I suggested the kids decorate paper bag to use for trick-or-treating. I was thinking happy Jack O’Lanterns. I was rather surprised to find the kids all getting into the fun of making the scariest pictures they could. Bella made a scary witch and ghost, so did Sophie. Ben asked me to draw him a witch and a pumpkin. I also made a pumpkin bag for Anthony.
They were all so very excited about trick-or-treating. Ben wore his new knight’s costume, but used the shield he made at the Higgins Armory Museum rather than the one that came with his costume. Sophie was a fairy princess. I’m not sure you can see her wings. I was amused that she opted for a paper tiara from her Disney Princess coloring book rather than the one that came with her princess dress or the rhinestone one I gave her. Bella was a princess too. I would love to get all creative making them costumes, but I don’t have the time or energy. I’m so glad they are satisfied with dressing up from their dress up stash. Anthony was going to go as a cook, but he decided he wanted to stay home after our first trick-or-treaters showed up in scary masks. It was just as well because it was drizzling out and they walked quite a way with Dom. (I stayed home and read Pooh stories to Anthony and Lucia and handed out candy.
Today is Dom’s birthday.
Happy birthday to your husband!
The kids look wonderful.
Tonight I had my very, very last trick-or-treat child. He was pretty half-hearted about it and only went out for about half an hour after a music rehearsal. He almost didn’t go because he was having trouble thinking of a costume. In the end, he put on black pants, black jacket, and a black winter mask, strapped on an Asian-style sword (a real sword!) from his brother. Voila – a ninja. Took about five minutes to assemble once he thought of it. Very much the best last costume we ever had. The runner-up was the beret-and-eyeliner-moustache Frenchman with the watercolor brush behind his ear.
Simple, what you have on hand costumes are the best. Period.
Your kids look so cute. My memory of Halloween in New England is having to wear a winter coat over my costume, and praying for a warm Halloween so I wouldn’t have to do that.
We are having a warm snap right now. Last week I was in wool socks and sweaters. But for Halloween itself it was shirt sleeves weather. A bit of damp and some wind, but very mild. In fact today the kids were barefoot at the beach!
+JMJ+
I love that they are using their dress up clothes! =D When I was younger, I had no dress up clothes, although I must have had a bunch of costumes from Halloweens, parties and school productions. Why my mother never let me play with them, although we certainly weren’t saving them for special occasions, I don’t know!