Greener Costumes
Get Creative! - Traci Brosnaham fashioned her son’s Mad Hatter costume using fabric scraps, short pants and a used women’s shirt tailored as the jacket. Too cute!
Wild Child - Your child can be the king of the wild things with a white fleece suit, fleececovered bottle cap buttons, and crown made from a box. courtesy of Jenelle Montilone
It’s a Hoot! - Using cut out fabric scraps adhered to a vest and construction paper mask, your child will have everyone saying “whoo whoo.” courtesy of www.recreate.org
Let Their Imaginations Soar - Let your child use play scarves to become a pirate, princess, a genie, a super hero, or whatever they may dream. courtesy of www.sarahssilks.com
Taking on the Jellies - Long pieces of fabric, an umbrella, and monochromatic sweatsuit, make for the cutest jellyfish we have seen on land or under the sea. courtesy of www.recreate.org
Get Thrifty - Head to a local garage or thrift sale and pick up a great costume at a great price! courtesy of Tiffany Voss
The Growing Costume - Let your child use the same costume year after year, but in a new way! A robot It’s A Stinger - Old yellow shirt, painted black one year can be a robot dragon the next, and a zombie robot dragon after that. Kids are so creative. stripes, black elastic on the bottom, crumpled courtesy of Melissa Dimock newspaper for “poof,” black pants, a set of antennae & wings, your child will be the buzz of the neighborhood. courtesy of Sarah Keeter
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