Thursday, February 22, 2024

Mattel Creates Art Therapist Barbie in Career Doll Series

Just discovered a new Barbie I need to get! 🎨

Out of all the professions they could have chosen for their Career Series, I'm surprised they decided to represent an art therapist!




Unbox Dreams!

Barbie® doll has added another career to the more than 250 on her resume -- art therapist! This themed playset features Barbie® therapist doll, Chelsea™ patient doll and 10 storytelling pieces to inspire role-play fun.

Product Details

With the Barbie doll art therapy playset, kids can draw up all kinds of ways to play! The themed set comes with Barbie therapist doll and a patient doll who has a unique feature -- kids can rotate the emoji on the small doll's shirt to help express her emotion. A total of 10 accessories, including an adorable kitten, art supplies and mood stickers, engage imaginations in storytelling and role-play as they explore careers in mental health. So many pieces make the set a great gift to inspire dreams and imaginations in kids 3 years old and up. Dolls cannot stand alone. Colors and decorations may vary.

  • Barbie doll expands her resume of 250+ careers with this art therapy playset that lets kids explore a career in mental health!
  • The playset comes with Barbie therapist doll, a toddler small doll and a pet kitten, plus accessories and features to engage kids in storytelling!
  • Interactive action adds to the role-play fun kids can rotate the emoji on the patient's shirt to switch up the expression and help her talk about her feelings!
  • There's a comfy bean bag chair for the small doll, and Barbie doll can bend her knees to sit criss-cross applesauce on the floor!
  • Additional pieces encourage imaginative play like a child's painting, paint palette, paintbrush, scissors, glue bottle, tablet and pencil -- use the mood stickers on the mini cardboard chart for even more self-expression!
  • With so many ways to play, the Barbie art therapist playset makes a great gift for kids 3 years and older, especially those who love music and arts!
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Well, I finally got my Art Therapist Barbie!

She is on my bookshelf in good company with my Bob Ross Funko Pop.


Apparently, Mattel consulted with AATA before creating her and they have a nice writeup on the back of the box about Art Therapy.



Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Frederick's Child Magazine Features Article About Art Therapy

 I'm very pleased to share an article written for Frederick's Child Magazine about art therapy is now live! Dr. Sharon Hollander interviewed me as part of her feature to highlight what art therapy is and how it can be helpful for people in the February/March 2024 edition, pp. 24-25.