HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
i ran out of days in the week to post these separately, so you get a double dose of Halloween costumes here on the blog today. mostly photos, less talking, since i’ve previewed both already. but now – they’re done!
presenting skeleton fairy and Spider-Man!
dun dun DUUUUUUNNNNNN!
okay who’s first…um….let’s go with skeleton fairy.
Em is normally such a little sweetie pie, but she really embraces the spooooookiness of Halloween. initial “pink princess” and “pink fairy” costume plans suddenly turned macabre after i bought her some skeleton pajamas, and her idea of a skeleton fairy emerged.
i posted about her skeleton suit here; it’s a flashback skinny tee and sunki leggings with freezer paper stencils that glow.
her tutu i posted about here, from little things to sew (affiliate link).
…with the awesome ribbon. can i admit i really enjoyed sewing in only black and white for her? it was totally refreshing!
her wings and glitter wand are from party city (somewhat ironically, they’re “angel wings”). and her fairy crown is loosely based on the one from aesthetic nest (thanks for the suggestion!).
the make up was all her idea – she asked for a white face with black eyes, a black nose, and black around her mouth. i went and got some glitter eyeshadow to sparkle her up a bit more for Halloween itself. this was a trial run.
she totally gets into character in this costume – slightly freaky but pretty cute too.
and now….Spider-Man!
this one all started with the felt mask from Jess, part of a superhero set she gave O. he hadn’t really been into much of the superhero thing until he got those masks, and then declared he wanted to be Spider-Man for Halloween.
happy to oblige, buddy.
his shirt is a hacked bimaa hoodie with freezer paper stenciled spider and drawn-on webs. i talked about it more here.
i ended up adding a drawstring to the hood, because it was pretty huge on him. when i first sewed the hood on, he was so upset about it, he said he didn’t want to wear it! so i sat him down with some classic ‘60s Spider-Man episodes on YouTube to show him that the real Spider-Man ALWAYS wears a hood, otherwise he’s just Peter Parker!
he was sold. now my kids are addicted to watching classic Spider-Man, which is admittedly hilarious. and i’m addicted to the meme (often NSFW…but this one’s my favorite i think).
anyway, every time we’ve let him wear this hoodie, it’s a fight to get it off so it’s not ruined by a meal/playing outside/pumpkin carving before the big day. i’m sure once Halloween is over, he won’t want to wear anything else, but that’s okay – i made it out of “real fabric” and ended up finishing all the hems, so it should last.
i’m most proud of the color blocking at the shoulders.
i actually realized at the last minute (post photoshoot) that he didn’t have a treat bag, so i whipped one up out of felt with classic Spider-Man’s back logo on it. it’s got just 6 legs and looks more like a fat potato bug, but hey, whatever ‘60s.
i’ve got two pumped up, fully costumed kids…
NOW LET’S GO GET SOME CANDY!
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oh my god, they are sooo cute! I LOVE both of them!!!!!! His little hooded/masked face is too much! And a skeleton fairy??? The coolest!! I think Ava would loooove that. The costumes look so good Kristen:)
THANKS! oh yes it seems right up Ava’s alley – spooky/pretty is a fun line to walk i think.
I’m with Jennifer…your kids are just too cool! Adorable!
Your kids are awesome! I just love the idea of a skeleton fairy, getting to be kinda girly and spooky at the same time! Great job bringing the costumes to life 🙂
Exactly – thank you! It’s so fun. I always feel like Halloween is day where I make their dreams come true, ya know?
Cracking up! These are so great! 🙂
You are amazing! I am loving Em’s idea of a skeleton fairy. I never would have put the two together 🙂
amazing! Em is pretty spooky.
Kristin these are both amazing!! And skeleton fairy is soooooo spooky 🙂 I love all of the details, you did such a great job!
i love it all so much! i love the pictures (that first one! gah!) i love the costumes! they are a m a z i n g. reading your description of O reminded me so much of jude and indigo when they were 4 and 2. i made them a cat and dinosaur (ahem, fire breathing dragon) costume. they both lived in those costumes. it was hard to get them to take them off for laundry time. that time was so magical and so far neither indigo at 4, nor tia at 2-4 have been into costumes in that same way.
Ah, yes, it’s such a fun time right now – they’re both old enough to know what’s happening, and young enough to get super excited and into it.
These are both AMAZING!! Haila is going to love your skeleton fairy, I can’t wait to show her!
Thanks! 🙂
Okay, these costumes are just fantastic! Look at spider-man go! And I love that Em brought out her inner spooky side! She looks great in these photos!
(and I know that I’m late to comment on this – but nice job on the anatomically correct bones!! 🙂
dude. DUDE. I adore both your kids choices, especially Em’s-and her pics are the best. ever. She totally got into her character/costume! and O is sooo adorbs in his spidey costume. I mean scary/intimidating. and awesome. 😉
haha right, he’s totally intimidating. 😉 and yeah she got WAY into costume, i started really thinking she might be an actress at heart. ha!
The skeleton fairy costume is great! So original and it looks like she is having WAY too much fun – just like all kids should on Halloween!
pretty much awesome! i love that Em went black and white this year – skeleton fairy is brilliant! i love the hand drawn webbing on Spiderman…and how happy he is with his costume 🙂 have fun tonight!!!
thanks – the black and white was so fun to sew for her, and he could not be happier with his, you’re right! yay!
Perfect costumes Kristin. Love the “real fabric” approach to Spidey and fairy skeleton is conceptually brilliant and perfectly executed!
Oh good! I thought the aesthetic nest crown tute was a good one S it’s a jumping off long for so many fun ideas. Em’s looks great! The bones and face with the tutu and grace are wonderful. And that hand drawn webbing is perfect! They look great!
Jumping off “point”… Sigh 🙂
thanks again for the idea!! 😀
love it all! you did great, mama. He’s going to be rocking that hoodie all over the place now. I hope your sweet girly girl wants to wear her awesome black tutu after the holiday is over!
do you think he will keep wearing the hoodie after halloween? i just love it ! both costumes are great, i just have a thing for hoodies.
oh you’d better believe it. he didn’t take it off from thursday morning until…um…sunday night. it was in dire need of a washing!!
These look fantastic! love the spiderman!
Oh my! Just amazing… and now I know where to get some Spider-man inspiration from as no doubt a request will be made sometime!
so much awesomeness here, seriously, kid’s dream come true. You’re so talented, for reals.