Time was, little girls played with paper dolls of all kinds – First Ladies, fashion models, Hollywood stars. Today dress up games for girls have taken a decidedly high-tech turn, making them even more fun than ever!

Dozens of online sites have sprouted in the past few years to give tech-savvy girls the opportunity for imaginative dress-up fun, just like their mothers and grandmothers did when they were young. The difference, however, is that today’s online dress up games for girls maintain all the fun and excitement without all the disadvantages. For example, digital games don’t have paper tabs that can get bent or torn, like paper dolls have. Online games don’t risk getting spilled on, a similar danger that ruined many a little girl’s playtime back in the day.

The digital dress up games for girls, like their paper counterparts of yesteryear, are both fun and educational. Dressing up an online princess gives girls the opportunity to learn colour coordination as well as computer skills. What’s more, the subjects of these dress up games run the gamut from pure play to games with a purpose, such as one game that challenges players to match up historical fashions from Europe. Another game uses digital figures of two stars of the “Harry Potter” film series, Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe, as models for putting on current outfits that reflect today’s fashion trends.

From a taste of history to move magic, dress up games for girls form a lively part of today’s creative play.