Barbie is turning 50. Not bad ol’ girl. I, for one, still have my childhood Barbie…I also have a Donny Osmond doll (sorry Ken). (Fact: Barbie was designed by Ruth Handler in 1959 to be a doll through which girls could live out their dreams).
A survey by Harris/Decima discovered seven-in-10 (69%) Canadian women played with Barbie when they were young. Barbie was more than a toy…she was a model, a fashionista, a mom, a teacher, a vet, a nurse…she’s actually had over 100 careers (she must be tired).
To celebrate Barbies birthday;
- You are invited to share a Barbie memory at barbie.ca (where you can also see retro ads and archived ads)
- Barbie mySpace and Facebook pages and a downloadable Barbie iTunes list
(she’s tech savvy that Barbie!) - Mattel will host Barbie’s Ultimate Birthday Party in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver on
Saturday, March 7, 2009 - Barbie celebrations will be at major retailers across Canada
I never thought much about Barbie nor June Cleaver (who I watched in re-runs). Yet, both obviously impacted by growing years in classic ways.