We went a long season (years) of not really being in the mood for Halloween. We didn’t really want to be out touring the neighborhood for candy when there were all kinds of goulish and scary costumed kids running about. I also am just the sensitive type, and feel squidgy about it in general. I didn’t really come here today to talk about all that, but just decided to tell y’all where we stand on Halloween (now that it’s over. heh.). Our opinion is pretty much “meh” but this year, since we live by family now and have new church family-friends too, we decided to let the kids dress up and do the candy thing.
They had SUCH a blast and it was great fellowship time for all of us. Even though I didn’t finish the Princess Leia costume I was halfway through making (to complete my 4 Star Wars family of characters that the boys chose), my little pegasus unicorn made quite the impression as she walked up with her tiny bucket and grabbed candy at each house.
We let them all choose one candy, and today they are turning it all in for wii time and dimes to save for Christmas. It was a fun celebratory time, and we chose a young neighborhood (all families with littles live on my sister’s street) to walk and I’m so glad we didn’t make a big deal (good or bad) out of the day. It was just fun.
All the costumes are from Party City, the little unicorn was a hand-me-down from her cousin.
Did you have a fun time last night? Do you participate in Halloween or avoid it all?
*linking up with small style today because it’s fun!
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I’ve been ‘meh’ about it for many years as well, but since 2011 my husband and I started dressing up too, and that makes it even more fun. We love it now!
I can understand your sentiments exactly. We normally do not care too much or make a big deal of Halloween either, but this year live in a nice little neighborhood where there are a lot of small children. We turned on the porch light, had a big bowl of candy, and waited on the front porch. The smiles and excitement from the children was infectious. It was very enjoyable and heartwarming.
Dan @ ZenPresence
I totally feel you on the “meh” feeling of Halloween. We actually didn’t celebrate it at all for a long time and then started going to a church that had a party each year. We don’t go to the church anymore, but the boys now know all about dressing up and candy(!!), so it’s hard to just ignore. I think the best way to look at it is, like you said, not making a big deal either way. Your kids are SO cute and I love their costumes!
Oh they all look great! Ivy wanted to be “a unicorn that farts rainbows” – I am serious. But then she decided on princess. This is life with three boys and then a girl!!!!
Steph
My friend wore a black prom style skirt that she made as part of her GCSE tietxles coursework last year and teamed it with a very on trend purple satin pussybow blouse she bought from Oasis in the sale. She then added some black shimmery tights, peep toe heels in purple and some liquid black eyeliner. She’s gorgeous though, and managed to pull it off really well with a cute witches’ hat. This was last year anyway. She also bought a metre of purple ribbon from a local haberdashery and tied it round her waist as a kind of belt. I loved it and she was certainly the centre of attention from all the hot guys there toox
We love Halloween—especially the ghouls and creepies :) Its a fun time to be scary without actually being scared. Love the costumes.
We were never much into Halloween ESPECIALLY when we moved to TN and didn’t feel connected to neighbors. Oh, my…I would bribe my kids by promising them a trip to the store the day AFTER Halloween and they could choose an ENTIRE BAG OF CANDY at half-price. They could have cared less; and usually our family at least went out to dinner and maybe to a movie Halloween night so we wouldn’t even be there. (When we were in SC and had a bunch of families in our hood, they’d all ride around in the back of a truck and visit the people we knew.)
But you know me and I’m all about the dress up; in fact, my kids were, too. That was one of their favorite ways to play and we had tons of costumes (ahem, and gender didn’t seem to matter to either side so much…but they might deny it now…BUT THE PICTURES CONVICT!! BWWAHAHAHA). I’d carefully check Target and Walmart and as soon as the costumes were 75-90% off, I’d buy for the future. I’m pretty sure we still have some of those costumes, too.
(p.s. Pegasus made my ovaries twitch….. xo)
I LOVE the unicorn/pegasus! what a cute costume!