Halloween
According to National Retail Federation statistics, 46 million American children are already planning their costumes this Fall for Halloween 2011 with princesses (11%) as top kid costume for seven years in a row. Other popular family friendly boy and girl dress-up choices in the Top 10 for babies, toddlers, and school age youngsters are Spiderman (3.1%), Batman (2.4%), Superman (1.3%), fairies (2.6%), Disney Princesses (2.2%) and vampires (2.4%). Responding to all the excitement about the upcoming holiday this year, local Disney Stores everywhere will be hosting free in-store Dress Rehearsal Pre Halloween Party events that include a special viewing of Rapunzel's welcoming ceremony, a costume parade and lots of fun kid games.
My Family in Costume as Toy Story Characters
Vintage Photo by Janis Brett Elspas, MommyBlogExpert.com
My own kids are teens now. How I wish, though, that the Disney Store had been around when they were little. In fact, kids have loved Disney characters for more than a half century and my own children were no exception. When my triplets plus one more born within a year were toddlers in pre school, I spent hours hand sewing several foursomes of Disney costumes for them from patterns. One of my personal homemade favorites (and their's) is the coordinating Disney Toy Story costume outfits I made that you see above representing the film's characters left to right: Woody, Jessie, Buzz LightYear, and Bo Peep.
My Family in Costume as Toy Story Characters Vintage Photo by Janis Brett Elspas, MommyBlogExpert.com
My own kids are teens now. How I wish, though, that the Disney Store had been around when they were little. In fact, kids have loved Disney characters for more than a half century and my own children were no exception. When my triplets plus one more born within a year were toddlers in pre school, I spent hours hand sewing several foursomes of Disney costumes for them from patterns. One of my personal homemade favorites (and their's) is the coordinating Disney Toy Story costume outfits I made that you see above representing the film's characters left to right: Woody, Jessie, Buzz LightYear, and Bo Peep.
The Pre Halloween celebration event takes place Friday October 21 and Saturday October 22 at all its retail shops. There are two event sessions at every location on both days. The Friday Session 1 is at 4:30 pm and the Friday Session 2 is at 6 pm, while on Saturday there will be sessions starting at 10:30 am and at noon. In addition, each child that age 3+ who comes in their favorite costume to the event will receive a free gift. One gift per child, while supplies last.
Please note that there is a limit of 50 children per session per store. Also, no line-up is permitted prior to 30 minutes before event begins. The chain retailer says this event is subject to change or cancellation without notice and that events will take place at Disney Stores excluding Outlet locations. Calling your local store ahead of time to confirm participation is strongly suggested.
About Disney Store
Disney Store offers costumes for the entire family. New costumes this season include a Limited Edition Rapunzel Costume -- with only 2,000 total selling in store. Disney Store celebrates the introduction of Rapunzel as the tenth Disney Princess and is offering all 10 iconic princess costumes and accessories for girls. Boys will be able to choose from Captain America, Cars 2, Pirates of the Caribbean inspired Jack Sparrow and Spider Man costumes on store racks. In addition to make it a family affair, there are even more adorable fantasy costumes available for toddlers and infants as well as dress up outfits for adults so parents can coordinate with what their children are wearing.
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