We finally got the costumes ready Saturday morning. Paige wanted to be a butterfly. Then Allie wanted to be a butterfly also. There was a short skirmish, until I explained that only one girl could be a butterfly. That was the Halloween rule. After learning that she couldn't be a butterfly, Allie wanted to be a murderer. I tried to talk her into being a bee or something similar, but nothing was any good. She decided to let me see what was available at the store. Eventually, she agreed to be a black bunny with white ears and a white tail. I had planned to use black sweat pants and sweat shirt for the body parts of the girls costumes. Did you know that plain sweat shirts and sweat pants are not available? They all have designs or sayings. Walmart had long black shirts and leggings, so we used them instead. The girls wore blanket sleepers under their costumes and remained warm throughout the night. Sorry that the photo is so bad.
Joe dressed up in a shroud with black wings that he made from an industrial garbage bag and two curtain rods. He also carried an ax-thing. He explained that he was "Your worst nightmare." Steve dressed up as Dr. Who with a home made sonic screwdriver.
Madelyn fashioned a pirate costume from items around the house. I really enjoyed not spending hours and hours preparing costumes this year. The kids used their imaginations and I wasn't stressed. Maybe this should become a family tradition.
2 comments:
Around here the local craft store carries plain sweatshirts and I think sweatpants, for you to do creative things with them.
Thanks! I'll keep that in mind next year.
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