Last Minute Halloween

This turned out more last minute than I thought. Yesterday, I was experiencing some Braxton Hicks contractions and thought instead of posting it would be best to relax until those pass. I never experienced those with Mackenzie so it was definitely new to me. Anyways I thought I would show you what I plan on wearing on Halloween, I actually work Halloween night, Boo :(, so nothing wild for me. Also, I am taking Mackenzie a couple of places the day before and Mondo is taking Mackenzie out that night. We kinda made her an Elsa costume, out of stuff in her closet. The same way I found all these great last minute costumes! Here are 7 easy last minute costumes from my daughter's closet. Maybe it will help you in case you forgot Halloween is Friday!

I came up with this idea last year when Mackenzie was in gymnastics and they had a dress up day. I realized that morning no way could Mackenzie do gymnastics in her costume, so I had to come up with an idea on the fly.

A baker

1. A baker, add an apron and spatula to any outfit. Ta-da! Bonus point for adding flour on their face and clothes! What baker doesn't make a mess?

2. A cowgirl. Just a tu-tu, button down shirt, and some boots. You are ready to go. Bonus: add a microphone to be a country star!!

3. A mermaid. Another tu-tu with any tank top would work. Sparkly shoes help or sparkly tights. Sorry about the picture I didn't realize it was blurry until I went to post.

4. Owl. Ok, so this one is kinda cheating. It would be great for wearing before going out to feel festive all day. You could use any fun shirt to dress up!

5. Minnie. You could also double this as a lady bug with a plain black tee. This is what Mackenzie ended up wearing at gymnastics last year.

6. Audrey Hepburn. Any fancy black dress will do, just add mama's pearls!

7. Football cheerleader or player. I know you kinda need these to make them work but, no denying how simple it is!

Now my diy maternity shirt. I just bought a big long sleeve shirt and some felt. You could glue the felt on for a no-sew but I actually ended up liking the shirt so I want to be able to wear it again, with out the pumpkin face! So, after Friday I plan on cutting out the stitches and there I go, black shirt again!

How to:
Just cut out a jack-o-lantern face from the felt.
Put on the shirt to figure out where the face should go.
Then glue or I did a simple whip stitch.

I hope this inspired you to figure out some easy last minute costumes in your kiddo's closet or maybe even your own. Have fun this Halloween!!

Check here for a couple of last minute ones, I did last year!!

Dorinda

2 Easy Scary Costumes (that are not so scary)

Monday at Mackenzie's gymnastics class it was dress up day! Mackenzie wore black leggings, red and black tutu, and a white long sleeve shirt. She was either Minnie Mouse or a ladybug I couldn't decide (and I forgot a picture). I decided against her wearing her fox costume (I know big surprise Mackenzie is a fox for halloween!) due to the fact that it is fleece and bulky, I thought that would be difficult to wear during gymnastics. Anyways, I thought I would be the "cool" mom and dress up with her, to my surprise I was the only mom that did! Since I was missing a small piece of my costume I decided last minute on what to dress up as, my actual halloween costume was just as simple. I thought this would make a great post because some of you might have decided last minute you wanted to dress up or you got a last minute invite to a costume party. I hope these help you out.

1. Scarecrow

Most of this costume is in the makeup. I used coral lipstick on my cheeks and my nose, and a light pink on my lips. I them took a black eyeliner outlined my cheeks and nose and added a stitched smile. Next I lined my eyes using black and did 3 small triangles under my bottom lashes. Applied mascara and face was done. For clothing put on a plaid shirt, jeans, boots and add a straw hat. Viola, a very cute scarecrow.

2. Cat

This one was all in the hair. I found this super cute video on youtube of how to do braided cat ears (see the video here). For my makeup I did bright red lips and added a little flip with my eyeliner to make a cat eye. I also used a black eyeliner to draw a heart shape on my nose and add whiskers. For outfit I opted to go sans tail, I wore black faux leggings, black long sleeve tee, and black flats. To dress this up you could wear a lbd and some black heels. Super cute!!

I hope these super easy, super cute costumes help you out. Here is Mackenzie helping me carve our minnie mouse pumpkin. Enjoy!!

Happy Halloween,

Dorinda