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My daughter adores Barbie films. It all started when we first watched Barbie Princess and the Pauper, I’m not sure why we first got the film, but I know that after the first viewing she was hooked. We watched that film what seemed like everyday. When Mattel asked if we would like to see the new film Barbie A Fashion Fairytale I knew that it was only going to be a matter of time before my daughter asked to watch it all the time.

This film is a little different from the other Barbie films. All the other Barbie films that have come before were films where Barbie was an actress. That make things more clear (to me apparently Top Ender already knew that Barbie was an actress) and actually made me love all the other Barbie films a little more! So my daughter and I started watching the film together and my son kept one eye on the TV whilst playing with his MegaBloks.

The film is about Barbie needing to get away after Ken dumps her and she doesn’t like the direction her latest film is taking. So Barnie jets off to Paris to see her Aunt, who happens to own a Fashion House. The Fashion House is going to be forced to be closed for not being, well fashionable enough. Barbie finds out that there are some Flairies who like to make beautiful things more beautiful by adding sparkle and glitter to them and so the scene is set for a sparkly happy ending.

We loved watching the first few minutes and seeing the different movie posters in the background of Barbie’s trailer and seeing which films we had on DVD! We watched the rest of the film and were really quite excited about the love story, the fashion and the music which were both undeniably funky. By the end of the film not only were my six year old daughter and I sitting on the sofa, but my two year old son was too!

There are a lot of Barbie toys out to go with the film, which I think is great. I feel that when toys tie in with the film it helps children start using their imagination to act out the film that they remember and of course to get a bit more creative and I do like creative children!

Who says that the world of technology that revolves around the World Wide Web is only for the boys? Well, considering the number of female online gamers, many girls are finding themselves deeply involved in the virtual world of gaming online. The latest craze in the list of these online girly games is the games that allow dressing up the popular characters like those from Bratz and Barbie.

Another zing in the wing of games is the avatar Sue, which is fast gaining popularity across the world. Not only can girls indulge in Sue’s makeover of wardrobe, hairdo and looks but also, enjoy other games as well. These extolling wonders of creativity and fashion can be saved as artworks on different fun portals like Facebook etc.

The sensational dolls which are gaining popularity as the fashion icon among girls are the dazzling characters of Brats. There are many games which allow the girls to choose clothes and accessories for the Bratz Dolls according to their moods. Some of the games also offer makeover challenges where the girls from all over the world can compete to test their fashion abilities. Some of the Bratz games are also designed similar to video games strategy that involves a certain mission or objective to be accomplished. By finishing the tasks of the game one is able to earn points to obtain the items required to take the game to a further level.

Gone are the days when games were limited to card games, scrabble or monopoly, in today’s era realizing the market of the girl gamers, manufacturers have produced a number of games with which girls can better associate. One point to take into consideration is that most of these games are fantasy focused, based on novels, comics etc. which provide an effective tool of recreation for the girls.

One example of such games is that of Barbie Games. Girls want to know everything about Barbie; where she is planning her summer, when is her next date and with whom. Barbie has managed to remain a girl’s best friend for more than four decades now and is still a favorite all over the world. This is the reason why most of the Barbie games have managed to remain the most sought after among the girls till date. Dressing Barbie is a serious drill which involves selecting the most sophisticated outfits to adorn the doll with, which can later be printed out to complete one’s collection of paper Barbie dolls.

However, one thing to notice is that while boys fight for points and take interest in strategy based games, girls like to adorn their land of fantasies and play not to win or lose but simply, to have fun and enjoy the experience to its best.