Usually when it comes to Halloween, I have ideas in my head and am excited all year to pull them together and then by the time October comes around I am overwhelmed and busy and don’t have a chance to execute accordingly to make things happen. Well, not this year! This year I was so excited to plan everything out and find all the pieces for them because we were FINALLY doing family costumes! Brooks was 4 months old last year and I was still adjusting to being a new mom and I didn’t decide on anything for certain, for him or for the three of us, but luckily my mom had gone to Kings Dominion a few months prior and bought him a Charlie Brown onesie which worked out perfect! This year, I made it happen.
I like to do DIY costumes rather than purchasing a set of things that are sold together. I think it gives the costume more of a twist based on your personal style and allows for your personality to show through. The uniqueness just makes it more fun! As we have more kids I might change my mind, but I would like DIY costumes to always be the goal as long as the kids will let me. Of course if they insisted on being a super hero or character that needs a specific costume, that is something I would totally support, therefore, store bought it would have to be!
This year, Halloween 2020, I had two family costume ideas which would be decided on based off of what I was able to find in order to complete them. Thrifing is my all-time favorite activity ever so I hit the thrift stores to start looking for accessories and when I cam across Gary’s burgundy and orange striped sweater, it solidified the theme we were going with! WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE!
We went to a friend’s house down in Saint Mary’s County, Maryland to trick-or-treat because their neighborhood is huge with tons of kids. We wanted to spend the boy’s first Halloween, where they were big enough to ssemi-participate, with Gary’s sister and her family and she suggested going down there with her group of friends who also have kids all around the same age as Brooks and Cal (my nephew). I ended up actually forgetting Brooks’ crown when we left for the Halloween festivities, but luckily I snapped a few photos at my mom’s house earlier that day.
Gary’s sweater, my sweater, and my fur vest were all thrifted, but my sweater is from Lands End and must be discontiuned because I was unable to find it when I searched on their website. I would definitely suggest thriting as many items as you can when making your own costumes because it’s so cost efficient and you can find really unique pieces! I’m also not into super constume-y costumes so for Gary and I, I like them to be more simple and thrifting was a fun way to accomplish that. I will link everything I can down below so you can find them easy for next year or parties!
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