Scary People Part II
It is only a bit more than a month right now until Halloween. Do yourself a favor. Get your kids to decide on a costume and go get it NOW! Don’t wait until the last minute.
We have never, ever waited on getting LatteGirl’s costume. In several cases, because we acquired it from the Disney Store (can you say overpriced?), we had her costume literally MONTHS ahead of time.
Back in the days before child, I often had to start on my costume early, because I usually made all or part of the costume myself. Those days are gone, unfortunately since it would now become a choice between making a costume and and the few hours of sleep I am actually managing to get. Obviously sleep wins. And the past couple of years due to work, etc I have waited until the last minute to try and grab a costume. Oh sure, by the time I went, they were “on sale.” But the things that became obvious were, first the reason the costumes remaining were on sale, was because nothing that was left was anybodies first choice (things like Jar Jar Binks costumes, and worse), second they figured they needed to give you a couple of dollars off so that you could purchase some Aleve on the way out. It was a battle zone as procrastinators, fought for each and every one of these costumes.
Yes, I have added some links over on my sidebar, and if you happen to decide to click on one, and you wind up buying a costume, I will make a few pennies (see my Disclosures and Policies). But, please. Don’t click if you don’t want to. Shop at Target, Wal-Mart, whereever. Just stop procrastinating. I did not post this today as some ruse (ala PayPerPost [note lack of linkage there]). I put the links up now, and wrote this today, because looking at the calendar reminded me that I swore I would not go through that war zone again. And If I can save just one other person from that this year, I will feel as though I have done my job to make the world a better place.
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Even ebay it people. Just. Don’t. Wait. No one should traumatize their child by dressing them up as Jar Jar or, dare I say it, a clown. ::shudder::
We try to keep a few costume staples around the house so we can throw something together if we have to. One year Em couldn’t wear what she wanted to to school (stupid rules) so she decided on a hockey player last minute. I blacked her eye, spiked her hair, and she put on her PECA jersey.
As for me - I’m more into make up and accessories than sewing and whatnot. Can’t sew, but I’m dangerous with a glue gun.
We’re too into building our half bodies than we are costuming at this point. Alas, costuming suffers. One big spider makes a spider victim for Em. Some zombie make up and ratty clothes make for a dead Kasha. Works for me. (I knew I’d find a use for all her ratty jeans!)