Hobbies And Interests
Dress and Accessorize
Girls can dress and style their Barbie dolls with a variety of outfits and accessories. Each Barbie doll comes with at least one outfit that can be removed. Accessories, such as shoes and purses are also included with each doll. The Barbie "A Fashion Fairytale Glitterizer Wardrobe" play set comes with three outfits and a pair of boots. The play set comes with the "A Fashion Fairytale" Barbie doll. Girls can design more outfits for "A Fashion Fairytale" Barbie using stickers that can be placed over the doll's existing outfits. More outfits and accessories for can be purchased for this Barbie doll and for other types of Barbie dolls at retail stores and online at www.barbie.com.
Style and Comb Hair
A Barbie doll's hair is long enough for girls to wash, dry, comb and style. Girls can brush, braid and style the doll's hair in a variety of ways. The "Totally Hair Barbie," which was introduced in 1992, has hair down to her feet. Certain Barbie doll play sets, such as the "Barbie Style Saloon," come with shampoo, towel, smock and hair brush. The play set has a working sink, mirror and chair. Additional hair accessories for Barbie dolls, such as combs, barrettes, rubber bands, hats, crowns and tiaras, can be purchased through the Barbie website or in retail stores.
Preserve Them for Collecting
Barbie dolls are one of the hottest collector items in the world. Barbie doll collector clubs are active in many countries. Barbie doll collector conventions are regularly held in different cities throughout the world. According to the Barbie Collector website, collectible dolls are labeled in five categories, including pink, silver, gold, platinum and black. Some girls purchase Barbies and preserve them, keeping the dolls in the original package to maintain its value. Other girls are not concerned with the monetary value of Barbies, so they take the dolls out of the package. However, these types of collectors still cherish the Barbies and keep the dolls for years.