Fairy Princess Costumes

Fairy Princess costumes are one of the most popular costume choices every Halloween for adults, teens, toddlers and girls.  Turn your imagination loose and become a free spirit for one evening.  There are so many costumes to choose from.  Just click on the images you like to learn more about that costume or to see many more.

Remember the tiny, fiesty Tinker Bell in Peter Pan and how she flew freely about until that nasty Captain Hook captured her and put her into a glass lantern?  In the 1991 movie “Hook,” Tink said “Every time someone says ‘I do not believe in fairies’, somewhere there’s a fairy that falls down dead.”  Why not believe in fairies this Halloween and dress up in a beautifully detailed fairy princess costume?

How about the beautiful Sugar Plum Fairy from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite who along with her  attendants welcomed Clara at her court in the Kingdom of Sweets.  At the end of the party The Sugar Plum Fairy and toy maker Drosselmeyer grant Clara a Christmas wish to dance with the Prince.  Imagine you or your little girl as the beautiful Sugar Plum Fairy.

Don’t just feel the part of the character that you choose, but look like the character as well.  Don’t spend your money on a cheap and flimsy costume when there are so many quality costumes available to buy that are very reasonably priced.  Quality, detailed costumes can make you feel and look like an actress  performing in a one night play.

If you think that you won’t wear the costume again, you can place it in a consignment shop and get some cash to apply toward your next Halloween costume.  Consignment shops often offer more for your used costumes than you would get in a garage sale.  So, if you are looking for a fairy costume idea for an adult, child or toddler or teen, we’ve got you covered (so to speak).

What do fairy princesses have to do with the origin of Halloween?  Well, nothing specifically as you will see in this article, but much of what we now celebrate on Halloween came to us from Ireland and although fairies were not involved in the celebration that became known as Halloween, Ireland is famous for its fairy tales.

America, as we all know, is a melting pot of  people from all countries and backgrounds and beliefs.  Therefore, we can trace the origin of our customs, holidays and celebrations back to the countries of our immigrant forefathers.  This is certainly true of the celebration of Halloween.

The European settlers in early America celebrated the harvest time by dancing and singing, telling fortunes and reciting stories about their departed loved ones.  During the Colonial period, mischief making and ghost stories became a part of the tradition.

When the Irish immigrated to America in the 1800s they brought with them their beliefs which were then incorporated into the American harvest celebration..  During the pre-medieval period in Europe the Celts of Ireland celebrated the festival of Samhain during the October/November lunar cycle.  This  observance was later changed to November 1st following the conquest of the British Isles by the Romans.  Samhain  actually means  “summers end” and was the most important of the three Spirit Nights. It was thought that during this time the veil between the spirit world and the real world was very thin.  Traditionally, costumes and treats  were a part of the celebration as well as divination customs and games that often incorporated  apples and nuts from the recent harvest.

Upon the introduction of Christianity by the Romans, Samhain was changed to All Saints’ Day, or Hallowmas, in remembrance of the souls of the blessed dead.  So the night before became popularly known as Halloween or All Hallows Eve.