Ben Franklin Child Costume

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Reviewed by: HomeschoolDad

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Location: Georgetown, TX

Gender: Male

Age: 36-45

Visit Frequency: yearly

Title: Great Costume!

Date: Nov 21, 2009

We bought this for our son who was presenting during a History Fair and had to wear the costume all day. The costume looked very nice and was priced well. Several other people mentioned that the hat that comes with the costume was warped beyond repair and this was the same situation with us. The problem is that the hat is made of vinyl and the packaging does not supply any support for it so it gets flattened. By the time you get it, the vinyl "remembers" its flat state and it is impossible to get the hat to look right. Too bad, because the hat would otherwise look nice. We used the Ben Franklin Heroes In History Kit (Product ID: #10162) which includes a wig and this worked very well. Besides the hat, the only other problem we had was that two of the buttons came off. My son was running around with other kids during clean up so that may have taken it toll on the buttons. Most likely, they would not have come off during normal use like Halloween or a school play. The guest speaker was Mark Collins who played George Washington on History Channel's "The Revolution" (he was excellent in the show and as a speaker!). The picture shows the two old friends together 222 years after the Constitutional Convention!

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Reviewed by: hamm

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Gender: Male

Age: 36-45

Visit Frequency: first time

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Date: Apr 02, 2009

The costume was an intergral part of a 4th grade school inventor project. The costume received rave reviews from, students, teachers and parents. It fit well out of the box. The hat could really use a re-design. We tried everything in our power to straighten and unfold the hat. In the end, the hat was marginal at best.

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