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Posted by robb on February 5, 2009, 3:55 pm
I am trying to put together a better (i.e. updated gender )
make-believe box .
we have a make-believe box from our no longer "Mr. rugratedness"
which basically had lots of boyish things like firefighter hats,
crowns, capes, ropes, netting and a variety of fabric panels with
animal prints/fur/vinyl/etc
now i need to **add** to the existing box (as the other stuff
will stay) i just want to have better coverage for the "girlish
stuff" and thus the request ... what sort of things to add for
girls. I know there will be lots of pink, purple and sparkly
stuff and i was thinking of adding some brightly colored simple
tutus and things like that or maybe i should just add some fabric
panels with a greater variety of colors and patterns ?
So any suggestions on what extra stuff to add for the girls, she
plays with the firefighter hats/coats already i just wanted to
make sure i did not deprive her the "girlish stuff" as she has
started doing the balerina impressions and wrapping herself with
loose fabric and calling it a dress and so on.
I guess i should have put all that stuff in when mr. was a rugrat
as he has already found creative use for things like the glowing
lime green organza covered in sparkly reflective sequins and the
bright cyan sheer voile panel with embroidered vines and leaves.
tia
robb
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Posted by Kathleen on February 5, 2009, 4:31 pm
robb wrote:
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> I am trying to put together a better (i.e. updated gender )
> make-believe box .
>
> we have a make-believe box from our no longer "Mr. rugratedness"
> which basically had lots of boyish things like firefighter hats,
> crowns, capes, ropes, netting and a variety of fabric panels with
> animal prints/fur/vinyl/etc
>
> now i need to **add** to the existing box (as the other stuff
> will stay) i just want to have better coverage for the "girlish
> stuff" and thus the request ... what sort of things to add for
> girls. I know there will be lots of pink, purple and sparkly
> stuff and i was thinking of adding some brightly colored simple
> tutus and things like that or maybe i should just add some fabric
> panels with a greater variety of colors and patterns ?
>
> So any suggestions on what extra stuff to add for the girls, she
> plays with the firefighter hats/coats already i just wanted to
> make sure i did not deprive her the "girlish stuff" as she has
> started doing the balerina impressions and wrapping herself with
> loose fabric and calling it a dress and so on.
>
> I guess i should have put all that stuff in when mr. was a rugrat
> as he has already found creative use for things like the glowing
> lime green organza covered in sparkly reflective sequins and the
> bright cyan sheer voile panel with embroidered vines and leaves.
Go to Goodwill. Old prom or bridesmaid dresses. I had a couple of old
strapless sundresses with wired bodices that I snugged in tight with a
couple of seams that my daughter, her friends and my son's gal pals
absolutely loved.
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Posted by robb on February 7, 2009, 12:39 pm
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> robb wrote:
> > I am trying to put together a better (i.e. updated gender )
> > make-believe box .
> Go to Goodwill. Old prom or bridesmaid dresses. I had a
couple of old
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> strapless sundresses with wired bodices that I snugged in tight
with a
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> couple of seams that my daughter, her friends and my son's gal
pals
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> absolutely loved.
Thanks for ideas Kathleen,
robb
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Posted by Kathleen on February 8, 2009, 8:46 am
robb wrote:
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>>robb wrote:
>>>I am trying to put together a better (i.e. updated gender )
>>>make-believe box .
>>Go to Goodwill. Old prom or bridesmaid dresses. I had a
>
> couple of old
>
>>strapless sundresses with wired bodices that I snugged in tight
>
> with a
>
>>couple of seams that my daughter, her friends and my son's gal
>
> pals
>
>>absolutely loved.
>
>
> Thanks for ideas Kathleen,
> robb
>
>
A huge part of the appeal was the wiring. It gave curves where anatomy
had level plateaus. And a sundress that was just below knee length on a
tall adult made an ankle length formal for little girls.
For either gender, a full length mirror is major
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Posted by Juno B on February 5, 2009, 4:46 pm
robb wrote:
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> I am trying to put together a better (i.e. updated gender )
> make-believe box .
>
> we have a make-believe box from our no longer "Mr. rugratedness"
> which basically had lots of boyish things like firefighter hats,
> crowns, capes, ropes, netting and a variety of fabric panels with
> animal prints/fur/vinyl/etc
>
> now i need to **add** to the existing box (as the other stuff
> will stay) i just want to have better coverage for the "girlish
> stuff" and thus the request ... what sort of things to add for
> girls. I know there will be lots of pink, purple and sparkly
> stuff and i was thinking of adding some brightly colored simple
> tutus and things like that or maybe i should just add some fabric
> panels with a greater variety of colors and patterns ?
>
> So any suggestions on what extra stuff to add for the girls, she
> plays with the firefighter hats/coats already i just wanted to
> make sure i did not deprive her the "girlish stuff" as she has
> started doing the balerina impressions and wrapping herself with
> loose fabric and calling it a dress and so on.
>
> I guess i should have put all that stuff in when mr. was a rugrat
> as he has already found creative use for things like the glowing
> lime green organza covered in sparkly reflective sequins and the
> bright cyan sheer voile panel with embroidered vines and leaves.
>
> tia
> robb
>
Little girls always love mom's cast off clothes. Dress,shoes, handbags,
old jewelry. A tutu or 2 or three. Just pick up some tulle, gather with
elastic and your a hero. My DGD also love things like Mom's graduation,
robe, dad's old shirts.
This is a link to some free costume patterns, you might find some things
there. go about 1/4 down the page.
http://spedr.com/4z1c6
The link works like a "tiny url"
Juno
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> make-believe box .
>
> we have a make-believe box from our no longer "Mr. rugratedness"
> which basically had lots of boyish things like firefighter hats,
> crowns, capes, ropes, netting and a variety of fabric panels with
> animal prints/fur/vinyl/etc
>
> now i need to **add** to the existing box (as the other stuff
> will stay) i just want to have better coverage for the "girlish
> stuff" and thus the request ... what sort of things to add for
> girls. I know there will be lots of pink, purple and sparkly
> stuff and i was thinking of adding some brightly colored simple
> tutus and things like that or maybe i should just add some fabric
> panels with a greater variety of colors and patterns ?
>
> So any suggestions on what extra stuff to add for the girls, she
> plays with the firefighter hats/coats already i just wanted to
> make sure i did not deprive her the "girlish stuff" as she has
> started doing the balerina impressions and wrapping herself with
> loose fabric and calling it a dress and so on.
>
> I guess i should have put all that stuff in when mr. was a rugrat
> as he has already found creative use for things like the glowing
> lime green organza covered in sparkly reflective sequins and the
> bright cyan sheer voile panel with embroidered vines and leaves.