After a long winter saddled under heavy clothes like sweaters, spring brings a welcome change with thinner fabrics and cuter styles. The season’s first holiday—Easter—presents the perfect opportunity to lighten up the wardrobe. If you’re pulling together an outfit for your child to wear to her annual egg hunt, think about tutu skirts.
Tutu skirts are versatile wardrobe items. If the temperature is mild on Easter Sunday, a tutu skirt can be worn alone, sans tights, with a pair of frilly socks and fancy shoes. If there is still a chill in the air for the holiday, a light leg covering, such as thin leggings or hosiery, can be worn under the skirt. Tutu skirts can be dressed up, paired with fancy tops, flower-embellished headbands and jewelry for church services. Then they transition well to post-church playtime, offering comfort and freedom of movement for indoor or outdoor play.
Tutu skirts come in a variety of colors and designs. You may choose pastels to fit in with the holiday’s dominant color theme, or choose a more vivid shade like red or hot pink to add a splash of brightness to the day. A number of trimmings, like ribbons, sparkles and flowers, can add to the look.
Beyond Easter, tutu skirts can serve several other springtime purposes as well. Does your daughter have a spring dance recital? A tutu skirt can be a part of the perfect costume to highlight her big solo performance. Is there a school field trip on the horizon? A tutu skirt can be part of a comfortable outfit for traipsing around all day.
Butterfly wings are a nice addition to a spring ensemble, as well. Not only do they add a sense of childhood whimsy, they also fit in with the season’s theme of rebirth and revival. What’s more springlike than a caterpillar emerging from its cocoon as a transformed creature? Include a wand laced with ribbons, and you’ll transform your little girl into a springtime fairy princess.





