Tips for Making your Princess Halloween the Best Ever

If this isn't your first Halloween with young children, you know how difficult it is to combine fun with having a safe and warm Halloween night. If you live in the colder climates, for example, you believe your young superman or Little Bo Peep should wear a coat to keep warm, but that can ruin the whole effect of the costume for our little ones. Those beautiful glittery shoes are traded in for the more practical sneakers on the big night. What's fun and magical about that? If your little girl is planning on dressing up as a princess for Halloween this year, there are many ways to make her both safe as well as happy on that spooky night. You shouldn't have to choose safety and warmth over fun. All you need to do is spend a little time in advance planning how to accomplish all of these objectives which will ultimately lead to your little princess being the fairest one of them all. When selecting a tiara or wand for trick-or-treating, you should consider options that light up. Not only is that extra fun for your little princess, but they will improve her safety as well. Now how magical will that wand or tiara be on Halloween night? If you plan on using a light up tiara or wand for trick-or-treating, you might want to consider purchasing a new one and setting it aside until Halloween since you don't want the battery to run out in the middle of the evening when it's needed most. You might be tempted to purchase a regal princess dress that flows to the floor. While these dresses appear beautiful in the catalog pictures, try imagining your little girl running through the streets wearing this dress on Halloween. Not only will the dress get soiled, but more importantly, it is very likely that your little princess could stumble in this dress when running from house to house gathering her loot. Don't be disheartened. Many very lovely princess dresses are available with hem lines that land mid-calf. Wearing a jacket on a cold Halloween night can be a big disappointment for our kids. So plan ahead and make her costume appropriate for the cold weather. If you are expecting your child to wear her princess costume in a parade or trick-or-treating when the weather is somewhat chilly, we suggest buying a cape or cloak to help keep her warm. These princess cloaks are available in a variety of colors and styles and you're sure to find one that matches her attire and meets your girl's royal expectations. An alternative possibility to consider is choosing a princess gown with long sleeves. Many times she can wear another long sleeve shirt under the costume making it doubly warm. Her princess ensemble is only complete once she slips into those glitterly shoes. Regrettably, the majority of princess shoes are not really appropriate for Halloween. If you are contemplating sparkly princess footwear, just make sure to have her "break in" the shoes prior to the big night, because a princess with blisters is just not fun. Whatever type of shoes she chooses, just make sure that they fit securely on her feet. No slides with a heel because those will just result in a sprained ankle when running from house to house collecting princess treasures. A safe footwear option might be ballet slippers since those will surely stay "put." However, they will not work well if the ground is the least bit damp. You could always choose to cart your princess around in her own carriage. Just transform the household wagon into a beautiful Cinderella carriage with streamers and pretty painted cardboard and voila you have the perfect royal vehicle. So with just a little for-thought and some creativity, your little girl's princess costume will be magical on Halloween. Only smiles, warmth, safety and lots of candy of course and her night will be a dream come true.

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