We had so much fun dressing the kids up for Halloween this year! I've known since before Myles was born I was gonna rip off the pinterest idea of having him in his carrier and dressing him up like a bag of popcorn, but I was at a loss when it came to Addie. I wanted to make a costume for her but the only thing I wanted her to be, a crazy cat lady, was vetoed by Chris. In my defense, she really loves cats. A few days before trick or treat, we stopped at Target to see what they had. Selection was pretty limited but Chris and I reluctantly decided to have her be a lady bug. I wasn't thrilled, but it was the least ugly costume on the shelf. And then it happened. Addie spotted a ridiculous unicorn costume and decided she had to have it. This thing was so awkward and strange and actually a little too big for her but she didn't care. She grabbed it off the shelf and carried it to the register herself. She then hugged it the entire ride home. When we got home, she wore it until naptime. At naptime, she slept with it. She LOVED it! So I got my first taste of me not liking something and my reaction directly influencing the love she has for it. She knew I wasn't sold on it. But she did look incredibly adorable in it and got a lot of compliments while out and about.
Of course I waited until the night before trick or treating to start making the popcorn costume. I like to think I work best under pressure, but really I'm just a huge procrastinator. The design was pretty easy, it was just a ton of cutting and gluing. The hat took forever because I had to individually glue on each kernel of popcorn. He stole the show though. He got tons of compliments and stayed warm in his popcorn bag. He looked adorable.
We also worked on a fun ghost craft with their feet in white paint. Addie had fun with that and had a good time 'helping' Myles make his picture too. She's a really good big sister.
I'm already brainstorming costume ideas for next year so we don't get stuck with any awkward unicorns again.
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