She-Ra Knows Who She Is

When I was little I LOVED She-Ra. I used to build giant castles out of kleenex boxes and glue, and pretend that She-Ra was saving the land of Etheria from the evil Hoardak. She would swoop in on her magical horse, Swift Wind, and vanquish Hoardak with her brute strength and cunning wit. It was glorious!

So as soon as my daughter was of the right age and frame of mind to fully absorb the indoctrination of She-Ra, I ordered the two-box set of Season One and there was no looking back. My daughter loves She-Ra as much as I do, and when the time came to start planning her Halloween costume this year she quickly proclaimed that she wanted to be none other than the Princess of Power herself. I, of course, was very proud.

My son also said he wanted to be He-Man but I had already bought him a Lightning McQueen costume earlier in the year. So next year I'm looking forward to dressing him up in tighty-whities with a breastplate and sword, or maybe hot pink tights and leotard, we'll see.

I found most of my daughter's costume at a local children's consignment shop, and filled in the rest from online retailers. The cape, cuffs, and headpiece are from Etsy; the iron-on transfer is from Transfer Paradise; and the sparkly gold tights are from Amazon.

I found my son's Lightning McQueen costume through a nationwide Craigslist search and had it shipped from Virginia. He had people stopping him all night to compliment his car. One kid even came running out of his house in bare feet and undies to get a look at Lightning McQueen.

I also recently found a photo of me the year I dressed up as She-Ra. I remember loving and hating my costume all at the same time. I was desperately excited to be dressed as my favorite superhero, and utterly mortified that my mom spelled her name wrong on my cape. My costume was more of an "interpretation". No one knew who I was, just like no one knew who my daughter was on Halloween. The important thing though, is that we know who we are, the rest is just fluff.

Here's to being who you are!  

 

Comments

[Funnylittleduck.blogspot.com]

Love the She-ra AND lightening McQueen:) But most of all I love you being who you are:)

[Danielle]

My daughter too is obsessed with She-Ra and is begging me to make her a costume for halloween. Are you interested in re-selling that sweet little costume you put together? My little one is six this year.

[One Rare Bird]

Hi Danielle- I'm so glad you're keeping the She-Ra love alive with your daughter! I think my daughter would be crushed if she had to part with her costume already, but in another year she will have out grown it and you have first dibs when the time comes. Thanks for being in touch :) xo

[Allison]

I consider myself a better Momma than most for the She-Ra introduction to my daughter when she was 3 and 1/2. She began her infatuation by raising her cardboard coat-hanger stick and saying "By the power of graceful!!!" Eventually, she grasped the Greyskull concept and dresses up every day to act out scenes from the box set that I too purchased for my kiddo. At 4, she wants nothing more than to be She-Ra for Halloween, and I'm digging for costume scraps as NO ONE else is longing for this dream to be fulfilled. Thanks for the validation!! :)

[One Rare Bird]

I'm always happy to validate another She-Ra lover who indoctrinates you daughter at a young age! I'd love to see what costume you put together...

[Vinita Unny]

Do you still have the Lightning McQueen costumes and are you willing to sell it?
My 3 year old is completely obsessed with Cars and wants to be McQueen this year. Please help.

Thanks
Vinita