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Many parents grow concerned when they see their school-age daughters playing online. But there is nothing to fear from dress up games. These games are simple, wholesome and actually a catalyst for some fine educational aspects as well.
Dress up Games are Wholesome
You can not go wrong with a basic fashion doll. Barbie is the perfect example of how wholesome fashion can be. Picking and selecting fashionable styles to use on a Barbie is the perfect example of how fashion works online as well. When you play the fashion games online, you have a doll base that is much like a Barbie doll. Pick clothing and accessories for your doll and you will be able to dress her up and see how it all turns out. Do not like what you see? Simply pick out another outfit and continue on with the process until you get a style you absolutely love.
Playing games in this way is a far cry better than the social networking websites that many girls seem to gravitate toward. The dress up games are creative in nature and requires a bit of work to make a masterpiece. The games also inspire your child to continue to create masterpieces making it an ongoing game, perfect for girls who need a creative outlet online.
Dress up Games are Creativity-Boosting
There is nothing more powerful for future success than being creative. Being able to find new solutions to old problems and seeing ways to get from point A to point B that others can not seem to fathom is a measure of intelligence in many circles and can be hugely beneficial when it comes to higher level thinking skills and finding success at the high school and college levels. It is hard to believe that getting those skills can be as simple as playing games that include fashion.
Taking a simple doll base and turning her into something special is creative, however. It is what creativity is all about. A simple doll base grows and changes as your child picks clothing and accessories for her. Pick her hair, her eyes, her make-up and even her background when it is all finished to create a doll with a story. The best part of the dolls is the stories that build in your head as you design making the games educational as well.
Dress up Games are Educational
There are strong educational ties from the dress up games and modern standards. Depending on the game you play, you can experience a bit of history up close and personal. Playing a mythology dress up game, for example, might let you experience the sort of dress these individuals wore on a daily basis and give you a mental picture when you study the gods and goddesses in the classroom. The same can be true for any of the period games.
When you create a doll, a story usually plays in your head about what this new doll might be doing or why she looks the way she does. Using that story as a basis for a written description is a great way to work on critical writing skills and creative writing process. If she goes on to post her story and picture and read through the others, it might give her more of an edge in both reading and writing as the contest or thread fills with other individuals.
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