After looking at this year’s Halloween costumes {if you missed them, click here, here, here, and here}, I thought it would be fun to look at homemade costumes from the past. And in so doing, I realized that my poor younger kids have worn their fair share of storebought costumes. In fact, that’s all Luke’s ever worn {minus the year he wore Eli’s hand-me-down pirate costume}. The guilt has duly set in and he’ll be wearing homemade Halloween costumes for the next ten years.
Kidding aside, I don’t always make our costumes but I do enjoy it. Where I can, I’ve given links to the idea or pattern sources for these past costumes in case you’d like to make one too.
Elijah the Dinosaur {the first costume I ever sewed for one of my kids}
A kangaroo {see the baby kangaroo in the pouch?} and a leopard
Rescue Hero Billy Blazes
The cutest fairy ever
A pirate
A veterinarian {wearing a medical jacket I made years ago for the dress-up box}
A purple mermaid {this is the year we had an under-the-sea theme: Eli was a scuba diver, Kennedy was a mermaid, Lila was a fish, and Luke was an octopus}
King of the Concrete Jungle {they’ve now changed the name to King of the Asphalt Jungle}
A very cute cupcake {with a lot of missing sprinkles}
Pippi Longstocking
A tiny strawberry
Kennedy the free-spirited hippie
Eli the football player {with a very creative helmet made from a spray-painted softball helmet and a straw faceguard}
Do you make or buy your Halloween costumes? Feel free to leave a link in the comments to one or more of your creations.
I don’t make halloween costumes but do try to buy them at garage sales all year. I do make their All Saints Day costumes. So far it has been easy. St. Michael and St. Gabriel, both angels. They were pretty easy to do. This year, however, will be a challenge.
I love all of these costumes. Thanks for sharing.
Oh you clever and crafty girl! I adore the kangaroo, girl in a bath and the sunflower.
These are all so cute! What cute kids too! I’m hosting a Fabulous Fall party over at Not So Simple Housewife and I’d love for you to link this up! We are celebrating Fall and giving me and everybody else some great inspiration. We are looking for crafts, decor, food, and more! I’d love for you to add this and any other fall posts you may have!
Kaitlin-The Not So SImple Housewife
http://notsosimplehousewife.blogspot.com/2011/10/fabulous-fall-link-party.html