Halloween 2014

I usually make the kids costumes.  This year, Finn got a Rapunzel dress and wig from Gramma and Grandad for her birthday.  But I did make Zander and Phoenix's costumes.....for free!  The Re-Use Centre comes in handy once again!  All the elements of both costumes were either things we had on hand, or gathered from the Re-Use Centre over the last few months.  Phoenix was a Lego Ninga, and Zander was Jack Sparrow.  The Lego costume was good, but the Jack Sparrow costume was the best EVER!  So simple, and yet it had an element that would be hard to attain for most people.  Real human dreadlocks!  My own hair.  Dreads that I grew for more than 5 years, and cut off last December.  Zander knew he wanted to use them for a costume, so we saved them.  I sewed them onto his bandana to make a wig.  

We had to trick-or-treat early this year because the kids had a performance that night.  Who schedules a performance with kids in it for Halloween night?!?!  I guess the Perth Community Choir does!  We were the first kids at most of the houses, before dark.  The kids didn't mind, it was a great Halloween!

He spent weeks working on Jack Sparrow's trademark swager

Chris didn't want to be left out, so he wore the Gandalf costume I made for him before we were married.  This time he didn't need a fake beard or hair though!