We recently visited Leeds Castle in Kent to celebrate my son’s 7th Birthday and he came up with the idea that he wanted to dress up for the day. 

So looking through Tots n Toys Fancy Dress section we decided that going to a castle dressed as a King would be very appropriate. His younger brother decided he wanted to dress up as a faithful dog.

It really made the day so much fun. So many visitors commented on how great they looked and how beautiful the fancy dress costumes were. Some people were absolutely wonderful, playing along with the game by bowing and curtseying and addressing my son as ‘My Lord’ etc…. The Castle staff were also great asking him which king he was and telling him more about all the past Kings.

It is certainly something we would consider doing again and it gave us the opportunity to really ‘test’ out the Fancy Dress costumes. These outfits were both cloaks which we  found to be a great idea, as if they got too hot it was easier to take them off even if it was just for a ‘breather’.

It just goes to show that Fancy Dress can be fun for lots of occasions and not just parties and plays.