Unisex dressing up box

[n0ne]

Sorry if this is in the wrong place.

I'm looking for a set of costumes age 3+ for my daughter that aren't just princess gear. I don't mind a couple of girly bits, but it'd be awesome if there was also a pirate, doctor, knight etc. Everything I've seen is pure princesses (with horrible little plastic heels! )

Even a 'boys'' dressing up box would do, but I haven't found one. Anyone?

Look in the "boys" section?

Amazon have loads of costumes

We had all the emergency services, nurses, astronauts, vet, farmer and a mechanic,

The only gendered one of those was the nurses and my son wore that often enough. I can't say DD was ever bothered either.

You'll probably have to put your own together. Home bargains and tk maxx have lots of costumes. Melissa and Doug have some nice dress up stuff too.

There are loads on Amazon and ELC do a few too, we got a doctor's outfit from there. Also see what you can get in charity shops, they are good for things like hats.

What have yous started 3 threads on this?

This is my favourite.

There are lots of uni-sex costumes. I don't understand why you can't find them. As well as Amazon and Melissa & Doug, you'll also pick up knight/Viking/astronaut costumes at museums, science centres, etc.

Well, NapQueen, some of the boards didn't look like they had much traffic. Sorry and all that

thatstoast we have that one too! And the book that turns into a rocket.

Ikea do some cool ones, there's an eagle and a robot

Most toy shops do them surely? I was in our local one the other day and they had superheroes, cowboy hats, doctors, firemen ... All sorts.

Probably best to pick up bits separately rather than 'an outfit' as hen you can mix and match

Here's an example of a 'ready made' dress up box. Princess, fairy,nurse...

I don't live in the UK. Toy shops here don't have anything small enough. No need to sneer.

I only saw Disney princess sets on Amazon/Toys r Us, or individual costumes but that would rack up in price pretty quickly. I'm try Ikea and Melissa and Doug (if they deliver here). Thanks

Not you, jammh!

I wasn't sneering either. If the reason you can't find them is because you're not in the UK then that's both a valid reason and it impacts on some of the advice we would give.

a pirate, doctor, knight

How are these not unisex ?

They are sold in toy shops (usually attached to bits of cardboard by lots of irritating plastic ties). Up to you which sex of child you give them to.

If you're in Germany or NL, they do boxes of dressing up clothes in the large toy shops there.

Thanks, Xenophile, I'll try a large Bart Smit. The ones I've been in only have outfits for bigger kids.

I got some from age 3+ hope they still do them!

Lots of 'onsies' about that double up as dressing up costumes - birds Star Wars cows etc - two things in one!

Go to the pound shop for wands or hats and let her use her imagination -

I made mine a white toweling all in one similar to this with a separate hood, with a bit of tweaking on the ears and tail it was Tintin's dog Snowy, the White rabbit and a sheep.
DD spent many a week dressed as Robin coz he was cooler than batgirl