Play-Learn-Grow-Repeat

From Monday Mom – Neetika:
Over the years, we’ve collected various costumes that have been passed on to us from friends or purchased at Halloween time. Haley is such a skinny mini that she still fits into outfits we’ve had for years. Most of them are princess costumes, but we have some fun ones for Hudson, too. Thank goodness we have so many to choose from, because my kids loves playing dress up.

No matter how many costumes we have, they always want more! I suppose wearing a costume allows a child to really transport herself. I try not to go crazy, but I love encouraging them to use their imaginations. It’s cute to see them understand the world through their play. When they’re pretending to be doctors and teachers, I can see how much they understand about the way things work, and how much they value the adult roles they see in their lives.

Haley changes her mind about what she wants to be for Halloween constantly. Even though it’s currently eight months away, she informed me today that she was going to be Hermione from Harry Potter this year. Though that concept won’t stick, I’m crossing my fingers that she circles back to it, because that would be too cute! I can already see Hudson as a little Harry with glasses on. But whatever she ends up choosing will be adorable and a great addition to our collection. And will certainly be put to good use.