Make it educational: You can even use Barbie dolls for educational play by incorporating themes like maths, science, or history into the play. For example, does Barbie float in water? How many dresses ...

But the excitable lads are equally as happy wearing princess dresses, playing with a dolls’ house and having their nails painted, which some might say are activities more usually suited to girls.

"I had held on longer than most and, up to age 12, could still find one or two friends who would secretly, shamefully, play ...

Play in our cultural tradition takes many forms. Gods and Goddesses are created in the form of dolls dressed lovingly, adorned with flowers, jewels and more.

She recalls playing with her dolls at a time when that was the activity little girls did. “Dolls developed a persona. To us children, we were the adults and the dolls were our kid,” she said.

So what if boys play with dolls I was reading an article about Adele strolling through Disneyland with her son recently. I am impressed by Adele. When my son was younger I never would have let him ...

Pregnant woman’s obsession with her 12 lifelike ‘reborn’ dolls that she dresses, cuddles and plays with like REAL babies ...

Black Dolls Tell a Story of Play—and Resistance—in America A new exhibition traces the toys’ history from handmade cloth figures to an American Girl character ...