Best Princess Dress Up Clothes and Accessories to Include in a Dress Up Trunk
Best Princess Dress Up Clothes and Accessories to Include in a Dress Up Trunk
Article by Dani Bont
Are you looking for a pre-assembled princess dress up trunk for your favorite little princess? Now is the time to stop looking. Very few of them exist and those that do, typically include only very low quality items that will be demolished into threads by your little princess in just a few hours of play. No need to fret. There are high quality princess play dress up items out there. All you need to do is spend just a few minutes on the internet and you will be able to assemble a fabulous (and unique) assortment of princess dress up clothes and accessories that will keep your little princess happy for a very long time. So what items should you select for your princess dress up trunk?
The most important articles of any dress up trunk will obviously be the dresses. Choosing the best dresses for your princess dress up trunk could very well be a formidable task. We recommend keeping a few ideas in mind. In many cases Halloween costumes do not make great dress up clothes. Usually, they are cheaply made, scratchy when worn, and fall apart in the washer when cleaned. When selecting princess dresses for your trunk, try to choose dresses made especially for playing dress up. These are machine washable dresses with soft and non-itchy fabrics that are made to withstand the wear and tear of daily dress up. Dresses that are easy for little girls to take on and off themselves are also a nice idea. I have two little girls and their preferred dresses are typically simple dresses that are easy for them to change in and out of themselves. Get the child’s opinion because your favorite dresses will probably not be their favorite dresses. The smallest girls are drawn more toward the typical Disney characters like Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty and Belle from Beauty and the Beast. While many of the older girls (ages 5 and up) are likely to be drawn to the non-licensed princess dresses.
Tutus and leotards make fabulous dress up trunk pieces because you get a great bang for your buck. You can purchase a couple tutus in various colors and you typically don’t have to spend more than $ 15 for a quality tutu and $ 20 for a fabulous one. If you choose to add one leotard, make sure that the tutus you select will match the leotard nicely. Little girls when playing dress up will only wear an ensemble for a brief period of time, so if your trunk has a great selection of tutus, your little girl can easily change her attire by just pulling the tutus on and off with little effort.
Princess cone hats and tiaras are other essential pieces to a great princess dress up trunk. As the mother of two young girls, I highly recommend choosing a tiara made from something other than hard plastic. These tiaras are short lived since little feet are always dancing and are thus prone to stepping on tiaras and breaking them. Select a tiara with beautiful jewels and puffy marabou that isn’t made from hard plastic. Or another great option is simple headband with a sequined crown attached. A princess cone hat for about $ 10 transforms an everyday princess into a royal renaissance princess. A white dress up veil for about $ 6 transforms your princess into a princess bride, which is always tons of fun. In my opinion, silk streamer wands are the best imaginary play wands on the market. These are great for imaginative play and they are by far my daughters’ favorite play toy. Other unique princess wand options to consider are light up wands or those that make music when waved.
Other items to consider when amassing a princess dress up trunk are princess capes, wings, boas, long string of pearls, gloves, feather fans and dress up shoes. Slides (or any shoe without a back) are the best form of dress up shoes for kids since sizing isn’t as important and they are very easy to put on and remove. A pair of wings transforms your princess into a fairy princess and a cape is just plain fun swooping around throughout the house.
Now that you’ve chosen all of your princess dresses and accessories, how should you store your items when not in use? Regrettably there are no great choices as far as empty cardboard dress up trunks on the market. A very large pink plastic tote with a lid is a nice option that keeps all the dress up items in one neat and orderly place. If your budget is unlimited, you can select a great wooden toy chest with a hinged top, which makes a great dress up trunk that is built to last. It also is a attractive show piece for your little princess’s room.
A princess dress up trunk is an essential toy in every little girl’s room. Dress up inspires creativity and imaginary play, which seems to be lost in today’s society with all of our electronic gadgets and television on 24/7. Selecting a fabulous array of dress up items will provide your little princess with hours of play time fun.
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This article is courtesy of Everything Princesses. If you’re interested in finding great items to place in your princess dress up trunk, check out Everything Princesses, your one stop shop for all things princess including the best selection of princess dress up clothing, including princess play dresses, wands, tiaras and dress up shoes.
Josie and the Pussycats - The Complete Series
- For those who waited anxiously every Saturday morning to faithfully follow their favorite band, your wait for their return on DVD is over. Josie and the Pussycats have reunited for this exclusive engagement! These "chicks" weren't just whistling Dixie. Their claws and fangs emerged to bust the meanest dudes - without messing up their hair and makeup for their next big sold-out concert. And even if
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Kind of disappointed….,
I love ‘Josie and the Pussycats.’ I threw out my old VHSs filled with a lot of the episodes when Cartoon Network use to have marathons of it, anxious for the DVD set.
When I got it, I put it in and was sorely disappointed. On a semi-big screen TV, you’ll quickly notice “dirt” galore all over the episodes. This is bad because Josie ATP is a brightly-colored cartoon (unlike the darker Scooby Doo) so the dust, dirt and lines are instantly visible. Another big thing that urks me is there is NO LAUGH TRACK ANYMORE. WHY? Well people all over the internet who sneer at the laugh track, enjoy the awkward pauses where the laughs use to be! And the packaging…it’s hard to get the DVDs out! Who’s the genius that designed this??
I’m glad I only paid 20 dollars, although I would have probably been better off buying bootlegs on the internet or something. Although it’s great to see Josie and the gang, and a nice tribute to poor Dan DeCarlo, this DVD set is surprisingly disappointing. 3 stars because they actually gave Josie a DVD set…but they could’ve done a lot better.
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|Pussycats Rule,
Josie and the Pussycats were like the Beatles or the Monkees. A girlband who goes on madcap adventures, without really trying. This trio of ladies were stereo types, but it worked so well
This Hanna Barbara series retreaded tracks left by the Beatles (in Help! and Hard Days Night) and the Monkees (The Monkees: Season 1). What makes this work is the animated adventures. Some of the humor could only be done in animation…and it worked. This 70′s show paved the way for the animated adventures of the (musical) Hardy Boys, The Partridge Family 2020, The Jackson Five and The Osmonds (all not available at this time on DVD)
The show had great animated voice talent. Janet Waldo (the voice of Judy Jetson and Penelope Pitstop) did the voice of Josie. Jackie Joseph did the voice of the lame brain Melody. Barbara Pariot did the voice of Val. Radio DJ and the voice of Shaggy from Scooby Doo Casey Kasem did the voice of their manager of Alex Cabot, the band’s manager.
Only 16 episodes were done of this series, but for Hanna Barbera fans these cartoons are golden oldies. They are still great work that could run on Saturday morning TV again or Cartoon Network today..so why arent they
I have a question for those at Warner Brothers DVD animation..when are you releasing the Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space?
Bennet Pomerantz AUDIOWORLD
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|Long Tails and Ears for Hats,
With its catchy theme song, likeable characters and funny plotlines, “Josie and the Pussycats” was one of the best Hanna-Barbera Series ever produced for Saturday Morning television.
Its release on DVD sparks many a memory of Saturday mornings spent in my pajamas as a six year old, enjoying Alpha Bits or Fruit Loops cereal while partaking of the broadcast fare. “Josie and the Pussycats” was a very important part of that ritual. My memories of the show are so vivid that I even remember the “In the Know” segments sandwiched between programs that featured the cast of “Josie” presenting light news features. If memory serves “In The Know” presaged “In The News” which ran for years on CBS Saturday Mornings.
Watching re-runs on Boomerang, I am amazed at how well the show holds up and the ‘chase’ songs were consistently good. Sure the plots were almost interchangeable, but, so what? The shows were fast paced, hilarious, and to borrow a lyric from the theme, we were invited to “c’mon watch the good guys win.”
Unfortunately, this great cartoon premise lasted only a season before producers made the stupid decision to place the characters in Outer Space and for a show with far out plots, this premise was too way-out.
Can’t wait to view the original adventures of Josie, Valerie, Melody, Alan, Alexander , Alexandra and Sebastian the Cat with my kids for another generation of enjoyment.
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