wardrobe
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t is the only time of year when you can take your kids out in the streets dressed up in the most absurd clothing and still get away with it. But is it true that in carnival anything goes? How do you choose a costume for your kids? How do you decide what you want to wear for your carnival party? Few actually have enough free time to sew their own costumes, even fewer have the knack for it. With a wide variety of ready-made costumes and accessories available on the market, finding the costume you like, or the one your children want, will not be difficult. The outfit will be worn only once, but that doesn’t mean that any cheap rag will do. Shop around until you find the costume you really like. Sometimes it pays to check out shops that are specialised in carnival costumes and
accessories. They are more likely to have a good quality costume that matches your budget. If your children already have a costume in mind, do try and make their wish come true – after all carnival is their time to horse around and have fun. Every year there are a number of popular TV, cinema or fiction heroes that the children would love to be for a day. Make sure you get a costume of a character that is still hip – costumes of Power Rangers and Tele Tubbies will only have a give-away price because those who considered them heroes are today almost parents themselves. But not all heroes go out of fashion – Robin Hood, Little Red Riding Hood, Spiderman, Tinker Bell, Peter Pan and many other epic characters of fairy tales, legends, and comics are timeless.
very popular for younger children and babies. The good thing is that they are thick, and cover the whole body, keeping the little ones warm and cosy during carnival outings. The traditional costumes of another country can also be an option, just like those of warriors and soldiers. If your kids want to dress up as a soldier or a ninja, please do make sure you let them know that it’s not cool to fight and hurt other people. A word of advice – if you want to get a wider choice, start looking for costumes early. This year carnival is celebrated between Friday 12th and Tuesday 16th February. Running around the shops in a frenzy two days before is likely to leave you with a costume two sizes too big, or at worse, empty handed, and with a very upset little boy or girl.
Costumes of animals are
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Carnival Special
Carnival