For the last two years Mina hasn't had much of an opinion about Halloween costumes. We chose cool, nerdy costumes for her first and second Halloweens; a Dalek and an Ewok. This year marked the end of parental choice. Mina decided she wanted to be Katerina Kittycat and Magnus would be O the Owl from Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood.
I correctly assumed that the Katerina costume would come together faster than the owl costume. I decided to use fleece because it gets cold here on Halloween. (I should say USUALLY is cold on Halloween.) For the owl legs I decided to make a pair of stretch pants out of cotton knit. Our local Hancock didn't have tan so I bought some tan Rit dye as well.
For the body of the costume I decided to cut out individual "feathers" and layer them. The effect was really nice and I think it was worth all the time I took to create the main costume.
I decided to try the same effect with the hat.
I decided against it. The whole process was really time consuming!
Especially with a fussy baby and a busy toddler.
Eventually the costume came together!
Mina's almost completed costume.
The kids' costumes, ready for their party.
By Halloween day I had my costume finished as well. It wasn't that great, just a poorly executed wrap dress with a bow and ears.
Mina was very excited to go trick or treating at her Grandpa's office.
Mina
Magnus in his O hat.
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