Some of you may know that I was one of those kids that went trick or treating until I was...17?! I realize how insane that sounds...but the costumes and candy were so much fun!
Now that I’m a mom...in Moravia, I’m motivated by other factors—namely—the Moravia Halloween parade and costume contest. It isn’t the prize (a big $5) just the inspiration of it all. We have a good time dreaming up costumes—often times with friends—and creating something strange or magical.
Although we didn’t win any prizes this year—we had fun. Jeffy was a knight and his gal pal Taryn was a princess. The first half of the parade they walked hand in hand—very sweet. Then something happened. The princess dropped the knight and ran for Han Solo. Jeffy of course didn’t care...he was pretty enamored with the sword, and his friend Spiderman walking on his other side.
Anna was Little Bo Peep. Truth be told, her costume started out as Raggedy Ann. She made an awesome red rag wig—that looked a little freaky when she put it on. Then we thought maybe she would just go sans wig, until Jeff noticed that she looked uncannily like Little Bo Peep. So we added the shepherds crook and a stuffed sheep and whala!
Then there was Cara. Cara and her friend Ellie wanted to be I dream of Jeannie girls. The pattern and the materials stretched my sewing skills—but Cara enjoyed the sparkles and glitter...and the girls looked beautiful.
You can see Cara her here with our friend Jordan Crossgrove who was a prize winning “green thing with a beak”.
We ended our Halloween with the annual candy swap and dinner at our friend’s the Crossgroves. A good time was had by all!
Incidentally...just want to point out all of the re-use of materials for the costumes this year. See all of the muslin? It is from discarded (never used) bed covers from the NYS Fair! And Jeffy’s hat and sleeves? Old curtains! Cost of an unforgetable Halloween? Priceless!
