Little One has been obsessed with The Little Mermaid and water spirits and mermaids in general.  During bath time, she pretends she's a mermaid and she recently bought herself a Little Mermaid doll with the money she saved up (she's three years old).

When asked what she wanted to be for Halloween, you can guess what her answer was! A mermaid, of course!

We perused the siren costumes on anytimecostumes.com because that's where we look for all our costumes.    There are so many beautiful costumes to choose from.

I'm a Mom of a three year old and we all know three year olds aren't always the most careful or gentle when it comes to their belongings. We need something she can wear that will endure the test of a three year old wearing it.

The Little Mermaid Child Costume is adorable. The details are sweet with pretty seashell headband and a little "bling". My daughter is all about the bling!

For comfort level, Little One said it was so comfy that she wanted to sleep in it.  She almost made me let her wear her mermaid costume to the grocery store and bank!

We got Item #CC00246 size X-Small (4-6). Though Little One is going to be 4 in a few weeks, she's quite petite. I figured getting a size a little bigger was a good thing though, so she could wear layers underneath for Trick-or-Treating and so she can wear it for another year or two since she loves playing dress up.

If you want to go a step further, you can also get the Seaweed Boa accessory to complete the look! Very cute!
Disclosure - We received the above product to facilitate this honest review. All the thoughts and opinions expressed on this blog are honest and my own.

 We're planning a "Not So Surprise" 60th Birthday Bash for my Mom this Summer.  It was intended to be a surprise, but Mom was going to throw herself a party and I had to fess up! She'll be turning the big 6-0.  To commemorate this milestone event, we're throwing her a 60s themed party!  Guests are asked to break out their platform shoes, bell bottoms, and flower-printed shirts.

Thank goodness for Wholesale Costume Club and their huge selection of 60's Halloween costumes!




Hubby was able to get his costume for the party from them and was very impressed!

Hubby selected the Hippie Man Adult costume.  Oh! Okay! I selected it for Hubby!

The costume fit nicely and allows for lots of movement. Hubby won't be afraid to show off his dance moves or have to worry about splitting the seam on anything!

Being the picky person that I am, I carefully inspected the garments before and after Hubby tried them on. Sure enough, the quality was very good.

Little One was so thrilled to see her Daddy's costume and wants him to wear it all the time! Ha!

For any of our guests attending Mom's 60th Birthday Bash, check out Wholesale Costume Club for your 60's costume!  They've got platform shoes, wigs, accessories, and everything you need to complete your 60's "look"!

Blog readers, Wholesale Costume Club has all the costumes and accessories for your dress-up needs! Costumes aren't just for Halloween!

Disclosure - We received the Hippie Man Adult Costume from Wholesale Costume Club to facilitate this review.  This is a personal blog.  All opinions expressed on this blog are honest and my own.

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I have a confession.  I am the Mom of a Preemie Drama Queen.  Ever since her grand grand entrance into the world (at three months premature), Little One has decided that it's either go big, or go home.  Everything she does, she does it with gusto.  It's all drama in this household.  "Spirited" is a very mild good way of describing her character.

I also have to admit that my three year old has a closet filled with costumes.  She's a drama queen, alright!  There were days when I'd have to take her on errands to the bank, post office and grocery store, decked out in her lion costume.  Other days, she'd have to dress up as a chicken and have a tea party with her stuffed animals.  Then there are the fairy and princess moments.
The good thing about having a closet full of costumes is that she can play dress up with all of her friends.  She's got costumes for everyone and no one gets left out.  Well, unless you're a boy and don't want to wear a princess fairy tutu.

This issue has been resolved. Thanks to a fantastic company called The Orb Factory, we received the Cardboard Adventures™ Knight.
In a time when brave and gallant knights protected princesses from ferocious dragons and neighbouring enemies, this cardboard knight's armour was perfect! Our little ones have great imaginations and put this costume to good use!

The box says this is suitable for children aged 4+, and with good reason. My friend and I pretty much assembled the knight's armour (okay, my friend did 99% of the assembly since I was snapping photos!). There were a few little pieces to affix and clasp so that the pieces fit together and stayed together. Do not assemble in the presence of very young children. You will lose your parts and pieces! We managed to collect all our missing pieces and all was good in the world again.


The greatest joy was the feeling of accomplishment Little One's "boy friend" (notice I didn't say "boyfriend") had when he personalized his sword and armour.  The pieces for the sword are reinforced with additional cardboard. Thank goodness too! Little One jabbed the sword into the couch. She didn't render it useless since it was reinforced.


The costume provides hours of fun, imaginative play. We were pretty curious as to how the cardboard would stand up with a bunch of 2, 3, and 4 year olds.  It was fine!


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Disclosure - We received Cardboard Adventures™ Knight for review purposes. All the thoughts and opinions on this blog are honest and my own.