Sunday, May 6, 2012

Dress Up Play

I rarely purchase dress up clothes and, as a result, our dress up box is an eclectic mix of items found around the house.

We have a little bit of everything including: baseball caps, cowboy hats, Star Wars masks, winter hats, winter gloves, Handy Manny gloves, toy cameras, old cell phones (battery removed), random dress up/Halloween costumes, play jewelry, belts, purses, etc.

My kids love to dress up, pack up the purses and pretend that they are getting on an airplane to visit one of my sisters in either Canada or New Zealand. They move around the house from bed to bed (the beds are the airplanes), unpack their belongings, and then load back up to switch planes and continue on their journey.

Recently, a friend gave me the idea of putting a full length mirror out to use during dress up play. The kids love dressing up and dancing around making funny faces in the mirror!

I truly believe that you don't need to spend a ton of money on dress up clothes. All you really need is a little imagination, and a couple extra hats and purses! :)

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