Barbie and Strawberry Shortcake are still big with both my girls, but the big lipped, dark-eyed allure of the Bratz is beckoning. That and the fact that the toy bed that comes with the ice cream maker lodge doubles as a candy sprinkles holder, something I often fantasize about when dreaming of a master suite makeover, is a combination they cannot resist.
My own mother never succumbed to my pleas for an Easy Bake Oven, and I’ve never gotten over it.

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