[meleliza]

That cozy hood with various kinds of ears for animals or the bucket hat and vest for a zoo keeper or explorer. A vest can be good for a pirate too. If you don’t mind stretching out the neck, a long sleeved t can be a ninja hood. Somewhere on use blog is a tute for converting headbands, which could also have via our animal ears attached. The tutu is obviously great for ballerinas or fairies. Super hero capes get a lot of use in our house. They are pretty much large bibs. It could also just be funny stuff rather than a specific character. My one son likes a combination of pirate and super hero. My daughter does super hero with a tutu. It’s pretty funny.

[with love Heidi]

I’ve made a few dress ups over the years 🙂 Including for 3 year old’s but last child of 3 or 4 kids, so their interests are informed by older siblings!

Gernerally I would go generic, long sparkly skirts with elastic waistbands; capes, anything from a rectangle to a fully lined LTTS cape, they can be used so many ways; animal hoods and tails, I’m thinking of making the LTTS cape with animal ears one day.

More specifically I make two type of costume, dress up or everyday wear. Dress ups are the items that will almost only be used for dressing up and almost never as clothes to wear out, remember this is a child’s idea of appropriate clothes to wear out not ours 🙂 And Every day costumes are the ones that could/will be worn everyday and everywhere, I like to make these as washable, practical and robust as possible 🙂

Everyday costumes

Elsa Frozen, Hopscotch Dress

https://www.flickr.com/photos/73669617@N07/12423162124/in/pool-oliverands|73669617@N07

Elsa Frozen, Capes

https://www.flickr.com/photos/73669617@N07/14636827143/

Laura Ingells Nightgowns

https://www.flickr.com/photos/73669617@N07/11245759755/

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Tanks

https://www.flickr.com/photos/73669617@N07/11214845475/

Bias Trimmed apron for a knight, used as a cooking apron!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/73669617@N07/10503172125/

Tutu

https://www.flickr.com/photos/73669617@N07/11810093856/

Lego Sweaters

https://www.flickr.com/photos/73669617@N07/8601592383/

Hogwarts skirts

https://www.flickr.com/photos/73669617@N07/8078829543/

Transforming Winged Skirt

https://www.flickr.com/photos/73669617@N07/7910807124/

Inspector Gadget Trench and Hat

https://www.flickr.com/photos/73669617@N07/8008108770/

Explorer Vest

https://www.flickr.com/photos/73669617@N07/6810942429/

Dress Up costumes

Harry Potter Hogwarts robes

https://www.flickr.com/photos/73669617@N07/8336427200/

Mermaid

https://www.flickr.com/photos/73669617@N07/8336408234/

Probably far to much information! These costumes were designed and made for kids 2 to 10 years of age.

[with love Heidi]

Also check out Ikatbag, she has the best dress up and costume ideas with tutorials!

http://www.ikatbag.com/search/label/Dress-up%20Box