I have to be honest that fancy dress days at school fill me with dread when they are themed around Super Heroes and the like. Monkey just isn’t fussed about dressing up in anything that doesn’t reflect real life. With our recent visit to the Concorde Experience at Brooklands Museum, he is now able to relive the moment! Come fly with Pilot Monkey and Pretend to Bee.
Pretend to Bee are an online retailer providing a whole host of character and role play costumes and I just knew that Monkey would love their Pilot role play costume.
The set comes with a double-breasted blazer, trousers with elasticated waist, a hat with elasticated inset so it fits really well (happy faces all round) and a little ‘bib’ insert with collar and fixed tie on a velcro fastening.
I ordered the size 5-7 years, so knew that it would be a bit roomy on a 5 year old Monkey. The suit can be washed which is a bonus as some fancy dress costumes we’ve had are wipe clean only. It was time to Come fly with Pilot Monkey and Pretend to Bee and see what Monkey thought.
It was an instant hit. The hat fits really well, but with the hidden elasticated band there is room for him to grow and it will still fit him. The trousers and jacket are a generous fit, but that’s as I would expect from a 5-7 year age range and again, it means this set will last!
I will take the trousers up for him and we can let them down as he continues to grow. The velcro fastening on the bib insert also works well and it wasn’t long before our pilot was ready for his first flight.
The set is priced at £20.95 and is available in two sizes – 3-5 and 5-7 years. But there are different outfits available in smaller and larger sizes, there are some cute little outfits for babies too! Monkey’s pilot outfit is well made and I can see him getting lots of wear out of it in the next couple of years.
disclaimer: we were sent this item in exchange for an honest review.
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Monkey loves his new role play outfit and I’d like you all to have the chance to win a costume too! Pretend to Bee have very kindly offered to supply one lucky winner with either a White Princess (sizes available between 3-12 years) or a SuperHero Cape Reversible Red/Blue One size 3/7yrs. Please see giveaway terms and conditions below.
For your chance to win one of these outfits please complete the Gleam form below – good luck!
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Terms and conditions:
(Please note that all entries will be checked against comments for validation).
Only the first step of this form is mandatory, all other steps are optional. Only one entry per person is allowed.
This giveaway is for UK residents only.
Once a winner is randomly picked, I will check if the winner has done what was requested and I will contact them, if they do not reply within one week, the prize will be allocated to another person.
The prize is either a White Princess (sizes available between 3-12 years) or a SuperHero Cape Reversible Red/Blue One size 3/7yrs – subject to availability.
The giveaway will close on 9th April 2015 at midnight.
Win a Super Hero Cape or White Princess dressing up costume
I love the pink princess outfit because it was my dream as a little girl to become a pink princess (unfortunately it didn’t come true!) . My girls would love it!
I like the fire and rescue one – my son would love it – its very cute!
My son would like the F1 Driver as he is always racing with his cars and trying to fix them
My granddaughter would love the caterpillar. The Very Hungry Caterpillar is one of her favourite books
like the F1 Driver and the fire one fab
The Guardsman is brilliant – so realistic!
I like the green dinosaur, my boys are currently obsessed with george pig, and this is very much like his dinosaur x
They’re all so adorable! I think overall I’d go for the pilot outfit too because it’s fun but really smart too. <3
fire and rescue would be fantastic
The pink baby monster is my favorite! love the teeth and would suit my monster
The Butterfly, my daughter loves butterflies
The Caterpillar costume is adorable!
pink princess outfit
I like the cape outfit x
Deluxe Tiffany Princess is my grand daughters favourite. She loves to dress up
the pink princess outfit is brilliant
I love this http://www.pretendtobee.co.uk/character-costumes/pirate-girl I was after a pirate costume for my daughter last year as where we go for our holidays they hold a pirate fun day for the kids and they all dress up but unfortunately we couldnt find one so she dressed as a fairy and said she was tinkerbelle from Jake and the neverland Pirates
I actually really like the pilot one. We live opposite an airport, so love watching the planes!
pink princess is so cute
Would have to be this as my daughter is a big fan of pigs – http://www.pretendtobee.co.uk/role-play-costumes/pig-cape
I think the Formula 1 Driver outfit is cute <3
I think the guardsman costume looks great, so cute!
Pink princess so cute
Aaaaaw! All so cute! The Baby Dalmatian Onesie from the Character section is my favourite because I know the perfect baby to wear it.
I like the Toothbrush Tabard looks like good fun
we like The Butterfly 🙂
the doctor one is my fave
the pink princess as our grand-daughter likes all things pink and princessy
My daughter would love the butterfly, favourites I’m our house.
I love the Green Dinosaur outfit.
Green dinosaur because my nephew loves them atm 🙂
Red Dragon as we go north wales alot and see it on lots of signs.
I like the surgeon outfit as monkey would be able to pretend to come to work with me 🙂
I love the pink princess outfit my daughter would also love it
definitely the pink princess x
The dinosaur costume is fab
The dinosaur! As My little ones loves dinosaurs xx
My daughter loves anything pink so the pink princess outfit
they are all so cute. i think i like the pilot and guardsman best. not sure why, just very cute and think my 5 yr old would go for pilot
http://www.pretendtobee.co.uk/role-play-costumes/wedding-dress because she is forever using my towels and dragging them along the floor.
I love the ladybird! So so cute. Would look adorable on my youngest 🙂
I like the Pirate Girl one, know my daughter would love that
Love the Pirate girl outfit, Ellie has a Pirate themed party next month http://www.pretendtobee.co.uk/character-costumes/pirate-girl
Crossing Patrol Officer Set as it also makes them aware of road safety
http://www.pretendtobee.co.uk/role-play-costumes/crossing-patrol-officer-set
the pilot, my daughter loves to pretend she’s going on holiday
i like butterfly tabard pink, looks super cute
My nephews would love the green dinosaur costume as they are obsessed with them at the minute.
Butterfly because my daughter would look so cute in it
The deluxe tiffany princess dress up cause my daughter would adore it
The butterfly because my daughters love pretending to be them
So many great ideas. I love the 5 a day costume set, cos that would be so cute to see a bunch of kids all dressed up as fruit and veg 😀 but for the prize, I would go for the cape.
That pilot’s outfit really made me smile. I think Vet would go down well.
My 6 year old would love the racing driver one 😀
The green dinosaur, my son loves them!
My daughter would love the red dragon
The Pink princess because my daughter is princess mad
The F1 Driver – he loves his cars! 🙂
I love the baby sunflower onesie it would be perfect this summer for our new arrival!
The Caterpillar costume my granddaughter would love this
The Caterpillar costume
green dinosaur – its pretty cool and my son is obsessed with dinos!
I really like the Victorian girl costume. So often its the same old dull coloured costumes we see for this era so this one makes me feel more cheerful!
the ladybird as the kids have just read james and the giant peach, and are discovering spring in the garden
Deluxe Scarletta Fairy for me, it is so cute and pretty
My youngest grandson is obsessed with wheels and cars and would be thrilled to have the F1 Driver outfit – who knows one day he may be burning rubber for Ferrari or changing tyres for Maclaren
The wedding dress outfit because it’s so pretty.
the hungry caterpillar outfit as its one of Codys favourite books
the green dinosaur is so cute, both hubby and little boy are obsessed with them
green dinosaur as my boy says it is roaring good
F1 Driver would be really popular as the boys love to watch the racing with their dad.
I love the Superhero Cape as I think my little boy would love it! It’s so simple but effective!
I like the pilot one because my son would love to be just like his daddy
I like the Dentist outfit, it could help with the nerves going to the dentists!
The Caterpillar costume for my little man
Do many cute outfits! Love the knight one
The F1 driver would be perfect for my car mad son
I love the butterfly pretty
Scarletta fairy because it’s pink and cute.
I love the Caterpillar Tabard as The Hungry Caterpillar is currently my little girl’s favourite book.
The Caterpillar because it is functional as both a costume and a onesie! http://www.pretendtobee.co.uk/character-costumes/caterpillar
Love the F1 driver! My son is car crazy!
the pink princess outfit as it so pretty
i love the catterpillar dress up its so bright and cute c
the pink princess outfit =)
the pink princess outfit for my little princess xx
The butterfly is fab! Very unusual, I havent seen a butterfly costume anywhere else.
the witch cape and hat would be great for halloween costume
http://www.pretendtobee.co.uk/character-costumes/witch-cape-hat
I love the Deluxe Tiffany Princess because it is so pretty – any little girl would love it!
the caterpillar is so bright and colourful
I love the Egyptian Pharoah and my son is learning about Egyptians at the moment so he would love it x
Pink Princess
Fire & Rescue Officer – my grandson wants to be a fireman when he groes up
Deluxe Scarletta Fairy because my niece loves to dress up in pretty things.
Deluxe Tiffany Princess is beautiful x
F1 Driver – my other half would love to see our son dressed up like this as he is massive fan on F1
Chef outfit because my son is keen on cooking at the moment.
The weather tabards would be fun to use at the nursery I work at.
Deluxe Tiffany Princess, because my daughter is a princess and she would love this
The fire and rescue costume as my son loves playing Fireman Sam
Tiffiny princess- would look soooo good on my granddaughter
Lollipop lady although that obviously isn’t a PC term as it’s called Crossing Patrol Officer Set!!!
I just think lollipop ladies are really friendly and have a cool outfit!!
Deluxe Red Carpet Princess – My little girls love Frozen so the colour would definitely be a hit and the skirt of the dress with all the tulle looks gorgeous x
My niece would love the princess dress
Knight ! http://www.pretendtobee.co.uk/character-costumes/knight
My son loves it!
The green dinosaur, my daughter would love as she is obsessed with them.
I love the fire and rescue outfir for my son – he would look so cute in this
The fir and rescue one
Id love the pack of capes for my daughter Bethany as shes always complaining that the superhero costumes are for boys and she would like a girly one.
I love the caterpillar tabard. My son would dress up in it everyday as he loves caterpillars!
I love the green dinosaur one because my grandson is mad about dinosaurs
I love the F1 driver costume because my son loves watching the motor racing with his Dad.
The butterfly is very cute!
the princess one as my daughter forever wants to be a princess
http://www.pretendtobee.co.uk/role-play-costumes/viking-woman
The Army Soldier is fab! Perfect for my little guy who’s daddy is in the army.
The green dinosaur – think my god son would love it and so do I 🙂
I like the Fire & Rescue Officer most, my son would absolutely love it, I would probably have to get 2, so that I would be able to wash it.
I accidently answered where i was supposed to leave my name oops! I said the little pretend to bee sunflower onsie. Also whilst i am commenting the link to visit pretend to bee on facebook doesn’t work 🙁 x
thanks – I’ll check that out – eek
they are all super cute I quite like the viking costume 🙂
http://www.pretendtobee.co.uk/role-play-costumes/viking-woman
the caterpillar my girl loves them x
My little girl would lov the Vet costume as it is her absolute wish that when she grown up she can be a vet to look after poorly animals!
my nephew loves the very hungry caterpillar so I would pick that
I love the Crossing Patrol Officer costume because it’s so cute! There are loads of costumes on their site I love, they have the best choice I’ve ever seen!
http://www.pretendtobee.co.uk/character-costumes/deluxe-red-carpet-princess this would be perfect for my little princess, when she dresses up she gets right into the character and even makes her dad join in.
the pink princess outfit for my daughter
I like the blue monster. My little man can be a bit of a monster but is very cute
knight because my son loves being a knight
The butterfly costumes are great, my daughter loves butterfly’s and the colours are great
Cowboy is so cool!
The butterfly fly as my niece has a thing for butterflies and their pretty funky 🙂
Love the male Nurse http://www.pretendtobee.co.uk/role-play-costumes/male-nurse outfit as it really challenges gender stereotypes