DD is going as a (Carter's) ladybug because it fits her and I found it at a garage sale for $3.
DH and I don't dress up for Halloween night but I teach first and my school still has Halloween parties where the kids dress up so I always do a simple costume for that.
Post by iheartbanjos on Sept 11, 2014 12:04:14 GMT -5
This might be DH's and my first year not dressing up! We moved to a new state and everyone here is so family focused that I don't even know of any adult Halloween parties. Anywho, DD1 wanted a Rapunzel costume from Costco and promised to not wear it until Halloween. We bought it in August and she is so type A that she is actually sticking to her word.
DD2 has an Ariel dress from Costco if the weather is warm and if it's cold, she has DD1's lamb costume that she can wear.
My oldest is choosing a monster high costume . She is paying for it with her birthday $.
DS will be his favorite superhero, Captain America. DS is the most patriotic 6 year old around since he was born on the 4th of July and proud of it.
DD2 will be Dorothy from the her favorite show, "Woz" (as she calls the Wizard of Oz). She carries around a little doggy in her little straw purse constantly to be like Dorothy, so it was the obvious choice.
Post by biogirl21 on Sept 11, 2014 12:13:40 GMT -5
J will be an owl. H and I won't be dressing up. We won't be tot-ing since he'll only be 9 months old but we will parade him around to the grandparents.
I need to start working on this... Where do you guys get your costumes from?
We've done Carter's costumes so far. In addition to the ones on their website/at their stores, you can get previous years' costume lines at Amazon and Kohl's (probably other places, too).
We will probably go with one of the Carter's costumes for DD. Maybe the mouse? We will take her around the neighborhood to show her off and I think they will probably dress up at day care. DH and I will not dress up.
Not sure yet if DH & I will dress up or not, if we do we'll try to do something that matches an engine driver. We've also talked about making M some sort of prop, like this:
AHHHH!! I already have this stuff! And ds LOVES trains. Costume DONE! (I had been thinking firefighter, but ds doesn't seem thrilled about the firefighter raincoat I found for him.)
eta: Red. Definitely red.
havarti what size does YS wear? I might be interested in buying the firefighter raincoat.
AHHHH!! I already have this stuff! And ds LOVES trains. Costume DONE! (I had been thinking firefighter, but ds doesn't seem thrilled about the firefighter raincoat I found for him.)
eta: Red. Definitely red.
havarti what size does YS wear? I might be interested in buying the firefighter raincoat.
It's a 2T, but there's room to grow and I'm hoping he'll warm up to it eventually. Thanks though!
Post by pescalita on Sept 11, 2014 14:10:11 GMT -5
I think I finally steered A to commit to a Pirate, which is awesome because my H and I have stuff already, plus some leftover fabric I can use to whip up something quick for A, and we have a parrot costume that J should fit into.
I'm not letting my H know that parents not dressing up is allowed.
Post by drloretta on Sept 11, 2014 14:12:24 GMT -5
Her answer changes every day. So far she's wanted to be a princess, Princess Sofia in particular, a mermaid, Sarah from Sarah and Duck (our idea), and the female version of Superman. We just got a catalog of costumes in the mail and she's been poring over it for ideas.
ETA: DH wanted DD to be Sarah, him to be Duck, and I was going to be Scarf Lady. DD wants nothing to do with this scheme
Ok I figured our what I'm getting! 3 Melissa & Doug costumes for the price of one PBK costume! And he can role-play with them for years to come. I'll just add pants and shoes.
Role Play Costume Bundle: Fire Chief, Construction Worker, and Train Engineer
Post by ilikedonuts on Sept 11, 2014 16:07:06 GMT -5
DD2 is being a butterfly because its what DD1 wore as well for Halloween a couple years ago and I'm cheap. (MM win!)
DD1 is being Elsa, but coronation Elsa. I just ordered her cape. Here is her in her dress. I think I found the gloves and now I need to figure out a gold tiara/crown thing.
If DD had her way, DH & I would dress up as Anna and Kristoff but we're not feeling it this year, plus DH is on call for work. One of our shepherds may get the Sven treatment.