I’m braving the world of cardboard, patience, and sugar-infused gratitude and have agreed (in a mumbly way) to make my adorable twin daughters Halloween costumes this year –because they are unfortunately of an age where I can’t just whip out last year’s Costco specials and convince them it’s all new again. Little buggers are getting smarter every day … while I appear to be losing braincells and beauty faster than a varnish-eating reptile.
Since all the costumes I can (theoretically) put together revolve around cardboard boxes, glue, and sharp kid-dangerous cutters, our options are somewhat limited to square things. To wit: robot, candy machine girl, square pumpkin, rabbit (also square). Won’t this be a delight?
I could drive over the Costco and spend $60 on 2 ladybugs and call it good, but this year I want something more. I want them to experience the fun and goofy frivolity associated with failed home craft projects. It’s in their genes, they might as well get used to it.
Besides, the glorious forgiveness and imagination of our children is absolutely the best reason to procreate in the first place… Stay tuned…
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Oh come on. A craft store, a couple of yards of fun material and some saftey pins and your options open wide up.
Also square: dice, playing cards.
If you expand materials to include poster board and a bit of paint you could do one as a rocket ship and the other as a planet.
I’m, of course, suggesting these lovely ideas from the safety of thank-goodness-someone-has-given-my-kid-a-costume.
Can’t wait to find out what you all come up with!
Yeah, there was a moment there when I thought I’d have to dream up a castle costume for the wee one, but fortunately for me she moved on to kitty costumes and, appropriately enough, the monkey getup she’ll be wearing on Wednesday eve.
I’m so damned glad we didn’t have to negotiate who carried the tired and cranky box with a drawbridge (though, props to my sister for giving me ideas on how to make the aforementioned castle in the first place).
varnish eating reptiles?
Post pictures, please!
Looking forward to seeing how they turn out.
Oh lord. One time Bossy tried to make a giraffe costume for her son. It was a bit daunting, especially since he kept asking Bossy how she was going to make his neck grow that long…
Ooo. I’m all excited to see what you churn out. I’ve yet to be brave enough to go the cardboard route myself.
I’m still being lazy. Graham is almost 2 and I’m not dressing him up. Next year for sure. Post pictures of what you come up with.
I’m the bargain shopper in the family, but that only works if your kids plan ahead. I found a velveteen cloak for $12 that made me Minerva McGonagall this year and could be versatile enough to be some other character in the future.
Boxes? My brother was a robot one year — or was he a TV? — and he had a blast. He must have been all of 8 or 10 years old that year.