Elise’s Halloween costume request: a robot. “A blue robot. I want it to be a lightish blue, not a darkish blue.” At four years old, this has to be the most specific thing she has ever said. I have to admit, I was excited. I live for requests for robot costumes. Still, time is tight […]
Quick and easy artist Halloween costume
A few months ago, Elise requested to be “paint” for Halloween. This was her first ever Halloween costume request, so I wanted to honor it, but I made the subtle switch from “paint” to “painter.” She was more than agreeable. But even though I had months advance warning, I didn’t start on the costume until […]
Halloween: DIY lamb costume
My thoughts are that you get two, maybe three Halloweens to pick your kid’s costume before they start requesting who knows what. This might be my last choice with Elise, so I wanted to make sure she was a cute animal with ears. Not being the greatest seamstress, I started with this easy idea from Martha Stewart, […]