Barbie has a new movie coming out this week called Barbie & Her Sisters in a Pony Tale. They all go off to a riding academy and, as would happen with my girls, all four sisters have different ideas of what to do. It's a rocky start, but the sisters work it all out.
We were sent the dolls from the Gala Gown Giftset, and they are adorable. The dresses are cute- and age appropriate. Two other things I really liked- their shoes stay on! I can't count as high as the number of doll shoes that disappear into my carpet. Also, the dolls hair is soft and shiny and easy to play with. I don't know if my memory fails or if something was changed but it seems a higher quality then from my childhood (maybe because mine were mostly hand me downs with haircuts that never grew back).
Here's the thing. There are a lot of creepy looking, grotesquely disfigured dolls for girls on the market. Distorted bodies, overkill make up on, hootchie clothes. These are not them.
The best though, is that there are "kid" dolls. Barbie is an adult, Skipper appears to be a teenager and the 2 younger ones are kids. It is SO hard to find dolls that are the ages of my girls (or close), especially in this size. I've tried to find similar-aged dolls over the years and either can't find them at all, or they are super expensive.
Which leads me to the next part---- WE HAVE A DISCOUNT CODE!!! Use the following links between 10/21/13 and 10/24/13 for a $5.00 discount. Use the code PONYTALE at checkout to apply the discount.
Barbie and Her Sisters in a Pony Tale Train and Ride RC
(this is really cool, the horse can be trained to respond to Barbie)
(this is really cool, the horse can be trained to respond to Barbie)
Anyway, my girls love all things Barbie and I super love that they play with them all the time (staying occupied!!!). There has even been Barbie and Her Sisters- dedicated artwork:
(and you- know- who is beyond thrilled that her art is being shared for the cause).
Love your blog. Thanks for sharing. Go Barbie! We were just chatting about strong self-reliant girls in movies that my kids used to watch. Barbie DVD's won out against the other big name princesses. In fact, my almost 13 year old daughter recently asked if I could buy the last Barbie DVD and let her watch it. Not download it, because she wouldn't want her friends to accidentally see it on her device...just a good old fashioned DVD she could hide when they hang out.
ReplyDeleteIn case you were wondering, tweens don't have playdates, they "hang out" I certainly won't make that mistake again!
LOL, that's cute, your daughter wants the movie- in secret! I get it. My daughters used to hide that they watched Sesame Street from the other grade school kids. Goofballs.
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