Mr. R and I were debating this. I think Big R should re-wear her Cinderella Costumer from last year. We bought it with her birthday money. It was a really nice dress from Disney and around $40 on sale. She wore it for her school's trunk or treat last year and for trick or treating. Plus she wore it to Disney Land back in January.
Big R doesn't want to be Cinderella again this year even though the costume still fits. My thoughts: Too Bad. Wear it again or don't go trick or treating.
Mr. R doesn't think she should have to wear it again. He wants to check out some thrift stores to see what he can find for her.
I told her either way, she wasn't get another big princess dress this year.
When I was younger, we would throw together costumes with what we had on hand. Re-wearing some year after year. Mr. R said he always was something different. Even though I'm pretty sure his family didn't buy new costumes every year. He probably had to come up with them himself.
My kids wore their older costumes until they grew out of them. When I was young, if we wanted to go trick or treating, we had to make our costumes. My family never spend cash on costumes for us.
ReplyDeleteI dont think she should have to be Cinderella again. At her age, part of the fun is being something different each year. But certainly no need to spend a lot on costumes. They can be made or bought cheap. That said I have a princess obsessed 5 year old and we're going on our 3rd year of her wanting to be a Disney princess. I bought her Snow White 2 years ago, paid full price, UGH! Then last year she was Ariel obsessed and I told her I would buy her one of the costumes that was on sale but she wanted Ariel so she had to use piggy bank money to come up with the difference. This year she wants to be Jasmine. I managed to check online when they were having a sale 2 weeks ago and got Jasmine for $30 with free shipping so that worked out nicely. I dont think $30 is too high considering she will get lots of dress up play use out of the costume too. I do hope that next year she is out of the princess phase though and we can start doing more creative costumes. What does Big R want to be this year ? Maybe you can convince her to be a witch, a pirate or something else fun but that could be made on the cheap.
ReplyDeleteI don't think she should have to wear it again. Halloween is only once a year and kids should get to pick their costume.
ReplyDeleteWell I talked her in to being Cinderella again but now u guys r making me feel bad. :) I don't think she knows what she wants to be other wise. Maybe I'll loosen up and tell Mr r he can come up with something with her. He's really creative and a thrift store junky. I bet he can come up with something cool without spending too much.
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ReplyDeleteyes, a new costume every year gets expensive. We had to buy our own, or make what we had. Its really easy to go as someone from the 80's or a doctor, ect.
ReplyDeleteHopefully y'all can find something from the thrift store.
I wanted to tell you that I exchange and borrow costumes from friends and coworkers every year. It works out great and is less expensive.
ReplyDeleteI never had a bought costume. Neither did my kids. Until they were in first grade, they had little input into what was their costumes. Well, I talked up a couple I could pull together and let them choose--cowboy or snoopy, Little Red Riding Hood again, "oooh, you will look so cute in that dress and red cape I made last year." When they got to first grade, they began to have definite ideas and I vetoed some. One year son was The Fonz with nothing bought. The daughter was Wonder Woman and I made the whole costume. Her dance leotard was the base. The infant was a bunny in a little pink sleeper she owned and a little bonnet I made and put ears on. Don't feel guilty.
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