Cosplay is becoming more and more popular around the world and at conventions. I’ve personally found a lot of joy and personal confidence doing cosplay at conventions, and the number one reason I started was as an activity with my son. After seeing a great panel about Cosplay Families at Rose City Comic Con a couple of weeks ago, I thought it would be a great opportunity to talk to parents and families who cosplay and spotlight them here on GeekDad!
Cosplay Family Spotlight is a new recurring segment where I interview and spotlight a cosplay family. This week, I interview Janelle of Mommy and Me Cosplay. Interested in participating? Leave a comment here or reach out to me on twitter @billythebrick.
I was actually introduced to cosplay when I was 14 years old but wasn’t allowed to attend conventions. After I was re-introduced to it a few years back, I’ve been going ever since. The first cosplay I did was with my girls and that was my idea, but the second cosplay I did with them (our Catwomen) was my oldest daughter’s idea.
When it comes to armor making, I decided to dabble in it when my second oldest mentioned being battle damaged Pikachus.
I’ve learned that cosplaying with my kids is the best, but sometimes I do venture off on my own at cons at least one day out of the weekend. I can’t really look at the booths when I’m watching my kids, so I try to give myself an “adult day” to appreciate all the talent and vendors. Although the majority of the time I never end up doing my adult days because my kids want to go. It’s the days they don’t want to go I get to cosplay solo (which isn’t as much fun).
I would say sewing. It’s very therapeutic, and I really enjoy the up close detailing of some of my work when I hand sew it. My Book of Life cosplay was all hand stitched, for example.
Being that I’ve been cosplaying with my kids since 2014, I really only have a few suggestions for others who wish to have their kids cosplay with them. One, allow them to see you work on a cosplay and introduce them to what you are doing. My kids seemed to become really interested when they saw me making my Revenge Harley and quickly wanted a costume of their own. Which leads me into number two, allow them to pick their own cosplay. Kids have more fun when they are in a cosplay character they wanted to do. Third, allow them to help build their cosplays. It really showed my kids patience and a sense of accomplishment when their cosplays were finished. And lastly, don’t forget to have fun at the con. Run the con floor with them, take photos for memories, get that junk food, and always remember that your kids are kids. They’ll not always want to do it, so don’t force them. Instead, enjoy an adult day. 🙂
This post was last modified on December 13, 2017 10:22 pm
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