I have always been really excited about Halloween. Every year me and my friend, Heather start talking months in advance about what the kids are going to be. We go all out every year and we always think we deserve to win the costume contest at church. But this year, I am just realizing what a joke the whole thing is.
I took my kids to Disney Store last night because I saw an ad that Halloween costumes and accessories were 25-50% off. Alyssa decided she wanted to be Tinkerbell and I tried to convince Alex to be Captain Hook but he was in love with the Buzz Lightyear costume. They were so excited to get their costumes and come home and try them on for Daddy, so that was cute, but what wasn't too cute was the fact that even with the sale, their costumes were $73...and Chloe doesn't even have anything yet.
They wear the costumes for 2 hours at the church trunk or treat. They are not allowed to wear them at school and we can't trick or treat because the only times they trick or treat where we live are from 1PM-4PM the Sunday after Halloween, which is when we are at church. I have never been bothered by this before because I guess I was sucked into all the hype.
I guess I am still a little bit of a sucker for it, even now, because the costume I want for Chloe is $60. It is a Tom Arma costume and I think those are the cutest costumes around so I am trying to justify buying the stupid thing. After all, I can sell it on e-bay next year. People are buying them at full price on e-bay, even the used ones. But, the fact that I have a whole stack of costumes from the past 6 years that I have never sold, tells me that I won't follow through this time either. So someone help me find Chloe a cute, inexpensive costume before I do something foolish...
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I guess I am lucky that we totally love Halloween but no one has figured out that it has to be new, from the store costumes. Olive is going to be Tinkerbell also. Lucky me that my friends daughter outgrew her costume. Maybe you could ask around and do a costume swap with someone who has a really cute costume that they outgrew. If not, make sure you take lots of pictures so it's a memory, not just a costume!
Well, I'm not one to help you because I usually justify buying the expensive costumes also. However, my kids do love to play dress up so the costumes get worn all year long. Even James dresses up in his a lot.
Ask your husband out our costumes. I even took old sheets and cut eye holes out of them so they were ghosts!! Guess I just wasn't into it so much--and, back then, they didn't have the elaborate costumes like they do now.
Ok, I think Corey would basically crap his pants if I spent that much on costumes. Plus I am a cheapy so I wouldn't do it in the first place. This year I am borrowing Lexie's from Sally, and then the boys I am just making myself from odds and ends. Yeah they are not the most put together and they won't win an award, but I figure I could use those funds somewhere else. But I also got this from my mom, so each his own on Halloween. I have to admit, there have been times I have been tempted....
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