Micro Sports Barbies Are Having a Ball

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Micro Sports Barbies Are Having a Ball

Mattel’s little Macro collection of Barbie figures is just too cute to ignore, and they are popular enough to have been issued twice.  

In 2019, the first two sports minis were released in bubble packs with a dark and light pink chevron background. The cartoon graphic art reflected the sport of each doll: soccer, and baseball, and there was also an illustration based on the doll itself  

Each doll comes dressed in the appropriate sports uniform and with the appropriate ball. The little plastic dolls, sometimes used as cake toppers, are made in Viet Nam. The 2019 packaging doesn’t have any reference to the Macro Collection on the packaging. 

It wasn’t until 2021 that Mattel released the 2nd set of little sports figures, and this time they were in bubble packs with a pale pink and white chevron background. The 2021 set was in packaging said “Macro Collection.”  This time they issued new versions of the soccer and baseball Barbie and changed their skin color and uniforms. A gymnast, tennis player and basketball player were added to the lineup. There was no cartoon graphic on the 2021 series but each bubble pack had an illustration of the doll within. 

Interestingly, the 2024 dolls were made in Hong Kong with a new pink background, no reference to the Macro Collection, but with a return to the cartoon graphic on the packaging.