What are your dk's going as this year?

[AnnW]

Originally posted by angie r


You are WAY too HIP AnnW!!

ROFL!!! aren't I though!! actually, I am a HUGE Shaggy fan!

[Amy2]

Ann~that is so funny. And would probably be a better costume! The shower curtain idea is great, and would be appropriate in Seattle because nine times out of ten it rains on Halloween!

We never buy costumes, they're always home made (except the Scooby that was a gift for Tristan when he was 2, but it was too small for him) and I am so grateful he wants an easy one this year. His costumes were getting so extravagant (dh built a paper mache crocodile head that his face stuck out of--it looked like he had been swallowed by a crocodile!) I was afraid that he'd be on a float by the time he was ten!

Last year he was a caterpillar. SO cute. We got all these gloves with different colored fingers and stuffed them and sewed them up the sides of the costume. When he'd crawl on the floor they moved like little feet. The year before that he was a dinosaur, which was my favorite. One year he was a Fire Fighter and we took his picture sitting in a real fire truck. He was two and half that year. Poor Lainie is still wearing hand me downs! Oh well, I'm sure she'll have an opinion soon enough.

Amy

PS Know why witches can't have babies? Because warlocks have "Hallo-weenies." Sorry. I heard that last night....

[kacee]

DD wants to be Cleopatra. She has always dressed up like a princess. We have tons of dresses, but nothing that hits me like an Egyptian outfit.


Any ideas out there??


I would love to go to target or walmart and find a Cleopatra outfit there. But so far no luck. I have only checked Walmart though. I forgot to look at target when I was there today!!

[KarlaB]

Thanks for the tip, angie!! My mom is heading to The Disney Store tonight - she wants to get costumes for her dgks. If she can find costumes - youngest ds will be BullsEye, oldest ds Buzz (again), my nephew will be Woody and my niece will be Jesse! I hope this works out!!

[angie r]

KarlaB- That Bullseye outfit is toooooo cute!! My mom always buys my kids costumes too! Hooray!

[Ryleigh]

ds wants to be a hockey player - Leafs of course (no surprise there, he lives for hockey).
dd wanted to be a balerina but decided it would likely be too cold to go without a jacket, and what fun is a costume with a jacket over top to keep warm. She hasn't come up with an alternate just yet.

[angie r]

Originally posted by Ryleigh
ds wants to be a hockey player - Leafs of course (no surprise there, he lives for hockey).
dd wanted to be a balerina but decided it would likely be too cold to go without a jacket, and what fun is a costume with a jacket over top to keep warm. She hasn't come up with an alternate just yet.

Can your dd layer lots of shirts & tights underneath her costume? It may be lots colder there than here though! We never know if it will be snowing or 75 degrees here on Halloween.

[Ryleigh]

Originally posted by angie r


Can your dd layer lots of shirts & tights underneath her costume? It may be lots colder there than here though! We never know if it will be snowing or 75 degrees here on Halloween.

I suggested the same thing to her but she said " Aww Mom, get real, I'd look like the Sugar Plum Fairy" so I guess thats a no-go.
She decided to do the balarina thing for the indoor party at school, but still working on a costume for trick or treating. She is going up north to MIL's for the weekend and they are sure to go shopping. Maybe she will come up with an idea there since everything we suggest is "dumb".

[pumpkin994]

Hello,
There are some neat ideas for costumes out there.

My oldest ds does'nt really know what he wants to be yet, all he knows so far is that he wants to use a sword, i am trying to talk him into being a pirate.

My youngest ds is going to be a lion, the costume is plush so it will be warm. He also looks really cute in it..can't wait for grandparents to see him in it.



Talk to you all again soon.

[RCT]

ok its been bought so its offical....

dd is Belle
ds will be a dinasaur that sil made...too cute...with a hooded head....

[Sasha Rowan]

Originally posted by kacee
DD wants to be Cleopatra. She has always dressed up like a princess. We have tons of dresses, but nothing that hits me like an Egyptian outfit.


Any ideas out there??

Have you tried the library? They usually have lots of stuff on making costumes.

For Cleopatra, try pinning a white sheet into a toga like look. Pinned at both shoulders and draping down. Add or make some Egyptian looking gold jewelry and trim and get a wig. You may have to get a black, straight, long hair wig and have it cut to style.
HTH

[PamL]

Originally posted by Amy/CO
DD-leopard
DS-Bob the Builder

Amy,

Where did you find a Bob the Builder costume?

Thanks,
Pam