Princesses/Princes

[TalkDisnerdytome]

I am planning on dressing my daughter in princess dresses when we go to Disneyland in February, it's something I have been really looking forward to since having a daughter. However, I have a son as well and don't want to leave him out, is there any suggestions as to what he can do so he doesn't feel left out, also so that way he can have great photo ops with characters as well.

 

[mom2rtk]

Has he expressed an interest in dressing up as well? How old is he?

 

[TalkDisnerdytome]

He's 4 and he loves dressing up.

 

[TalkDisnerdytome]

I just feel like they have so much for girls when it comes to dressing up and not so much boys.

 

[TalkDisnerdytome]

All I can think of is Disney hats and maybe a pirate outfit, since they sell pirate outfits there.

 

[mom2rtk]

Maybe just pick up a prince shield and sword for him?

 

[SMD]

What about a Marvel superhero or Star Wars costume. There are meet and greet opportunities starting next month in TL.

 

[figment_jii]

There doesn't seem to be as much costuming for little boys, but I did see a fair number of little kids in Toy Story (Buzz, Woody), Star Wars (mostly Jedi, but a few Stormtroopers), and Marvel (Thor, Captain America, Spiderman) costumes in October. I would check out the DisneyStore.com's (or a local Disney Store if you have one) selection of costumes and see if anything sparks his interest.

 

[TalkDisnerdytome]

Thanks I was going to look at the Disney Store but it seems to be down at the moment. I will have to check back in an hour or so.

 

[3DisMunchkins]

My son wore his Mickey Mouse Halloween costume on his first trip. He was only 2, but we didn't see a lot of Mickey costumes and meeting Mickey and Minnie was awesome!

 

[707MickeyGirl]

There are so many things you can do for a boy. I would suggest using ebay - you can find great deals on costumes. He can be Peter Pan, any kind of pirate (even Mr. Smee), Stitch, Mickey, any kind of prince, any kind of Star Wars character. You can "Disneybound" him if you don't want to go with an actual costume... put clothes on him that suggest the color scheme of a character or ride. You could dress him like a race car driver, a train engineer (I bet you'd get some pixie dust on the train if you did this), he could be an elephant (Dumbo), or a character from Toy Story. He could be Russell from Up! - how cute would that be? He could be a Dalmatian, or Goofy, Pluto, Donald... or how about Fear or Anger from Inside Out?

I have a new grandson so I've been thinking about this for a while, in preparation for when he's old enough to go to Disneyland.

 

[TalkDisnerdytome]

There are so many things you can do for a boy. I would suggest using ebay - you can find great deals on costumes. He can be Peter Pan, any kind of pirate (even Mr. Smee), Stitch, Mickey, any kind of prince, any kind of Star Wars character. You can "Disneybound" him if you don't want to go with an actual costume... put clothes on him that suggest the color scheme of a character or ride. You could dress him like a race car driver, a train engineer (I bet you'd get some pixie dust on the train if you did this), he could be an elephant (Dumbo), or a character from Toy Story. He could be Russell from Up! - how cute would that be? He could be a Dalmatian, or Goofy, Pluto, Donald... or how about Fear or Anger from Inside Out?

I have a new grandson so I've been thinking about this for a while, in preparation for when he's old enough to go to Disneyland.

Thanks for all the ideas! Also I'm glad I'm not the only one who crazily thinks about these sort of things years in advance.

 

[frisbeego]

I have 6 yo son. He's been a pirate twice at WDW, where he did Pirates League and then was invited onstage for Captain Jack's Pirate Tutorial. He has worn a Prince Charming costume numerous times. That's the real scene stealer. CMs gave him extra stickers, hair glitter, etc. Random guests asked to have their daughters take pictures with him. He got kisses from all of the princesses and Drisella. He wore a Falcon costume last year to meet the superheros at DL. Captain America let him hold his shield. Thor let him attempt to lift his hammer. He wore Darth Vader pajamas last year to DL. He dressed as Ezra for Star Wars weekend in WDW and got a picture with Ezra, Sabine and Chopper. Next week, he'll be Falcon again to meet superheros and then Kylo Ren on Nov. 16th for the opening of Launch Bay. I'll keep buying costumes -- I can't sew -- as long as he wants to wear them. I think the character experiences are heightened when he's wearing one.

 

[GatorChris]

Don't know how old your son is, but we did this back when my son was about 3. But he grew out of it pretty fast. So if you try this, try it quick!

 

[DizMe]

Don't know how old your son is, but we did this back when my son was about 3. But he grew out of it pretty fast. So if you try this, try it quick!
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THAT is adorable!!!!

 

[bumbershoot]

My son, my 3 younger brothers, what DH has told me about himself, just about every boy I've ever known...doesn't NEED the sort of official dressup stuff that girls do (or moms think girls do). My son could put on a hat, put a belt diagonal across his chest, and he WAS a pirate. Period, no question, what do you mean do I need a costume? He was a pirate.

That makes many/most boys soooooo easy. Ask if he wants to dress up, ask what he needs to dress up if he wants to do so, see what he says. Maybe he'll be one of the easy boys who doesn't require large amounts of money to be spent to let him feel like another person/character. Cross fingers! DS's Indiana Jones outfit originally was a pair of khakis and a buttondown shirt. That's IT. Later he found a whip in the toy section, then later again he found a fedora at WDW, and even later we found a cheap pleather coat. But even with the khakis and buttondown shirt, you couldn't have convinced him he didn't look exactly like Indy.

Lastly...as a sister to 3 younger brothers, if you're going to do a princess and prince, make them UNmatching prince and princess. So...think Eric and Aurora or Philip and Ariel. etc.

 

[DizMe]

My son, my 3 younger brothers, what DH has told me about himself, just about every boy I've ever known...doesn't NEED the sort of official dressup stuff that girls do (or moms think girls do). My son could put on a hat, put a belt diagonal across his chest, and he WAS a pirate. Period, no question, what do you mean do I need a costume? He was a pirate.

That makes many/most boys soooooo easy. Ask if he wants to dress up, ask what he needs to dress up if he wants to do so, see what he says. Maybe he'll be one of the easy boys who doesn't require large amounts of money to be spent to let him feel like another person/character. Cross fingers! DS's Indiana Jones outfit originally was a pair of khakis and a buttondown shirt. That's IT. Later he found a whip in the toy section, then later again he found a fedora at WDW, and even later we found a cheap pleather coat. But even with the khakis and buttondown shirt, you couldn't have convinced him he didn't look exactly like Indy.

Lastly...as a sister to 3 younger brothers, if you're going to do a princess and prince, make them UNmatching prince and princess. So...think Eric and Aurora or Philip and Ariel. etc.

This reminds me of when my oldest was a boy, about 10 years old. He really, really wanted a crown! One day, I made him a crown out of a couple of coat hangers. I used plyers to make curlicues and embellishments and then I glued on jewels. He LOVED that crown. I already had the jewels left over from the Little Mermaid denim jacket I'd made for his sister so it cost only my time and wasn't really that hard. He didn't need a velvet cape etc, he was quite happy with his crown.

ETA: He was very clear that he was not a prince, he was a king He's now 35 LOL.

 

[Winnowill]

I've noticed more boy costumes at the Disney Stores this year than I've seen in years past, but they might be gone soon since Halloween is over.

 

[woodynjessiesmomma]

As others have said there are more and more things for boys. ODS has been a pirate at WDW, really just regular clothes with a pirate flair and then the bandana and such from PL, he loved it at 3.5yo. This time he turned 7yo and didn't care about dressing up even when his younger sister did. He did have Disney themed shirts that he and I had picked out before hand. His big thing this year was doing the knight package at BBB when DD did her make over. He was so excited and so proud to carry his sword and shield. Also we did Inside Out emotions as our MNSSHP costumes in more of a Disbounding style and he was very excited to pick out his Anger get up.
For YDS I had a Gus onesie from Disneystore.com that he wore when DD was Cinderella. Otherwise just more Disney themed shirts.
With Halloween just ending you might be able to find discounted costumes. My friend got a Jake costume at Wal-mart and her son was so proud to show it off.
Good luck!

 

[CassieF]

While Disneyland itself doesn't have many boy costumes disneystore have many marvel and Star Wars options, and places like etsy will have all sorts of options and different levels of intensity, depending on how dressed up he wants to be