Carnival costumes for children

The Carnival and costumes they burst strongly into children's games. However, playing with costumes has so many benefits that the experts of the Crecer Jugando Foundation recommend "including costumes in children's games throughout the year." The understanding of social rules, the expression of feelings, the learning of empathy ... are just some of the educational aspects that children develop becoming their favorite character.

The importance of disguise in the symbolic game

Stimulating the imagination with the costume that the children wear is the goal of this role-playing game, thanks to which children become their favorite characters or the person or profession they want for when they grow up.


Thanks to the costumes, children can play actors and get into the role of the character with the look they want. Interpreting different roles, princess, fireman, doctor, superhero, police ... allows children to learn fun, knowledge and behavior essential for adult life.

The imitation of his character's behavior is the key to the symbolic game, one of the most beneficial benefits for children because through these imaginary situations they acquire different responsibilities and roles, developing their abstract thinking, socialization and attention.

Costumes for children of all ages


What is the ideal age for children to play with costumes? Experts of the Crecer Jugando Foundation They point out that "children can start to play with costumes starting at age 3, when they develop their sociability and reveal their feelings during the game, but from the age of 6 they enjoy the game more with costumes because it is when they are able to imagine and create new worlds. " Therefore, from 6 to 14 years old, a wide age group opens up to play with costumes.

Carnival and movie premieres trigger the demand for costumes

Carnival is the quintessential party for costumes, but there are also other festivals such as Halloween, Christmas, school holidays or local festivities, which throughout the year encourage children to dress up.

However, the latest phenomenon in terms of the demand for original costumes is marked by the main film premieres. After seeing many of these films, children want to become their favorite character and brands take advantage for the launch of new models.


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