The first year I made costumes was the year Daniel wanted to be Peter Pan. I was unable to find one in the store so I decided to make it. I used fleece because it's easy to work with and because I thought it would keep him warmer on Halloween night than the flimsy store kind anyway. As luck would have it, that year was one of the warmest Halloweens. Poor kid threw up that evening. It might of just been the candy but I don't think the hot flashes he was having helped.
The "bird watcher" costume was thrown together at the last minute the year we went to a party with a "no masks allowed" rule. I forget what other costume he had for that year but I wasn't about to buy another one just for a party. I don't think the other kids understood the outfit but he was a real hit with the adults.
By far, my favorite was the doctor/nurse/patient year. These were super easy and cheap. I found scrubs at Goodwill for each of the kids. Daniel was big enough to fit into a woman's small. Grace just needed a skirt so I made one from a white nurses top. For Ruby, I found patterned scrubs that reminded me of a hospital gown and sewed that just enough so it wouldn't fall off of her. I found a few accessories at the party store and a few we already had at the house. The costumes don't look like much but everyone they passed on the street loved them. Sadly, one person thought we'd put make-up on Ruby to make her look sickly. No, she was just that pale and happened to have a bruised eye.
This year they want to be bacon, eggs, and toast. I don't know how I'm going to pull that together.
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