Barbie Games Take the Heat

It’s official – Barbie rules and Bratz...don’t. There has been an ongoing lawsuit between Bratz and Barbie and the makers of Barbie won recently. It would seem that the idea for the Bratz dolls actually belongs to the company that makes Barbie. But the first earthshaking announcement has come – Bratz must disappear by February 11, 2009.

Bratz games, dolls, accessories and everything else Bratz has to disappear in about a month and this leaves Barbie games in a rather uncomfortable spot. Bratz went away and left Barbie all alone. Everyone knows what happened and Barbie games are already getting some heat from those who enjoyed the Bratz games.

Of course it’s not really Barbie’s fault that the Bratz games got in trouble, but to the girls out there who like to play with a variety of dolls, it can be a bit frustrating to have one of only two real options disappear.

Fortunately Barbie has dealt with some heat before and will come out of this with no injuries and even more popularity. After all, she’s the only one left!

3 Things Barbie Games Can Teach You

You might not immediately think of learning from Barbie games, but there is actually plenty to learn from the online Barbie fashion games.

Fashion Is Forever
Some fashions might fade out after a year or two, but overall, fashion is forever. Women have been dressing well and picking clothing based on their figures, their desires and what is considered stylish for eons, and Barbie was the first doll to ever give young girls (and older ones at that) a chance to explore that fashion sense.

Fun Can be Simple
Who would have thought that picking out clothes for an online doll could be so much fun. Try on different outfits, pull things together, take outfits apart to mix and match something special.

Fashion Isn’t Just Trends
Fashion isn’t just about trends and looking like a prep. Fashion is about much more than that and spending a few hours playing Barbie games can show you all the different kinds of things that fashion truly incorporates.

Why Play Barbie Games?

If you’ve been playing Barbie games for very long, it’s likely you’ve been asked at least once about your hobby – why do you play Barbie games? If you stumbled for an answer to this, feel free to borrow one of mine:

Barbie games are fun. Unless you’ve sat down lately to dress up a Barbie doll, you have no idea how much fun it is to create new looks and play with beautiful and funky fashion online.

It’s a throwback to days gone by. Like most girls, I’d suspect you used to dress up your Barbie dolls. Now you’re dressing up the dolls online in the same way, but with a bit more technicality. If someone asks you why you still are dressing up Barbie, you can simply explain that you never got over it, you just grew up with it.

It’s clean fun. I don’t know about you, but I get tired of all the overly sexy stuff on many of the dress up game sites. Barbie has always been a role model as far as fashion and such and it’s a nice break to play with her games instead of watching crazy dancing videos online.

The Best Barbie Games to Have

I’m of the mind that the Barbie accessories are what make the Barbie games the best in the world. Granted, I like the games online, but when it comes down to it, sitting on the floor next to Barbie’s dream house is a whole other ball of wax. Here are my picks for the best Barbie Games to have:

The Princess Barbie – she goes by many different names, but I feel it is important to have at least one Barbie who looks like a princess in a big, poofy princess ball gown. It’s the closest we’ll ever be to royalty.

The Car – Barbie needs to get around, and a fast car is the best choice. You can go for the cute car, or my personal favorite, the sports car. After all, the dream girl should have the dream car.

The House – Barbie’s dream house is the stuff of legends. Well, not really, but it is really fun. Move your Barbies around the house and be sure to stock up on the available furniture.

The Horse – Every girl needs a horse and Barbie is no exception. I only wonder why they left the Barbie Dream Stable off the Barbie Dream House!

Are You Too Old For Barbie Games?

Is there such a thing as being too old for Barbie games? I’m of the mind that there certainly is not. In fact, let me clue you in on how Barbie games are played at virtually any age.

The Toddler – Those with younger sisters know that Barbie dolls are fasinating to young children. They love to play with their hair and carry them around, usually by one leg.

The Child – As an elementary school child, you likely played with Barbie games in earnest. You had the accessories, the horses, the friends and all of the fun the Barbie games included. You spent hours getting the dolls dressed up for an imaginary wedding or date.

The Teen – While your old Barbies are put away, they are likely still in hiding somewhere since they are too precious to actually just give away to someone. Now you like online Barbie games as they get to test your creativity in new ways.

The Adult – No matter how old you are as an adult, you’ll have a chance to go back to your roots when you start your daughter off with Barbie dolls. Suddenly you find yourself combing Barbie’s hair again and digging around for a matching shoe to make her wedding outfit complete.

The Ultimate Barbie Game – The Full Makeover

I’ve had a random thought a time or two. One day when I get well and truly bored, I’m going to become Barbie. To do this, I’ll have to work with what I have, and what I have is simply not in the same class as the plastic doll we all know and love, but I’ll make do.

My first step will be to find adorable clothing complete with pink stiletto heels. Once I have my clothing, I’ll definitely need a blonde wig or perhaps a bottle of bleach. The hair must be big and immaculately styled. I can’t do much about my waist as it is a normal size, but I might wear a cincher to make it seems smaller and there is the not-so-small matter of chest size. A few tissues ought to do the trick.

I’ll apply my make-up, including my very complex eye makeup, don my wig and then get dressed. I haven’t actually decided what I’ll do with myself once I’m good to go, but maybe I’ll take a few pictures for a profile or two and then take a trip with friends to the mall or somewhere else where people congregate. I honestly just want to know how they will react to Barbie showing up in real life. I suspect it will be quite a reaction.

Never Give Up Barbie Games

I hereby solemnly swear to never give up Barbie games. If you don’t already have an idea of why, I can give you a few good ones to mull over.

Barbie Games Are Relaxing
Have you ever felt overwhelmed and stressed while getting Barbie dressed for a big night on the town with Ken? I seriously doubt it. Driving the Barbie Corvette to the Barbie Dream House is something that is always fun no matter how much other drama there is in your life right now.

Barbie Games Mend Fences
If you and your little sister just don’t get along or you have a cousin you can’t really connect with, sit down at the computer and play a few Barbie games online. It will give you common ground at least and a way to have fun together.

Barbie Games Let You Be Creative
Online or with your dolls, when you play Barbie games you’re using your creativity and imagination. You get to create outfits to go with whatever you deem is Barbie’s personality and style. What could be better than that?

Holiday Barbie Games

Barbie games are fun all year long, but there is something about Christmas that makes all girls Barbie lovers. I think it’s all of the boxes of Barbie dolls you see lining the shelves in stores – even in stores where you might not expect any dolls to be watching you.

The new Barbie in her box beckons you to buy her. Opening it up is like Christmas all over again and when you get her out of the box, you’ll be compelled to play with her outfit, her tiny shoes and her hair. Get her ready for imaginary parties and big dates with Ken – I hear they’re back together again. Then get your new Barbie settled down with your older dolls beside the computer while you boot up the many online Barbie games.

Branch out from the most obvious Barbie websites to see what options are available. You can dress up Barbie in hundreds of different outfits – most of which appropriate for any holiday gathering happening in cyberspace. But what I’m looking for is a special Holiday Barbie game. I’d love to be able to dress Barbie up in a mantle of red and white with green striped stockings. She’d become a Barbie elf, and that would be an awesome sight to see!

A Barbie Christmas Party

Want to throw a Christmas party, but don’t really know how to get started? Why not harken back to your youth and invite your friends over for a tea party – with their Barbie dolls! Every girl has a Barbie, and you can invite her to dig her out of a box in a closet, throw on her nicest clothing and then bring her along to your Christmas party.

If your friends don’t have their dolls around anymore, you can also provide them with new Barbies as the dolls aren’t super expensive and would make a fun holiday treat. The commemorative Holiday Barbie for 2008 is more expensive, but she might make a great hostess to the party at your side.

When your friends and Barbies arrive, do silly things like arranging a photo scavenger hunt. Your friends group up and each group heads out to find certain things. When they find it, they must take a picture with Barbie in each one. The group with the most creative pictures or whomever finds all of the items – wins!

You’ll want to have yummy food as well, and don’t forget about those dolls! You should make delicious treats in a large size for the big kids and you can sit the Barbies at a separate table with their little treats. Be sure you get plenty of pictures to laugh about later.

Have You Played Your Barbie Games Lately?

Too many times we think we’ve outgrown something only to realize that you miss it. Barbie games are a prime example of this. You might think you’re too old to be playing with your old Barbie dolls, but when the opportunity presents itself, you’ll hop online and play a few rounds of Barbie games.

Barbie Games
Playing Barbie games is easy enough – you simply dress up the doll bases in clothes from the almost infinite selection. Make outfits, accessorize and even change Barbie’s hair to suit your preferences. It’s like a grown up version of the Barbie games you played as a kid, plus there are more clothing options to choose from.

When you leave you old Barbie behind, you don’t have to give up the games completely. Just take yourself online to try out a few of the dress up games and I can guarantee you that you’ll be hooked in no time. Why? Simply because you loved Barbie games when you played with your dolls. Playing with the dolls online is the more mature version of the same fashion games. Admit it, you’re a fashion girl!

Great Barbie Games Gifts

Wondering what to get your friends for Christmas this year? Why not flash back to the past and get them each a Barbie? Barbie games might feel like games for children, but in truth the Barbie games of your childhood never really get old – you just have less time for them. This holiday season, though, you can bring Barbie back into your life in a fun way – as gifts!

Barbie Dolls
It’s interesting how girls react to Barbie dolls. The girls that have moved on from princess games come right back to them when you offer them a Disney princess Barbie for Christmas.

Don’t believe me? Try it. Go to the toy section of your favorite store and scope out the Barbie scene. There are tons of Barbies in a huge assortment of different outfits. They are also usually priced pretty reasonable. Pick out a Barbie that suits your various friends – a princess Barbie for the prep, a rock Barbie for the goth, and a sporty Barbie for your athletic friends. You might be surprised at how much fun your friends have opening the Barbies around the lunch table and even playing with them during class.

The Best Holiday Barbie Games

Want to spend some of your time over the holidays playing Barbie games? I think it’s a terrific idea, especially because there are so many Barbie games to play. Need some holiday Barbie game ideas?

Christmas Party
Take your Barbies to a Christmas party. Everyone gets dressed in their most beautiful ball gowns and Ken (or Derek or whomever) shows up to escort Barbie to the special event. The Christmas party is much like prom would be, but you can also pull out Barbie’s coat or make her a fur wrap from some scrap faux fur material to keep her warm.

A Holiday Sleigh Ride
Look around your house to see what holiday decorations are available for play. Chances are there is a sled somewhere in the midst of the Santas and reindeer. If so, grab it. Carefully place all of the decorations inside in a safe place and then pull out some blankets to make the sleigh a warm and romantic place for Barbie and Ken to ride. If you happen to have Barbie’s horse, you can use that to pull the sleigh or just use your imagination. Over the rivers and through the woods indeed!

The Natural Christmas Gift – Barbie Games

For little girls and older girls for that matter, Barbie games are a very natural Christmas gift. There is something about opening a new Barbie game during the holiday season that makes anyone smile. Barbies are magical with their golden gowns and beautiful hair. The dolls might be completely imaginary with not an ounce of reality, but that’s not what most young girls are looking for.

Holiday Magic
The holidays are magical times, and Barbie is just one of many things that make the magic of the holidays come alive. Just as young boys wait anxiously for new trains or action figures, young girls wait to unwrap a beautiful new doll. And no doll is more beautiful than a Barbie doll.

There are many different kinds of Barbie dolls available this holiday season. In addition to the basic Barbie, you have the option of six or seven Disney Barbie princesses such as Belle from Beauty and the Beast and Ariel from The Little Mermaid. There are Barbies for your favorite characters from High School Musical and Hannah Montana. I believe I’ve even seen Barbie games from Camp Rock. All in all, for many young girls out there, this will be a very merry Christmas indeed.

I’m a Barbie Girl

Aqua may have been sued (and won) over the band’s poppy, “I’m a Barbie Girl” song, but the group managed to get the feeling of Barbie exactly right. Playing Barbie games is fun and totally flighty. The song is about a girl who actually feels like Barbie and I’m not sure if I feel “fantastic; wrapped in plastic” but I do like to play more than my fair share of Barbie games.

I think most girls are Barbie girls at some point in their lives. It’s hard to be young and not love the beautiful Barbie dolls and the gorgeous clothes they come with. The tiny shoes and the plastic hair brushes add to the mix, but over time some of us grow away from the magic of Barbie games.

The real world steps in and tells us that fantasy and fashion dolls aren’t the coolest, hippest thing to do with our time and regretfully, we leave Barbie behind to become teenagers fixated on material goods.

But I think that secretly, every girl would still love to get a new Barbie for Christmas. Even grown women would smile and enjoy pulling out that doll and playing with her hair and clothes for a while before putting her on a shelf to remind her of days gone by.

Why Start a Barbie Collection?

If you’re like me you don’t play with your actual Barbie dolls anymore, but you can’t bear to put them away. Those dolls have a lot of meaning and are a real part of your life. If you love Barbie, but don’t really feel like playing with Barbie dolls, you might be ready to start a Barbie collection.

The most long lasting Barbie game, a Barbie collection is simply a stockpile of Barbies. How serious you want to be about collecting your Barbies is up to you. Some girls start by collecting the Holiday Barbies that are released every year. These dolls are expensive and dressed in some serious finery. They aren’t really meant to be played with, but are truly for collecting. Over time, these serious collectors buy more Barbies and keep them in the box to preserve their authenticity.

The less serious collector finds Barbies that she likes and doesn’t hesitate to play and enjoy her dolls. Most Barbies are reasonably priced, so you can afford one every so often. Add the doll and her clothes to your collection and enjoy her. When you tire of actually playing with your dolls, you can continue to purchase dolls that are interesting to you knowing full well that someday those dolls will be interesting to your daughter as well.

Old Fashioned Barbie Games

Today we play a vast number of Barbie games online, but if Barbie is really fifty years old, what were Barbie games like decades ago?

Old Fashioned Barbie Games
The old fashioned Barbie games were much simpler than our games today. They also required more imagination and fewer Barbie accessories. For example, today you most likely have some sort of Barbie automobile in your large Barbie stash, but no such thing existed for many years after Barbie was created.

So rather than driving her cute little convertible around town, Barbie had to either walk or you would have had to create her a car from something else – a good box and crayons come to mind. Cars weren’t the only thing that required a bit of creativity, though.

Barbie Clothes
Back in the days of our parents, Barbie didn’t have many clothes, but that was okay. Little girls were taught to sew and one of the first things they created were clothes for their dolls – including Barbie dolls. Sewing machines and shears were all it took to turn a swatch of left over fabric into a house dress or formal outfit worthy of Barbie today.

My Barbie Games

Years ago I acquired a Barbie head. It was actually Barbie’s head and torso and the point of the large toy was to play with Barbie’s hair and make-up. Barbie games on this scale were rather new to me, but I quickly adapted and had a great time. Why?

Because a real life Barbie game is unusual and fun. I’m not entirely sure if they still make the authentic sized Barbie heads, but if they do, every girl should have one. I spent hours giving Barbie updos and dreadlocks. And when the fun seemed to be waning, I even went ahead and gave Barbie a haircut.

Because Barbie makes a great test subject. You don’t always have a friend around to try out new styles with. By playing with Barbie’s hair, you can see what your hair might look like in a particular style and even practice your specific type of braid or using a ribbon or bow as part of the effect.

Because Barbie couldn’t complain. Sometimes I’d try to play hair and make up games with my sister, but she wouldn’t have it. Fortunately, I did have one person who would take what I could dish out and never complain. She’d just keep smiling and be happy about whatever I did to that shining mane of blonde hair.

The Magic of Online Barbie Games

Like any princess collection, Barbie is magic. Granted Barbie is supposed to be an All American girl, but in truth, she’s much more like a princess in her royal gowns and fine fashion than just one of us. But that’s okay. We like magic. And Barbie has plenty of it. The Barbie games that have grown so popular over the last years have pushed Barbie into places many of us thought she’d never go.

Online Barbie Games
When you play Barbie games in your living room with your doll collection, you have the chance to make up stories with your dolls and practice changing their wardrobe. When you take those dolls online, you have an even larger opportunity to test you knowledge of Barbie fashion and just have fun playing dress up with the hundreds, or maybe thousands, of outfits available.

The Magic
The magic of the Barbie games comes in to play with the sheer number of games available. Unlike your Barbie at home, your online Barbies are able to play for hours and never have to wear the same outfit twice or follow a particular pattern of play. They can do different things and look totally different while doing it.

Three Easy Things to Love about Barbie Games

Barbie games are easy to love. You start with a doll you’ve known your entire life, add hundreds of new fashions and take it all online. What’s not to like about that?

Barbie games are online and off. You have your choice as to when and how you want to play Barbie games. You can grab your Barbie dolls and actually play with those or just head online and find the hundreds of Barbie games you can play to dress up your own dolls on the internet.

Barbie games are classics. Granted the online versions of Barbie games are more along the lines of a modern classic, any Barbie game is part of a legend, and Barbie will live on forever all over the world. If you’ve been playing with the dolls, playing Barbie games online will be a new way to experience an old classic.

Barbie games are universal. Despite our global marketplace, we sometimes struggle to find common ground with parents, siblings or even those who might be our friends. Playing Barbie games together can bridge that gap easily.

Why Adults Like Barbie Games

If you’ve ever seen your mom play Barbies, you can probably tell right away that she remembers playing with her own dolls growing up or at the very least, the dolls of a sister or friend. Barbie games are popular across generations and across cultural lines. It’s no mystery why so many adults still like Barbie:

Playing with clothing is relaxing and fun. Of course taking yourself to a dressing room and trying on fabulous new outfits is one thing, but when you can’t do that, you can always dress up your Barbies.

Barbies are from simpler times. Adults have too much to do every day and when they have a chance to stop and enjoy life, they do. Barbies are a sign of a time your mom had it easier than she likely does now.

Barbies are wholesome. As far as you playing with Barbie games, your parents probably have few objections as Barbies are considered wholesome after so many generations at the top of the toy pyramid. Recently they’ve become even more wholesome to offset the not-so-clean-and-classic Bratz dolls.

Barbie Games: Blonde and Beautiful

If you listen to the media, Barbie should be any number of things simply because she also is blonde and beautiful. Tall, thin, graceful and stylish, Barbie is what many of us hope to become (although we realize we can never be her exact dimensions.) Yet despite her wholesome good looks, Barbie gets a lot of flack over the deeper meaning of her blonde and beautiful appearance.

Barbie’s Dumb
Once of the most immediate assumptions is the Barbie is dumb. A natural blonde who also happens to be wealthy enough for the Barbie Dream House and a Corvette must be getting by on look alone, right? Nobody could be lucky enough to have it all, including a sharp wit and intelligence. That would so fundamentally unfair to the rest of us.

Barbie’s Unhealthy
Barbie can’t possibly be the proportions that she is and be healthy. It’s been shown time and time again that her belly and waist are much too small to accommodate her more generous endowment. So, many will glare at poor Barbie and accuse her of projecting an unhealthy body image on others – like she can help how she’s made.

Barbie’s A Prep
Unlike her urban compatriots, the Bratz, Barbie is a bit of a prep with clean, classic clothes and only a few edgier pieces. Of course, she’s always been that way, so what else is new?

Rediscover Barbie Games

Barbie games have been around for many years, but if you haven’t played any lately, you should hop online to see what new Barbie games are available. You might be surprised at how much has changed – and how much stayed the same.

Flash Barbie Games
There are Barbie games that allow you to move the doll around and actually change things around her. You can create a room, create a dream house, and then help Barbie move in or dance online.

Barbie Dress Up Games
By far the most popular Barbie games are of the dress up variety. In these games, you are able to dress up a Barbie doll much like you would with your old plastic dolls. There are hundreds, if not thousands of fashions to choose from, and you can even do Barbie’s hair online to match her new look.

Barbie Group Games
The social media kick is alive and well in Barbie’s world. You can play Barbie games by yourself, or you can connect with others to play with a group from around the world. Being together while apart makes Barbie games that much more enjoyable.

Halloween Barbie Games

If you thought Halloween was just about pumpkins and witches, you’re wrong – it’s about Barbie games as well. There are already special Halloween Barbies on the market if you want to buy a new Barbie game in a great orange and black costume. Or you can play your own version of the Barbie games by putting Barbie in costumes of your own design.

The Mummy
Make Barbie a mummy by wrapping her from head to toe in strips of cloth or even toilet paper. Wrap the cloth or paper around each of her legs and then torso and then arms. Leave her a peep hole to see on her face, and do what you can to get her hair covered. Ta-da! Mummy Barbie!

The Ghost
Grab an old handkerchief, or cut a circle from an old white sheet. Cut two tiny holes for eyes and then drape the costume over Barbie’s head. In a matter of seconds, Barbie is dressed and ready to go – as a ghost.

The Witch
You can make a witch’s costume by using black cloth to cut a draping robe. You can even cut a circle out of black fabric, and then cut a head-hole. Poke Barbie’s head through the hole and let the rest of the fabric drape around her. Use black construction paper to make a fabulous witch’s hat to complete the ensemble.

Why Not Be Barbie for Halloween?

If you were going to pick a fabulous costume for Halloween, how likely is it that Barbie would spring into your head? Not very. When you think about it, Barbie is pretty easily recognized and would actually be a fun costume to create using you mom’s underclothes and a box of tissues, if you know what I mean. Become Barbie this Halloween.

Assemble the Outfit
To become Barbie, you’ll need to pull together an outfit worthy of the blonde bombshell. Don’t forget that you need heels to go with anything, plus having heels will make you look that much taller. Leave room in your costume’s top for a bit of extra padding, and be sure to track down a long blonde wig – you can probably wrestle one away from the latest Hannah Montana costume seeker.

Go for It!
To actually become Barbie, you’ll need to don your outfit and really pad the top until you achieve the right dimensions. Pull on your carefully chosen outfit and your high heels. When everyone is ready, pull on your blonde wig, check your hairstyle and reflection in the mirror and head on your way!

Three Things You Can Do With Your Old Barbies

If you don’t play many Barbie games, you don’t have to let your Barbie dolls sit and go to waste. Instead, use those dolls in ways you might not have thought of to ensure they have a long and happy life.

Give Them Away
There are a huge number of children in the world who have nothing or next to nothing to play with. Just think of how amazing your giant Barbie collection would be to a little girl who’s never been able to change Barbie’s outfit or brush her hair. Donate the collection today and many charities will keep the set together.

Use Them Today
If you have plenty of Barbies, throw them into your babysitting bag or out in the playroom for your little sister or cousin. Just because you don’t play with Barbie on a daily basis doesn’t mean you younger friends don’t still think she’s amazing.

Put Her To Work
Finally, you can put your Barbie to work. Every time you have to do a school project of some kind, especially a diorama or such, put Barbie to work by making her part of the project. Every book report can incorporate a version of Barbie and you might even be able to work her into your science fair project – be creative!

Three Ways Barbie Changed the World

So you think your Barbie doll is just that – a doll? Barbie games, believe it or not have more power than the power to amuse you on a rainy afternoon. Barbie has actually changed the world.

Barbie Made Us Believe
Before Barbie there were only baby dolls which needed new clothes and burping. The introduction of Barbie games let us believe in characters that were older than us and gave us freedom to make up real stories about her.

Barbie Games Made Us Think
If you’ve never heard the controversy surrounding Barbie, you’re living in the dark. Barbie is a thin, attractive little thing with proportions that are completely out of this world. This has got many people spun up, and it does make you think about your own version of beautiful.

Barbie Games Bring Us Together
There are Barbies or similar dolls all over the world. If you visit a foreign country, you’ll likely feel out of your element for a bit, but if you bring your Barbie along, there is a very good chance that you won’t be the only one playing fashion games – even if you can’t speak a word to each other.

Barbie Games Make You Smarter

If there was ever any doubt in your mind about playing with dolls, you can ignore it. Dolls, it seems can make a huge positive difference for girls. Playing Barbie or Bratz games is just one of the many doll games you can try, mostly as you get a bit older, but did you know that playing with dolls and using your imagination to dress them, create stories for them and making them come alive actually makes you smarter?

The Power of Imagination
The secret lies in the imagination it takes to play with a doll successfully. If you pick up a doll at two and drag her around the house, you’re certainly playing with her. But the real power and learning comes when you start to care for the doll as if she were real. These are called role playing games and are actually a huge sign of higher level thinking.

As you age, you probably aren’t putting your dolls to bed anymore, but you might be playing with Barbie games and other similar fashion dolls doing almost the same thing. Barbie doesn’t just sit in a house. She gets clothing and a personality. You bring life into Barbie and let her live through your imagination.

Online Barbie games aren’t any different. If you put some clothes on Barbie just for fun, that’s one thing. But once you really get into the Barbie games, you’re likely creating scenarios and stories for Barbie that require certain outfits. This level of imagination is going to keep your brain healthy and young a long time.

Barbie Games Still Popular After All These Years

Barbie is old. There is no way of getting around it. Since the 1950s, Barbie has been a household fixture for young girls, and even with the slightly wider waist and updated wardrobe, she’s old school. Of course like many old things, Barbie just gets better with age.

Some people only drink “aged” wines or eat “aged” cheeses. Other prefer to drive “classic” cars or collect “classic” toys. Well, Barbie is classically updated and defies description. Barbie games are unique in many ways, but the most obvious is that she grows older but never ages.

Like all of us, Barbie’s wardrobe changes over time as she needs newer versions of clothing and more updated shoes, but her hairstyle is so classic it’s lasted forty, almost fifty years. Her cars get updated, but she sticks with the stiletto heels that have always been so fashionable.

No matter what era your Barbie games hail from, you can always count on having a good time documenting fashions of the day.

Barbie Is A Living Museum

Normally a living museum is a location that is truly lived in and used while also being showcased as a museum. Barbie isn’t lived in and she’s not a museum, but other than that she fits the bill exactly. Doesn’t make sense? If you think about it, Barbie has documented all the changes in politics and fashion, economics and industry over the last five decades.

You can look at a Barbie doll from a particular era and learn a great deal about what was happening at the time – especially if you are able to include some of the accessories. Are you playing with the Barbie flight attendant or the Barbie pilot? Does your Barbie have to get married before having babies around or is she a single mom?

Barbie fashion especially is a testimony to what has come before us. Dress up a Barbie every few years and you can see the difference in the current fashions. Much like beauty pageants, the fashions say it all and Barbie has some exceptionally, um, interesting confections. Of course she has the perfect hair and the perfect smile as well, but you can count on those to stay the same for another few decades at least.

Babysitting Barbie Games

If you babysit on a regular basis, you already know that entertaining younger children can be a challenge. This is why Barbie games are so perfect for your babysitting pack. Pack a backpack full of fun items to do while you are babysitting. These might be coloring books, stickers, temporary tattoos, and now should always be sure to include your Barbies.

Barbie helps to bring generations together. By helping the youngest members of society, you’re already filling a crucial role – whether you realize it or not. Unfortunately, sometimes that crucial role can be exhausting and frustrating if you run out of things for your young charges to do.

Barbie games are a terrific answer to the problem. Dig through you closet until you find your old Barbie collection. Grab the entire box or just a few and throw them in a big bag – bags are easier to carry than boxes. Now when you go babysitting and the kids start to get antsy, you can pull out those Barbie dolls and the sheer novelty of new dolls and new outfits will immediately engage the younger set.

Your Favorite Barbie Games Accessories

Barbie games just wouldn’t be the same without the Barbie accessories. There are so many Barbie accessories, it’s hard to pick just a few to be favorites, but it’s easy to pick out a few that definitely seem to get a bit more play time than others.

Barbie’s Horse
I’ll admit that I’m a bit of a horse girl, so when Barbie has a horse option, she’ll definitely take it. My horse that came with Barbie has done all kinds of things. She’s taken Barbie all over the world. She’s pulled carriages, she’s cleared roads, and she allows herself to be ridden all over the living room rug.

Barbie’s Convertible
I’ll admit that I’m not partial to the volkswagon coupe when my Barbie can tool about town in a stylish and fast convertible. Sure it’s kind of a purple color, but that stylish convertible is just the thing for taking another plastic friend out on the town..

Barbie Dream House
A girl’s got to live somewhere, and for Barbie, it’s inside the dream house, of course. The house isn’t heavy on furniture, but that never stopped me from making some of my own. Anything to make that house a home.

The Truth about Barbie Games

In the world of online games, Barbie games have a special place in the hearts of many. The Barbie games are fun little pieces of activity you can play for minutes or hours, and when you tire of one Barbie game, you simply switch to the next. There is an almost endless supply of games to choose from.

The Truth and Barbie
The truth of the matter is, however, that Barbie has absolutely nothing to hide. Popular with generations of girls, Barbie has no secrets and she certainly has no secrets from the girls and women who still love her today.

The real truth as it pertains to Barbie is how adored she still is despite negative media attention in light of other fashion dolls. Barbie was the first fashion doll and she stood alone for decades. When a different fashion doll collection was launched, Barbie was stung a bit, but recovered nicely.

Today, you have to only look at the various gaming websites to see that Barbie is just as strong as she ever was. Her games online are just as much fun as dressing your old Barbie doll at home. Whether you play online or off, Barbie games are good, clean fun.

Barbie Games – Better Than Ever?

If there is anything to be said about Barbie, it’s that the girl is a classic. Barbie games have been around for decades and they aren’t going anywhere. In fact, many consider Barbie games to be better than ever.

When the Bratz hit the scene a few years ago, some worried about Barbie and how she would hold up. If anything, the Bratz made Barbie games even better. Barbie went for decades without any competition at all. Now, she has to compete with a younger, hipper crowd, so Barbie decided to up the ante and become a bit younger and hipper herself. If her new waistline and different hairstyles are any indication, Barbie is getting with the times.

Barbie has been dressing nicely in beautiful gowns and stylish gear for ages, and now it’s time to make that look a bit more youthful and energetic. Barbie’s friends are young and hip and so is she. With playhouses and pink convertibles, Barbie is still very much the girl she used to be, but with more options in those dream houses and new Barbie gear available, there is definitely life in the old girl yet!

What Will Barbie Do With $40 Million?

If you haven’t heard, Barbie just won $40 million from the maker of Bratz dolls. The question is – what will Barbie do with all that money?

Shopping
Obviously Barbie is going to go shopping. It’s no secret the Bratz girls were a bit more hip and trendy in the world of fashion dolls. The Bratz dolls were so successful, Barbie was starting to lose some of the money it should have been making. Obviously Barbie needs a bit of a fashion boost, you can bet some of that money is going shopping.

Travel
Barbie is a traveling kind of girl. She wants adventure in her life, and $40 million is plenty of money to spend on exciting and exotic trips. Nobody knows where she’ll go, but she’s enough like us to probably head to Europe, possibly a cruise, maybe a trip to save part of the world, and certainly a few camping trips in that Barbie camper.

Charities
If Barbie stays the kind of girl we know her as, she’ll very likely give a large portion of that money to charity. There are too many wonderful charity programs to choose from, but Barbie is like any celebrity, she has enough without the extra funds, why shouldn’t she give them to someone who is seriously in need?

Barbie Games Just Got Sweeter

If money is sweet, and of course it is, Barbie games are going to be outrageous. Why, you might ask? The answer is simple – Barbie just won a huge fight against Bratz, and now she’s going to reap some serious rewards for the win.

What Happened?
Barbie sued Bratz because the Bratz dolls were essentially a rip-off of Barbie. The courts just recently agreed with Barbie that the Bratz dolls were based on Barbie ideas and materials, so now Bratz have to pay up. Millions of dollars will change hands and Barbie is the clear winner.

Now What?
If the people who make Barbie have millions extra to spend, you can assume that some of that money is going to trickle down to you and me. There will be more interesting products and the online games and websites will certainly get just a little bit sweeter.

Of course, there is no guarantee that anything will change, but Barbie just slugged it out with her enemy, the Bratz, and won. Why wouldn’t she do just a wee bit of celebrating?

Barbie Games: Get Barbie Hair

Barbie’s best feature is definitely her hair. If you like Barbie’s long and luscious locks, you can certainly have them too – if you know what to do.

Grow Your Hair Out
Your first step is to grow out your hair. You can’t have long hair without growing it out. Of course, if you’d rather skip this step, you can always go for extensions, but that is a pretty drastic step – I’d recommend patience over fake hair.

Dye it Blonde
Don’t try to dye dark hair blonde by yourself. You’ll need to work with an experienced colorist to find the right method to lighten your hair to that golden blonde. Of course, some Barbies don’t have the light blonde hair. If you’re interested in the look with darker hair, Barbie’s friends have plenty of inspiration.

Blow it Big
The only way to get the huge hair that Barbie has is by blowing it dry and teasing it up to make it as large as possible. Use a blow dryer after washing it. Turn your head upside down so that you can dry the roots when they are straight, and use a brush to help give it even more lift as you dry. Mousse and hairspray will give it the hold your hair needs to keep the look.

Three Fun Barbie Games

Looking for something to do on a rainy afternoon? Why not pull out those Barbie dolls so that you can try a new Barbie game?

Barbie Dress Up
The basic Barbie games never go out of style. Grab your doll and her outfits and practice getting her ready for a big date with Ken. When the rain stops, you can also head to the store with a bit of spare cash to buy a new outfit or ten to help keep the game going.

Barbie Online
Put the dolls down and hop on the computer to play the hundreds of Barbie games you can find online. Dress up a virtual Barbie, help her build her house, and play along in any number of other fun activities.

Barbie Fashion Show
Take your dress up game just a step further and include Barbie in a fashion show. If you have more than one Barbie doll, you can prepare a true fashion show complete with music, lights, and a catwalk. Line up your other dolls to watch or invite your friends over to take part in the fun.

Barbie Movie Marathon

It’s raining or hot and you don’t want to go outside. You’re also tired of doing your required reading and watching television. This is the perfect day to host a movie marathon. Grab a friend or two and head to the movie store. You’ll want to find the best selection possible for this marathon because you’re not watching new releases – you’re watching the best of the Barbie movies.

While not among the traditional Barbie games, Barbie movies are a lot of fun for those of us who enjoy the blonde haired dolls. If you’ve never seen any of the Barbie movies, you’re seriously missing out on some fun animated entertainment. Rent three or four of the movies, pull on your pajamas, grab your pillow and settle in for a different kind of entertainment.

Barbie movies are a lot like any animated feature film. They are happy, have small problems that are easily overcome and the girls in the movies are pretty. Pretty mindless when you want to just relax and enjoy relaxing for a bit with the kinds of movies that will keep you interested without making you think very much.

Barbie’s Birthday Party

You might have had a Barbie theme at your own birthday party, but surely you’ve noticed that no matter how many times Barbie shows up at your birthday party and those of your friends, nobody ever take the time to plan Barbie’s birthday party.

If you love Barbie games, prepare Barbie’s birthday party is one of the best versions around. Not only do you get to decorate and pick out a cake for guests, you also get to invite all of your friends and their Barbie dolls. It gets tricky at this point, however – if you have five friends with five Barbies, does that mean all of the dolls are worthy of celebrating on the special day? It’s up to you.

Barbie’s official birthday was March 9, 1959 so the day of celebration is still a fair way away. Of course, if you’re going to throw her a golden birthday party for turning fifty this year, it might take you months to plan. But if you’d rather not wait months, you can have a party whenever you want. Send evites to your friends and decorate Barbie’s dream house.

Bake a cake for you and your friends to enjoy while you gather around the play house with Barbie for a rousing round of singing and gossip about all the Kens in the world.

Horses and Barbie Games

Of all our favorite Barbie games, the best is easily the horses. Barbie is lucky enough to have one of everything it would seem, and that includes her own horse. Naturally, since you probably don’t have your own horse, you might be a bit envious that Barbie has hers. Never fear, though – you can easily share the horse and use it in many of your Barbie games.
Name the Horse
Your first step will be to name the horse. It might come with a name as all Barbie items do, but you certainly don’t need to stick to that name if it doesn’t suit the horse you’re including in your games. Give the horse the perfect name and then you’re really ready for action.

Decorate the Horse
Just as you dress up Barbie, you should dress up her horse. Start by brushing the horse’s mane and tale. Then take the time to braid each – use many smaller braids to make the appearance even more glamorous than a single braid would be. Use thin, colored ribbons to make streamers in the mane and tail by tying them at the top of each braid. You might even include the ribbon as part of the braids.

When she’s beautiful, put on her saddle and help Barbie ride away!

Create Barbie’s House

It would seem that Barbie no longer just has her dream house. Now, you get to create Barbie’s house for her. The Barbie My House opens up a whole new realm of Barbie games. You’re able to design her house and arrange the rooms any way you want simply by moving some of the flexible walls and furniture.

Of course, if you aren’t lucky enough to have any formal house for your baby, you can still create your very own Barbie house.

Grab a large cardboard box of some kind – it can be a diaper box, a packing box, or even a large cereal box. Cut off the flaps at the top of the box leaving the box wide open. Turn the box on its side to create the basic house.

Now, to create walls and possibly two stories (if your box is tall enough) cut a slit in the center of the flaps you removed. The cut should be from the side to the middle of the flap. Do this on another flap that fits the other direction of the box. Put the two together overlapping the cuts to keep them in place. Put the cross you’ve made into the box and your new Barbie house suddenly has four rooms.

You can now decorate the rooms as you please!

Are You a Barbie Girl VIP?

The Barbie Girl VIP lounge is here, and this isn’t the kind of club that has velvet rope and outrageous dancing – although you can dance if you want to. Barbie Girls VIP has some of the best Barbie games online as well as plenty of other things to do once you’ve gained entrance.

You can play Barbie game all over the internet, and you can even be a Barbie girl without having to pay a nickel. But if you want to be a Barbie girl VIP, you’ll need to pay a little bit per month, but you might decide that spending the money is worth the rewards. And what are those rewards?

You can design your own character with exclusive hairstyles and make up.

• Get exclusive clothes and accessories
• Buy furniture for your room when you decorate it.
• Adopt an online pet
• Play in the pet tree house
• Give and receive virtual makeovers
• Go anywhere you want in the online amusement park
• Send and receive gifts

Of course, if you’re not into fantastic games and online Barbie adventures, you can always play something else. But if you like Barbie games, Barbie Girl VIP membership might just be perfect for you.

High School Musical Barbie Games

If you love High School Musical, it’s great that Barbie has found a way to expand the fun indefinitely. The movies might only last a couple of hours, but when you play Barbie games with the characters from High School Musical, you’re in Wildcat territory for as long as you want.

The makers of Barbie have created dolls for all of the major characters in both of the High School Musical movies. Collect them all or just one and you can make up your own story lines and happy endings.

Do you think things should have ended differently or you’re just dying to know what happens next? With your dolls, you have the chance to make the story play out any way you want. The best part of all is that you don’t have to keep the High School Musical dolls all by themselves.

Invite Gabriella and Troy over to Barbie's dream house for a bit of singing and dancing. They can even go on a double date with Barbie and Ken. Let Sharpay grow out of her nasty phase and she can be best friends with your other dolls. Whatever you decide, the characters will keep you in high spirits and most likely leave humming a catchy tune.

Why Barbie Games Are Fun for All Ages

Playing all manner of Barbie games makes for hours of enjoyment. You can play the games online by dressing up a virtual version of Barbie, or you can play with your real Barbies – creating stories and giving her the right outfit to wear in any occasion. In fact, Barbie games are so universal, they are fun for people of all ages:

Barbie games bring generations together. When your grandmother comes to visit, she’s not going to be able to play video or computer games with you most likely, but she will certainly be able to play with your Barbie dolls. In fact, while she’s dressing up Barbie and doing her hair, she’ll probably tell you a few stories of her own about Barbies she had growing up.

Barbies are collectibles. You can collect Barbies to play with or to simply keep and preserve for enjoyment and future generations. Either way, it’s a long lasting love affair, especially if you’re keeping the Barbies as collectibles. You’ll likely start your collection young, but enjoy the boxed versions of the dolls so much that you’ll continue well into adulthood. You might even bring your own daughter into your passion for collecting down the road at some point.

Barbie speaks a universal language. Unlike the rest of us who squabble and squawk about anything and everything, Barbie is a constant smiling face who communicates in a language we understand – fashion. You can hate your best friend for the day, but still find common ground in the latest Barbie outfits. She’s an excellent ambassador.

Barbie Movies

If you like Barbie games you might also really enjoy the Barbie movies. There are many different kinds of Barbie movies to satisfy all the different tastes and age groups of fans. If you’ve never had a chance to sit through a Barbie movie, here are a few reasons why you might really enjoy one.

The Good Girls Win
Sometimes it’s nice to see the good girl get what she deserves, and that’s the case in the Barbie movies. There is good and bad in each movie, and good wins – hands down, every time. It’s rather refreshing, really.

Kids Love Them
If you buy a couple of Barbie movies, you can throw them into your babysitting bag. The movies are inexpensive and about an hour long, so they are the perfect investment for entertaining your charges. Take them with you and plop on in the DVD player – the little girls especially will be fascinated.

Dolls Come to Life
Anyway you cut it, it is fun to see your favorite dolls come to life. Barbie is such as staple of our existence in a smiling plastic way. On screen, she’s no longer plastic – she’s the real deal. Of course, in most of the movies she’s animated, but it’s still fun to be on the lookout for Barbie accessory items such as her horse or car in the background, especially if you have the play versions sitting right by the television with the rest of your Barbie gear.

Barbie Games Will Never Grow Old

Some games grow old. It’s hard to imagine playing with My Little Pony or Polly Pocket after a few years, but Barbie games never grow old. Why? Because Barbie is completely timeless.

Fashion Forward
Barbie was introduced to the world decades ago, but if your mother or grandmother unearthed her old Barbie dolls, it’s a pretty safe bet, you’d have a blast dressing her in the clothes she wore back then. Fashion, especially the classic styles of fashion that Barbie always wears, is completely timeless. Dressing up the pretty little doll is rather timeless as well.

Classical Looks
If Barbie were sporting a beehive hairdo or had sheared pink punk hair, you’d be able to tell immediately what decade she belonged to. You’d feel silly bring an outdated Barbie to a friend’s house, but Barbie looks almost the same now as she did generations ago. Her features and hairstyle are classical. She’d fit in fine during the ancient Roman days or in the first colony on Mars.

Collectible
Finally, it’s a safe bet that Barbie will be around for quite some time because she is immensely collectible. Barbie dolls are designed to be played with or simply admired as part of a collection. The holiday Barbies especially are beautiful enough to collect annually. So long as there are individuals who enjoy collecting Barbie, there will be a Barbie for everyone to enjoy.

What We’ve Learned From Barbie Games

You’ve got to hand it to that thin, blond bombshell. Barbie has taught generations of girls all about the real world as well as fashion. It’s pretty impressive to think back and realize all the things you’ve learned from Barbie over the years.

Women don’t need men to be successful. Barbie is immensely successful with careers as a doctor, nurse, pilot, daycare working and roller derby queen. She’s done all of this without ever marrying Ken. And in the last few years, Ken wasn’t even by her side while she went about learning to sing and her many other newer skills.

Fashion will take you far. When you look good, you’ll feel good. Even when she’s just hanging out around the house, Barbie always looks good. She has great success in everything she does and seems completely satisfied with her life. Maybe it’s because she knows she always looks good.

It’s not healthy to be underweight. According to her measurements and the scale in one of the dream houses, Barbie was completely underweight for her height. Critics claimed she was setting a bad example and couldn’t possible look the way she does. Apparently Barbie agreed because she got a new, thicker waistline recently and looks even better because of it.

Like Barbie?

So, you like Barbie games? I’ll bet you also enjoy Barbie dolls and the occasional Barbie movie. Have you ever stopped to wonder why that is? It’s no secret that generations of girls have played with and loved Barbie games, but what makes them so fun? Is it the doll? The fashion? No – it’s the reality of it all.

Barbie could very easily be a real person – although she’d have a slightly less perfect body if she were. She looks like someone we might know, and her clothes aren’t totally outlandish. She isn’t a cartoon and she has realistic things like cars, kids, houses and jobs.

Playing in a fantasy world is definitely fun, but playing with a doll that could really be your best friend is even better. You don’t have to make up planet names or new worlds to describe strange creatures. Barbie has simple pets and it’s fun just to help her get through the day – with plenty of wardrobe changes of course.

Barbie games aren’t complex. In fact, it’s just how simple they are that make them so appealing. Who knew having a normal day – even if you’re a doll – could be so much fun?

Barbie Dream House

One of the Barbie games offered on her website is creating Barbie’s dream house. This is a great deal of fun, but how do you know if you’re really creating Barbie’s dream house –could you be creating your own dream house instead?

Wherever you live now, I’m sure you’ve dreamed of a house that is designed just for you. If you haven’t there is no time like the present. In fact, creating Barbie’s dream house might just be the first time you’ve ever thought about how much fun it can be to pick out the location of stairs and balconies in a home.

Now that you know how much fun it is, you shouldn’t stop. Start a collection of drawings that show off your plans for your dream house. Get together with friends and design a house together that you can all live in. It doesn’t matter that it likely will never happen, this is all about dreaming, right?

Balconies, indoor swimming pools, personal libraries, elevators, and so much more are all at your disposal. Put in whatever you want, and then sit back and dream a bit of what it will be like when you’ve made enough money to really build a dream house.

Online Barbie Games

The latest Barbie games range from magic gardens to virtual interactive online Barbie houses. At the Barbie website, you can play with Barbie and her friends. Take on puzzles, sliding games and design games. Barbie games at her site are always fun, but aren’t just reserved to the Barbie website, of course.

Barbie is universal and so are Barbie games. You can easily find websites from any corner of the world showcasing some kind of Barbie game. The majority of these games aren’t Flash Barbie games, however, they are Barbie dress up games.

Barbie dress up games are very similar to the kinds of games you played with your Barbie for years. In a dress up game, you simply dress your Barbie up. Only, with the online version of the game, you’re not dressing up a plastic doll, but a virtual Barbie.

And instead of four or five outfits, your Barbie will have hundreds of clothing items and accessories available – on a single game. You can dress one Barbie many times or switch around to different games from around the world while you style and accessorize your online Barbie to your heart’s content.