My kids love to dress up! They will wear these soccer uniforms about once a week and go out and play soccer against each other. Sometimes I want to get mad because they wear them for about 10 minutes and then they are too hot outside, come inside and change clothes. To me it seems pointless and waste of clothes and time, but to them it's so much fun!
We are free spirits around here with clothes and most of the time my kids always dress themselves. I love that they are developing their own tastes and styles.
Do your kids dress up?
ALL THE TIME!!! We have drawers full of costumes/themed outfits, all found on clearance or at the thrift stores at the end of October. My kids have just started to get ‘accessorizing’ – let’s add a princess crown! let’s add a super hero tool belt! we need soccer shoes! we need construction helmets! The best part is when my oldest helps the younger ones and then leads them in a parade. Part of me wants to pare down the amount of costumes they have, b/c like you I witness MANY wardrobe changes! It’s annoying to find them all laying on the floor at the end of the day, but since I labeled the drawers to tell which costumes go where, they are pretty good about cleaning them up. All that creative play and cooperation buys me time to get housework done, so for now, the costumes stay =)
It’s a daily occurance at our house too. If it’s not super heroes then it’s sports stuff. They feel like they have to have full soccer gear on to go out and play soccer (shin guards, cleats, uniforms). It used to drive me crazy (because of the mess), but they’ve gotten a lot better about cleaning it up. So now they can get that stuff out when ever they want (we’ve even been known to go out to dinner or shopping dressed in costume).