I had a few Barbie’s that I played with as a child, but I was never really that into her and her friends. They were fun on occasion, but I didn’t get into them like some of my other friends. This was probably because I was a tomboy, and was more interested in playing outside, building forts, and riding my bike. I was really surprised that my daughter, who shows many of the same interests that I had when I was young, asked me if she could get a Barbie costume.

She had been learning to love to dance by watching the Wiggles. They had a song in their concerts that featured ballet, and she loved this. She watched a DVD at a friend’s house that featured Barbie and the Twelve Dancing Princesses and was enchanted with what she saw. She asked for the dance mat for Christmas, and I thought it was more about the dancing than Barbie, but I’m not really sure any more. One day in the store we saw a Barbie costume that must be from the Dancing Princesses, and because it was on sale, I got it for her.

She has loved that Barbie costume so much that I am sorry I didn’t get it for her sooner. I just had no idea she was that interested. She wears it all of the time, and she even wore the Barbie costume to the grocery store one night. My husband was not thrilled about it at first, but when he saw how happy it made her to tell everyone she was a princess that he decided that if she wants to wear it, there is certainly no harm in her doing so. She hasn’t asked to wear it to the store lately, but she has said she wants to take it with us on vacation this year.

If she still has a strong interest in her Barbie costume by Christmas time this year, I think I will see if I can find her a few more. I am certainly willing to buy her the things she is interested in having so that toys are not going unused. We’ve had enough of that in the past. I also think I should seriously consider enrolling her in some sort of dance class, as she seems to love it as much as anything else. She may not be able to wear her Barbie costume there, but she will soon be wearing costumes just as cute, and probably a bit more comfortable.