Unique Barbie Party Idea: Try a Tea Party and Fashion Show!
Published May 5, 2012 | 
The Barbie doll, which will be 50 years old in 2009, has what seems to be an infinite number of lines, including American Idol Barbie, Barbie Magic of Pegasus, and Happy Birthday Barbie. It’s incredible to believe that Ruth Handler created the doll in the early 1950s simply to satisfy her daughter’s desire to play with an adult-looking doll as opposed to a baby. Her husband and Mattel, his employer at the time, did not initially like the idea, but after Handler’s redesign of a German doll, introduced it at a New York City toy fair in 1959. Today, Mattel sells 1.5 million Barbie dolls each week. With the remarkable popularity of Barbie, a party themed after her can be a great afternoon shindig for a young girl.
A Barbie theme party is actually very common. If your daughter wants to have a Barbie party with her friends, but wants to do something unique, an afternoon tea party and fashion show is an idea. The tea party doesn’t have to be extravagant. Whether you use real dishes or not is up to you. However, you might not want to use your best china if the girls are very young. There are plenty of inexpensive tea sets on the market. Your daughter could play host and serve her guests or you could do the honors. Instead of cake and cookies, offering the guests scones, which are perfect with tea, or some other light confection is a good plan. Check with parents to see if there are any special diets that you need to take into consideration.
Young girls (and many grown up ones), love to dress up. The Barbie tea party and fashion show invitations should request that each girl dress up and bring their favorite Barbie. The highlight of the party will be the fashion show. There are two ways to do this. Each girl can describe their own wardrobe and accessories along with what their Barbie is wearing, or you could write something up fun and humorous while the girls are drinking tea and eating. Either way, the girls are sure to have a smashing good time!
Fashion Games That Girls Love
Published April 13, 2012 |
Whether your daughter is having a sleepover or you are trying to come up with fashion games for girls at school, there are lots of great ideas you can try.
One idea for girl fashion games is to play Barbie fashion games. These games are lots of fun for younger girls who enjoy playing with Barbies still. You could get a few pieces of different colored material, have the girls sketch out, and design their own clothing for the Barbie. If they are very young, make sure you are the one using the scissors and taking care of the dangerous parts of the game. No child should have scissors and that is just an accident waiting to happen.
Another Barbie fashion game is to dress each doll in a top or bottom and then have each child choose what piece of clothing and which accessories they think would work best with that look. It forces them to think quickly and come up with stylish ideas on the spot. This is the perfect game for any young girls who are thinking of working towards a career in the world of fashion.
For older girls, try playing games with some of their favorite celebrities. Buy a couple fashion or style magazines and have the girls look through them and guess – without peeking at the text – who is wearing what. They should be able to tell which designer’s have designed the different outfits and best of all this will help them study up on the different designers and style trends. You keep things fun by having modern magazines with their favorite celebs.
Use the Internet to your advantage and find online fashion games. Browse through different sites and see what you can come up with. The Internet offers tons of fresh, fun ideas for girls of all ages and different games you can play to help them learn more about fashion. Whether they are steering towards a career in fashion or you just want them to have a little fun, this is the perfect way to get girls involved in style and fashion. If you are hosting a children’s party, what better way to get them excited and having fun than by playing games? All the girls will love it and you will be the coolest mom ever. Best of all, the supplies for all these games are minute and very inexpensive so you will not break the bank.
Games for Girls
Published April 12, 2012 |
There are various online games that are designed for girls. Most of the games are available at no charge. Apart from offering entertainment, they also help girls to learn certain skills. A majority of the games that are offered involve cooking, dolls, makeup and fashion.
One of the most popular girl games requires players to decorate different types of cakes. For this game, your creativity matters a lot and a winner is selected depending on how good the cake looks. In this game, speed is also a important factor to consider. You can choose to decorate a fruit cake or several cup cakes.
Dress up girl games can also be a lot of fun. The games require a player to dress up the characters to like a famous personality. You can choose to dress up the character as Cinderella, Priscilla pirate beach Betty or Grandmother Maggy. All the garments are provided on one section of the page and you get to choose the ones that match the famous personality. There are various options available in the dress up girls games. The first thing you need to choose is the background you want the character to appear in. Once the background is chosen, you select tops, bottoms and accessories. It is also possible to choose the hair, head accessories, eye and lips to put on the characters. The options you make will depend on your preferences. This is a fun game because it is possible to dress up the same character in different types of clothes.
Cooking is also a common theme when it comes to games for girls. The most popular items that are cooked on the game are cakes and muffins. To play the game, you have to select the right ingredients to use for the dish. For cakes and muffins, you also need to make sure you use the right temperature. All these factors are used to determine your results in the game.
Make over games are also a popular girls games. With these games, you get to choose from a variety of options to change the way the character looks. You choose the type of hair color and size, accessories, makeup and clothes. The best thing about this type of game is that you can change the features as many times as you like until you get the right look. The makeup options given allow you to choose different skin tones. You can add blush, eye shadow, and select the type of eyelashes you want. You also have the option of printing the final look you get once the make over is done. To make changes on the character, you can choose the options given at the side or click on the particular part of the body.
Girls also like to decorate living spaces and there are some games that are designed to help bring out your creativity. For these games, you get an empty room and a variety of items. You are supposed to place the items in appropriate parts of the room.