I adore the outfits available at this time of year. Dressing up is such fun, especially when you get to dress up your little darlings as Halloween creatures of the night! Thinking back to when my eldest were younger we had to get creative. The vast array of fabulous outfits we see in the shops today, simply did not exist. In 1996 we had a Halloween party and made the costumes using bin bags. The children had a lot of fun becoming witches and zombies! The resulting outfits were quite impressive when teamed with a few props and some face paint!
Sometimes I think we miss out a bit these days having it so easy...but then, I go to Tesco and see the huge array of fantastic costumes in sizes from the teeniest baby to an XL adult, and I succumb to the delights of this commercial time in which we live!! Choosing an outfit for Fred was tricky! It needed to be practical enough to accommodate his toddling, warm enough to stop him from getting cold (and needing a cardi which would totally ruin the look) and fabulous enough that he would look cool! There were spiders, pumpkins, monsters, witches and mummies...but I chose a vampire outfit! Not your modern day Twilight style vampire...oh no! This was a proper Hammer House of Horrors, Christopher Lee, Count Dracula number complete with cloak. Exactly how vampires should be!! So with a touch of Daddy's hair gel to slick back the hair...our little Count Fredula was complete!
My 14 year old went for a beautiful corpse look and looked stunning in her black prom dress and fascinator. My 8 year old loved her purple witch's outfit!
My husband donned a rather scary werewolf mask and I went down the witchy route and the Horror Family were ready to party!!
Thanks to QWERTY MUM for a great party...excellent veggie chilli, veggie pizza and amazing Halloween cupcakes. Gotta love Halloween!!
