https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:32:58 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/character-everything#post-2715347 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 19:11:19 +0000 Grace 2715347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@AprilFool: Same with me. She loves that stuff. There's a lot of imaginative play that comes out of her ponies playing with Paw Patrol and Peppa. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/character-everything#post-2715346 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 19:11:19 +0000 fancyfunction 2715346@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't do character clothes but she does have cups, placemat, underwear and pj's. She also wants only character bandaids 😉 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/character-everything#post-2715315 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 18:38:25 +0000 ShootingStar 2715315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS doesn't really care or notice that much. I pretty much never buy things with characters, so it wouldn't be out of the ordinary for new cups/bottles/whatever to show up in our house and not have a character on it. So he'd never think to comment on it.</p> <p>We'll have to see how DD is when she's old enough to express an opinion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/character-everything#post-2715273 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 17:39:37 +0000 AprilFool 2715273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As soon as she was old enough to make her own choices I let her. What does it matter to me what she wears/uses as long as she is happy? And she likes a lot of character things but her choices extend outside those. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/character-everything#post-2715263 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 17:09:01 +0000 PinkElephant 2715263@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't do character clothes (visible - they have some undies/socks purchased by MIL, which I'm trying to get rid of, haha) or shoes. I don't mind figurines for pretend play or items with a collectible component (the kids at school all hang keychains off their backpacks, so my girls have a few My Little Pony keychains). </p> <p>In general we don't have character plates/water bottles/etc., b/c I'm picky about the quality of these items, and generally character things seem to be more of the cheap &amp; cheerful variety. We do have princess silverware, b/c that's what I could find in the right size, and the girls are thrilled. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/character-everything#post-2715255 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 16:50:05 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2715255@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm actually trying to find DD character tees to encourage her out of her normal tunic/dresses. We live where it's either cold or raining (usually both) and shirts are so much easier to have on under raingear/snowsuit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/character-everything#post-2714975 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 12:34:45 +0000 ValentineMommy 2714975@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not a huge fan of character clothes, so I've never really bought many. Maybe a special shirt or two, but that's it. </p> <p>Water bottles/plates/etc doesn't bother me at all though. They can have all those that they want.</p> <p>It's character shoes that drive me crazy....and of course, that's what they want lol! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/character-everything#post-2714974 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 12:34:33 +0000 avivoca 2714974@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a few character shirts, some cups, a few water bottles, and toys. I drew the line at a full Paw Patrol bedroom set though. She has sheets/pillowcase that are Skye, but her comforter/sham is lavender. I figure that they are only little once. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/character-everything#post-2714968 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 12:28:44 +0000 Littlebit7 2714968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Really the only character items I've kept in the house are the small figurings (peppa for instance) because they seem to encourage creative and independent play. But I draw the line at clothing, bath or food products, etc. If she really wants peppa on her pants for instance, I have a sticker sheet that she can go to town with. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/character-everything#post-2714955 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 12:13:23 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2714955@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We (DH) have purchased or been given (MIL) character items. I'm not a fan at all, but really it's NBD. When LO starts showing his own character preference I hope he realizes the non-character items are just as good and function just the same. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/character-everything#post-2714918 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 11:18:05 +0000 wrkbrk 2714918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: I really dont want to do this but I assume all kids choose character stuff when they get old enough? Right now my son (16 months) has ONE Mickey toy that someone else gave him. That's it. I guess it will not last ... hahaha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/character-everything#post-2714867 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 10:23:18 +0000 Alba4 2714867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That is my personal nightmare! Lol. Luckily my boys don't have too many character items. They have some toys, like the Daniel Tiger trolley, and a Curious George puzzle shirt and tshirt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/character-everything#post-2714862 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 10:18:09 +0000 youboots 2714862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't mind characters as long as they are not on clothes. We had our first trip through the toy section with her wanting everything Frozen and Peppa 😬Costumes are ok. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/character-everything#post-2714846 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 10:06:56 +0000 looch 2714846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son is 6 now, and I have to say that character mania is completely gone. I was worried about it when it was in full force because it seemed everything had a character on it, but now, the only character things we have in the house are some bottles of shampoo (minions,lol) and a lunchbox (star wars). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/character-everything#post-2712654 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Bao 2712654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My girls are really into characters, which means they want character EVERYTHING, clothes, cups, toys, shoes etc. I am pretty laid back about them making choices about what they want and I'm not against character items but lately I've been trying to encourage other non-character choices. For instance they needed new water bottles so I went ahead and just got them basic colors, and they commented how they didn't have a character on them. I don't want to be a mean mom, is there a way to explain to them that not everything has to have a character on it? Or is this just something I need to let go? I just feel like they phase in and out of things so fast!</p> <p>Do you give into character everything? Do you give your LO a choice or just get what you think is best? </p>