Barbie in the Nutcracker: Sugarplum Princess Barbie

Pros: Beautiful, Part of a Series, Specially engineered for ballet positions.
Cons: Children will desire the entire Nutcracker series.

Based from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, not only is Barbie® As The Sugar Plum Fairy part of a terrific Christmas release of Nutcracker splendor, she is a doll resembling of a magical world. This doll is certain to please young ballerinas and provide...

Pros: Sturdy, pretty costume
Cons: The prince isn't included

What little girl doesn't dream of being a ballerina..O.K. I didn't but then again, I was outside playing football as a little girl.

My 5 year old received this as a gift for her birthday, also given to her was the Barbie Nutcracker video....

Pros: Well...it's Barbie...as a ballerina...in a pretty costume...
Cons: Hair is unmanagable! Not very well-made.

As Christmas came and went this year, my daughter ended up with even more Barbies to add to the growing population in her play room. The one that topped her list of wishes was the Barbie in the Nutcracker: Sugarplum Princess Barbie, which...

Pros: Nice Barbie Hair
Cons: Ugly, jointed feet and legs

My daughter wanted this doll for Christmas, but I just couldn't bring myself to pay nearly $20 for another Barbie. (I am sorry but she already had 80!) My five-year-old son heard me talking to a friend about this very subject. He later came up to me and...

Pros: Beautifull, can dance with ken on a stand, part of the Nutcracker group
Cons: more fun if you have the rest of the Nutcracker group

After my daughter saw the Barbie Nutcracker movie she had to have the Barbies that went with it. I didn't mind because I love the Nutcracker ballet and I thought this was a neat idea.

Barbie as the Sugarplum princess comes with a book so that...

Pros: Matches with the new video, sturdy
Cons: Not able to do some of the dance movements in the video

This is truly a little girl's dream. This doll is sturdy, accurate in outfit and detail to the movie, and even the packaging is pretty. My soon-to-be-three-year-old has a wonderful time with this toy, and I'm sure all the little girl's will want it...