This year, for Halloween, we made Elijah a Doctor. He always loves to play "doctor", so we felt it would suit him quite well. He loved it. I took an old bathroom bag of ours and hot-glued some red fabric on it and created handles for his "medical bag/candy holder". I bought a stethoscope at Wal-Mart for $1, blue "scrub looking" pants for $4, and an over-sized white button up shirt at Good-Will for $2. I made his name-tag out of paper, cardboard, and a safety pin. His head piece was made out of one of my headbands, a cut-out yogurt lid, and some silver scribbled paper. For $7 and a little (very little) work, we had a costume. I don't think we'll get that lucky next year, as he will probably know what he wants to be and the costume will cost us real money....
The Costume: Pre- Doctor Helvey
He really got into ringing the bell and opening his bag... He said "Trick My Treat" LOL
He kept lagging behind, doing his own thing- wanted to keep his bag zipped until we got to the door... a little OCD
"I'm a Doctor Helvey!"
This sums it up. He had fun, and we- yes, we, got lots of candy. His bag was bulging and overflowing.
I love that smile!! Great job Randi, where did you get that thrifty creativeness from!?!
ReplyDeleteWe know right where the thrifty comes from! Great job Randi, he looks adorable. The best part is all of the fun. (The candy isn't too bad either!) What wonderful memories you are making. He's such a lucky boy to have you for his momma.
ReplyDeleteGreat job on the costume Randi!
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