I loooove Halloween. Mostly for the costumes. I love seeing creativity at work. I've taken pride, so far, in piecing together my kids' costumes each year, instead of just buying a complete costume at the store. However, I've noticed that, with three kids, homemade costumes can cause a little stress. I try to start planning a couple months in advance, but this year I was also a little easier on myself. Heck, I didn't make any single piece of Maggie's whole costume. I did find her dress at a consignment sale, though, so that satisfied my thrifty self. And I tried to plan a few fun activities for the kids that afternoon, between naptime and trick-or-treating, so we didn't get too antsy.
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| Jack putting together his jack o' lantern busy bag. It was Crazy Hair Day at his school (thus the orange-striped hair). |
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| This was a fun project! Lay out wax paper, make a web with Elmer's glue, then sprinkle on silver glitter. Let it dry for awhile, then peel off the wax paper and voila! A sparkly spider web. Fun for table decor. I got the idea here. |
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| Here are the kiddos. Dorothy, Hello Kitty, and Batman... what a group! I made a scrap tutu for Kate's costume, along with her "ears." For Jack, I appliqued the Batman logo onto his shirt and then whipped up a cape. |
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| Trick-or-treating at Grandma Pat's house. It was only after I took these pictures that I noticed Kate's headband was backward. Ugh! |
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| Here's a close-up of the bow turned the correct way. It was a fun and easy project! I found that Youtube tutorial here. |
