Disney Buzz Lightyear Costume

The costume that we have is from Mothercare and costs £18. I suggested adding it to the Dooyoo catalogue separately as it is not quite the same as the one shown above, although very similar. The only real difference is that the version we have has long white sleeves to the top, which the one above does not appear to have.

Both of my boys (aged 2.5 and 4) are completely Toy Story obsessed. We have to watch one of the films at least daily, and then there are the multitude of figures, playsets and board games that entered our house via the various relatives over the Christmas period. Each one was a resounding hit, although some were a lot better quality than others.

This costume appeared from Grandma. She knew that the Woody costume bought for my eldest son's birthday was a big hit, so she followed up with this. The costume itself came in a small polythene bag about the size of an A4 piece of paper. Once my 2 year old realised what he had received, he was keen to get on with the trying it on as soon as possible.

The suit is 4 pieces. It has trousers which are elasticated at the waist and also have elastic going across the bottom of the feet like old style leggings from the 80s. I guess this is so it would cover your childs shoes if they wore it out the house. There is then a top which has a plasticky panel on the front showing the buttons that buzz has. This is purely for show. Own sound effects must be provided. (Not a problem here. ) The top fastens with 3 pieces of velcro, which sounds simple but was a bit difficult to do with a wriggly little boy keen to play. The 3rd part of the costume is a set of wings. This is a padded foam piece that you attach to the back of the suit with another 2 pieces of male/female velcro.

The last piece of the costume is a foam mask featuring the face of buzz lightyear. This has another piece of velcro to fasten two pieces of elastic together at the back of the head. The mask is very realistic looking, and is designed with comfort in mind, but my little ones are not overly keen on it and don't really want it to wear as it hinders there play.

The costume is surprisingly white, which i have to say concerns me knowing my son, but we will have to try to stick to wearing it indoors and not allow eating in it.

Our opinion of this outfit is that it is brilliant. It is a little tricky for a child to put on by themselves, but i really like the fact that the trousers and top are separate pieces. The Woody outfit wasn't as the trousers and top were attached. I think that as a result the Buzz outfit will be a lot longer lasting as they will be able to fit into it longer.

My children are both large for their age. My 2 year old wears 3-4 clothes and is a little on the tubby side round the tummy. My 4 year old is in 5-6 clothes and is an absolute beanpole. Both of them managed to fit in this costume well, although the trousers were a couple of inches too long really for the littlest one.

Our only problem is that the mother in law didn't purchase them one each. Although they could have a nice little game, Buzz is the favourite one and they both want to be him.

Well worth getting this costume if your little one is as nutty about Toy Story as our two. I can't see the phase going anywhere just yet.