| Dress-ups aren't just for girls! Playing dress up is | | | | playtime options for boys. Assembling a knight |
| one the best ways for imaginative, interact play | | | | costume for boys is simple-most costumes come |
| for children. Dressing up in costumes for boys is a | | | | with an armor, a sword, shield, and helmet. The |
| great way for boys to develop masculine | | | | basics of this costume, like the sword and the |
| personality traits and discover the personalities. | | | | shield, are what really make the costume. Let |
| Besides that, it's just plain old fun! | | | | your girls dress up in the princess costume and |
| What little boy doesn't want to play firefighter? A | | | | run with boys in the knight costumes. Pull out the |
| firefighter coat and hat is one the most essential | | | | toy horses and flags, the possibilities are endless! |
| dress up items for boys. To make a more | | | | Is it a bird? A plane? No wait, it's Superman! A |
| complete dress up kit, sew a simple tube for a | | | | superhero cape is the simplest dress up costume |
| hose. Or, use a scrap garden hose instead! Your | | | | for boys and is one of the most universal. Many |
| little firefighter will have fun running around putting | | | | capes are coming in reversible patterns, allowing |
| out fires. In the summertime, this is a particularly | | | | for kids to have more costumes for one piece. |
| fun way to play pretend. Let your little boy use a | | | | Superhero capes include Superman, Batman, |
| real hose with water instead. If he has outside | | | | Robin, and Thor. Generic superhero capes, often |
| cars and houses, he can wander around | | | | an off-shoot of a superman cape, are often used. |
| performing rescue missions! | | | | This way your little boy can pretend to be any |
| Arrrr, matey! A pirate costume is an easy one to | | | | type of superhero he can conjure up! |
| put together. Simple jagged pants, an eye patch, | | | | Firefighters aren't the only dress-ups that |
| and a pirate cape is all you need to make this | | | | encourage vocational options. Police officers are |
| costume a hit. There are an assortment of | | | | another hometown-hero option! Plus, a police |
| weapons pirates like to use, like toy guns, hooks, | | | | officer costume allows for the classic boys game |
| and swords. Your little pirate will have fun making | | | | "cops and robbers." A hat is a great additional |
| his toys walk the plank as he plays captain in his | | | | piece for a police costume, as is a flashlight! The |
| pirate cape. A fun game for pirates to play is | | | | flashlight will allow the boys to feel like they are |
| "sunken ship." The ground in this game is | | | | really solving crime and figuring things out. |
| poisonous water or some sort of treacherous | | | | Boys dress-up costumes will allow for hours of |
| ground, and the pirates can't touch it! Let them | | | | creative play. Other favorite options are a Chef's |
| use old bits of carpet or rags to get from place | | | | costumes (a simple white coat and hat), a |
| to place. (The fabric is floating wood). Treasure | | | | cowboy costume (chaps, gun, and bandanna), and |
| chests, treasure maps, and parrots are all great | | | | a doctor (white coat and stethoscope). |
| companions to the pirate cape as accessories for | | | | Remember, playing dress up is all about the |
| a pirate costume. Put some items together and | | | | imagination! So add random odds and ends into |
| let your little one set sail! | | | | your dress up box, like old wallets, glasses, ties, |
| A prince in King Arthur's court? A Medieval | | | | and belts-and let your little boy create memories |
| jousting knight? A prince rescuing a princess? | | | | and fun! |
| Knight costumes for boys provide a variety of | | | | |