![]() The 2 stories feature 6 rooms - a kitchen, dining room, living room, bedroom, bathroom and outdoor patio - plus transformation features make some rooms 2-in-1!įlip the wall in the living room to create an entertainment room, swing open the bathroom vanity to reveal the shower and flip down the bedroom ceiling to transform it into a bunk bed to make room for 4 sisters to sleep! Imaginations can move right in to the Barbie® Malibu House™ - the dollhouse opens to create a play space more than 2 feet wide! Tell stories where Barbie® doll is hanging with her sisters, having sleepovers or backyard BBQs, celebrating a birthday, holiday or any day! There are endless stories to tell and limitless ways to explore living in the Barbie® Malibu House™ because when a girl plays with Barbie®, she imagines everything she can become! The Barbie® Malibu House comes with 25+ accessories that include furniture and household items doll not included. ![]() Some pieces have a handle a doll can hold (sold separately) and/or are designed with plug-and-play features that make it easy for active play or quick clean up. The doll-sized furniture and accessories include classic items with signature style, like a pink couch or white circle dining table, and smaller pieces that add big fun, like place settings and a gameboard. Classic features are there, too: the bathroom has a toilet with sink and shower the fridge and oven open in the kitchen and a fence piece sports a grill decal to bring the play outside. The living room transforms to an entertainment room, the shower becomes a vanity and the ceiling becomes a bunk bed to make room for 4 Barbie® sisters to sleep. Kids can make the 2-story, 2-foot wide dollhouse their own with more than 25 pieces to decorate its 6 rooms transformation elements bring even more possibilities into the playset. In 2019, dolls reflecting permanent physical disabilities were added to the product line-up including a doll in a wheelchair or those with prosthetic legs.The Barbie® Malibu House™ playset is ready for imaginations to move right in with cool transformations and lots of storytelling pieces! The Barbie® dollhouse opens to reveal so many play spaces and double-the-fun features. In 2017, the company also released Ken in new body types and a range of diverse features including a man bun, cornrows and freckles. To highlight diversity in terms of appearance, in 2015, Barbie introduced three new body types: curvy, tall and petite. Then, the company began launching Barbie in various careers traditionally held by men to show girls they can be anything. So, let's take a look at Mattel's evolution timeline towards diversity and inclusivity.ġ968: Christie, one of the first black dolls, is released.ġ969: Nurse Julia, one of the first black celebrity dolls, is released.ġ980: First black and Hispanic dolls named Barbie are released. Among Barbie's 175 looks, there is also Barbie in a wheelchair, Barbie with a prosthetic leg, Barbie and Ken in different skin tones, body types and so forth. ![]() In 1968, Mattel launched Christie, one of the first black dolls, and the company continues to recognise the importance of representation. ![]() "Our goal is to enable all children to see themselves in Barbie, while also encouraging children to play with dolls who do not look like themselves," Lisa McKnight, executive vice-president and global head of Barbie and dolls at Mattel, said. This reflects the company's commitment to diversity and inclusivity and its effort to counter social stigma through play. A new doll representing a person with Down's syndrome was launched by US toy manufacturer Mattel last week.
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