes, and the fashion accessories ready to wear.

There are many versions of this game. Oftentimes, the games are classified according to the types of clothes available. Barbie may be given gowns on a certain version while only street clothes on the other, but only one thing remains the same - Barbie's fashion sense is lovely in all of them.

Play Barbie dress up games yourself and have a cool moment. And if you are an adult, play and experience exactly what your child feels whenever she's in her world of make-believe.

By Giovanna Maguina
Published: 9/5/2009
 
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