Happy Halloween
It’s an homage to the movies for Halloween this season and families are dressing in the themes together.
Unsure of where to still find that fun costume or where to get the best price? I found all these fab costumes through a simple search on TheFind.com
Our family friends were featured on KTLA in Los Angeles today, www.ktla.com
The Loughran Family as Alice in Wonderland (simply cute, cute, cute and in perfect poses)
Red Queen , $79.50
Mad Hatter, $39.50
Alice, $39.50
Found these character costumes from Disneystore.com.
The Basco Family as characters from Aladdin (swashbuckling and adorable)
Princess Jasmine, $66
Aladdin, $94
Our adorable monkey, playing Abu, $35
I did an advance search on TheFind.com to find the best price comparisons of the same costume and shop easily without driving to multiple stores. I scooped up these costumes from Target.com, Disney.com and Kohls.com.
And a simple sew costume for our magic carpet. I took two dish towels and four tassels that I purchased at Target and did a quick hand sew leaving room for arms and head. It’s soft, comfy and such a simple costume to keep a baby warm and snuggly while carrying or in a stroller.
The Alvarez Family is ready to save Gotham City (they’re so sassy as a crime fighting family)
Dark Knight, $55
Bat girl, $35
Baby as Robin, $20
And Curtis, the dog with a perpetual smile as The Joker, $15
All available at CostumeExpress.com and Walmart.com
Friends, Lauren and Natalie (best friends ready for the party)
Hocus Pocus Witch, $40
Sassy Sailor, $35
Both costumes available from Kohl’s and Kohls.com.
A few more tips for the festive day:
1. Halloween Costumes:
“Costume shopping can sometimes seem endless, crowded and messy when your kids either don’t know what they want to be, or they have a definitive idea and the shops you visited don’t have the costume. The best way to save time and money is to shop online. I personally use TheFind.com because it allows you access to all retailers at once, while being able to narrow down your search to a specific costume, gender and size range. After finding the perfect costume, you can view all available coupons, sales and shipping offers at a glance to make sure you’re selecting the store with the best possible price.”
2. Decorating Indoors:
“I like to make pumpkin bats to add a little DIY Halloween-themed home décor. All you need are mini pumpkins, black and white paint, and black craft foam. First, paint the mini pumpkins black, adding in eyes with the white paint and black dots. Next, cut the craft foam into the shapes of wings and ears and insert into small slits that you cut into the sides and top of the pumpkins.”
3. Decorating Outdoors:
“For outdoor decorating, I like to stick to one streamlined theme – such as spiders. I start by staging small and medium plastic spiders around the front door, along the outdoor stair railings and around columns or beams. For an added touch, have the path of creepy crawlers lead to one large inflatable spider and stretch gauzy ‘spiderwebs’ from a craft store over bushes.”
4. Keeping Kids Engaged:
“To keep the excited little ones happily occupied while counting down the minutes to trick-or-treat time, keep them engaged with a craft project. Set up a table where they can bejewel and decorate their own masks – all you need are simple black masks with an elastic strap, glue, glitter, feathers, stickers, and fake crystals. If you have photo print paper at home, take a group picture of all the kids in the masks then send everyone home with a printed photo from the party.”
October 25th, 2010 by Ali
