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