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A Grandma Made Social-Distancing-Themed Barbies, and Her Attention to Detail Is Incredible

29/05/2020 - 07:45 PM

Tonya Ruiz, a grandmother who appropriately goes by "Grandma Gets Real" on Instagram [1], has been putting her time sheltering in place to good use. Over the last few weeks, she's been crafting various Barbie dolls that represent different social distancing personas [2], and we're utterly obsessed.

"I had always wanted to make parody Barbies like I had seen on the The Ellen DeGeneres [3] Show. She had funny realistic ones like Distracted Driver Barbie and Hoarder Barbie," she told POPSUGAR. "When the quarantine started [I saw that someone posted a "Pandemic Barbie"]. I thought that I should make a realistic curvy Barbie like me — wearing stretchy pants and eating snacks because that's what I was doing. I thought my Instagram friends would get a kick out of it."

Keep scrolling to see some of Tonya's incredible creations. Whether you've been constantly baking [4] or have been attempting to work from home while simultaneously homeschooling, Tonya has a doll for you!

Pandemic Hero Barbie

Quarantine Starter Pack Barbie

What Time Is It? Edition Barbie

New Hobby Edition Barbie

Quarreling Couple Barbie and Ken

Pandemic Hero Sanitation Worker

Bread Baking Barbie

Binge-Watching Barbie

Homeschool Mom Edition Barbie

Zoom Ken

Home Salon Edition Barbie


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