Really Cool Games for Girls

Girls love to play cool games of all sorts.little_girl image by Mykola Velychko from Fotolia.com

The song "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" is right--they love to play games of all sorts. The Internet is full of fun games for the fashion-oriented, board games can keep girls busy for hours and some games don't require anything more than a few household goods.

Dress Up Girls Games

Girls love everything to do with beauty and fashion, from picking out the perfect outfit to experimenting with makeup. The Dress Up Girls website is filled with free online games about style and clothes, and will keep a girl busy for hours as she dresses up her virtual character. In Queen Cleopatra dress up, players can select a regal wardrobe for an ancient Egyptian king and queen, decorating them with headdresses and robes. Red Carpet Prom players can design their dream prom look, from makeup to dress, topping it off with select accessories. There is also a game where girls can dress a character in modest Islamic clothing, like sweeping gowns and a headscarf.

Mystery Date is a fun (and funny) game of courting and romance that goes all the way back to the 1950s. The game has been slightly updated for modern audiences, but the goal is still the same, with girls trying to win a date with a cute boy in the process of moving their token around the playing board. Lucky girls will win the heart of an athletic snowboarder or a tuxedo-wearing gentleman, avoiding the nerd carrying a load of textbooks. The game is easy to play and its vintage appeal makes it a throwback to simpler times.

A great choice for a slumber party, tin foil makeover is an easy and creative game from Birthday Party Ideas for Kids. Divide girls into small teams of two to three players, give each team two rolls of aluminum foil and put several minutes on a timer. The girls will then create outfits out of the tinfoil for one team member to model. They can make skirts, dresses, tops and other items of clothing as well as accessories like bracelets and tiaras. When the time is up, hold a mini-fashion show and decide on a winner.