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@HappyBaker: No kids, but my sister I played with Barbies together when we were kids a ton. I know we played together until I was 9 or 10 and she was 12ish- which was probably late, but we were really into it and it was the one thing we ever played together.

I was probably 10 when I stopped but my niece (who is 14) will sometimes still play with DD because she likes seeing all the new clothes and accessories Barbie has now!

Came back to share my favorite Barbie residence: was a converted bookcase. Each shelf had two rooms, but I don’t 100% remember how. It may have been one of those ‘70’s bookcases where a divider was off centered every other shelf or I could have put up thick cardboard. I totally remember how I made pillows for all the beds- pressed apart cotton balls with fabric wrapped around and stapled to seal it tight. Scrap paper adorned the back of the shelves to give it even more personality. If I needed more space I just set up the kitchen and living room (I had two sets) in front of the book case.

I did not like my actual Barbie dream house with the elevator. Something about the painted on murals looked really fake too me.

I played with barbies forever!

DD turned 7 in March and still loves them!