![]() There was a consignment sale near my house recently where I found a Nemo costume in perfect condition, for just $10! Earlier that week I almost bought the same one online for $20 – so glad I didn't! It was meant for a 24mo old (my son is 3) but it was open on the bottom and top (like an inner tube) so I figured we could make it work.Ĥ. …hoping Ollie would lose some weight and fit into it by now. #failģ. I snatched it up and held onto it until now. ![]() Oh, and whenever you buy, be sure to look for a coupon or discount first! Like “Bruce”… Months ago I saw this costume at TJ Maxx for $14.99, about 1/2 what it would cost this time of year. Believe it or not, right NOW is the best time to buy costumes! Once Halloween is over, rush to the nearest costume shop and start shopping for next year! Online is a great place to buy costumes too, because the selection is WAY better. The DIY for both costumes took me a whopping 12 minutes – TOTAL – and the store-bought pieces can be reused. I bought some cheap fleece, eyeballed some “fins”, stuffed with the same $0.99 pillow stuffing, loosely sewed them to the costume (so they can easily be removed), folded back the monster eyes and horns on her hood, and POOF! Insta-Dory. Next year, guess what Beck will be for Halloween? Yes, probably a monster. I found a monster costume from Costco for $12 that was Dory colors(ish) and decided to make it work. I loosely hand-sewed the shell onto the frog costume (so it's easily removed), and voila! Same with Dory… I couldn't for the LIFE OF ME find a Dory costume online. I eyeballed a “shell” shape, cut strips and tied them together, stuffed with the stuffing from a $0.99 thrift store pillow. ![]() I found some remnant fleece fabric, also $2. Take “squirt” for example… I saw the frog costume at a consignment sale for $2 and decided to make it work as a turtle. Plus, with how expensive fabric is now days, buying (the right way) is often cheaper than a complete DIY! My method is: DIY where I can, then buy store-bought pieces to complete the outfit. I am no crafter and could never pull off sewing a costume from scratch. Mix store-bought costumes with DIY pieces. So, what were we this year? Ready for it… Finding Nemo! I hope to milk it for as many years as possible until my kids realize how embarrassing, uncool, and wacko I am. Not that I'm into the icky uber creepy stuff, but more that I LOVE to dress up, LOVE to throw themed parties, and LOVE candy…so basically modern-day Halloween was made just for me.Įach year I insist on doing family theme costumes.
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