* I received a costume for review. All my opinions are my own and not swayed by outside sources.*
One of Hayley’s favorite pastimes is dressing up! She could spend all day playing dress up either by herself or with her friends. I love it because it makes her happy and promotes imagination. Whenever I hear about companies that sell costumes and dress up supplies, I am always interested because we spend so much time doing it in our household. Recently, Hayley was sent the Crystal Queen Prize Pack from Great Pretenders and I can’t rave enough how awesome this costume is!
If you have not heard of Great Pretenders, they are an award winning children’s costume line that started in 1989 and has collaborated with industry leaders such as Pottery Barn through the years. Great Pretenders not only produces quality costumes but they are very committed to helping child education and providing resources for parents. Through playing with costumes such as the Crystal Queen Prize Pack, Hayley is able to do “shows” with her friends which all attributes to great language skills. Imaginative play is so important for young kids and a great resource for education too.
The Crystal Queen Prize Pack was absolutely magical. When Hayley first tried it on, she told all her friends she was Elsa from Frozen. It is beautifully handcrafted and features a sequin sweetheart bodice, lined for comfort, with crystal organza sleeves. The peacock blue satin flows right to the floor with silver trims finishing the entire dress. This dress features a long trailing piece of sparkle tulle attached at the back and frosted with silver sparkle stars and trim. Along with the dress, she received a matching cape, tiara, and shoes. While she has had a lot of princess dresses before, none have been as great as the Crystal Queen Prize Pack. The material of the dress is amazing and I am sure this dress will last many years, probably to be handed down to Taylor when she gets bigger. She is certainly a queen in this dress!
At Great Pretenders, they have so many other great costumes including Fancy Nancy, Dragons, Captain Hook, and so much more. They have costumes for boys and girls so you can do your one stop shopping here. Sure Halloween season is coming up, but Great Pretenders is available all year to purchase great imaginative costumes that will last more than just Halloween. Be sure to check out Great Pretenders today!
Win it: One winner will receive the Crystal Queen Prize Pack for their child. This giveaway is run via rafflecopter so click read more to see the actual giveaway. The only mandatory entry is to tell me why your child would want to win this set in the comment section proceeding the post. While the other entries are optional, I highly suggest filling it out to increase your chances of winning. US and Canada only. Good luck!
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I would like to win this for my granddaughter.
my niece loves playing dress up!
my 4 year old loves dressing up all year round so this would go to good use
I want to win this for my daughter because she loves dressing up as a princess every day.
My daughter loves dress up, and she loves Elsa and the other Frozen characters even more! This dress would be the perfect Elsa dress to add to her dress up box!
because dress-up is great to nurture creativity
I’d like to win it for my daughter because she loves to dress up.
My son has a great imagination, so he would have a lot of fun with these.
My daughter would love this specifically. I bet she’d pretend to be Elsa.
I want to win this for my niece because I think this would be the perfect halloween costume for her.
I would like to win this for my niece, she would love this.
I want to win because my little girl loves dressing up and is obsessed with anything princess related.
id love to win this for my granddaughter she loves to play dress up
We take toys and fun things to the kids at our local Ronald McDonald House. Halloween’s coming! …but I suspect they’d love this any time of year!
she will look adorable
I want to win this for my niece because my son loves to play dress up and when she comes over, all we have are boy costumes for her to wear.
I want to win this for my niece because she loves to dress up and this is so adorable.
That is a gorgeous costume. My daughter would love all of that sparkle.
So cute! My daughter would like this especially because it’s shiny and glittery!
What a cutie pie. I can’t wait to get my son all dressed up for Halloween its going to be so much fun.
That is a great costume. I still don’t know what my kids are going to be this year.
My girls love to dress up
Our youngest still loves to play dress-up! This would be perfect for her!
I’d love to win because my niece is a huge fan of Frozen…she would love to use this for Halloween!
oh my that is so cute. love dress up!!!
What a beautiful costume! My little girl would love it!
What a beautiful costume! I think there are going to be a TON of Elsa’s this year!
So cute! Dress up is always a fun time in my house!
My daughter loves to be a princess.
I want to win because my 5 girls love to play dress up!
My 2 yr old mini queen loves playing dress up
I would like to win this because my child has such a huge imagination.
I’d love to win this for a halloween costume this year. We usually make our own but this will be nice!
I want to win this for my little sister for her halloween costume this year.
My daughter loves to play dress-up so I would really love to win it for her. She would probably even wear it for Halloween!
I’d love to win this for my niece, she loves dressing up.
I wanna win this for my daughter who just loves Elsa and that dress is definitely Elsa inspired!
The little girls in my life love, Love, LOVE, Frozen and I’m sure they would love this dress too.
I want to win because my daughter loves to play dress-up.
My daughter would go crazy for an Elsa costume!
I want to win this for my niece. She loves to dress up and play pretend.
I would love to win this because it’s so beautiful and my daughter would love it!
I want to win this for my child because she needs a costume for Halloween, and she would love this one. Thanks for the giveaway!
My daughter loves to dress up so she’d love this!! Especially the cape!
I want to win because my little girl loves dressing up!
My 5 year old daughter loves dressing up for play and pretty much any other time also.
My girls love playing dressup. This would be a fun addition to add to their costumes.
My little niece (whom I adore) plays dress-up every single day that she can. She would love to have a “real” costume!
I want to win this for my 5 year old kindergarten girl because she said she wants to be a princess this year.
Our granddaughter would love to wear this, she loves to try on different outfits.
My daughters are crazy about dressing up!
I would like to win this for my daughter because she loves dressing up like a princess.
I would like to win this for my daughter because she is obsessed with Frozen and I know she would want this for Halloween and all the other days in between, lol.
I would like to win this for my princess granddaughter.
WHY would my child(ren) love to win this? They sure do love to dress up. A LOT. And Halloween is coming.. does this end before then? They’d use it then! They would use it most every day. I can’t tell you how often I’ve had princesses or someone or another go to the store with me! This is a lovely outfit, so pretty. It would become a fav.
Cause my granddaughter’s a princess!
I am entering to donate to a charity for needy children.
My grand-daughter loves princesses and dress up. This one is so pretty!
my daughter would love to have this! She wants to be a princess!!
I would like to win this for my cousin in Mexico. She would love it!
my princess would love this! but i would def have to buy another one beacuse i see a fight for this one!
My daughter loves to dress up in sparkly, glittery princess outfits so I know she would LOVE this !!
It’s so cute. Besides, she is a princess but doesn’t have the outfit yet.
I absolutely loved dressing up as a child! It is super cute!!
I want to win it for my granddaughter turning 3 on Oct. 17
I would like to win this for my granddaughter.
I want to win because my daughter like all kids loves Frozen! This is also a lovely version of the dress
I would like to win this for my daughter b/c she loves to dress up!
My daughter also loves to dress up! She would love this costume!
I would love to win this for my granddaughter, Nellie because she loves to dress up and has a great imagination.
I’d like to win because my girly granddaughter would love it and I enjoy it when they use their imagination.
I’d like this because it is important for children to play dress up and pretend!
Because it is a cute costume.
We would love to win because pretending to be a princess is not just for Halloween. Our gal plays dress up several times a week. It is a part of growing up. We would love to add this costume to her little box of ticks.
Because imagination is helped with costumes.
Thanks for the contest.
I would love to win because my little princess loves to play dress up!
My daughter loves to dress up. This costume would be amazing for her when she is singing Let it Go
My 4 year old daughter June is a Princess at heart! She would feel so special wearing this costume. She is the middle child, and is so sweet and kind, loving and generous.. I feel she deserves a wonderful surprise like this! It would make her so happy 🙂
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I would love to win this for my nievce she would love this she would use it not only for halloween but for dress up too. she loves playing dress up.
I would love this for my niece, she would be beautiful in this.
This would be perfect for Halloween!
My niece loves dressing up and would love to have this.
Because all she wants to be is a princess for halloween!
she loves princesses!
My 3 year old loves to dress up. Everything she puts on she twirls and says she’s a princess. Would love for her to have her own princess outfit. Thanks for the chance to win.
I would love to win this for my daughter because she is a huge Frozen fan and would love this for Halloween and dress up!
my daughter loves to dress up. She is such a diva/princess she would absolutely go crazy for this for her bday!
I would put this away for Christmas. She will love that Santa wants her to be a princess too!
My little niece loves dressing up and with Halloween coming up this would be a favorite costume!
My daughter loves to dress up and would go nuts over this!
my girls are obsessed with frozen and they would love this dress.
My daughter would flip if she was able to get this!
I want to win this for my daughter because she loves playing dress up and she loves the movie Frozen and the dress looks similar to Elsa’s dress.
I would love to win this for my granddaughter because he loves to dress up.
We have lots of Elsa loving friends!
My twins love dressing up!
i would love to win this for my 3 year old Lily,she is crazy about frozen and would rock this dress!
I would love to win this for my great niece because she is so girly girl!
want to win because my daughter loves to play dress up
My daughter loves dress up, and I would love to see her eyes light up at the sight of this dress!
My girls love to play dress up and would be a great fun and addition to her dress up clothes
This is such a cute costume. My granddaughter would love it!
I want to win for my niece. Her parents are separating and this would help ease that transition for her to have a bit of magic in her life
My daughter is obsessed with dressing up as a Princess or anything really. This would be perfect!
This would be perfect for my daughter for dress up
My 7 year old daughter has respiratory issues but keeps her princess-like love and joy alive every day. What a pretty costume to keep her imagination alive.
I would love to win this for my niece!! She’s a huge princess fan
Would love to win it for the little girl I watch!
I want to win this for my grandchild because she loves anything related to princesses.
My daughter loves to play dress up and she would love it.
My daycare kid would love this!! She’s a huge fan!
She would enjoy it.
Would love to win for my grandaughter.
wuold love to win this for my daughter she loves to dress up and she is all about the frozen stuff right now..
I want to win for someone in need.
She loves dressing up.
Two of my daughters want to be Elsa. I definitely want this.
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My youngest loves to dress up as a princess!
I would love to win this because my daughter would absolutely love to dress up in this costume!
My niece loves playing princess!
I would love to win for my daughter, she loves playing dress up.
My daughter’s best friend’s daughter loves to play dress up and she would go to heaven with this! LOL Mia thanks you in advance 🙂
I would like to win this for my daughter so she can wear it for Halloween.
I would love to win this for my daughter shes starting to have her own imagination now which I love!!
I want to win this because my daughter wants Elsa to come to her birthday party and now she can be Elsa at her birthday party.
I want to win this because my daughter is obsessed with Frozen and would probably wear this every day!
I would like it for my niece who loves to dress up.
My daughter like any other 3 year old, is a princess. She loves to dress up, and I know she would love this!
My niece loves to play dress up with her friends…and she’s look gorgeous in this! I’d love to win it for her to have fun with!
She would love this! lol, and if her dad had his way she would always be in camo and cowboy boots!
My daughter loves to play dress up and there is nothing she loves to dress up as more than a princess. Thank you!
I want to win this for my niece for Christmas b/c my brother (her dad) thinks she does NO wrong, LOL, if he only knew 🙂
Because as a grandmother I believe there is to much video or electronics for kids.. they need to play pretend more.
My girls love to dress up!!
I would love to win this for my daughter who would love it.
My daughter would absolutely love this!
My daughter loves to dress up!
This would be for my cousin. She is a girly, girl and loves dressing up.
My daughter would love it, it looks like frozen and she is obsessed
I have 4 small granddaughters..and either one would love to have it