Fairy Tale Dress-Up

So here is to another day stuck inside due to bad weather.  We got the creative juices flowing trying to come up with another activity to keep the kids busy.  In Preschool we called this Dramatic Play well we are calling it just plain dress-up for home purposes.  The kids got this cute castle for Christmas and we have been collecting dress up clothes along the way for a while now.  I have a tip for all you moms out there, if you have a second hand store or Kid to Kid store, you can go after Halloween and get super cheap costumes to add to your dress up collection.  Mostly a couple of dollars each, it's  really great.

If you don't have a castle like this you can have the kids make their own castle or fort out of blankets  and card table with lots of pillows.  Either way it makes for a super fun time for the kids and it keeps them busy.
The kids had a great time dressing up and using and old phone with a cord on it to talk to one another.  Caleb likes to call himself "Caleb the knight in Shinny Armor"  Jane love snow white and Tinker bell, Kate well she pretty much goes threw the whole dress up box by the time she is done playing.  She has about 10 outfit changes.  Kate loves to make up a whole story to go a long with what they are doing and wearing.  She makes a great playmate for the younger two kids.
I love watching the kids pretend.  Kate and Caleb like to pretend they are dancing at a ball.  Caleb even bows to his sister, so adorable can I just say.  Jane well, she is a shoe girl and likes to see how loud she can stomp her heels on the wood floor.  Watch out if you have a headache it can make it worse :)  This kept the kids busy for hours and I was able to get some much needed chores done around the house.