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10/25/2006 Archived Entry: "Modular Kid Costumes"
On Parent Hacks, Hedra gives advice on Halloween (or dress-up anytime) costumes. "There are three main costume parts: Cape, Tunic, and Overtunic. A costume can be any one or more of those parts, plus other clothing they already have (solid or patterned pants, teeshirt or turtleneck, belt). Robin Hood? Tunic, belt, and bow. Knight? Tunic, overtunic, sword. Wizard or princess? Velvet cape, overtunic, belt (tunic optional). Pirate? Tunic, belt, bandana, sword. Evil-bad-guy? Cape with ends cut jaggedy, tunic, belt."
Little to no sewing involved. I want to start building up a stock of these!
(tags: Halloween, Costumes, Dress-up)
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And building up a stock would be relatively easy. You could buy a bunch of yard lengths of various fabrics and cut out several of each piece and stitch them up (or use iron-on seam tape, or glue) in a weekend.
A red cape and some blue PJs makes Superman. A black cape and a gray tunic makes a knight...or with black pjs, Batman.
All white, with something for a helmet, makes an astronaut. Green for an alien.
I wish I'd seen this when my kids were little!
Posted by Kai Jones @ 10/26/2006 07:23 AM PST