DESCRIPTION
CAPE: Capes are the versatile start of imaginative playtime. Robin Hood, Royalty, Wizard, Superhero…many a good story start with a great cape like our hand-sewn suedecloth woodsman fairy tale cape. Pair it with a matching cap for a Huntsman, Hawker or Robin Hood adventure.
Made of washable, soft high-quality poly-suede for the rough and tumble durability your child needs. Has an easy grip closure at neck for easy wear and safety.
SIZE
- Toddler Size Cape - Center back 22"
- Child Size Cape - Center back 29"
CARE: Gentle Wash or Hand Wash, Line Dry
HAT: This high-quality, hand sewn children’s suede and wool blend felt hat in brown-green or green-green is finished with ostrich feathers for extra panache!
Send your child on a great adventure with a Woodsman hat, Huntsman hat, Robin Hood, Peter Pan, or Medieval Hawker's Hat or any other character they can imagine during pretend play.
SIZE
- Toddler Size Hat - Ages 2-3 years (with adult supervision only)
- Child Size Hat 3+ years
CARE: Hand wash or dry clean
This woodsman hat and matching cape are a fun and easy Halloween Costume but will also give hours and hours of Imaginary Play long after Halloween is over!
"So come with me, where dreams are born, and time is never planned. Just think of happy things, and your heart will fly on wings, forever, in Never Never Land." (Peter Pan)
DETAILS
- Fairy Finery
- Ages 3 years and older
- High-Quality, Durable
- Hand sewn by a professional seamstress
- Brown or Green
- Pieces Sold separately
WHY IS DRESS UP PRETEND PLAY SO IMPORTANT
Pretend play in all forms, including dress up, during a child’s younger years is important for children’s development of imagination, which is a precursor to creativity and problem solving down the road.
A child under the age of 6 doesn’t yet hold imaginary pictures in their heads (as in themselves looking like Robin Hood) and so need props, such as dress up clothes, to help them pretend play and use their imagination to the fullest. Only once dressed as Robin Hood can they fully immerse into the imaginary world of Robin Hood.
By age 6 to 7, children’s brain development has progressed enough for them to hold imaginary pictures in their heads and props are no longer needed to facilitate pretend play (though they’re still fun to have)! A 7-year-old child can pretend to be Robin Hood in their minds, costume or no costume (“day dreaming” begins to emerge here, too.)
This is also why children who are six and below do better with picture books and children age 7 and above begin to do well with chapter books.
