Kids Fancy Dress Party Costumes

Posted on 19 August, 2011 by Ursula Rose

Kids Fancy Dress Costumes

The Little Medieval Queen

Little Medieval Queen Fancy Dress

When hosting a kids fancy dress party you have to take into consideration what are the ages of the kids that will be coming to the party, as well as what the mix of boys and girls will be.

If the party is to be mainly or solely attended by girls up to, say, the age of six then a princess party would be a great fancy dress theme for girls.

You could have a curtsying contest or the best princess pose contest. Ask some of the other parents to help you to judge the contests and pick a winner but remember to award everyone a small prize and make them match the theme of the party.

Red Indian Headress

Red Indian Fancy Dress

Cowboy and Indians

Cowboy and Indians Fancydress Accessories

If you are hosting a party that is going to be attended mainly by boys aged up to six then a Cowboy and Indian party always goes down well, as most young boys will have toy guns in their own toy collection.

One contest you could have is a draw your gun the fastest. Perhaps you could even buy some toy guns that fire soft darts; you could do a 10 paces turn and shoot kind of duel event for the kids.

Harry Potter

Harry Potter Wand

For slightly older children aged seven to twelve you could check to see what the latest big thing is on children’s TV or children’s films.

A Harry Potter party would go down a storm with most boys and girls or you could always have a superhero kids fancy dress party. Which little boy or girl does not  like pretending to be their favourite super hero when they were growing up?

Batman Costume

Kids Batman Costume

Bat Girl Costume

Bat Girl

The list of super heroes fancy dress costumes for the boys and girls to choose from is ever expanding thanks to Hollywood churning out super hero after super hero film.

A good game to play at a super hero party would be to incorporate a treasure hunt game but get a grown up to play the part of a evil villain and the kids need to find the treasure in order to stop the evil genius from taking over the world.

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Captain America Fancy Dress Costume

Posted on 21 June, 2011 by Ursula Rose

Captain America: The First Avenger

image of captain america fancy dress costume

Captain America fancy dress costume

The superhero Captain America first appeared as far back as March 1941 in Captain America Comics.

The first Captain America film was released in 1944. Since then, the character has been featured in several other films and television series; here you can see some clips of the newest movie Captain America: The First Avenger, which will be released on 22 July 2011.

Captain America wears a costume that bears an American flag motif and is armed with an indestructible shield that can also be thrown as a weapon. You can buy our great Captain America fancy dress costume (as shown above) online at 24hr Party Shop.

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Cheryl Cole – Keep On Fighting

Posted on 27 May, 2011 by Ursula Rose

Keep On Fighting Cheryl

My heart goes out to Cheryl Cole.  After marrying the world’s most over rated footballer, Chelsea snake in the grass Ashley Cole, the nation’s sweetheart and Girls Aloud star Cheryl Cole has had what Her Majesty the Queen would undoubtedly call an annus horribilis.

Not only has pop princess Cheryl had to suffer the humiliation of now ex husband Ashley very publicly cheating on her whilst releasing “You’ve Got to Fight for Your Love“, our favourite Geordie pop star has now had the further embarrassment of being sacked from the US version of Simon Cowell’s talent show The X Factor.

Publicly the Yanks are saying that they couldn’t understand our Cheryl’s lovely Geordie accent, but I think it is really because she is far more lovely and charming than haggard old midget Paula Abdul.

image of Cheryl Cole Fancy Dress Costume

Cheryl Cole Fancy Dress Costume

So come on girls, let’s show support for our Cheryl by stepping out this weekend in clubs, discos and parties all over the country in this great looking Cheryl Cole “Fight For Your Love” fancy dress costume!

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Alice in Wonderland Fancy Dress Party

Posted on 23 May, 2011 by Ursula Rose

Alice in Wonderland Fancy Dress

image of Alice in Wonderland Movie Poster

Alice in Wonderland

After writing yesterday’s article about the Pirates of the Caribbean fancy dress party and, of course, the new movie On Stranger Tides starring the gorgeous Johnny Depp, it reminded me of the film Alice in Wonderland in which he played the Mad Hatter.  So I thought what better way to follow this than with an Alice in Wonderland fancy dress party?

I would suggest you check out the DVD of Alice in Wonderland as it will help you get ideas on the costumes, the story line and also hints on how to create the theme and what little touches you should add.

You could organise an amazing out door summer party which could last all day and into the night. You will find a good range of fancy dress costumes and accessories to complete the Alice in Wonderland look in our 24hr Party Shop fancy dress site.

image of alice in wonderland costume

Alice in Wonderland

Get your the guests to show up as characters from the story. This could be something as simple as wearing a bunny suit, dressing up as the Mad Hatter or Alice’s Cheshire cat - even just a funny hat. You could provide rabbit ears for the guests who don’t show up in costume.

image of queen of hearts costume
Queen Of Hearts Costume

Here is a list of the most prominent characters in Alice in Wonderland: Alice,  the White Rabbit,  the Mouse , the Dodo, the Caterpillar, the Duchess, the Cheshire Cat, the March Hare, the Mad Hatter, the Dormouse, the Queen of Hearts, the Knave of Hearts and the King of Hearts.

 

image of Miss Wonderland costume
Miss Wonderland

 

 

The Mad Hatters Tea Party

Set up a long table with various foods, especially brightly coloured cupcakes. You can label some of the foods such as “eat me” or “drink me.” Also you must have the famous pots of tea and brightly coloured drinks or an alcoholic punch for the adults.

Consider having a theme cake for the occasion, perhaps in the shape of an oversized Portabella mushroom.
image of portabella mushrooms

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Pirates Of The Caribbean Fancy Dress Party

Posted on 19 May, 2011 by Ursula Rose

Pirates Of The Caribbean Theme Party

image of poster of Pirates of the Caribbean

Pirates of the Caribbean

One of this year’s block buster films will undoubtedly be the latest in the Pirates of The Caribbean series starring Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean – On Stranger Tides, which has just been released.

With the release of the movie and the improved weather, The Pirates of the Caribbean will be a great theme for your forthcoming fancy dress party. We have a great choice of pirate fancy dress costumes and those all important accessories for the guys and gals – or should I say Pirates and Wenches!

image of pirate fancy dress costume

Pirates Costume

This is a wonderful idea for a fancy dress party, whether it is just for the kids, guests of all ages or even adults only.

Jack Sparrow has become one of the most popular movie characters of the last decade and lots of people love to dress up as him and copy his cheeky pirate ways.

Here are some ideas for throwing a Pirates of the Caribbean party:

First of all, let’s set the scene; the Pirates hung out in the tropical sunshine islands of the Caribbean , surrounded by palm trees, so how about our 6ft high inflatable palm tree and, to add to the tropical theme, we have an inflatable Pineapple Drinks cooler too.

image of pirates wench fancy dress costume

Marauders Wench costume

We have a large variety of pirate fancy dress costume ideas for this party for all pirates of all ages, male pirates, female pirates, and little kiddie pirates .

Pirates were famous for drinking rum, so think about making a rum-based punch for your adult guests and a non-alcoholic version for the kids and teetotallers.

Make sure there are plenty of snacks around and tease the kids into thinking they’re eating turtle burgers and seagull kebabs also don’t forget to get some Pirate Money.

This party idea is a lot of fun for people of all ages and is sure to go down well. Shiver me timbers!

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