Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Keep Your Imagination, Sweetie

**I was sent a dress in exchange for an honest review. No other compensation was exchanged.**


Early on, my daughter has always had an imagination. She has always loved to dress up in costumes.

As she's getting older, I worry her imagination will fade. Soon she might not think it's cool to create her own world. I always tell her she can keep an imagination for as long as she wants--some people earn millions with one, after all. (Stephen King, anyone?)

We were sent this gorgeous dress from an amazing site called Little Goodall. It's filled with all sorts of precious items for kids. (I squealed at their animal coats.)

This dress is their Gingham Tabitha Dress and good news for you: it's currently on sale!







Right when Natalie saw it, she gasped and went, "It's like Dorothy's dress from The Wizard of Oz. I love it! I have to pair my red shoes with it!"






The dress is gorgeous and well-made with buttons in the back and a sash.








She insisted on the braids. "Like Dorothy. I feel like I'm going on an adventure."


And she's right. She's going on an adventure of life. As she gets older, her friends have started to tell her that her costumes are babyish. That she shouldn't wear them anymore.





I remind her that she can do whatever she wants. She doesn't have to be like everyone else. She can look at a dress and be reminded of Dorothy. She can turn into Dorothy.




"I want to wear this dress forever!"





She said it was comfortable--she cannot stand itchy dresses.


I love her imagination. I love how she can look at a tree and say, "I'm pretending he's the lion. The cowardly lion. He's hilarious."





I love that she still checked to see if the dress has twirlability. When she was tiny, before I could buy a dress, she had to try it on and make sure it fluffed out around her.


I'm proud to say that this dress has amazing twirlability:





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Do you still have an imagination?

92 comments:

  1. That dress is super cute. I think my niece would love this dress, too :)

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  2. As soon as I saw the pictures I thought of Wizard of Oz too. The dress is adorable, I love the gingham print.

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  3. I have two daughters that would love this dress. Their imagination could probably rival Stephen Kings as well lol.

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  4. Oh it's perfect for her!!! I absolutely love it.

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  5. LOVE this dress. OBSESSED! Wizard of Oz is my fave.
    I checked out that site and it is so adorable. I love the animal coats...omg.

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  6. That's the cutest dress ever!! And yes, totally reminds me of Wizard of Oz!!

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  7. This is an adorable post and I love the red shoes and braids too. A very cute update on the classic.

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  8. I really enjoy reading your blogs. I too have a daughter. Best feeling in the world.

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  9. This is such a cute dress! I love the styling to match Dorothy, especially the red shoes. My youngest would love this dress!

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  10. Your daughter is beautiful and the dress look perfect on her. I also love her shoes. She also needs to be encouraged so that her imagination won't fade out.

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  11. She is such a cutie! And I am happy that you encourage her imagination - this world is so depressing at time, having an imagination is a great way to not focus on it !

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  12. It reminded me of Dorothy too! Very cute.

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  13. What an adorable dress! As long as you keep fostering her creativity and imagination, she won't lose it. I was fortunate enough to homeschool my kids, and they are amazingly creative. My daughter is a writer and my son plays guitar. They're both in college now and still have that imaginative side to them.

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  14. That dress is so cute! A friend of mine is really into Wizard of Oz and this reminds me of that movie. I think her daughter would love the stress. I'm gonna show it to her.

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  15. She's such a ham! The camera loves her and that dress is the cutest.

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  16. This dress is so adorable. I love the Wizard of Oz movie. I wish I had one when I was her age.

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  17. This dress is perfect for Natalie. You know what? It does remind me of Dorothy on the Wizard of Oz. I believe she will always keep her vivid imagination so there's no need to worry.

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  18. Such a sweet thing! Exactly like the wizard of Oz! And you are right about her imagination. One of my favourite quotes it's about the trap of growING up!

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  19. wow ur lil one looked amazing in the dress with red shoes! Just like the wizard of Oz!

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  20. Dress is adorable and so is your daughter. Gingham is right on trend.

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  21. Aww, what a cute little model! Love the twirlability, btw

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  22. What a cute dress! My daughter would love it. I have to say, I love that you told your daughter to be herself and not care what others think. True friends love you for who you are, and you are right, great things happened n this world because of great imaginations :)

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  23. I'm so glad she loved it, it looks absolutely wonderful on her! Her Dorothy idea makes me think we should photograph it with a little one in one of our Lion coats. Your daughter will no doubt carry her creativity into the world with her - brilliant things ahead! -Molly

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  24. Oh my goodness your daughter is so adorable!! That dress is pretty cute and the shoes with it are a must. Great to find a store that has good clothes for kids.

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  25. Oh my gosh, I love that dress. It definitely has that Wizard of Oz vibe! But I can see a little bit of Little House on the Prarie in it too.

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  26. What a gorgeous little dress and I love how she likened it to Dorthys! Fantastic.

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  27. Oh my word! She is absolutely right. She looks like Dorthy from the Wizard of Oz for sure! So adorable!

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  28. I love that you encourage her to dress up and be imaginative. There should never be an age limit on creativity and in time her friends will learn that!

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  29. It reminded me of Dorothy too! Such a cute dress. It looks pretty on her.

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  30. This is so fantastic, because she can wear it to everyday "dressup" events but also use it to inspire her imagination! I wish I could do the same thing as a grownup.

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  31. The design reminds of Butter Krust bread's packaging of loafs of bread. Not sure if that brand is in your neck of the woods. What a nice dress, your daughter looks very happy with it.

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  32. That dress is beautiful and does remind me of Wizard of Oz. I love how you paired it with the red shoes. I think letting them explore their imagination instead of squashing it is so wonderful.

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  33. It so reminds me of the Wizard of Oz! So cool. I love it! And it looks super cute on your daughter.

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  34. This dress does look like Dorothy's dress and it's cute. I would love to buy one for my daughter to play dress up.

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  35. Natalie's dress reminds me so much of Dorothy from the Wizard Oz, as you mentioned in your post. It's so cute and love that it has twirlability! :)

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  36. I just love your daughter's spirit and her fashion sense. I don't know many little girls that would have immediately had the thought to accessorize the dress into a modern day Dorothy look, but it's adorable!

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  37. As a kid, my parents say that I have weird and wild imagination. I know kids can be so imaginative.

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  38. I absolutely feel ya! I guess all we can do is enjoy them right now. Anyway, your daughter looks really lovely. It looks like she's having tons of fun!

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  39. I agree that a child's imagination is very important! I's fun to see her so excited and imaginative with the dress.

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  40. how precious love that dress beautiful and those shoes would make us all feel like Dorothy. I love that she looks as if she is having a grand time as she frolics and plays
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  41. I love the print of this dress, it looks perfect on her! My niece would definitely love it!

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  42. What an adorable little girl you have and she seems to love the camera! The dress is also very cute. I think my granddaughter would look precious in it.

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  43. I honestly have never seen the wizard of oz, so I have no idea what connection everyone is making. But the dress is nice

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  44. Such an adorable little girl! The dress and red shoes made her look like a real life Dorothy!

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  45. The dress looks absolutely gorgeous on her and love the colour and design of it too. Let her keep her imagination for as long as possible. It's nice to have a place in your mind thats fun

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  46. Very Dorothy like of Oz ... absolutely lovely and I am sure she really enjoyed her day. I loved imagining things back in the day and I am sure all kids do.

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  47. That is SUCH a stunning dress! It looks so casual, yet can be dressed up if the occasion calls for it! Wish was younger so I could have something like this in my closet!

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  48. The dress is really adorable. I wish my daughter would wear something like that I am just not sure I will find it in her size.

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  49. Such a lovely dress! I love how your daughter styled it with her red shoes! So cute!

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  50. Without an active imagination, life would be so boring. Your daughter looks just like Dorothy in the movie with that pretty dress. I don't think imagination and age should be connected, I think everyone should have a healthy imagination no matter what their age is.

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  51. I showed this dress to my 4 year daughter and she likes the color :).Blue and Red are her favorites..

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  52. This dress is indeed so adorable and it does look comfy. It is awesome to see the imagination and creativity of our children. Thanks for sharing this awesome dress from Little Goodall.

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  53. This is such a sweet post. I love her outfit so much. It's so important for kids to explore their imaginations.

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  54. So precious! I agree that kids should dress up and play around for as long as possible! Those years fly by.

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  55. Such a lovely dress. It looks really good on your daughter. She has a cute smile too. And yes, kids should exercise their imaginations as young as they could for that's where creativity will start.

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  56. What a sweet little girl with a huge imagination. I used to be like that and remain that way to this day.

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  57. We can't let them let go of their imagination. I think this dress is beautiful. I love that it flows and it's really well made by the looks of it. She's brilliant, I can't believe she thought of Dorothy the instant she saw it! So nice!

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  58. What a precious dress on a precious girl. I instantly thought Dorothy too!

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  59. Oh my gosh, she is absolutely precious. That little dress with those shoes are adorable. OH to have such an imagination again.

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  60. Your daughter is so cute!! That dress is pretty cute and the shoes too! Love it all!

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  61. Very cute dress, and I love the red shoes. She looks just like Dorthy.

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  62. This is like kiddie cosplay! You dont need to wait until halloween to dress like Dorothy I like this modern version of this dress.

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  63. I really like this dress! It does totally look like a dress that Dorthy would wear!

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  64. That is such an adorable dress. I have all boys so I never had the dress stage!

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  65. I still look for twirlability in a dress! It's important!
    The dress is darling. I can't stand the thought of Scarlet ever outgrowing costumes. Look at her parents, though! They still haven't!

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  66. I'm so excited to see how Tristan [ my son ] will be when he gets to that age. I want him to be able to have a big imagination and have fun. Dress up in super hero costumes and just explore life as a kid. You're an amazing mama for letting your little do whatever suites her! <3

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  67. As soon as I saw this dress I thought of Dorothy! I love the 'twirlability' it's very important!!!

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  68. That's so cute! I just purchased a dress with the same print for myself :))

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  69. That dress is so cute and it does look like Dorothy's apron! Your daughter is so pretty and paired it well with the ruby shoes.

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  70. the dress and the child is soo cutee!

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  71. Cute dress, cute clothes, cute kid. This post has it all, ladies and gents!

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  72. She's cute! And really enjoyed the dress while taking a picture!

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  73. The dress is beautiful! I love the red shoes, too!

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  74. Love Gingham outfits for adults and had no idea they came in kids sizes. Love the style of the dress and your little one looks absolutely adorable.

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  75. That's really an adorable dress on her, and pairing it with braids and her little "ruby slippers" only makes more so. I hope she keeps dressing up too!

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  76. The dress is adorable and so is your daughter. Yes to keeping your imagination and dressing up! Love the shoes too!

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  77. Being comfortable and not itchy is what it is all about. Oh and the twirl, must have the twirl involved.

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  78. oh my goodness YES- i am such an advocate of COMFORTABLE clothing especially cute ones like this- she looks simply adorable in that dress ( who doesn't love dresses that twirl right ha ) so I also love sharing how important it is to keep imaging too! my daughter is the same!

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  79. Every young girl would love to dress like a princess or better yet Dorothy. It looks like so much fun and the shoes complete the outfit.

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  80. What a great surprise from Little Goodall! The dress looks cute and I'm glad it's been so comfy!

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  81. This dress is adorable on her! I had a similar red one growing up when I was about her age. Gingham never goes out of style!

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  82. Super cute! This dress definitely reminds me of a more modern Dorothy look. The red shoes are a perfect touch too.

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  83. I love the way this dress looks on her --- and that it reminds me of Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. I wish we weren't always trying to rush our kids into growing up. It's so nice to hear of a parent who isn't doing that.

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  84. I was just going to say, the dress reminds me of Dorothy! Looks like I'm not alone.

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  85. That dress is so beautiful, I love the color and design is so cute! My niece would love this for sure. Thanks for sharing this with us!

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  86. What a cute dress! I think it is wonderful that she recreated the Dorothy vibe so perfectly. The best part of all is that you're encouraging her to enjoy herself, and not worry about what other people say.

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  87. Looks like she really loves her dress. I love gingham and that dress is really pretty. Looks good on her!

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  88. Such a cute dress and so perfect paired with red sparkly shoes! So adorable!

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  89. Imagination is everything! I adore this dress and those ruby slippers. Gorgeous.

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  90. I think I see a little thespian in these photos. Braids? Perfect for keeping in character. So adorable. Don't stop believing. It is obvious she has a great imagination. Good job, mom for encouraging it!

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  91. That dress is totally cute on her and was giving my major Wizard of Oz vibes too! I love the red glitter shoes!!

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  92. That is the most adorable dress and she is just the cutest! I agree, the shoes are the perfect touch.

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