Trick or Treat, Don’t You Look Sweet?

Happy Halloween!

This was the first year I decided to make Halloween costumes.  Besides the fact that I thought this would be fun to try, I am also super cheap.  So, my goal was to refashion or use what I already had, rather than buying anything new for these costumes.

I present, Super Why and Mr. Traffic Light (inspired by Dana’s costume here)!

The kids wore their costumes twice – once for Trick-or-Treating at the zoo, then another time Trick-or-Treating in our neighborhood and a super fun party with friends.

The above picture was taken at the zoo.   I My son was disappointed that no one seemed to recognize that he was Super Why, so I did make some adjustments before heading out for adventure number two.

With a little hot glue and some string, everyone knew he was Super Why!

Super Why was made from an XL men’s green sweatshirt (the sleeves became pants, and I used the rest of the sweatshirt to make a new three-year-old-sized sweatshirt) and a men’s button-up shirt, plus the collar of a men’s T-shirt (the yellow around his “superhero underwear”).

Super Why also had his own Super Duper Computer, made out of some thrift store flannel and felt I had on hand.

Mr. Traffic Light needed something comfy, since most of his Trick-or-Treating was spent sitting in the stroller (as evidenced by the fact that most of my photos look just like this one!)  I made a quick pair of fleece pants, along with a sweatshirt.  A few felt/flannel circles, and we were good to go.

Now I get to enjoy the fun part of Halloween… sneaking candy from the candy bag while the kids are sleeping.  Shh….

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