Halloween and Costumes

Posted on Oct 13 in Family Lifeby TrishPrint

Everywhere I go I see Halloween costumes.  I had to run to the fabric store a few times recently and the cutting tables were a madhouse.  You had to grab a number when you first got there, and then go do your shopping and still wait in line for 15 minutes to wait for your turn.

I love Halloween.  I love being creative too.  That is why I always make my own costumes.  That way no one else will have a matching one. 

This year my daughter is going to be a 50’s girl.  I have the purple pettiskirt already, so now I just need to make the actual poodle skirt to go over top.  My husband is going to be a greaser with a leather jacket and slicked back hair.  And me, I’m going to reuse my Bowl Her costume with my pill box hat and Jackie Kennedy look.

Growing up we never bought costumes.  Ever.  Basically we had one big box full of things like scrubs, old dance costumes, former costumes my mom had make, like our care bear outfits, or the pumpkin along with the green tights.  We would pull it down the beginning of October and play dress up all month long with it.  Then as Halloween got closer we all chose something from there and used that for our outfits.  As I got older I started getting creative and using things I had in my wardrobe for my costume.  I was Pippi Longstockings for 3 years, complete with the pigtails sticking out.

For those of you on a budget, get creative.  Look around your house and see what you have that would work.  Felt is also really cheap to buy by the yard and works great for many costumes.  You don’t even have to sew, just glue it together.  So I encourage you to get creative and have some fun!

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4 Comments

• Kendahl says:

  October 14, 2009 at 4:06 pm

  I always make my own, and my daughter’s if she wants to be something I can make!

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• Jamie @ Love To Shop Mom says:

  October 13, 2009 at 6:23 pm

  I am making Miss Diva in Training’s costume this year too! i love the idea of making something one of a kind for her to wear! ishe is going to be a halloween fairy! i spent less than $10 on the whole thing that would have cost me well over $50 at a boutique! I am so proud! and so is my thrifty hubby! We also had a huge costume box growing up we never bought costumes we just used things we already had too!!!!

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• Kim @ What's That Smell? says:

  October 13, 2009 at 4:54 pm

  I always intend to make them but never follow through….I need to get better about that

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• devri says:

  October 13, 2009 at 4:19 pm

  I agree! The ones that came from home are so much more interesting, and your child isn’t one of the millions that are out at the store right now! Great cosutme for your babe!

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