Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Bratz Games and Babysitting


Bratz games are a great way to entertain my older babysitting charges. When babysitting, I usually bring along a backpack full of toys and games that would be new to the kids. This makes it more entertaining for them if they are looking for a bit of excitement, and it makes it more interesting for me since I don’t have to play the same games every time I come over to visit. Variety is the spice of life after all.

Usually I’ll keep some Bratz games in the backpack in the form of a handful of fashion dolls left over from my own days of collecting them, but I also happen to know the best websites to visit to dress up the Bratz games online. Before I do this, however, it’s important to be sure that the parents of the children don’t particularly mind if we play some fashion games on the computer. Never assume they don’t care because some parents have pretty strict rules about this sort of thing. If you do have permission, you can spend hours with your babysitting charges dressing up the dolls in any way that suits you – or them.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Bratz Games and Summer Vacation


Now that summer is upon us, I have more time than ever to play my favorite online game – Bratz games. The online Bratz games are one of the best ways to experiment with fashion and learn more about the styles and suitable clothing arrangements in urban settings. To play Bratz games, you need only a teensy bit of knowledge about fashion. You need to know how to put clothing onto a fashion doll template – that’s it.

You start with a doll base that looks like one of your favorite Bratz dolls. Then you drag and drop some clothing options from the wide variety available until your Bratz doll is dressed and looking fine. If you love the outfit you’ve created in the Bratz games, you simply save it or do a screen shot so that you can crop and print it out and enjoy it. Send the image to a friend or post it on a bulletin board you have dedicated to all of your various fashion items. The more you do with the Bratz fashions, the more you’ll learn and can see improvement in your print outs.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Bratz Games: Looking Forward


I wonder if the inventor of Barbie dolls knew that fifty years later she would be responsible for one of the most iconic fashion dolls in the world. Likewise, I think Bratz games are going to have a place in history as we look forward. Already they are known not just for fashion and style, but as the fashion doll that took on Barbie and won. Of course, that was on the toy store shelves – not in the court room where an entirely different version of events went down.

Bratz games includes a greater range of heritages and the naturalness of the dolls in their urban styles appeals to more girls than the clean cut Barbie image. Life is what it is, and the girls who enjoy the Bratz dolls seem to really understand that a bit better than the makers of Barbie games. I think the lawsuit along is worthy of some press time down the road, but I think the Bratz dolls will be best known as the first fashion doll to actually break a mold and appeal to a wide range of girls – not the blue-eyed, blond hair types.

Friday, May 7, 2010

Bratz Games: If I Looked Like a Bratz Doll


I’m a bit quirky at times, but I’ll admit that I’ve actually stopped to think for a minute what life would be like if I were part of the Bratz games. What would life be like as a Bratz doll? I think the new Toy Story movie has a lot to do with my random musings about the secret life of toys, but regardless, there is definitely some food for thought there.

I think one of the most defining characteristics of the Bratz dolls is that they almost never get to be casual. I’m a casual kind of girl. I like to kick back and let the creative juices flow. But in the Bratz games, the dolls are always dressed to the tee. They look great but I’ll be willing to bet there are times that they don’t feel quite as great. Who really wants to be dressed up all of the time?

I’d also have a problem with the discussions the dolls would have. The Bratz game community is pretty small and I’m sure there would be plenty of discussion about Barbie and her crew. I’m not into turf wars per se and listening to one pack of fashion dolls take on another just isn’t really my thing.