Today both the kids have Book Character Day at school. They don't technically celebrate Halloween at their school...but so that they are able to dress up and have a party...they have the students pick a book and dress up as a character and then do a book report. This also means that I have to try and find some creative ways to make a costume!
Alex chose to talk about the moon and dress up as an astronaut...so using an empty box, spray-painted milk jugs, a dryer vent, reflectors and lots of duct tape and hot glue...ta da! Ha!
Thank goodness I decided not to throw out this helmet that's been in the basement for years...for some reason I thought I should hang on to it...so glad! It worked perfect for this costume!
Emily's costume was much easier...something I was able to just pick up at the store! Whew!
She had to make a poster too...and this is where we had to spend some time...and I'm extremely thankful for the Cricut here...the poster was made entirely using that gem!
I don't think there's a book out there with a cat or dog in it that she hasn't read! Okay...I'm sure there is...and I'm sure she will find them all! She loves animals!
{notice the two nosey cats on the steps in the background...they don't miss much either!}
They will get to parade around the school in their costumes and share treats...Halloween or not...they always look forward to this! I just hope Alex's costume doesn't fall apart before then...we were lucky to get it to school all in one piece!
I always stress about how to put a homemade costume together...but Alex was so proud of his and told me yesterday, "You did good!" It does make me feel so good that he is proud of me and loves these silly costumes I try to create! He's already wondering what he can be next year...yikes!
Now...to finish the next one for trick-or-treating...
...wish me luck!
CARRIE!!!! That costume is amazing. I love how creative you were with it and how you really made it all come alive. I love how Alex praised you for it too because that really does make it all worth it. Love Emily's cat outfit too...she's so sweet!
ReplyDeleteAlex's costume is great! I love the backpack and the dryer vent:) And Emily is just too adorable in that cat costume. I can't wait to see what they are going to wear trick or treating! My boys have "What I want to be" day today...Henry went as a Mad Scientist and Grant reused the firefighter costume that has been worn 4 different times:)
ReplyDeleteYou did an AMAZING job on Alex's costume! And that's one cute kitty, too! :) We've done some fun costumes in years past but this year Tucker simply asked to be a cowboy. Nothing fancy there. My favorite of his was when he was the floor of the local movie theater. :) Black sweatsuit with pieces of popcorn, smashed drink cups, ticket stubs and candy wrappers pinned or stitched on all over. He carried a sign that said "I am the floor of Mountaineer Cinema" and you would not BELIEVE the reactions we got! LOL!!!!
ReplyDeletehis costume is amazing... and you have one BAD cat!
ReplyDeleteYou are so creative! How do you think of that stuff??? I love home-made costumes too. Great job and hope they had a wonderful dress-up day!
ReplyDeletethe costume turned out awesome!!! so unique!! both kiddos look cute! as always!!!
ReplyDeletei hope you are all having a fun halloween weekend!! :)
I remember that helmet! I think we still have a couple left in our dress up box from our party!
ReplyDeleteYou did an awesome job with those costumes too! Good for you for being so willing to make a costume instead of choosing the easy way out!