| Imagination is healthy. Unfortunately, many toys | | | | doll maker wishes. Young girls can try on |
| and games these days actually stifle the | | | | imaginary personalities or styles, or create avatars |
| imagination. If there is any indication of the future | | | | and characters to be used for any number of |
| success of children, it is the amount of | | | | games and contests. |
| imaginative, or make-believe play they engage in | | | | Many doll creation sites, like TheDollPalace.com, |
| on a daily basis. Many parents overlook this critical | | | | offer more than simple doll creation software. |
| factor and begin to push learning games or toys | | | | They give girls a chance to find others interested |
| with built-in story lines. | | | | in the same sort of make-believe games and |
| From Real-Life to Virtual | | | | imaginary worlds. Doll Palace offers forums and |
| Young children almost always begin to play using | | | | opportunities to share stories about dolls. Not only |
| their imaginations. Toy kitchens and doll houses | | | | are the girls creating these complex dolls, they |
| help little kids act like the grown-ups they admire. | | | | are writing histories and stories for their |
| Of course, the minute the children discover the | | | | characters as well. |
| wonders of the internet, much of this imaginative | | | | The Benefits of Make-Believe Games |
| play begins to fade, but it doesn't have to. | | | | If it is not already obvious, make-believe games, |
| There are opportunities online for make-believe | | | | such as these online dolls, give children an |
| games. Although many games children play via | | | | opportunity to flex their creative muscle. |
| the internet involve predetermined actions and | | | | Creativity and imagination are some of the most |
| plot sequences, this is not the case for all. Some | | | | wonderful gifts of childhood and often they are |
| games utilize the imagination more than even | | | | stomped out by excessive school work or games |
| traditional toys. Online dolls offer young girls a | | | | that trap players in certain characters or roles. |
| chance to stretch not only their fashion sense but | | | | Those that enjoy these dolls should be |
| their imagination as well. | | | | encouraged to continue playing, and parents |
| Playing Make-Believe Games | | | | interested in developing or fostering these skills in |
| It may seem simple to the casual observer. Stick | | | | their own children should seek out make-believe |
| some clothes on a doll and you have a finished | | | | games. |
| creation. But it is much more than that to the | | | | Of course the best way to interact with your |
| regulars. Every aspect of online play has great | | | | child as well as encourage the use of the |
| significance. Choosing the right base is the first | | | | imagination is to sit down routinely with your |
| step - is the doll going to represent the doll | | | | daughter and ask about her dolls. Do they have a |
| maker, or is she trying her hand at something | | | | history or is there something special about each |
| new? Then clothing is selected based on what | | | | one? Parents will be amazed at the lengths doll |
| that doll is going to be doing or represent. | | | | makers will go to build a complete fantasy life |
| Young girls with rich imaginations love playing | | | | around a simple online paper doll. Imagination is |
| dress up games with these dolls. The dolls can | | | | truly a wonder to behold. |
| lead wild fantasy lives or do literally anything the | | | | |