The DoApick thumbnail (do a pick thumbnail) is purple with a rainbow and cloud graphic behind a cell phone, featuring a photo from a vintage Mattel doll clothes catalog. Today’s photo features a vintage Barbie doll modeling a yellow pajama called “Sweet Dreams” from 1961. Click on this thumbnail, and the link will take you to the “Do a Pick” game, which you can play by viewing (and listening to) the story scenario dealing with realistic activities children enjoyed with dolls, back in the early 1960’s. Leave a comment to play along.

Let’s Do a Pick — Barbie Pajamas for Christmas #DoApick #vintageToys

Today’s “Do a Pick” game features the following: “Sweet Dreams” #973 “Nighty-Negligee” #965 Two Piece Pajamas Fashion Pak What’s the story behind this 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 … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — Barbie Pajamas for Christmas #DoApick #vintageToys

The DoApick thumbnail (do a pick thumbnail) is purple with a rainbow and cloud graphic behind a cell phone, featuring a photo from a vintage Mattel doll clothes catalog. Today’s photo features a vintage Skipper doll modeling a yellow dress with multicolored rickrack trim. Click on this thumbnail, and the link will take you to the “Do a Pick” game, which you can play by viewing (and listening to) the story scenario dealing with realistic activities children enjoyed with dolls, back in the early 1970’s. Leave a comment to play along.

Let’s Do a Pick — Take Skipper to Church #DollLovers #DollCommunity

Today’s “Do a Pick” game features the following: Best Buy Skipper Fashion #8610 (yellow dress with rickrack trim) Best Buy Skipper Fashion #3373 (red floral skirt with white cotton top) Best Buy Skipper Fashion #8611 (traditional schoolgirl outfit) What’s the story behind this game? When I was a kid, whenever it was playtime with dolls, we would lay out all our dolls and their clothing … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — Take Skipper to Church #DollLovers #DollCommunity

An image shows a cell phone displaying a vintage Mattel Francie doll. The doll is dressed in a brown winter coat with a matching hat and belt. Behind the cell phone, a rainbow with yellow, turquoise blue, and green colors creates cloud-like curves against a purple background. The screen displays the text "Do a Pick," indicating the name of the game, with a subtitle that reads "New coat for back to school," suggesting the game's theme focuses on buying a new coat for the fall school season.

Let’s Do a Pick — Back to School Coats for Francie or Skipper! #BarbieGames #BarbieFun

Today’s “Do a Pick” game features the following: Francie’s brown coat with collar and matching hat, Best Buy #8646 Francie’s long red and white coat with matching purse, Best Buy #3368 Skipper’s red velvet coat with furry collar, Best Buy #8613 What’s the story behind this game? When I was a kid, whenever it was playtime with dolls, we would lay out all our dolls … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — Back to School Coats for Francie or Skipper! #BarbieGames #BarbieFun

Today's do-a-pick game shows Francie wearing a red head scarf, blue tank top, and bell-bottom jeans. It's "Picnic fashions for Francie" for today's theme for the DoApick game!

Let’s Do a Pick — Taking Francie on a picnic– What to wear? #DoApick #vintageDolls

Today’s “Do a Pick” game features the following: Blue gingham sundress, Best Buy #8644 Jeans and blue tank top, Best Buy #3365 Brown skirt with brown gingham shirt, Best Buy #8647 What’s the story behind this 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.” … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — Taking Francie on a picnic– What to wear? #DoApick #vintageDolls

The thumbnail shows the words "Do a Pick" atop a cell phone that shows a close-up of blond Francie modeling Best Buy Fashion #8645. The text beside and slightly to the left reads "Playing Betty and Veronica from Archie comics." The #DoApick shorts offer a series of three items from a bygone Barbie or other doll's era, from which you and a friend might pick out toys and dolls and the dolls' outfits.

Let’s Do a Pick — Barbie is Betty and Steffie is Veronica from Archie Comics! #DoApick #Archie

Today’s “Do a Pick” game features the following: Best Buy Fashion #8645 Best Buy Fashion #3347 Busy Steffie #3312 Malibu Barbie Blond Francie Vintage Archie Comic Books This “Do a Pick” game asks you to pick between dolls and outfits to play the characters of Betty and Veronica from the Archie comic books of the 1970’s. What’s the story behind this game? When I was … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — Barbie is Betty and Steffie is Veronica from Archie Comics! #DoApick #Archie

A Sausage Curl Skipper from 1972 is seen in close-up on a cell phone, wearing a Peter Pan collared shirt with tie under a vest-like over sweater and a floral mini skirt. Under her mini skirt, she wears white stockings and red flats. Her hair is done in sausage curl pigtails. Her shirt is white, her sweater vest red, and her skirt is black with tiny red, yellow, and white flowers. Her flats are made of red plastic. The text beside the cell phone displaying this vintage Skipper doll reads "do a pick: playground Skipper fun."

Let’s Do a Pick — Which Skipper doll is the best one to take to school? — And do you remember when skateboards came out? #DoApick #retroBarbie #70s

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 … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — Which Skipper doll is the best one to take to school? — And do you remember when skateboards came out? #DoApick #retroBarbie #70s

The thumbnail says, "museum tour!" and shows a graphic of a little purple and blue museum. Click here to watch the DoApick short video about a Barbie exhibit at the Phoenix Art Museum.

Let’s do a pick at the Phoenix Art Museum’s Barbie exhibit! #VintageBarbie #VintageKenDoll

Today’s “Do a Pick” game is a unique one. My sister, who lives in Phoenix, took photos at the Barbie Exhibit at the Phoenix Art Museum last summer. She sent them to me, knowing I’m a big fan of Barbie. So I put this YouTube Short together using her photos. If you had your choice of all these Barbies to pick, which one would you … Continue reading Let’s do a pick at the Phoenix Art Museum’s Barbie exhibit! #VintageBarbie #VintageKenDoll

On a cell phone, we see the image of a Barbie case from the 1970's and the text reads "do a pick" with the image of a Halloween Candy bucket and more text that reads "Halloween overnight party." Click the link to play the "Do a Pick" game.

Let’s Do a Pick — What to bring to a Halloween overnight party…? #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

Today’s “Do a Pick” game features the following: Barbie’s Travel Trunk #4289 Skipper Doll Case #4966 Barbie 2-Doll Trunk #1004 What’s the story behind this 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 … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — What to bring to a Halloween overnight party…? #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

For this "Do a Pick" game (sometimes spelled as one word "doapick") we read "Aunt Colleen comes to visit!" next to a cell phone showing a child playing hairdresser with a Barbie bust or Barbie head labeled, "Barbie's Beauty Center."

Let’s Do a Pick — Aunt Colleen (a hairdresser) will buy you a new doll/toy! #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

Today’s “Do a Pick” game features the following: Barbie’s Beauty Center  Mod Ken with all the stickers  Quick Curl Barbie  What’s the story behind this 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 … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — Aunt Colleen (a hairdresser) will buy you a new doll/toy! #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

This is the thumbnail for a #DoApick game, in which we choose which fashion dolls' shoe sets we will pick as a reward for good behavior after attending a funeral. You get to choose between Skipper, Francie, and Barbie shoes from 1972. The purple "Do a Pick" thumbnail has a yellow, blue, and green rainbow bouncing through the center of it, and the text reads "do a pick... shopping reward for good behavior." A cell phone is shown, and on the phone's screen, we see a set of Skipper shoes and vintage hangers.

Let’s Do a Pick — Earn a reward of doll shoes for good behavior! #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

Today’s “Do a Pick” game features the following: Francie’s Fabulous Footwear #8625 Skipper’s Shoes and Hangers #8624 Shoes & Boots for Barbie #8626 What’s the story behind this 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 … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — Earn a reward of doll shoes for good behavior! #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

On a cell phone, we see an image of a Remco Judy Littlechap doll waving a flag at a sporting event (football), while modeling plaid pants, a black top, a brown jacket, and a scarf. The text reads "do a pick" followed by "clothes for Judy Littlechap!" Please follow ChellyWood.com or my youtube channel, ChellyWood1, to see more "DoApick" games like this one.

Let’s Do a Pick — choose an outfit for a new Judy Littlechap doll (1963)! #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

Today’s “Do a Pick” game features the following: Judy Littlechap’s bathing ensemble Judy’s football outfit Judy Littlechap doll’s yellow dance dress What’s the story behind this 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 … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — choose an outfit for a new Judy Littlechap doll (1963)! #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

A cell phone sits on a rainbow background that has a retro 1970s feel to it. The text reads "do a pick" followed by "Barbie playsets!" The cell phone shows two of the three playsets in this game: a tent play set and a garden patio or garden party playset.

Let’s Do a Pick — Backyard Fun with Barbie Playsets at a Tupperware Party! #DoApick #vintage

  Today’s “Do a Pick” game features the following: Barbie’s Camp-out Tent #4288 Barbie’s Country Camper #4994 Barbie’s Garden Patio with Real Growin’ Plants #4284 What’s the story behind this 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 … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — Backyard Fun with Barbie Playsets at a Tupperware Party! #DoApick #vintage

The thumbnail shows a cell phone, on the screen of which is a Julia doll dressed in her white nurse's costume with hat. The text reads, "Do a Pick" followed by "Choose a career for Julia." Click on this button to gain access to the free do-a-pick game, in which you choose a career for a vintage Julia doll.

Let’s Do a Pick — Choose a career for Julia! #DoApick #vintageDolls #VintageBarbie

Today’s “Do a Pick” game features the following: Julia in her nurse’s costume (medical nurse career) Twist Christie in her swimsuit (lifeguard career) Ruffles ‘N Swirls vintage dress (Broadway dancer career) What’s the story behind this 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.” … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — Choose a career for Julia! #DoApick #vintageDolls #VintageBarbie

This is the thumbnail for a #DoApick game, in which we choose which Halloween costume our Barbie dolls will wear for trick or treating in the year 1970. The image shows a cell phone featuring a vintage Barbie wearing a ballerina costume. To play along, click on the image and view the YouTube Shorts video to choose which Halloween costume you would choose from a selection of three options. The background behind the cell phone image is purple with a rainbow of clouds in green, yellow, and blue arching behind the cell phone, reminding us of a bygone era. The text reads, “Do a Pick” followed by “Halloween trick or treat costumes.”

Let’s Do a Pick — Go Trick-or-Treating with Barbie in your VW Bus! (It’s 1970!) #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

If you weren’t alive in 1970, then you probably think the early 70’s were all about hippies and Woodstock. But actually, my childhood included some of the same Halloween adventures that kids today experience, like dressing up as a Ballerina, a nurse, or a favorite character from movies and TV shows. My favorite Barbie playtime cousin’s family actually did have a Volkswagen bus, and we … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — Go Trick-or-Treating with Barbie in your VW Bus! (It’s 1970!) #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

This is the thumbnail for a #DoApick game, in which we choose which doll and which doll dress we want to take to a 1970’s square dance. The image shows a vintage Skipper in a white top and red floral skirt. To play along, click on the image and view the YouTube Shorts video to choose which doll and which outfit you would choose from a selection of three options. The background behind the cell phone image is purple with a rainbow of clouds in green, yellow, and blue arching behind the cell phone, reminding us of a bygone era. The text reads, “Do a Pick” followed by “at a square dance.”

Let’s Do a Pick — Take your Barbie Dolls to a Square Dance!

  If you weren’t alive in 1972, then you probably think the early 70’s were all about hippies and Woodstock. But actually, pioneers were in fashion, and a favorite TV show for family viewing was Little House on the Prairie. I remember my parents participating in square dancing as a fun event for couples, and it was very popular from 1972 all the way through … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — Take your Barbie Dolls to a Square Dance!