Did you know? Barbie, whose full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts, was named after the daughter of Mattel co-founder Ruth Handler and her husband Elliot. The dolls original inspiration came from Ruths own daughter, who preferred playing with paper dolls to more traditional toys. This led Ruth to create a line of adult-sized fashion models called Bild Lilli, which eventually evolved into Barbie.

Creative Coloring Ideas:
• Here are five different ways you could color the image of a young girl dressed as Barbie:
• 1) Color her dress in red and her hair in blonde hair.
• 2) Color her dress in purple and her hair in brunette hair.
• 3) Color her dress in green and her hair in black hair
• 4) Make her an ice skater. You can add some ice skates and a skating rink to the image, or make it all part of her dress.