Online Dress up Games
Dress up games is very popular with young girls. Many websites offer young girls who are interested in fashion the opportunity to dress up different avatars in different shoes, dresses, hairstyles and accessories.
Why are these websites maybe not so good for your child? On one hand these games offer a variety of ways for young girls to stretch their imagination. There is no end to the amount of different things young girls can design or decorate. Their imagination is the limit. On the other hand these games can put ideas into a young girls head.
We live in a society where everything is based off of looks. If you’re not tall and rail thin you’re considered fat. Countless fashion magazines and teen magazines flaunt image after image of anorexic looking models in women’s faces. Thus, making women feel like they’re not good enough, thus causing depression, food disorders etc. What do you think this does to an eight year old little girl? Then throw in on top of this online dress up games that show sexy images of women.
The Odyssey, a foundation dedicated to making a difference in the way women look at themselves reported that 80% of ten-year-old girls were dieting. That is an extremely high number! Meaning that these little girls see sexy images of thin women plastered everywhere and want that for themselves. So now their dress up games include names such as “Dress the thin fashion model”.
What happened to morals make you a good person? Now dress up games on the Internet want to add to the media frenzy of skinny is sexy… when these dress up games are targeted to young girls!
Many of these sites have areas where you can dress a celebrity and many of the celebrities are people that are not very good role models for a young girl. The games are often called, “Dress the sexy Brittany Spears” or “Dress the sexy Paris Hilton”. The last thing that should be on any young girl’s mind is being sexy.
Not all of the dress up websites offers games that may or may not put ideas into a young girl’s head. Some are innocent enough and are the basic fashion websites that do not center on skinny models or “sexy” anything.
Some of these sites have:
Gown Dressing-
Young girls dress their avatar in evening gowns, complete with high-heels, fancy hairstyles and accessories.
Wedding Dress Up-
Little girls can dress avatars for the big day. They can choose everything from beautiful wedding gowns, the vale, and bouquet of flowers and accessories like jewelry. They also have the option to choose a theme for the wedding. Themes can range from oriental, to romance and many more.
Decorating Houses-
Yes dress up games online even offer young girls the chance to decorate houses. Most of the decorating is based on stories like: Jack and Jill are newlyweds and need help decorating their home. The player decides on what room they want to start with and then is given a variety of furniture, pictures etc to fill the room with. Once they finish decorating they can bookmark the page and come later to change it around or show to their friends.
Animal Dress up-
Some websites offer animal dress up games. This can range from a little girl dressing an animal up in a Halloween costume to dressing a dog in hats, bows and a collar. Animals can range from cats, dogs to even reindeer and a squid.
There is a wide range of dress up games websites. As a parent you should root through them all to determine what is best with your child. If you do not feel comfortable with your child dressing celebrities in sexy clothes check out kid friendly sites.
