The Dead and The Duct-Taped
We had our first Halloween party this last weekend, which forced my boy into making a decision: ghost, skeleton, or eyeball monster, who are you gonna be? He chose skeleton to my relief. After a few years of foam-buffed Batman and vinyl wrapped Skywalker costumes that gather dust on the shelves, I decided to go DIY. I took his black wind pants and a black shirt and covered them with white duct-tape "bones". We giggled the whole time and joked about rattlin' his bones and he LOVED it. I admit having been seduced over the last few years by ease and supposed cool-factor, but I am done, it's back to home-made. But at the party, my handicraft was in the minority of some pretty tricked out kids. How much is too much? How much are you spending on your kids costume this year?
My daughter is going as Sarah Palin. So far, we've spent $150,000, but that doesn't count the next week's hair and makeup, which we have negotiated down to under 6K, but that doesn't include the streaks.
We just went to Party City so he could pick something off the Wall of Costumes. Red Ninja cost less than twenty dollars, and since I am not crafty I was happy to pay it.
Ours was a trip to Wal-mart where we too had the indecisiveness of ghost, pirate or eyeball. (What is the deal with the eyeballs?!) I made him make a choice and he choose pirate.
Cost of the shirt and pants -$12.97,
eye patch and earring $1.00,
sword $2.00 (threatened to be returned if used on anyone). Total cost 16.00 + tax.
Seeing my 5 year old son with an earring and eyepatch saying "Arrrrr" - PRICELESS.
I did Old Navy clearance online for $20. I love it because it's polar fleece and warm. It's a monkey with a banana in the pocket... which makes me giggle.
On the frugal side of the family, my son just pulled his pants way down in back and is going as Joe the Plumber.
Does anyone think it's bad that my 14er is going as Jesus? He's planning a light saber duel with his friend who will be dressed up as th Devil. He'll win, natch. But do you think he'll get kicked out of school?
They have eyeball costumes at Wal-Mart? We have to go get one! My son is OBSESSED with eyeballs this Halloween. Drew a picture of a jar of eyeballs, "laughed so hard I burned my eyeballs off", etc. I think he just likes the word.
@stephanie... as long as he doesn't wear it to school he should be fine. Separation of church and state, and all.
No, he's wearing it to school. That's the point. But it's not like the school is pushing the church, so church and state doesn't really apply. Other people dress up as devils and angels though, so do you think it would be a problem?
not at all.
My friend and I once covered cardboard boxes with styrofoam, cut arm and head holes, and went to school as sugar cubes. We got to play with hot glue (duct tape would have been smarter, but I'm the stubborn adventurous type) and, as an added bonus, we didn't fit into the desks at school. If we had worn anything under them, there would have been an easy fix. Good thing we planned ahead.
Bonus for craftiness. Bonus for nudity.
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