Today’s “Do a Pick” game features the following:
- Malibu Skipper, wearing Best Buy Fashion #3373
- Skipper’s friend Tiff, wearing Best Buy Fashion #3372
- Sausage Curl Pigtail Skipper, wearing Best Buy Fashion #8611
Do you remember Skipper’s friend Tiff? According to various sources I’ve found, she’s Skipper’s “Tom boy friend” whose face looks a lot like the early Midge face (in my humble opinion), although experts say she has a “Fluff” head mold. Her body is a “pose and play” body.
She is associated with a skateboard accessory, as she dates back to when skateboards were a relatively new item in the 1970’s. I remember my brother getting a skateboard when I was in about sixth grade. That would have been around 1977, but I guess the skateboard was actually invented before then.
Feel free to leave your memories of Tiff and/or skateboards, in the comments section below. I’d love to hear what you remember!
Click on this link to learn more about Tiff. Please leave a comment if you remember Tiff or if you had one of these dolls as a kid! Or if you remember the early skateboards… What year do you first remember them in stores?
What’s the story behind this DoApick game?
When I was a kid, whenever it was playtime with dolls, we would lay out all our dolls and their clothing items. Then we would “do a pick.”
That’s where you take turns picking which doll or dolls you’ll play with and which outfits or accessories you’ll get to play with. Your playtime companion would take a turn picking her dolls, clothes, and accessories too.
My #DoApick shorts on My YouTube Channel are a blast from the past! They let you choose from retro dolls and their clothing items and/or accessories, while imagining a fun playtime adventure from a bygone era.
Join the fun! Leave your “pick” in the comments!
At the end of some of my Do-a-Pick #Shorts video, I mention my class on the Creative Spark Online Learning Platform. To learn more about my class on doll clothes pattern alterations, click here.
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I never had a Skipper Doll. I had the original Barbie, Ken and Midge. And a Francie doll. My younger sister had Skipper. I would pick Malibu Skipper. When I was a preteen, I got one of the early skateboards for my birthday. It was in the early to mid-sixties, but I’m not sure what year, probably ’63. Or maybe ’64, when the song “Sidewalk Surfin’ ” was released. It was a wooden Hang-Ten and we called them Sidewalk Surfboards. You pretty much had to “surf” in a straight line, because the wheels didn’t pivot. Ahh, the memories. Thanks Chelly!
I didn’t realize they dated back to ’63! Thanks for letting me know. I appreciate your comment!