Children's Fairy Costumes - 4 Characteristics That Make Them Unique

Children's fairy costumes have a few unique characteristics to them. They are one of a few costumes that can be used for more than one occasion. Costumes are a year-around business. They are used for shows, presentation, recitals and more. Buying the right costume can save the parent a lot of money in the long run. Below are a few examples of how you turn a Halloween costume into an investment.

1. Year-around Costume Fun

Fairy costumes can be used for more than just Halloween. There are events and other holidays where a Fairy costume will fit right in. If you are a parent considering whether to spend the money on a nice Halloween fairy costume, then you want to consider the amount of use. Ask the question, "How much use can you get out of a costume"? Most children will only wear a costume one time and that is mainly for Halloween. As you read, you will understand how a fairy costume can give more value than just an ordinary outfit for Halloween.

2. Ballet

If your child is in ballet, the costume can be used for recitals, presentations or for regular studio training. The wings can be removed from the costume making a nice little outfit for ballet. If you ever seen a ballet presentation you, can kind of visualize the similarities between the ballet costume and fairy costume.

3. Halloween

Of course there is the holiday of Halloween. This is probably the main reason you decided to make the purchase. Again you can use the costume more than once. If your child has a Halloween party at school, they can wear it to school and also for any other Halloween gathering. There are a lot of events that happen the week of Halloween. This costume can be used for all the fun.

4. Christmas

Christmas is an interesting holiday. It has a little of everything in it. A fairy costume can easily be converted into a beautiful "snow fairy costume" for Christmas. Converting the costume is easy if you purchased the costume in the color of white. Other colors are OK, but white makes the costume look more like Christmas.

Once Halloween is over, it is time to make a few alterations. Add a little more fluff to the costume. This is done by adding white ruffles around the arms, waist and collar. Decorate the wings with lots of white lace and fluffy stuffing material to give a snowy, wintery look to them. The stuffing material is the same used to stuff teddy bears. It looks a lot like snow. Be careful not to overdo it with the stuffing or the wings will look clumpy instead of wintery.

With these simple tips you can make full use of your Halloween investment. Once your child grows out of the costume, it will make for a very nice "hand me down" or donation to a child's organization.