Saturday, September 27, 2008

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.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

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.

Saturday, September 20, 2008

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.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

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.

Saturday, September 13, 2008

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.

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

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!

Saturday, September 6, 2008

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?

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

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?