Most kids in Australia want you to buy pirate costumes for them at some point. Pirate costume are fun, easy, and a brilliant and creative way for a child to explore and imagine. You can make your own pirate costumes if you want, using a bandana, but you do need an eye patch, a tee shirt with a skull and bones, a hook for an arm is a great idea, and so is a pirate’s hat. Costumes online are incredibly well priced, come with all the accessories, including those you wouldn’t even think of, and kids love them!

Dress up does not have to be for a party

All play schools in Australia have a dress up bin, where kids can find all sorts of things to dress up as. Dress up clothing allows kids to explore, to be imaginative, to be inspired. You will find pirate costumes online, and you will find all the fun things that children like to dress up as, online. Think of fairy costumes, witch costumes, superheroes, all the Disney characters, fire fighters, police men and police women. You can make all these costumes using bits and pieces that you have, or you buy online. They’re fabulous and they’re well priced, and your kids will get loads of use out of them.

If your kids do have dress up parties coming up, don’t leave organising the costumes too late. You might suddenly run out of time, or not have access to the fancy dress costume that they want. Order online, get the fancy dress costume delivered, keep it for when you need it, and don’t have any panic.

Help your kids be creative. Let them dress up and imagine they are in other worlds as other characters. It’s so good for their development. And if you need to buy pirate costumes, buy online.