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| Planning a Great Costume party |
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Having twenty little six-year olds racing through my house was not
exactly something that I'd wanted to do with my weekend. But, it was my
daughter's birthday and she'd wanted to have a princess party.
I had not been able to say no. So, my sister-in-law and my husband and I decided to chaperone a princess costume party and try to keep the house from being destroyed. She'd send out invitations telling her little friends that it was her birthday and that she was having a princess costume party. All of the other girls seemed incredibly thrilled about it and I'm certain that their mothers were happy to have an evening to themselves. For my daughter, having a costume party was a dream come true. If she had it her way, she'd live in her dress-up clothes. I won't allow her to wear them to school, but she puts them on once she gets home. She's even worn them to the mall and restaurants before. I'm not about to complain - she looks adorable as a little princess and it makes her happy. I could tell from glancing at some of the other girls' costumes, that their mothers had improvised princess costumes for them. They all looked absolutely adorable. It was her best birthday party ever, she had informed me afterwards. Having a costume party isn't just something that goes over as a huge hit for children. Adults sometimes love the opportunity to feel young and playful again, doing something that is out of the ordinary for them. Halloween is an excellent time to have a costume party, of course, but don't limit yourself to just that holiday. It might be incredibly fun to get an invitation to a costume party at any time of the year. Your costume party could have a theme, encouraging everyone to dress from a certain time period or a particular character. Having a costume party doesn't have to cost very much money or require much work to organize. You don't even have to send invitations. Call your friends on the phone to invite them or send email invitations. One of the most fun and eventful costume parties that I'd been to was actually a murder mystery. I received an invitation that assigned me a certain personality and character, and I had to dress for the part. The party ended up being so much fun. Everyone who attended absolutely loved doing something so out of the ordinary. Throw a costume party and see for yourself. |
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