Now that Halloween is coming, I'm stressing a little. Not for me, but my boys. I've been asking here and there multiple times what they want to be for Halloween, but haven't yet gotten answers. Grrrr.... I told them they can't go trick or treating without a costume! I don't mind if they don't have a full blown costume, but something... a werewolf mask, a ripped plaid shirt, and sweatshirt will work! We are going to head to Spirit Halloween store to look, but I don't have high hopes and actually dread the visit. What easy costumes might be a good idea? What have your kids been in the past? Last year, the boys were a Hot Dog and a Wavy Man (like the wind man that you see at Garage Sales). They've also been BatDad, a Zombie Hunter, Darth Vader, Firemen, a giant Sumo Wrestler. So, we could re-use a couple of those worse comes to worse.
Well, my youngest (11) is obsessed with cows. This summer for our work picnic the theme was county fair and he wanted to be a cow (they give amazing prizes if you dress up according to the theme) So I ordered him a cow costume and told him that would also be for Halloween... so he's double happy there. My oldest just told me that he wants to use the same costume as last year, storm trooper. So Yay for me! Now a skeleton could be fun, dark sweatshirt and sweat pants and take white strips of felt and safety pin them to the front? Back face paint with a white skull? (depends on how much your boys will help you and how much would be left to you). Also one year my hubby bought a bag of purple balloons and taped them to his shirt and he was a bunch of grapes. That's easy! Otherwise, Ninja is always easy. Wear all black and do a black handkerchief over the face and head with a plastic sword... Or a pirate... loose baggy white shirt, pants with socks pulled up over to the knees (use those soccer socks!) and a bandana over the head.
Ooooo... great ideas, Karen! I love the skeleton! I bet I could find some glow in the dark white skeleton stickers to stick to the sweatpants. Plus... I can keep and they/he could use the sweatpants again!
My daughter is going as Mrs. Potts. I scored an amazing costume about four years ago at a consignment sale-- when the costume was WAY too big for her. Last year it finally fit! I made her a Chip bucket from a plastic flower pot to use as a trick-or-treat basket. She loved the costume so much, that's what she wants to be again.
Here are 3 my son threw together at the last moment. Frodo, headless horseman, nerdy. "costume.rar not found"
Now the dd has been collecting "onesies" for quite awhile, so she will probably wear one of those. She has Eyore, a cow, a dragon, and a tiger. Although, there is a rumor that she may wear a flowery dress and be Lilo while her friend is Stitch.
The easiest costume my son ever did was Where's Waldo... (Clara was Holly Golightly from Breakfast at Tiffany's that year)
My daughter has been a pumpkin, Elmo, a kitty cat, a princess riding a unicorn, Little Red Riding Hood, Dorothy, and this year a knight. My son has been The Big Bad Wolf, The Scarecrow, and this year a dragon.
@BevG I love the error costume My son's last minute costumes have included torn old clothes to be a zombie and a big piece of fabric with glued on felt diamond shapes for some kind of wizard or something like that. All 3 of mine have put much thought into their costumes this year, which is normal for my girls, and a first for my son, who is still making up his mind. Good luck! I'm pretty easygoing about things, but I too think at least a little effort should be made for a costume if a kid will go trick or treating. Oh! My own favorite easy costume for years was a black tail that tied around my hips and ears on a headband I bought as a set long ago. I just wore black pants and a black sweatshirt. Once I wore white tennis shoes and said I had white paws. I've also got a big orange jack-o-lantern t-shirt. Or they make those trash bags with a jack-o-lantern design. Could be stuffed with newspapers or packing material to turn a kid into a jack-o-lantern.
In the past we did Wreck it Ralph (Vanellope, Ralph and Felix), Super Mario (Mario, Luigi and Princess Peach), Peter Pan (with our new baby as Tinkerbell), and Star Wars (R2D2, Han Solo, Luke and Leia). I fell behind this year in figuring out our theme so we have something "last minute" (we have a couple parties this weekend). Pac-Man and Mrs. Pac-Man and 2 ghosts.
We just went to Spirit Halloween a couple of weeks ago and before that DS was undecided whether or not he was going to trick-or-treat or not. He ended up just getting a mask, like one of the ones they wore in the movie The Purge, and a fake baseball bat. He's just going to wear normal street clothes. It's easy, but still kind of creepy! Last year, he just wore his Minecraft Creeper jacket that zips up over the face. The year before that we went all out with liquid latex to make cuts on his face and hair paint...he was Jeff the Killer.
Our District Office Halloween party is a "Punny Halloween" celebration. So, since we are the technology department, we are going as Identity Thieves. Super easy....like this...
The only thing that's scary about Spirit Halloween store is their prices!! Sign up for the coupons before you go! Also, check Goodwill!! My daughter originally wanted to be a unicorn for Halloween, so I got her a pair of unicorn onsie pj's from Target...well then she changed her mind and wanted to be a scary clown for Halloween, so we hit up Goodwilll and found her scary clown costume, that looked like it had been worn once for less than $10.00!! We also found the youngest a couple Star Wars costumes that were all less than $10.00 and were complete costumes.
ohhh I am LOVING these photos especially, after cracking up with Karen's costume thread @ Halloween Bash forum.... I wish Sarita was still little so I could dress up again LOL
