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Costume Connundrum

Categories: Toddlers, Fun & activities, Kid decor & style

I'm a procrastinator. Most writers are -- that's why you always hear us going on about deadlines. It's no different when it comes to Halloween.

My intentions are good. I have creative ideas, but no follow through. Last year, Nate was 9-months-old and my husband wanted him to be a hot dog. Homemade costumes are a tradition in his family, but I was sleep deprived and by 4 pm on Halloween I was in the department store buying a ready-made Disney outfit. He would have been cute in a paper bag if you ask me. He was too small to voice an opinion on what he wanted to be, anyway. Halloween, until age three, is pretty much about the photo op.

In January, on date night, my husband and I saw King Kong. "Wouldn't it be great if Nate was King Kong for Halloween this year?" asked my husband.

"Yes," I replied excitedly, "And you can be the Empire State Building! It will be the coolest costume ever! It's January, so we have plenty of time to make the costume this year."

For months we've been chanting, "Baby Kong! Baby Kong!" You'd think we'd have done it already. But here I am, on the day of Halloween, scrambling to put together a costume. Thankfully Nate has a Superman tee-shirt with a cape attached that he wears all the time. I may have to use it as a backup. I'll show you the results tomorrow.

What about you? Do you prefer homemade costumes or is it just easier to go out and buy one?

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