Barbie ~ A Classic
What can I say I loved my Barbies...and I had a lot of them. I also had the Barbie Camper, the Barbie Townhouse, and three Barbie Cases (one of which was the Barbie Trunk) to hold all of the accessories.
My friend and I would get together with our barbies and set up elaborate stories and game play that would literally last for weeks. We created Barbie Town out of record albums (you know, the old fashioned LP's), and give them individual houses, stores, parks. It was awesome! I was never so disheartened than at the age of twelve when told by some peers we were now too old to play with Barbies. I sadly put my dolls away, eventually giving them to younger children who didn't have a lot of toys. I held out hope, though, that one day Barbie would be in my life again.
One of the best days in my adult life as a mother was when my oldest daughter turned three and I bought her very first Barbie. It was like handing down a precious legacy of girlish fun. She didn't quite pick up my enthusiasm for Barbie, but my younger daughter eventually became part of the Barbie fan legion. Who knows what the future, and a granddaughter, could bring?