When Karen suggested the idea of a dragon as a possible Halloween costume, Luke was all over it. Luke has always been very in touch with his inner-dragon. And Charlotte had already decided she wanted to be a princess, of course.
So a medieval Halloween it will bee. (Pun intended – last year, we all dressed as bees. Here’s the pre-Halloween post: Let it Bee, and the post-Halloween post: Oh, Bee Hive.
Plus, we utilized the kids’ costumes for our Christmas card. The theme: Let There BEE Peace on Earth. See photo below.
We’ve found Craig’s List to be a great source for Halloween costumes. How often does a small child wear a Halloween costume? Once or twice, maybe (unless, that is, they wear them as dress ups).
The first dragon costume Karen found online was far too cartoony. It was purple, almost Barney-like. That was not going to do. We needed something that looked far more like a ‘real’ dragon (or as real as a costume depicting a mythical creature can look). We needed more of a fierce looking dragon, which would be truer to how Luke would play it – more in line with Luke’s interpretation of a dragon.
Craig’s List came through: a fierce, green, scaly dragon costume with sharp-looking claws and teeth. We arranged a supermarket drop off/pickup. The lady pulled up to the curb, handed us the plastic bag containing the costume, we checked it out, passed her the cash, and the transfer was complete.
Luke was thrilled. He had begun his dragon transformation within minutes, putting on the costume as we stood just inside the entrance to the supermarket. The cashiers were quite entertained when Luke issued a practice roar.
Needless to say, we’re looking forward to trick or treating this weekend.
Plus, I’m thinking we can utilize the costumes for the Christmas card again. My plan is to bring the kids to the local medieval museum in their costumes, pose them with a knight/suit of armor, throw a Santa hat on it, snap a photo, and put it on a card with:
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good (wait for it)… KNIGHT!
Bam! Perfect.
Unfortunately, Karen doesn’t quite agree. Here’s how it played out:
Me: “Karen, I’ve got a great idea for our Christmas card this year!”
Karen (not excited as I expected, rolling her eyes): “Can’t we just have a normal Christmas card this year?”
Me: “If by normal, you mean unbelievably clever, YES!”
Karen: “As long as they’re not wearing their Halloween costumes again.”
Me: “What’s wrong with them wearing their Halloween costumes? It’s like a combined Halloween and Christmas card.”
Karen: “Exactly. It’s just a little weird.”
After I shared my idea, she was still unconvinced.
Oh well. There’s still time.
I hope you enjoyed today’s serving of ‘mac & cheese.’
December 14, 2009 at 10:51 pm |
[...] But essentially, her Christmas list consists of one thing: a Princess. Luke wants a knight (of course), along with his trusty, and matching, steed. (She and Luke are really into these toy figures made by a company called Pogo. They pore through the catalogue as if it’s one of the world’s great novels. Luke still gets excited when he comes to the page that his knight is on.) There Christmas wish list feeds right into my Christmas card plan. [...]