Why I Am Participating in the Barbie Project
A few weeks ago I received a unique invitation from Barbie™ to participate in a play experiment with the brand. The idea behind the project is to have a group of moms with young daughters observe and...
View ArticleThe Barbie Project: Amelia and I Embark on a Journey
My daughter Amelia is eight years old, a wild, imaginative, creative, artistic, prone-to-mud and snail hunting kind of girl. She is in many ways so much like me when I was her age. She moves easily...
View ArticleThe Barbie Project: My Little Girl Has Two of Everything
The other day my daughter and I were sitting under a sun-filled window in her room, setting up her Barbie camping set as her Elsa doll and Dolphin Trainer Barbie were going camping with Elsa’s pet...
View ArticleThe Barbie Project: Base Camps, Brains, and Beauty
This past Tuesday evening my eight year old daughter and I drove up to the UW – Madison campus to hear Dr. Mireya Mayor speak as part of the National Geographic Live tour. I had read Mayor’s book,...
View ArticleThe Barbie Project: Our Barbie Dream House
My daughter has gotten into playing with dolls recently and it is fun to see the stories unfold as her imagination takes over. Sometimes she enjoys sitting and changing their clothes and putting...
View ArticleThe Barbie Project: Barbie Meets the Man Eating Lions of Tsavo
I played with Barbies as a kid and I can’t quite recall what sort of stories my girlfriends and I acted out, but I feel like there were several sinking cruise ships, attempted kidnappings by Russians,...
View ArticleThe Barbie Project: Accessories Are a Girl’s Best Friend
We are in our final five days of summer, just a few sweet hours remain before the kids return to school. The memories have been made, trips taken, ballgames won, fireflies caught and released, trails...
View ArticleThe Barbie Project: Phew
This month marks number six of the Barbie Project and I’m really grateful the only parameter given to all of us moms was: Get down on the floor, play, and observe. Share with us what you learn. There...
View ArticleThe Barbie Project: All In An Afternoon
I love spying on my kids while they play, the ability to peek into their imaginations is an incredible gift. Their make believe world does not follow the rules of the real one and in this space of...
View ArticleThe Barbie Project: Be Mine, Valentine
With Valentine’s Day around the corner my kids and I have started to discuss what type of cards and treats they want to bring to their classmates at school for the Valentine exchange. In recent years...
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