Little princesses are among the most popular costumes for Halloween and every other day of the year... and why not! Little girls like to dress up in pretty gowns and wear crowns on their heads. It's innate. Even before my daughters had ever seen a Disney princess movie or any other princess cartoon or book, they knew that they liked princesses. They'd spot them at the store and were immediately drawn to them. That said, here's a look at some of the best princess costumes we've tried out and put to the princess test for Halloween and "dress-up" days...
Toys R Us has a fantastic Disney Cinderella costume made by Disguise Inc. This dress has gorgeous embellishments complete with a glittery castle, fireworks and stars on the dress fabric plus a Cinderella cameo sewn to the bodice - something I thought was okay but my daughters thought was really neat. The dress is quite poofy like all good princess ball gowns should be and made with durable fabric that will stand up to Trick-or-Treating and then some! The dress comes with a silky ribbon headband and necklace to complete the look. This dress needs to be spot cleaned only to get out any royal messes, so don't eat dinner in it for ultimate use after Halloween. The costume is part of their Children Affected By AIDS Foundation collection, in which Toys R Us contributes to the charity.
PrincessTimeToys.com has the most practical yet still pretty princess costumes we've come across by Little Adventures- they're washable! We tried out the Belle Winter Dress-Up Gown, petticoat slip, gloves and red flower headband. It is really soft and made with good quality, comfortable fabric. And did I mention it's washable - so enjoy that spaghetti dinner on Halloween because you can full clean this costume and use it over and over again. This one is a good choice for a chilly evening too because it has three-quarter length sleeves. To maximize its princess-ness, you might want to add on their petticoat slip for some princess-y poofiness because the dress by itself lies pretty flat. Read about the mom behind PrincessTimeToys HERE.
The Disney Store and Disneystore.com have a fun and fanciful Sleeping Beauty aka Princess Aurora costume. This dress is in princess pink satin, crushed velvet and tulle with gold glittery embellishments, including a castle and star theme all around the bottom of the dress and an Aurora cameo near the neckline. It is soft and comfy but needs to be spot cleaned. This dress has long sleeves, really nice feature on a chilly Halloween night but your princess won't overheat in it because its not bulky by any means. Colder climates will need tights on underneath for sure. Because this one goes down to the ground you may be able to even get away with a pair of long johns under there for added warmth. Either way, this is a pretty dress for a pretty princess.
A dress with an impressively cool feature is the Crystal Princess Twinkle light-up gown from Spirit Halloween made by Rubies. This dress has tiny fiber optics woven into the fabric, so when you turn it on with the little controller sewn into the waistband - it twinkles. These are NOT super bright lights by any means - it just looks like twinkling stars and will catch the eye of all the other little trick or treaters and be met with lots of oohs and ahhs. But if you're going to a party indoors with full lighting, this dress looks super glittery and it is sort of hard to tell that it is as cool as it is in darker conditions. A bonus for wee princesses, this dress is a little shorter than other princess dresses, at least on my two year old, which means no tripping over a long costume while trying to keep up with the bigger kids at the party or on the street.
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children's Nativity fancy dress costumes, covering all of the different characters involved in the Nativity Story. These outfits usually offer tremendous value for money, so much so that you might want to purchase some of them for your children to wear in their dressing up games around the Christmas period.
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