| You've been doing it since you were a baby. | | | | to design everything from goth to punk to |
| First were the floppy soft dolls, and then | | | | preppy to pirates on The Doll Palace. We know |
| you progressed to Barbie. Dressing up dolls | | | | an outfit is never complete without |
| is a favorite pastime for many girls, and if | | | | accessories, so you have plenty of choices |
| you still dress up Barbie occasionally in | | | | there as well. |
| secret, it's okay - there is an entire | | | | |
| community just like you. | | | | Once your doll is finished, you can put her |
| | | | on an available background and use her for |
| As the internet has grown, websites have been | | | | any number of things. You can print her out. |
| developed that appeal to all kinds of people. | | | | You can make her the subject of a good story. |
| We think of games online and message boards, | | | | You can enter her into any number of contests |
| but did you realize there are also dress up | | | | sponsored by the site, or you can use her as |
| dolls online | | | | your avatar. Your avatar is your online |
| | | | picture when you're chatting with others in |
| ? And not just a few basic dolls - these | | | | the chat rooms or message boards inside the |
| girls put Barbie's Dream Closet to shame. | | | | doll community. |
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| Dress Up Dolls | | | | An Entire Community |
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| Originally dolls were developed for use as | | | | Dressing up dolls in one thing you can do on |
| plain images, but since girls enjoyed them so | | | | The Doll Palace. You can also read through |
| much, many websites, such as | | | | fashion or teen related articles, write your |
| TheDollPalace.com, began to allow girls to | | | | own articles, create stories, join groups who |
| dress up dolls on their site in much the same | | | | love making dolls, visit on the Doll forums, |
| way they would dress up a Barbie or | | | | and even just chat. There are plenty of dolls |
| traditional paper dolls. The difference is, | | | | already created that you can use as |
| these dolls don't just come with big blonde | | | | inspiration or avatars and tons of doll |
| hair and a few clothing selections. There are | | | | makers as well. New makers and dolls are |
| literally hundreds of outfits in all manners | | | | released all the time, so there is always |
| of fashion designed to complement dolls of | | | | something new to do on the site. |
| every skin tone and hair style. | | | | |
| | | | Finally a game that appeals to you is |
| You pick the base. Skin tones range from pale | | | | available online. No more silly shooting |
| to dark just like we do in the real world. | | | | games or hearing about how dangerous other |
| You then add hair to your doll in practically | | | | websites are. There is a website that has |
| any style you can image. Next comes clothing | | | | lots to do, parents approve of, and best of |
| and it may take awhile to get the clothing | | | | all - is plenty of fun to play on. |
| selection just right. After all, you are able | | | | |