Dress Up Bin for BOYS!

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While this post is titled dress up bin for boys, this canbe done for girls as well. As a mother of two little boys I feel like “dress up”has a defined gender role and has been pushed into the girls’ only category. But little boys love to play pretend too andI think it is perfectly acceptable for little boys to run around in costumeusing their imaginations.


My sister-in-law, Wendy, must agree as well because shecreated the most fun and entertaining gift for my boys. She created a dress upbin. She created costumes for the boys that appeal to everything boys love.There is a fireman, a police officer, a banker, a dinosaur, a clown, a super-hero, a doctor,and a pirate. She is so crafty – I am always impressed with the things shethinks up and how creative she can be.
I say creative because these costumes are not storebought costumes from a Halloween store. Some of the costumes are hand sewn andothers are pieced together from dollar store finds and thrift shop discoveries.The boys play with every single one of the costumes and frequently ask mom anddad to dress up too!




The bin itself is just a simple see through storage binand inside is all of the costumes. I am a little obsessive and felt the need toorganize the costumes into bags in order to keep all of the pieces together andeasily accessible for play. When we are done with one costume it goes back inits bag before the next comes out. Sometimes this rule is followed and my housestays somewhat sane, other times all of the costumes are out and the boys arerunning rampant throughout the house in multi-costume dress up mayhem.
So here are the costumes:


Fireman:Fireman hatFireman coat {hand sewn out of sweatshirt and yellowfleece}
Police Officer:Black hatBlack oversized button down shirtBadgesSunglasses
Banker:GlassesSweater vestPretend money
Dinosaur:Tail {hand sewn our of fleece}Dinosaur head hatDinosaur feet {made out of shoe boxes and constructionpaper – ours did not last long, but they were cute before they were destroyed}
Clown:Clown wig {we have three thanks to the Madagascar movie}Oversized tieSilly glassesClown nose {red foam ball with a slit in it. My boys havetheir fathers little nose and the clown nose never stays on – so it has beentaken out to avoid frustration}
Super-Hero:Cape {hand sewn}Identity masking eyewear {hand made out of felt}
Doctor:GlassesWhite oversized button down shirtDoctor kit
Pirate:Pirate hatHandkerchiefEye patchHook
I have found that when the kids get bored or start to geta little too rambunctious, opening up the boys dress up bin is a great creativeoutlet for them and is always good for a laugh. I know many people have thecostumes all hanging up in pretty organizers, but I know my boys and I knowthat I would never get them to hang up the clothing … It would be a hot messfor MOM to constantly pick up. The boys do a really good job with their dressup bin and when it is not in use it is put away with all of the costumes nicelyorganized inside. {Thanks Wendy for one of the boys favorite gifts ever!}
Do your kids play dressup? If so, what is their favorite thing to dress up as?

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