One Clear Dot

I never had too may dress up clothes when I was a child. I did have some of my mom’s old shoes and night gowns. She even gave us a fashion wig she wore in the 60s. I never had the same sort of dress up wardrobe my other friends had, though.

I used to go to my friend Jennifer’s house and we would dress up in the princess gowns her mother made or some of her old equestrian clothing that had worn out a little from her riding lessons, or even the huge collection of really great Halloween costumes that had been gathered from years and years worth of trick-or-treating.

I had all that in mind as my daughter started showing an interest in playing dress up. So, every year after Halloween I go to stores like The Disney Store and Target and load up on costumes at their after-Halloween sales. At target, I generally get cartloads of costumes at 90% off the original price. You can’t beat paying only a dollar or two for princess gowns and shoes and wigs and other accessories.

My daughter has a more than respectable dress up collection. In fact, most days she comes in from school she immediately changes into one of her princess dresses. I encourage it. She entered a world of make-believe here at our house and I know she is expanding her mind, her way of seeing the world.

Posted on July 18th, 2008 by onecleardot
Filed under: Parenting