Not having any younger siblings, I had no idea virtual sites for kids are a big thing now. Stardoll is one site that lets kids pick an avatar (the online version of a paper doll), dress it up and role ...

It was the early 2000s, I was 11 and living at my grandmother’s house in Missouri for the summer. The rubber bands on my braces were a mildewy shade of purple, and I had just developed my first ...

I remember making paper dolls from Sears catalogs. When a new Sears catalog arrived at our home, the old one was set aside, available for play. My sister and I would pour through it, looking for just ...