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Barbie Toys:

Barbie is a famous doll produced by Mattel and the idea behind the girls doll has slowly evolved - originally Barbie was a showpiece with out of proportion body parts and always doing fun things. The current Barbies still rely on fashion accessories to look good, but they are working girls, going out girls, and stylish as always. With more than $3 billion in retail sales, Barbie is the #1 girl's brand worldwide. The official website for Barbie is at Barbie.com and instantly you are taken to Everythinggirl.com with all their brands (Polly Pocket, Pixel Chix, My Scene, Teen Trends). Some of the top selling Barbie toys on Amazon.com are the Barbie 3-Story Dream House Playset ($89.99), Trend Clothes: Cute Camping Outfits ($9.99), Barbie Electronic Purse Set ($19.99), Trend Clothes: Super Surf and Skate Styles ($9.99), Forever Barbie - Totally Real House Playset ($32.99), Party Bus ($59.99), Karaoke Guitar ($38.79), Princess Mini Castle ($12.99), Sounds So Sweet Trike ($34.99), Barbie Jammin' Jeep ($228.88) - I bought mine at Toys R Us for less than $200, but my kids love the thing, KidDesigns Barbie CD Radio Boombox with Microphone ($49.99), and the Diaries Charm Bracelets & Jewelry Box ($12.99), Princess Mini Horse And Carriage ($12.99), Barbie: My First Skates ($14.99), and the Barbie Fairy Merfairy Playset ($13.97).



From a parent with a 5 year old girl, take it from me all the small accessory items and toys are huge hits and don't cost much. My daughters favorites are the Barbie Forever Décor Family Room ($14.99), Forever Barbie Décor Kitchen ($14.99), Talking Townhouse ($29.99), 34-Piece Dinnerware Set ($12.99), and the Hang Ten Surf Shop Playset ($6.99). For a few bucks your kids will get hours of enjoyment. It's picking up all the pieces at the end of the day that is hard on parents. For Barbie games, the most popular are the Barbie Magic of Pegasus Game ($9.99), Barbie Fairytopia Mermaid DVD Game ($19.99), Guess the Look Makeover Game ($14.99), and Barbie and the 12 Princesses Board Game. Any kind of dress up game with Barbie costumes is great for girls. My daughter loves to play dress up with mermaids, fairys, magical wands, wings, or just pretend she is a princess. If I had to choose between Barbie and Bratz dolls, I would choose Barbie as the theme of the dolls still remains fun and not too grown up. Whereas the Bratz dolls are marketed as young girls acting way beyond their age. Not all Barbie toys/games are mindless, you can get some educational value for your hard spent dollar with titles like Barbie My First Dictionary, Barbie Exploring the World Interactive Electronic Book, and the KidDesigns Barbie School Board.. RECOMMENDED - We found the best selection and lowest prices online at Amazon.com for Barbie related toys and dolls. They even have an entire section of the website dedicated to "all things Barbie". You can browse the most popular Barbie items here.

Barbie Dolls - Vintage Barbie:

Barbie dolls are by far and away the most asked for item related to Barbie. There are 100's to choose from and the clothing and accessories that go with the dolls is endless. The best selling Barbie dolls per Amazon.com are the Barbie Fairytopia Mermaidia Elina Doll ($17.99), Diwali Barbie Doll Festivals Of The World ($19.97), Princess Mini Kingdom Mini Barbie Rapunzel Doll ($8.99), My Bling Bling Barbie Doll ($14.88), Beach Fun Barbie Doll ($6.99), Nori Doll Barbie Fairytopia Mermaidia ($12.99), Beautiful Bride Barbie Doll ($14.88), Handsome Groom Barbie Doll ($9.99), and the Barbie Collector That's So Raven Stylin' Hair Doll ($24.99). It's amazing what kind of accessory items you can get these days for Barbie - pretty much you name it they make it. There are clothes, hair dryers, purses, pets, tiaras, shoes, swimsuits, food, etc. Barbiecollector.com is an excellent website for buying modern Barbie dolls (1980-Present) or vintage barbie dolls (1959-1975). The vintage barbie dolls include Barbie, Ken, Francie, and Skipper. The modern barbie doll showcase is spectacular with extravagent costumes and clothing on regular Barbies. They are more expensive than regular store bought Barbie dolls, but the attention to detail in the outfits is stunning. Some examples of price are the Wind Rider Barbie Doll ($149.95), Lady Luck Barbie Doll ($39.98), and the Anna Sui Boho Barbie Doll for $159.95. There are over 30 new Barbie dolls to choose from. RECOMMENDED - For a complete listing of the top selling Barbie dolls go here.

Barbie.com Website:

Mattel has done an excellent job of incorporating all the brands into their Barbie.com website with sections for My Scene, Barbie Polly Pocket, Kelly Club, etc. Just point and click your way to online games, coloring pages you can print out, and lots of music and fun. The online Barbie games are Dance with Barbie, Barbie Karaoke (with American Idol Barbie), Cali Girl Horse Adventure, and Give Ken a Hot New Look. All are free to play and you don't need to download any software, just play online. For Barbie coloring pages go to http://www.coloring.ws/barbie1.htm or http://coloring-page.net/barbie.html, they are free to print out and color with real crayons or pens. I try to limit my childs time on the Barbie.com website since it's such a marketing blitz of products and music that slowly gets into the heads of these impressionable youngsters. For Barbie wallpaper desktop images go to http://www.wallpapers-tlc.com/groupbarbie.html, they offer about 15 quality Barbie pictures.

Barbie Dollhouse and Merchandise:

Although I could not locate an actual "Barbie dollhouse", there are several companies that make doll playhouses that will fit Barbie dolls. One of the best that we found was the Dollhouse Glitter Suite Huge by Imaginarium - this dollhouse is a 3-story, full furnished, with elevator playhouse for dolls. Can accomodate any 12" fashion doll. Parents rated the Glitter Dream Dollhouse the "best buy" for durable entertainment value. As with most kids, listening to music is a fun experience and the Barbie - Barbie Sings Princess Movie Collection ($12.58) on Songsearch.com has all the best songs. For Barbie DVD's, go to Amazon.com for the cheapest prices and best selection with Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia ($9.99), Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus ($9.99), Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses ($13.99 - preorder), Barbie As Rapunzel ($10.99), Barbie As The Princess and the Pauper ($14.88), Barbie in The Nutcracker ($10.99), Barbie: Fairytopia ($14.99), and Barbie of Swan Lake ($10.99).

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