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Does anyone make Halloween costumes for their children? They are so expensive to buy, plus I think home made is a lot more fun.
I think I am going to make a Jack-In-The-Box costume for my son-- his name is Jack! I have an idea of how to make the box part, but I don't want to put make up on him, so I'm not sure how to dress him. Any suggestions?
Do you know what your children are going to dress up as for Halloween?
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| Posted by Marcia on 10/01/2007 04:09 PM
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| He wouldn't need makeup if you make a jester looking hat w a bell on the ends for him to wear. Use similar colors as the box. When I think of a jack in the box, I think red and green for some reason. That is such a cute idea! |
| posted by Stacy on 10/01/2007 04:16 PM
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| Thanks. Yes, red and green seem appropriate, also maybe yellow. Making the hat may be a challenge for me, but I am going to give it a try. |
| posted by Marcia on 10/01/2007 04:17 PM
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I haven't figured out what they are dressing up as, but I do know that we are buying the costumes, I can't even sew on Girl scout badges so I definitaly won't be making any costume. I think the jack in the box sounds really neat though, have you thought about doing the red circles on the cheeks, kinda like in chittychittybangbang. Just and Idea
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| posted by Lauren on 10/01/2007 06:40 PM
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| This year (and last year) I got my daughter's costume at a gently used clothing store for kids called Once Upon A Child. I have paid under $10 for costumes that would be around $30 if I bought them new. You could go to their website ouac.com and click on the store locator link to see if there is a store near you. |
| posted by Cinda on 10/02/2007 08:52 AM
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| You don't necessarily have to sew to make a costume. My sister was a skunk one year, and all she did was dress in black and use a black and white feather boa- a fake one, less expensive, for the tail. She used a piece of wire to shape it, and hair paint to put a white stripe in her dark hair. No sewing required! I also had a friend who went as a bunch of grapes by wearing purple and pinning small purple balloons all over her shirt. Look on Martha Stewart's website, she has some great ideas, and many use things you already have, so you don't have to buy much. |
| posted by Marcia on 10/02/2007 09:11 AM
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