| It is always nice to remember the happy times you | | | | reading and I am still an avid reader today as a result. |
| had as a child. This can be a great way to relieve the | | | | I have a huge collection of books ranging from Nancy |
| stress of a busy day at work or school or a long day | | | | Drew to Harry Potter. The books didn't keep me |
| with your family. As adults, the pressure of our | | | | from playing because the games my friends I loved |
| every day lives can be difficult at times so it is nice | | | | most were dress up games. We had so much fun |
| to go back in your mind to good times you had as a | | | | playing dress up games together and would create |
| child. As a child you had no worries and few | | | | scenarios from books and from our imagination to |
| responsibilities. Your biggest worry was wondering if | | | | act out. We could be anything we wanted when we |
| you would get your homework done in time to | | | | played dress up including a princess, a witch, a fairy, a |
| watch TV or if your mother was making something | | | | detective like Nancy Drew, an explorer, a dancer, a |
| you liked for dinner. | | | | television star and even more. We were creative and |
| There is a lot of magic and fun in childhood. Children | | | | used our imagination and that had to have something |
| can have conversations with their favorite dolls and | | | | to do with the fact that many of my friends have |
| they believe that Christmas presents come from | | | | creative careers in fields like interior design, writing |
| Santa Claus who delivers them in his sleigh pulled by | | | | and the movie industry. |
| flying reindeer. It is a very innocent time. Children | | | | Children today can play the same kind of dress up |
| don't have to worry about getting a job and paying | | | | games but in a new and innovative way. They can |
| bills, they don't have to worry about dating or getting | | | | play online dress up games on the computer with |
| married and they don't have to cook or clean. | | | | familiar Bratz and Barbie doll characters. With a click |
| Childhood is a fun and innocent time we all miss from | | | | of a mouse they can drag and drop outfits onto the |
| time to time. | | | | virtual dolls. These are fun for children but it is kind of |
| There is no way to go back and be a child again, | | | | sad that they don't really play dress up the |
| sadly so all we have are our fond memories of | | | | old-fashioned way like we did when we were kids |
| childhood that we can look back on and smile. As | | | | anymore. There is a lot more connection and |
| soon as I turned 7, my parents switched from buying | | | | imagination when you and your friends are playing |
| toys for me to play with to buying books for me to | | | | dress up and making up your own stories. You can |
| read. This was a great gift because I learned to love | | | | form very strong bonds this way. |