Would you allow your daughter to wear a ‘masculine’ costume for Halloween?
512 answered yes
5 answered no
1 answered not sure
Would you allow your son to wear a ‘feminine’ Halloween costume?
437 answered yes
15 answered no
11 answered not sure
I think it is interesting that more people total answered the first question than the second. I was actually a bit surprised that 5 people said they wouldn’t allow their daughter to wear a ‘masculine’ costume. I thought there wouldn’t be any no’s on that one. And certainly more not sure’s than no’s.
94% said they would allow their son to wear a ‘feminine’ costume. I love that. I love that the vast majority [of my readers at least] are open to the idea.
In regards to my actual Just B project:
- People are a lot more likely to let you dress up their daughters than your their sons
- Girls are more likely to not care what they are wearing costume wise than boys
- Men are more likely to not care what they are wearing costume wise than women
- Once they get going, almost anyone will put on almost anything
- People have a LOT of fun playing dress up, boys, girls, men, women.
- Bring more mustaches than you could possibly imagine using
- Set out a tub of costumes and props and you will get all kinds of mashups
- Not as many people are familiar with the Blind Melon bumblebee than I imagined - which means perhaps I’m old
- It’s quite hard to pin down a schedule that works for more than one person
- We own far too many costumes and dress up clothes
- My kids have some great friends and all of them are really fun and funny
- I need to do some serious work on learning how my camera functions - if I do this again, I hope I can take actual good quality photographs
I had so much fun working on this. Being the list lover than I am, this project provided a lot of fodder. I even made a spreadsheet. The best part was just watching to see what the kids were drawn to. And the adults for that matter. I think I’m going to carry a basket of the funny glasses and accessories to every party I attend.
Now it’s time for feedback? Which were your favorites? Were there too many? Not enough? Ideas for next time?
This last picture is a shout out to a frequent commenter, KnitManYarn. Hi!
Loved them all and definitely wanted more.
My fav pic was the bumble bee and I got the Blind Melon reference! Loved it!
Girls are more likely to not care what they are wearing costume wise than boys
Men are more likely to not care what they are wearing costume wise than women
A psychological field day…
I have enjoyed it all. Thank you
I have to say I loved them all… but then again I’m biased, these kids are not only great together… but even more amazing as individuals. There’s a quote (hanging on the wall in my kitchen) “WHILE WE TRY TO TEACH OUR CHILDREN ALL ABOUT LIFE, OUR CHILDREN TEACH US WHAT LIFE IS REALLY ABOUT!” I love that so much, because when it all boils down, they are stronger, smarter, more accepting and more pure than any adult. And these kids are what we as adults need to be mirroring in day to day life…. they just have the gaul to do it with out worrying about what others think.
loved it all! Very inspirational for me to get costumes and especially moustaches for my 8 year old to try on and play with his friends! How did you amass your collection of costumes??