Saturday, August 16, 2008

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!

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

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!

Sunday, August 10, 2008

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.

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

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.

Sunday, August 3, 2008

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.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

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.

Saturday, July 26, 2008

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.