I like playing outside with my Barbie dolls. Do you ever play with them?
My daughters played with Barbie dolls, which are fashion dolls by Mattel, when they were little.
They're so much fun. I have some old collectible ones. I have no idea how old they are. Do you know when the company started?
The Barbie line launched in 1959. I also loved playing with them when I was a kid.
Wow, I had no idea they were so old. Do you know if they were modeled after an actual person? Or is it just an invented design?
They were created by a business woman from America named Ruth Handler and she credits a German doll named Bild Lilli as her inspiration.
Wow, I had no idea the concept came from a German doll. Do you know when they introduced the Ken character or was he always around? 
Barbie's best guy, Ken, came around in 1961! lol