Monday, October 31, 2011

Trick or Treat!

We joined up with our friends Arjun and Amrit to do some trick-or-treating in the flats near our house.  The boys were off and running after the first house and the girls weren't far behind.  We loved the houses that were decorated with spooky decor, dry ice or strobe lights.  The streets turned pitch black after dusk and the only way to keep an eye on the kids was to watch for the glow rings around their necks.  Note to self:  sew on reflective tape and have them wear their light up shoes next year!

Knight in Shining Armor

Noah wanted to be a knight this year, probably a residual effect of our visit to Medieval Times months and months ago.  We still had the vest so I sewed up some body "armor" and made as manly of a tunic as I could muster the night before.  He was the most noble of knights although battle must have been epic, because I had to do triage on the entire costume before we headed out for trick-or-treat that night.  The school had a parade through the nearby neighbor hood, complete with a firetruck and what appeared to be an authentic clone trooper that got lots of attention from the kids.

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Spider Girl Princess

Chloe requested a spider girl princess costume.  I love that she wanted to be an action figure, but not leave out any of the girlie-pretty side.  I was a little clueless on how exactly to make it happen for her until I stumbled upon a cast off spider girl dress on the clearance rack.  Bought some fabric, made a cape and hair sass, found some spiderweb nylons at Target and added some creepy crawlies to it all.