Halloween Costume Review and Competition

I had just been thinking about Halloween costume ideas for Ben when *ping* an email from Fancy Dress Outfitters arrived in my inbox asking if I would like to review some children's costumes so needless to say I was delighted. I had a look at their site and I was well impressed by the selection, there really is something for everyone from a cute Baby Smurf to a Crazy Spider costume.

Ben has just turned two and mostly wears age two in clothes now so I wasn't sure about what size costume I should pick but in the end I went for the Monster costume in age 1-2 and the Cutie Skeleton in age 3-4. There was much excitment when they arrived and Ben saw what the package contained.

There were lots of "Wows" when Ben saw what had arrived

I was instantly delighted with my choices, the Monster costume fits Ben perfectly and is big enough to go over his clothes but I think we will have to wait until next year for the Skeleton to fit. There are lots of extra details in the costumes that you don't fully appreciate by looking at the pictures online like the little Frankie badge on the Monster jacket and the pretend stitching on the jacket and trousers. The jacket also has little shoulder pads which give it a great effect. I love how the Monster costume comes with shoe covers and the headpiece is fantastic with two silver coloured bolts just like Frankenstein's monster, however Ben is one of those toddlers who is never very happy wearing a hat so I'm not sure he will keep it on too long nevertheless the costume looks great without it as well. I like the fact the costumes are made out of a light material which children will find easy to wear, have velcro ties which makes them easy to put on and they are not restrictive as Ben well and truly put to the test by doing his usual climbing up on the table and running about so I can definitely say they are perfect for active toddlers and children alike!

Ben doing a scary monster impression

My little monster relaxing in his costume

Little Charley Bear kindly agreed to model the headpiece for me

The great news is that Fancy Dress Outfitters are offering you the chance to win either a boy's or girl's costume of your choice*. To enter all you have to do is pop over to their site and pick the one you would like to win (preferably one that is currently showing as in stock) and leave me a comment telling me which costume is your favourite along with your contact details (twitter id / email). For a bonus entry tweet "I want to win a Halloween costume from Fancy Dress Outfitters with @mmeeee http://bit.ly/pWM4RJ" The competition closes at 2pm on Friday the 21st October 2011 so get your entries in quick! UK Entries only.

*Please note the costume of choice is subject to availability - if your selected costume is out of stock you will be asked to choose a different one.

Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post. I received costumes for review but this has in no way biased my opinion - they really are great costumes for Halloween and other fancy dress events.