Homemade Costumes

Having a shop of imaginative play items does mean a bit of pressure to make my kid's costumes (I'd do it anyway) and to top previous ones I've done. It is hard sometimes because they are choosing the subject and I just have to go with it. Luckily, the kids chose things that I was actually inspired to make. Okay, truth be told, my daughter was manipulated a little bit as she originally wanted to be Han Solo and I couldn't figure out a way to represent him without the gun and holster... and I refuse to have my three year old daughter carrying around a gun. As it was, she kept asking me where Princess Leia's pocket was for her gun. This is what happens when you let your kids watch something that is really a bit inappropriate for their age. Oh well!

Anyhow, I was pleased with the way our costumes came out this time... especially my daughter's. I made hers entirely from recycled materials and it was not only a fun challenge... but a rewarding one as well.

I was a little less pleased with my sons because I couldn't get the front of the robe to lay down flat (the fleece kept stretching as I stitched it to the flannel and I didn't have time to tear it out a third time). Of course, my son didn't know the difference and was pleased with the result. His costume also has elements of recycled materials including the belts and the pouches on them. Oh - and the piece of droid that he's carrying. He made that with his dad. I would have missed this little detail as I did not realize that Jawas collect droids.

I had trouble making his eyes glow and finally came up with glasses with the glow bracelets wrapped around them. I had also bought him a ski mask to black out his face but the "one size fits all" didn't fit my son's large head :)

The kids had a great time trick-or-treating with my son's best friend. I'm happy to put, yet another, memorable Halloween behind us. Hope everyone had a safe and fun filled Halloween! I'd love to see your costumes... so leave a link in comment section so that I can check them out!