Saturday, March 29, 2008

Historical online games

Period costumes, vintage clothing and characters famous from art, books and other literature. Also ethnic and folk costumes from around the world.

Chinese Princess Dress Up
Dress the Chinese princess in traditional flowing Chinese silk robes, gowns and modern clothes!

Dress the Dolls Recommended
A collection of paper dolls by Donald Hendricks featuring many literary and historical figures.

Princess Viaggio in Global Voyage Recommended
Dress the princess to match the postcards she sent from countries she's visited!

A Room in Time
Decorate a room for your favorite character from the My America book series and test your knowledge of history!

Cool 70's Dress Up Recommended
Dress the Sky Breeze gang up in you favorite pair of bell bottoms or halter top!

That'll Teach 'Em!
Pick the correct British school uniform for the 50's or for today. Scroll down to the bottom.

Regency Dress Up Doll Recommended
If you like Jane Austen books and movies you'll love this romantic regency dress-up game, I know I do!

Dress Me Up - Interactive History
Help the colonist get dressed - what was the style in 1628?

Queen Anne's Royal Dressmaker Recommended
Travel back in time and dress Queen Anne in beautiful gowns presented from the Musketeers!

Dress Bella Swan
Dress Bella Swan, a charcter from the book "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer. Even if you don't know the book, the game is fun and the first I've seen with a leg cast and band-aids!

Dress up a dancer
Dress the ballerina in costumes from varous ballets.

18th Century Dress Up Doll Recommended
A great game with 18th century fashion, based on the movie "Marie Antionette".

Gladiator : Dressed to Kill
Equip three gladiators to fight in the Roman area of death. Difficult!

J. David McKenney's Wonderful Paper Dolls Recommended
Dress the three dolls in the vibrant, bright fashion of the 60's and 70's!

The Costume drama Game
Can you dress the doll in clothes from different periods in time? Find it under "Just for fun".

Victorian Dolly Dollmaker
Design a look for a Victorian lady (maybe to have her portrait painted?) and dress her up in pretty gowns, hats and ribbons!

Knight in Armour
Dress the knight correctly in his armour, when you're done see if you know the names of all the pieces!

Egyptian Dressup
Ancient Egyptian dollmaker worthy of Cleopatra!

Now you can find the Emperor's New Suit game on The Fairies.

All dressed up Recommended
British fashion from 1930s, 1950s and 1970s, courtesy of Museum of London. This is a really good one!

What's Your Dark Ages Character?
Select one of four types and dress him or her up. You can also upload your own photo!

Fun With Fashion Paper Dolls
Interesting 1920s and 1930s virtual paper dolls. Dress the whole family.

Boogie Nights Recommended
Explore the styles and sounds of the sixties. Nice!

Make or Spend?
An important decision to make during the Second World War when clothes were rationed.

Hysterical History
Invite famous people from the past to your party - click on their clothes to change them.

The Art and Fashion of Elsa Schaparelli
Dress the model in clothes designed by this famous 1920s and 30s fashion designer.

Native American Virtual Paper Doll Internet Explorer
Indian girl from southern New England - late 17th century clothing.

Traditional Costume Game
Not really a dress-up game, the challenge here is to match each traditional costume to a country.

Hippie Doll Maker
Make a doll wearing 70's hippie fashion.

Eighteenth-Century Clothing Recommended
Dress the part in colonial Williamsburg and and and an 18th century paper doll.

Dress the Knight in Armour
By children's books writer and artist Mark Burgess.

World Fashion Dress
Dress the girls in their national costumes!

Rockin' Fashion Internet Explorer
Celebrating women rock singers from the 50's.

Minimus Dress Games Internet Explorer
Dress Flavius the gladiator for battle. Also Minimus the mouse and Vibrissa the cat.

Dress Up Doll with Age Control
Only has a few items of Victorian clothing but the interesting part is that you can vary the age of the doll (between 0 and 18 years) as well as dress and undress her. Use the white dot on the clothes to move them.

Bella Online Virtual Paper Dolls Internet Explorer
Play dress-up games to learn how people dress in various parts of the world.

Bibi Renaissance Dressup
Dress the dolls in beautiful renaissance clothes.

Killhope Dress Up Game
Try to figure out the correct period clothes for the miners and their wives.

DollzBliss Historical Dollmakers
Dress Geishas in colorful kimonos and build a colonial scene.

Dress the Chief
Get creative dressing the Scottish chief and friends.

Swan Lake Ballet Dress-up! Recommended
Dress Odette from the famous Swan Lake Ballet, a dream role for many aspiring ballerinas.

Victorian and Tudor Dress Up Recommended
You have to work out whether items of clothing belong to a Tudor or Victorian lady or gentleman.

Lucas Learning's Make-A-Hero
Meet and make some famous heroes and heroines from different cultures and times.

Alice Dressup Recommended
Who's to say Alice in Wonderland can't be trendy?

Princess Abella Recommended
Dress Princess Abella in period ball gowns and head dresses, clothing and hats from the 12th century to the early 20th century.

What Would Frida Wear?
Artist Frida Kahlo liked to wear native clothing from many regions in Mexico.

Garment District Digital Dolls Recommended
Dress the dolls in their 60's fashion style clothes.

Best games = the very best of the best!
Recommended = recommended websites.
Internet Explorer = only works in Internet Explorer.
Requires registration = requires registration.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

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