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    Not age appropriate for kids under 5, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 5.
  • Is it any good?

    1.0
  • Common Sense says

    Dress-up games front catalog of girl-targeted products.

On this site kids can:   design clothes, do activities, play games
updated 09.02.09

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 5–18

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    Not an issue.
  • User-created content:

    Not an issue.
 

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    The message is that fashion, dress-up, being pretty, and imitating teen-speak is something to aspire to. Also that hot pink is the only color for girls.
  • Violence:

    Not an issue.
  • Sex:

    Not an issue.
  • Language:

    Some of the characters' comments have an edge to them, such as "I don't think so!" and "gross-o-matic."
  • Consumerism:

    DivaStarz is just one portion of this site, which is really an online catalog that hooks girls with games and activities (many based on the products for sale), and lets you make wishlists and actual purchases.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

How safe is it?

  • Personal privacy:

    Not an issue.
  • Online interaction:

    Not an issue.
  • Parental controls:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About DivaStarz

Parents need to know that this site is part of the Everything Girl Web site, an uber-site that aggregates several girl-targeted games mostly having to do with fashion, dress-up, and toys. There are loads of ads and some of the ads are disguised as games.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about how this site tries to get you to buy stuff. What do they do to make the products appealing to kids who visit the site? Read our tips on selling to kids to get savvy about this type of marketing.
  • Talk about the images of the characters on the site and the portrayal of women's bodies as superskinny. Discuss body image issues.

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Most Recent Reviews

  1. I rate this title on for age 3 and give it 5.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Educational

    she loves it and i think it is fun for her and other kids to play it as well

  2. I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 1.0

  3. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in Texas
    I rate this title on for age 12 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • User content isn't age appropriate

    • My highlights are:
    • User content is age appropriate

    odalis11

    i love it

  4. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Texas
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    i had fun and i wish y'all didn't delete the DivaStarz website

    man y'all are dumb for deleting this web site this was the funest website i have ever been on and i really wish it was still up. i really like playing the games.and the opening when you would go 2 the website the whole site was fun to be on. and i really wish y'all didn't delete it cause it was really fun.

  5. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    I rate this title on for age 5 and give it 4.0

    awesome site

    i think dis is a cool site for kids about 5-10 or 11 there are games and just plain fun. i used to play it but den they cancelled it and moved it to everythinggirl.com where they only added one game (a total dissapointment) if u ask me i think it shouldnt have been cancelled. and about it being age appropriate it totally is

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