Monday, December 6, 2010

Barbie Toys: First on your list of toys

By Van Wystan


Every kid in the world likes to have plenty of toys as this is the one thing that gives them so much enjoyment in their childhood; this ensures a happy and problem free youth. When we talk about toys, people immediately think its kid stuff; however this is no longer true. Nowadays, you can find toys for adults and even pets. Try to shop around and you will see what we are talking about. A common adult toy may even be those intended for kids like stuffed toys, dolls, and action figures. And when speaking of dolls, there is no other name that pops in our heads other than Barbie toys. Barbie has been around for so long now that you can find so many versions of her. Barbie Toys, better known to some as Barbie Dolls, is what we are going to tackle in this article.

Barbie was formed and realized from a parents mind after seeing their daughter playing with paper dolls way back 1955, before children were only given toys with infant representations. After Ruth Handler, co-founder of Mattel Inc. saw her daughter Barbara gave her paper dolls adult responsibilities, she then suggested to her husband to create an adult doll. Barbie was born on March 9, 1959, inspired from the German doll named Bild Lilli.

Barbie's popularity seemed endless; you can find her in so many places. A few we can mention includes in politics, arts, education and entertainment, military, and medical. And a more fitting role she had was as a cheerleader in the world of sports. It also isn't really hard for her to take these roles because of her numerous accessories produced through the years.

Mattel Inc, makers of Barbie, has even gotten Barbie lots of friends and there have been releases of her family members including 6 of her siblings. There are many Barbie Toys series that became a massive hit not just to children but adults as well. A few has made Barbie a collectible material. There are also accessories that Barbie owned; she has pretty pink vehicles including convertible, jeep and trailer. She also has more or less 40 weird pets. Her popularity made way to creating different collectible items as wristwatches, ornaments, cameras, apparels, clothing and children's bags. She is the subject of a well-known song; she gets attention everywhere she goes.

Barbie has been through a lot of controversies and lawsuits but despite all that, she still remains as one of little girl's favorite doll in the whole world. Every time a young woman receives a Barbie gift, she is surely to jump for joy. Barbie dolls are available in so many places until now. There probably isn't a doll more famous than Barbie and that's a fact.




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