I was inspired by Kenda to pull out some old Halloween crafty costume pictures to share. She has made the best dinosaur costume (I want the tail really bad) for her son and the most clever skeleton costumes for herself and her husband. Seriously, you should go check them out straight away.
Anyway, my mom is the most crafty art sewing person I know and she always made awesome costumes when my sister and I were little. I have a few pictures from back then I thought I'd share since I don't have any kids to make costumes for now. Maybe next year I can dig up some of the others. I'm not really sure about some of the years; it's awfully hard to judge ages with all the costum-ery on!
c. 1987
c. 1988 That's me during my shirley temple curly hair phase. The Snow White costume my sister is wearing was the most intricate thing I think my mom ever made us. It had a bunch of separate pieces (the cape, the collar, the dress- not too mention the rather wretched wig) and was an absolute favorite in the dress up bin until we outgrew it. Somewhere I have to find some better pictures of it.
c.1989 You can see we definitely reused costumes. Hand-me-downs are the way to go. Also, yes, I am wearing a pom-pom on my head.
c. 1990 Simple matching kitties that year!
What are your kids dressing up as this Halloween?
