Halloween Costumes
 

My kids are hassling me about their costumes.

What is it with them? They want brand new costumes when I know they have a whole toy box of clothes that they can use... even halloween ones.

When I was a kid, mine were always home made.... I suggested sticking a white sheet over their heads and cutting two holes for eyes and it didnt go down too well :hugesmile:

When I was younger my mum used to take me and my brother to the Disney store every halloween (this was a VERY exciting day out)

And then we would get one outfit to play about in at halloween and for the rest of the year! I made a terrific Pocohontas!

Go Woolies. They have good masks, probs cheap. Or try a cards shop like clintons or try a supermarket.

i used to have homemade as well
i got my daughter one from tesco a little witch that came with a hat £6 but they had i think 25% off childrens clothes

But why the need for new costumes every year?

Has Halloween become too manufactured?

Cos its peer pressue from other children :bawling:

I dont mind buying the bis and bobs..... hats, face makeup fake blood etc but I draw the line at a whole outfit.... (3 kids wanting one)

I never remember buying anything,oooh wait I did when I was about 10,I was a clown and I bought ton loads. Before that I just wore a pretty dress and was Cindrella/A princess/Victoria Beckham

I guess so, but they wont be trick or treating with their friends.... its with us round the village

Depends what they wanna be.

Vampire = cheapy clock, sum clothing, blood, fangs TADAH
Witch = hat, broom, little dress TADAH

I'm trying that angle......somehow I dont think they will all be convinced

Say Uncle Sam said its the best idea hahaha :P or not. Say its what all the kids are into.. how old are they?

My fave one every that i had was a picachu one!!! i loved it so much!

You could just get them in a black leotard and make a tail out of black tights and make little ears and make them a cat.

When I was 14 I woke my dancing leotard with a high neck and massive hole in the back and then fishnets and high heels... halloween was never the same from there on in.. the slut fight was bigger every year.

This year french maid :wink:

asda's amazing, they have a whole aisle and its pretty cheap. a couple of years ago they did a little tube of fake blood for something silly like 28p, buy a few of them and do the sheet idea and put them in the garden or the bath and let em smother themselves. we did it with my sister last year and she had the most fun i think ive ever seen

10, 8 and 4

aww lol. Say sumin like, if you wear what I say then we will get more sweets.. if you don't then we're going to one house hahaha :P It would work with me if I was that age.. ok it wouldn't, You could try though lol.

I bet you and the kids go trickortreating and redmoon sits in watching the tv or sumat and gets annoyed when anyone comes to the door.. well thats what it used to be like with my dad haha.

tesco is brilliant this year my little sisters got a fab devil costume and it wasnt vey expensive.Maybe you could trade costumes every year with friends or relatives kids?

Which ones are boys and which ones are girls?

10 Year old boy - Buzz Lightyear
8 Year old boy - Pirate
4 Year old Boy - A teddy bear

10 Year old girl - Tinkerbell
8 Year old Girl - Little Bow Peep
4 year old Girl - A butterfly :)

LOL.... last year he took them all out because I was in hospital having lucy. Red liked to take them too.... he is an actor at heart and puts on spooky voices to try and scare them :laugh:

all girls but the eldest is a tomboy

Noo you gotta have a witch and a vampire!!! Its the rules of halloween! Then again they're all girls.

10yr old:Cowgirl or sumat :P lol i dunno
8yr old: Witch!! woooop
4yr old: pumpkin :P would be cute (mysister used to have a pumpkin outfit)

a good idea for the eldest, Jessie from Toy Story 2 :thumbs: Make the 8 year old Little boe peep

I think the 4 year old and the 8 year old will be pretty easy to do, the 4 year old wants to be a cat and I think I can make the 8 year old go as a witch......

Yeh cat! Thats always good. Could always make a tail out of tights and sumin to put in them, i dunno lol. Then safetypin it to her outfit. Ask what the older one wants to go as? Devil? haha.