| Love to play games online? If you, like many girls, | | | | This means look for items that would really make |
| love playing dress up games online, you might be | | | | an outfit pop that you don't already have. |
| missing out on another huge angle of the game. | | | | You might pull on your jeans and a shirt and think, |
| Sure you know how to click and drag clothing | | | | "Man! I wish I had some great red boots for this." |
| over for your doll base to wear on the computer | | | | Then you know what to look for the next time |
| screen, but have you ever considered playing | | | | you go shopping. And speaking of shopping, it's |
| dress up games with your friends at your house | | | | time to find dress up games to play at the mall. |
| or at the mall? | | | | Dress Up Games at the Mall |
| Dress Up Games at Home | | | | When you're shopping, you're playing a dress up |
| If you've ever gone through your closet to see | | | | game already. The best thing to do, however, is |
| what still fits and what looks good together, | | | | to give that game more structure and share it |
| you've played a version of this dress up game. | | | | with friends. Here's one idea of a dress up game |
| The next time you have an itch for fashion, head | | | | you can try. |
| to your closet instead of your computer. Pull out | | | | Instruct everyone to bring $20 to the mall. |
| everything you own and put it on the bed or | | | | Obviously this isn't enough to buy even a t-shirt, |
| floor. Then start trying things on. | | | | but that's what makes the game so much fun. |
| Your first goal is to find anything that doesn't fit | | | | Tell your friends they have three hours to spend |
| anymore or that is totally unflattering. Throw | | | | their $20 to make a complete outfit. They |
| those in a pile to give away or modify. You might | | | | shouldn't use anything they are wearing now |
| be able to cut off pants that are too short and | | | | except shoes and underwear, but they might be |
| make capris or shorts instead, for example. Your | | | | able to get new shoes, too - if they really know |
| next goal is to break up your current favorite | | | | what they're doing. |
| outfits and see how many new ones you can | | | | Of course, the goal of the game is not to buy |
| create. If you need to, start with jeans and try | | | | cheap, ugly clothes. You should be looking for |
| on all your tops. Then leave on a particularly | | | | great styles that just happen to be on sale. Then |
| funky top and see how it matches up with | | | | snatch them up and meet your friends. Everyone |
| various skirts, shorts and pants. | | | | heads back to your house for the unveiling. |
| Keep playing until you've paired up all kinds of | | | | Transform your bedroom into a dressing room |
| things, possibly even everything you own to find | | | | where everyone gets ready in their new outfit |
| the most fabulous and unusual outfits. Make a | | | | and does a bit of make-up and hair. Then, when |
| note of the new pairings in your mind so that you | | | | everyone is ready, the $20 outfit contest begins |
| can use them when you go back to school, and | | | | with the best outfit winning bragging rights. |
| also make a note of things you might be missing. | | | | |