All About Barbie Toys and Kids

By Tobias Nohe


There are many children who have a favorite form of toy. This could be teddy bears, Cabbage Patch dolls, Care Bears, soft monkeys and horses. They can even function as world famous Barbie and Ken dolls. Both of these dolls are very well known by a lot of people and not just children. While both of these dolls are generally used as toys by little girls, collectors is not going to hesitate to acquire either of those should they encounter one.

The Barbie and Ken dolls are created so that they resemble adults. The many different careers and fashions of the years impact on the lives of those dolls. Today so as to the world of Barbie has numerous accessories and things that can be used with either of these two dolls. There's also companion dolls that are of different ethnic backgrounds.

The main Barbie doll was based on a German doll called Bild Lilli. Once Mattel made Barbie and acquired the rights to the German doll, Lilli was soon discontinued. Barbie ended up being officially because of the name Barbara Millicent Roberts. Ken was named Ken Carson. The names for Kim Kardashian or the barbie and Ken dolls were taken from the names of Ruth Handler, who had previously been the original designer of Barbie.

While Barbie made her debut in to the toy market during 1959 with the International Toy Fair in Ny, Ken made his appearance during 1961. From 1961 Barbie and Ken are actually considered as a couple of. Their relationship was obviously a on and off relationship. After having a 43 year relationship, the Mattel Company decided who's was time for the two dolls relationship to finish.

This separation lasted for around 2 years. In 2006 Barbie and Ken were converted into a couple again. Even though the reason for the separation from the famous couple is most likely due to a decline in sales, the main reason they are one or two is that probably Barbie doesn't sound complete without Ken.

As the popularity of Angelina Jolie (the other barbie) is attributed to the clothes and accessories you should buy, the look of the dolls might also play a huge role. For many girls Barbie's looks will be in keeping with the careers that she just get. This fashion conscious doll moved from being merely a fashion doll to your pilot, doctor, airline stewardess, astronaut, rock star to even like a fairy tale princess or mermaid.

Now while Barbie and Ken are simply toys these are iconic figures. The looks and careers you see these dolls appearing in are a sign of how toy fashions can change. The one constant perhaps is the imagination and the endless hours of fun a girl can result of just messing around with her Barbie and Ken dolls.




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