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These 10 Holiday Barbies Make Timeless GiftsFor over 60 years, Barbie has been a staple toy for children around the world. With her iconic fashion, flawless looks, and array of careers and lifestyles portrayed, Barbie continues to evolve with the times. But it's during the holidays where Barbie truly sparkles with Christmas cheer and yuletide style. Throughout the decades, Mattel has released special edition Holiday Barbies that capture a festive spirit while also serving as timeless collectible …

Look up at the stars tonight, and you might see Barbie on her first space trip with Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti! While heading off to the International Space Station just days ago, Cristoforetti invited her special companion up to zero gravity to inspire girls as young as 8 and 11 years old to succeed in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and answer all their questions just in time for the first day of World Space Week.As of 2019, research has shown that …

Since 2010, Monster Highhas had us screaming––out of excitement! The brand put a twist on the “normal” fashion dolls people usually think of––the prim and proper Barbies and ultra-chic Bratz dolls now had some competition! And not just any kind of competition––Monster High is perhaps the most unique doll line to date!What’s the Monster High Story?Monster High is an exciting fictional story about fashionable monster girls and boys (or “ghouls” and “mansters”) who go to high school and embar …

Iconic Barbie has been delighting children since the mid-20th century, and her popularity remains unchanged for young girls and collectors alike. Some limited-edition Barbie dolls sell at auction for many thousands of dollars. Though you might not have the funds to purchase a $100,000 Barbie, you can still build decent Barbie collections with some know-how and research.Barbie's BackstoryIf you're interested in Barbie collections, then perhaps you might like to know about Barbie's origins. …

In the 1990s Mattel had a great idea; this idea was to incorporate history into their new Barbie collection, and so The Beautiful Barbies of the Great Eras, also known among Barbie fans as ‘The Great Eras Collection’, was born.The Barbies of the Great Eras is a collection of 10 different Barbie dolls. The idea of this collection was to represent different important Eras in History, to make us travel through time with Barbie in order to learn more about the beauty and fashion of each chosen …