Costumes - Halloween or Otherwise

[Der_kruscher]

'Tis the Season! My 3-year-old daughter wanted to be a bat (among other things) this Halloween so I took it upon myself to whip up a little costume for her. When I was a kid we always made our own costumes and to me, it was part of the fun of Halloween. This is a simple, crudely constructed (but durable!) riff on what you can buy pre-made from the store but it's still unique. I had a ton of fun picking out the materials and figuring out how to put my rudimentary sewing skills to use (I didn't make the base sweatshirt or hat though - I just made the stuff that went on 'em). I'll have to get a shot of my daughter actually wearing it but my crap phone camera has a hard time dealing with a happily and constantly flapping bat in indoor/low light conditions. :-) I'm hoping that my daughter knows that the costume was made with love and that she'll respect the idea that making your own stuff (when you can), even if it's not as polished as store bought, can be a fun and worthwhile experience.

Anybody else make their kid's costume/s or something for themselves this Halloween?

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[nrs5000]

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[Der_kruscher]

Awesome! Is that a character your son is into or something you guys created together? How'd you make it? Either way, nice job! I would have loved to wear that when I was a kid.

[nrs5000]

He is going to be the mystery character Shadowind from the Lego Chima series, which according to him is better than Starwars. I think he just says that because he thinks I am obsessed with Starwars. I'll admit it's better than the Darth Vader costume I had at his age. It's made with a bunch of cardboard held together with masking tape, and then painted. The eyes are some sort of blue transparant plastic. There is a matching spray-painted black turtleneck.

He actually was a bat last year, now that I think about it. I take no credit for making any of this but it is a lot of fun. My wife made the bat, and his uncle (in the background) made the mask.

[Der_kruscher]

Lego is not what it was when I was a kid! The mask is really cool though and I'll bet that it gets plenty of use post-holiday as well.

So here's another Halloween-related item I made. Every yard needs spiders, right (although we have no shortage of them in the NW)? I made a few of these guys out of trash bags, zip-ties, a little spray paint, and a few coat hangers. Oh yeah, some stick-on jewels and white nail polish (touch up paint for my remaining IF), too.

I know that this way below the general amazingness of what a lot of the talented folks on the forum craft but unfortunately, I'm short in the talent department so this is all I've got!

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[nrs5000]

Here is the full get-up, ready for action last night:
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