I have three toy catalogs on my kitchen table this morning from the Sunday papers, in addition to the weekly sales fliers. Based on what I've seen in the catalogs and sales fliers, and what I've seen on the shelf, here are my holiday season picks for the Barbie fans.
Barbie camper. It's about $70 and I don't have anywhere to display or store a toy that big. Therefore, I won't get it. But if I was a 10-year-old girl again, I would play with this for hours! The features shown are just like today's RVs.
Printable Hair Barbie. Girls like dolls with hair they can comb, style, etc. Totally Hair Barbie is well known as the best selling doll Barbie made. The gimmick with this doll is you can print designs on inkjet printer and transfer them to hair extensions. It costs about $30.
Barbie I Can Be career dolls. Any of those dolls are a great addition to any little girl or adult collector's Barbie box. Just be sure to pick one that you think will appeal to her. For example, I love my Computer Engineer doll because I do so much digital work at my job. The career dolls were not expensive in the first place - $12 to $15. Besides, they're currently "old stock" and you will easily find clearance prices.
Holiday Barbie 2011. I never joined the Holiday Barbie craze, but I do have some of them. You really can't go wrong with this choice for any Barbie fan, unless the person you are gifting to has already bought the doll! The 2011 doll has a green and gold dress and is quite pretty.
Princess Doll and Horse. I'm not terribly interested in the pink box princess dolls because I can dress up my dolls with beautiful handmade gowns for the cost of what those dolls sell for. That being, said, the little girls love them. This one stands out from the crowd with her fashion, her hairstyle and the horse with PINK mane.
Perfect Christmas Chelsea doll. If you want a "holiday" doll without the "holiday" price, you can't go wrong with any of the Kelly and friend selections that have been on the market over the years. This one is a spinoff to one of the Barbie videos. Bonus: Kelly and friends are stocking stuffer size and low budget.
I would also put on any Barbie shopper's list at least one furniture or accessory set such as the bunk bed or the kitchen pieces. Those playsets are often overlooked. What is Barbie supposed to sit on, watch, or do other than change her outfits?
By the way, I know there are a lot of Disney Princess dolls and accessories on the market. But I consider that to be a different demographic and genre than Barbie. Therefore, I leave that discussion to the Disney fans.
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