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Design a Puppet Theater

Start by making a puppet theater with your child. If you have a large cardboard box, you can use that or head to any office supply store for a project display board. Cut out a large rectangle near the top of the board or box and your basic theater is complete. If you are of the crafty sort, you can even design curtains and other ornamentations for your theater.

Your child will likely want to decorate the outside of the theater and you should encourage this. Provide markers or paint for this very purpose. Spending a bit of time and effort on the theater will allow your child hours of puppet fun even after this round of Barbie games.

Plan a Play

A child who is already practiced at creating stories will have a simple time coming up with a play idea. If your child is struggling to grasp the puppet show concept, help her learn by showing her how her puppet can sing and dance through the window you've created and then decide on a song for her Barbie puppet to sing.

Your puppet play can be as creative and long as your child likes, although first timers will likely appreciate a shorter version that is simple to remember. Playing a favorite song on the radio or CD and just having Barbie dance in the puppet theater might be a good way to warm up. Later, you can enjoy your child's imagination as it grows and expands into more complicated stories worthy of a junior Tony award.

Design the Costumes

Barbies games wouldn't be complete without a bit of dress up fun. Selecting the outfits Barbie wears during the performance is just as critical as the play or music. Again, if you are crafty, you might help your child design a new outfit worthy of her role in this production. This might be a good exercise in basic sewing, but if the existing wardrobe must do, you can rest assured Barbie never suffered from lack of outfits. Find the best one and get ready for the big performance.

Sit Back, Relax and Enjoy

No show is complete without the audience. Grab younger siblings and take a break to sit down and enjoy the show. Putting other chores aside while you sit through ten verses of Barbie singing and dancing might seem tedious, but your presence and enthusiastic applause is all the encouragement your child needs to build self confidence and pursue other creative venues.

One you've enjoyed your child's performance, you might see if she's willing to do a bit of role reversal. Have her take a break while you pull out an old dance favorite from high school or college and show that girl how to really rock a Barbie puppet. Better yet, give everyone a Barbie and make this puppet show a family affair.

My name is Aleksey Syrovatchenko. I specialize in interests of girls and online dress up teen communities. I am a dreamer who can visualize what kids want and try to find best content that will be safe and entertaining. Girls love Barbie games and I consider them best online barbie dress up games for kids.

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