We almost didn’t do a family costume this year, since initially Rebecca wanted to be a princess and Hayden wanted to be a ghost. After flirting with the idea of pirates, finally Hayden settled on . . . KING, “for Princess Becca.” (Becca, however, insisted she was “Princess Beyya” and also from Princess and the Frog. Got me.)

Rachel’s sticky gem tiara lasted longer than half her earrings—but still not very long.

I made Rebecca’s dress, and you can read more about that over on Wayward Girls’ Crafts (if that doesn’t work, I’ll be along to fix it soon!).

Here’s the royal family. If Hayden’s the king, I guess I’m the Regent. No way I’m letting my five year old rule the country. And I just realized our royal orders are worn opposite. Oh well.

At the end of the night, we handed down our tiaras for a little while:

And where was Ryan? Well, mostly he was running the church Halloween party, but when you caught a glimpse of him, he was part of the entourage, too.

Head of royal security, of course. (And yes, it was his idea.)

What are you doing for Halloween?

Halloween is coming up and we love to dress up as a family (since the kids are still young enough to agree!). We haven’t settled on this year’s costume, so I’m coming up with as many ideas as possible. We always make our own costumes (and I’ve included pictures of every year here) in a family theme. Please note that I’m not saying that I think these ideas are good/creative/funny, nor that you should buy these costumes; they’re just everything I found. Also note: the links below are Amazon affiliate links; I earn a small percentage of any purchase you might make after following the links. (Thanks!)

Most of these use “babies” to mean toddler or infant, and “kids” to mean grade schoolers (since, let’s face it, how many teens do family-themed costumes?).

Hope this helps!

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Disney movies

Aladdin

Daddies: Aladdin (Prince Ali Ababwa or red fez), Jafar (Hat), the Sultan, the Genie (and lamp)
Mommies: Jasmine, the Genie
Sons: Abu, Aladdin
Daughters: Jasmine (purple wedding outfit, blue outfit, or modest blue outfit)
Babies: Jasmine (modest purple wedding outfit), Abu, Rajah

Alice in Wonderland

Daddies: Mad Hatter, King of Hearts (simple [just add a heart sash], deluxe, Playing Card style or actual playing card), Tweedle Dee/Dum, Caterpillar
Mommies: Alice (newer kind-of live action version or Classic animated version), Queen of Hearts/Red Queen (recent version plus wig/hat & crown), White Queen
Sons: Mad Hatter (classic animated version), March Hare (Tim Burton version), White Rabbit (top hat + ears), Tweedle Dee/Tweedle Dum (Tim Burton), Caterpillar
Daughters: Alice, Queen of Hearts, White Rabbit (top hat + ears), Cheshire Cat
Babies: Cheshire Cat, face card

Beauty & the Beast

Daddies: Beast (Prince costume + Wolf Gloves), Lumiere
Mommies: Sorceress, Belle, Mrs. Potts (if you have $500 to spend)
Sons: Beast, Cogsworth, Chip, Lumiere
Daughters: Belle, feather duster
Babies: Belle, Chip

Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty

Daddies: Prince (or another prince), King
Mommies: Princess (Cinderella/Sleeping Beauty), Queen, Maleficent
Sons: Prince, Horse, Mouse, Forest creatures
Daughters: Princess (Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty), Fairy, Mouse, Forest creatures
Babies: Lucifer (the cat in Cinderella), Fairy

Incredibles

Daddies: Mr. Incredible
Mommies: Mrs. Incredible
Sons: Dash
Daughters: Violet
Babies: Jack Jack

Mickey Mouse

Men: Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy
Women: Minnie Mouse, Daisy Duck
Babies: Goofy, Pluto, Huey, Dewey & Louie, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse

Peter Pan

Daddies: Captain Hook, Father (wear suit or tux), Peter Pan
Mommies: Wendy, Mother (wear gown)
Sons: Peter Pan, John and Michael (wear nightgowns and Top Hats), Lost Boys, Captain Hook
Daughters: Tinker Bell, Mermaid (modest!)
Babies: Crocodile, Lost Boy, Fairy, Mermaid

Phineas & Ferb

Daddies: Lawrence Fletcher (white polo with red cuffs & hem and green shield/pocket on chest, blue pants or jeans, glasses), Dr. Doofenshmirtz (black turtleneck, gray pants, lab coat, large “inator” [water gun]), Major Monogram (olive drab with purple MM monogram)
Mommies: Linda Flynn-Fletcher (white collared shirt, yellow sweater vest, green capris, red hair) (or Lindana: pink tube top, gold hoop earrings, jean jacket, green hairbow with pink polkadots, TOY belt buckle, green miniskirt, grey tights, pink? leggings), Candace (coral shirt, white skirt with red ribbon/belt, coral socks, white shoes, orange hair)
Sons: Phineas (orange and white striped shirt, blue shorts, red hair), Ferb (white shirt, high-waisted purple shorts with gray ribbon/belt, green hair), Buford (black skull shirt, olive drab shorts, wallet chain), Baljeet (white shirt, jean shortalls)
Daughters: Candace, Isabella (white shirt, pink jumper dress, pink hairbow)
Babies: Perry the Platypus (Agent P) (green onesie, green tights, tail, bill, flippers and fedora)

Princess & the Frog

Daddies: Big Daddy, Shadow Man/Dr. Facilier, Prince
Mommies: Lottie, Eudora (Tiana’s mom)
Sons: Prince Naveen, Ray (the firefly), Louis (the alligator)
Daughters: Princess Tiana, Lottie
Babies: A Frog!

Robin Hood

Men: Robin Hood (adult, child, child option 2), Prince John (adult or child), Little John (adult or child), Sheriff of Nottingham (adult)
Women: Maid Marian (adult, teen?, children), Lady in waiting (adult, adult option 2, child)
Babies (Disney animal version): Baby bunny, Allan-a-dale (Rooster toddler sewing pattern)

Snow White

Daddies: Prince, Dwarf (hat)
Mommies: Snow White, Evil Queen
Sons: Dwarf, Prince
Daughters: Snow White
Babies: Forest animal, Dopey, Snow White

Tangled

Daddies: Flynn Rider, King
Mommies: RapunzelMother Gothel (cloak), Queen
Sons: Flynn Rider (close the vest and lose the hat—seriously, why aren’t they selling these on Amazon?)
Daughters: Rapunzel (and wig)
Babies: Pascal

Toy Story

Daddies: Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Rex, Ken, Mr. Potato Head, Hamm
Mommies: Jessie, Barbie, Mrs. Potato Head
Sons: Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Rex, Hamm, Mr. Potato Head
Daughters: Jessie, Barbie, Mrs. Potato Head
Babies: Alien, Lotso, Slinky dog?, Buzz, Hamm, Woody

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Other movies & TV shows

Addams Family

Daddies: Gomez (wig & mustache), Uncle Fester, Morticia
Mommies: Morticia (and wig), Grandmama
Sons: Pugsley, Uncle Fester
Daughters: Wednesday, Morticia, Grandmama
Babies: Baby, Cousin Itt

Alvin & the Chipmunks

Daddies: Dave
Mommies: Chipmunk, Chipette, Beatrice Miller (Chipettes’ “mom”)
Sons: Alvin the Chipmunk (or Simon or Theodore)
Daughters: Chipettes or Chipmunks
Babies: Chipmunk/Chipette

Barney

Barney (adult or child), Baby Bop (Child), B.J., Riff (child), kids

Blue’s Clues

Daddies: Steve, Blue, Mr. Salt
Mommies: Magenta, Periwinkle, Mrs. Pepper
Sons: Blue, Green Puppy, Steve
Daughters: Blue (she’s a girl, you know), Magenta, Periwinkle
Babies: Green puppy, Blue (crawling/walking or in arms), Cinnamon, Paprika

The Brady Bunch

Daddies: Mike Brady
Mommies: Carol Brady (wig), Alice (wig)
Sons (for some reason, all the Brady kids costumes are adult sized, but you can get some inspiration from the pictures): Greg Brady (wig), Peter Brady, Bobby Brady (wig), or Sunshine Day version
Daughters: Marcia Brady (wig), Jan Brady (wig), Cindy Brady (wig)
Babies: Tiger (the first season dog)

Charlie Brown

Men: Charlie (adult or child), Linus (adult or child), Schroeder, Snoopy (child), Woodstock (adult)
Women: Sally (adult or child), Lucy (adult or child)
Babies: Snoopy, Woodstock, Blankie!, PigPen

Flintstones

Daddies: Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble, Dino
Mommies: Wilma Flintstone, Betty Rubble
Sons: Fred Flintstone, Barney, Bamm-Bamm, Dino
Daughters: Wilma Flintstone, Betty, Pebbles, Dino
Babies: Bamm-Bamm, Pebbles, Dino, Baby Puss (saber-toothed tiger)

Grease

Boys: Danny (adult or child), T-bird (jacket)
Girls: Sandy (adult or modest child), Rizzo (adult), Frenchie, Pink Ladies Child, Rydell Cheerleader, poodle skirt

Harry Potter

Daddies: Dumbledore, Slytherin (you know, for Snape), Lupin, Sirius Black, Harry Potter, James Potter, Lucius Malfoy, Voldemort
Mommies: Professor Hooch, Professor McGonagall, Professor Trelawney, Lily Potter
Sons: Harry or Ron, Draco, Professors, Dementor
Daughters: Hermoine, Professors, Bellatrix
Babies: Golden Snitch, Crookshanks, Scabbers

Scooby Doo

Daddies: Shaggy, Fred, Scooby Doo
Mommies: Velma, Daphne
Sons: Shaggy, Fred, Scooby or Scrappy Doo
Daughters: Velma, Daphne
Babies: Scooby Doo or Scooby-Doo (in arms) (or Scrappy Doo)

Sesame Street

Daddies: Elmo, Big Bird, Snuffy, Cookie Monster, The Count, Bert, Ernie
Mommies: Maria, Rosita
Sons: Elmo, Telly, Barkley, SuperGrover, Cookie Monster, Big Bird
Daughters: Abby, Frilly Big Bird,Zoe
Babies: Alien!

Shrek

Daddies: Shrek, King, Prince Charming, Gingerbread Man, other Fairy Tale Character
Mommies: Princess Fiona, Queen, Fairy Godmother
Sons: Shrek, Donkey, Gingerbread Man, Puss ‘N Boots
Daughters: Fiona (ogre warrior) or Princess Fiona, Fairy Godmother,
Babies: Puss N Boots, Donkey, Baby Shrek (or in arms)

Simpsons

Homer Simpson, Marge Simpson, Bart Simpson mask, Bartman, Mr Burns

Smurfs

Adult Smurf, Smurfette Adult, Smurf child, Smurfette child

Star Trek

Uniform: adult The Next Generation (’90s) Men, The Next Generation (’90s) Women, Classic Dress, Classic Shirt, Classic children outfit, Baby Kirk, Baby Spock, Vulcan Ears, etc.

Star Wars

Daddies: Vader, Emperor (Robe), Stormtrooper, Jar Jar Binks, Anakin, Obi-Wan, Luke, Han Solo (or, if you want to go by this listing, “Hans.” Must be his Scandinavian cousin.), X-Wing Fighter Pilot, Darth Maul, Boba Fett, Chewbacca
Mommies: Leia (all right, all right, here’s the golden bikini), Padmé Amidala (red gown or white jumpsuit)
Sons: Luke, Clone Trooper Captain Rex, Boba Fett, Jedi Robe, Anakin, General Grievous, Vader, X-Wing Pilot, Darth Maul, Stormtrooper
Daughters: Princess Leia (no golden bikinis here), Padme Amidala
Babies: Yoda! R2-D2! C-3PO! X-Wing Fighter Pilot, Queen Amidala, Luke/Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon, Vader, Ewok, Leia

Superheroes

Daddies: Superman, Batman, Spiderman, Wolverine, Green Lantern T-Shirt, Thor, Captain America
Mommies: Wonder Woman, Catwoman (I know, right up there with Leia’s gold bikini), Supergirl, The Flash
Sons: Superman, Batman, Spiderman, Robin, Green Lantern, Iron Man
Daughters: Wonder Woman, Batgirl, Supergirl
Babies: Robin, Superman (in arms), Superman (walking/crawling), Batman, Captain America, Wonder Woman, Supergirl, just wear a cape

Willy Wonka

Daddies: Willy Wonka (hat), Mr. Bucket, Grandpa Joe
Mommies: Grandma Josephine, Mrs. Bucket, any of the mothers or girls
Sons: Charlie, Oompa Loompa (Green wig or black wig)
Daughters: Violet, Veruca, Oompa Loompa
Babies: Oompa Loompa

Winnie the Pooh

Daddies: Tigger (ears and tail), Rabbit, Owl, Eeyore (ears and tail), Pooh (ears)
Mommies: Kanga
Kids: Christopher Robin, Winnie the Pooh (or Winnie the Pooh baby/toddler), Roo, Piglet (and Piglet baby), Tigger or Tigger (baby), Owl (baby), Eeyore (and Eeyore baby)

Wizard of Oz

Daddies: Wizard, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion, Scarecrow, Flying Monkey
Mommies: Dororthy, Glinda, Wicked Witch of the West
Sons: Wizard, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion, Scarecrow, Munchkin (Lollipop Guild?)
Daughters: Dorothy (plus Toto in a Basket), Glinda, Wicked Witch of the West, Munchkin (Lollipop Guild?)
Babies: Cowardly Lion, Wicked Witch of the West, Scarecrow, Dorothy, Tinman, Flying Monkey, Munchkin (Lollipop Guild?)

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Fairy Tales & Nursery Rhymes

Goldilocks & the Three Bears

Daddies: Papa Bear (or ears and paws)
Mommies: Mama Bear, Goldilocks
Sons: Baby bear (toddler) or Baby bear (infant)
Daughters: Goldilocks (Child) or Goldilocks (toddler)

Little Red Riding Hood

Daddies: Big Bad Wolf, Woodcutter (axe)
Mommies: Little Red Riding Hood, Grandmother (wig)
Sons: Big Bad Wolf, Woodcutter (axe)
Daughters: Lil’ Red Riding Hood

Mary Had a Little Lamb

Daddies: Teacher, Farmer
Mommies: Mary
Babies: pink lamb or blue lamb or Little Bo Peep

Three Blind Mice

Plus butcher/farmer & wife: mouse ears and tail or baby mouse

Three Little Pigs

With Big Bad Wolf (child), and Pig Nose, Ears & Tail (and building materials)

Three men in a tub

Possibly for three children or a family of three: butcher (make your own unless you’re going for terrifying), baker kids or adults, candlestick maker (ummm . . . ?)

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(Modern) Classics

Angry Birds (& pigs)

Barbie & Ken

Daddies: Ken
Mommies: Barbie
Kids: Barbie-style kids, pets

The Beatles

Candy Land characters

Daddies: King Kandy, Lord Licorice
Mommies: Grandma Nutt/Gooey, Mamma Ginger Tree, Queen Frostine
Sons: Mr. Mint, Gingerbread man
Daughters: (Princess) Lolly, Princess Frostine
Babies: Gloppy

Circus

Daddies: Ringmaster
Mommies: Ringmaster/lion tamer
Kids: lion, clown

Claw game & stuffed animals

Make your own

Clowns (Mom, Dad, kids & baby)

Clue

Men: Mr. Body (Dr. Black outside of North America), Col. Mustard, Mr./Rev. Green, Professor Plum
Women: Mrs. White, Miss Scarlet(t), Mrs. Peacock
Kids: as above, dice, murder weapons

Cowboy & Cowgirl (and little cowboy & cowgirl)

Crayons

Make one
Parents, Kids & Baby, Whole box

Elvis impersonators: (Dad, Mom, child, baby)

Farm

Parents: Farmers, cow, horse
Kids: Horse, cow
Babies: the Cheese (you know, it stands alone?), Farmer, horse, cow

Hippies/groovy family

Doctors & nurses (& patient)

Nintendo

Daddies: Mario, Luigi, Waluigi, Wario, Donkey Kong
Mommies: Princess Peach, Yoshi
Sons: Mario, Luigi, Donkey Kong, Yoshi, Toadstool, Ash (Pokemon Trainer)
Daughters: Princess Peach, Yoshi, Pikachu
Babies: Jigglypuff, Toadstool

Pac-Man

Daddies: Pac-Man, Ghost
Mommies: Ms. Pac-Man (add a bow), Ghost
Kids: Pac-Man, Ghost, fruit

Pirates

Poker hand

Politicians

Adults: suits and best smiles
Kids: Uncle Sam, Statue of Liberty

President & Secret Service Agents

Suits, sunglasses and earbuds

Prisoners

Maybe with warden/guards/Policeman (or Policekid)

Queen Bee

Daddies: Bee keeper (veil for hat), bear
Mommies: Queen Bee
Kids: flower (baby flower), honey bear (baby honey bear), bee baby bee

Roaring Twenties

Men: Gangsters (Kids and even women)
Women: Flappers (Kids)

Royal Family

King, queen, prince, princess

Safari

Daddies: Safari Man (pith helmet & binoculars)
Mommies: Safari Mom (you could always wear your own khakis)
Kids: safari kid, elephant, leopard, giraffe, lion, hippo

Dr. Seuss

Daddies: Cat in the Hat or hat & gloves), Sneetch, Pants with no one in them (now that’s scary), Thing 1 or 2, Horton, Grinch
Mommies: Sneetch, Thing 1 or 2
Sons: Sneetch, Thing 1 or 2, Cat in the Hat, Horton
Daughters: Sneetch, Thing 1 or 2, Cat in the Hat, Horton
Babies: Sneetch, Lorax

Teletubbies (Adult or Baby)

Three musketeers

Daddies: King, Cardinal Richelieu, musketeer
Mommies: Queen, Constance, Milady DeWinter, musketeer
Kids: Musketeers (child, Toddler or candy bar), Constance

Vampires

The Village People

Construction Worker, biker, Indian (you know, Native American), Policeman, Cowboy, G.I.

Zombies (probably too scary for little kids)

Zookeeper (kids) & animals

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Food and candy

Fruit of the Loom guys

Fruits!

The food groups/a balanced meal

M&Ms

Tootsie Rolls or Pops

Sugar Daddy candies

Daddies: Sugar Daddy
Mommies: Sugar Mama
Kids: Sugar Babies Child or Sugar Babies Baby

Hot dog

Parents: Mustard or Ketchup bottle, Hot dog
Kids: Hot Dog Child, Hot Dog Baby, Ketchup

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Sources:

• http://www.mamablogga.com/family-costume-ideas-1/
• http://andrewaudra.blogspot.com/2009/09/family-costume-ideas.html
• http://www.tipjunkie.com/family-halloween-costume-ideas/
• http://www.marthastewart.com/photogallery/family-halloween-costumes#slide_9#ixzz1VnFUOeix
• http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/halloween/l/blhalcgroups.htm

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(The answer.)

How was your Halloween?

Note to self: fix the rest of the clocks. This is getting really confusing.

Despite “teh best costume evar” and our best campaigning efforts, we didn’t even place in the costume contest at our friend’s Halloween party (the only Halloween event we were able to participate in this year, unless visiting the doctor counts).

So, since I’m desperately in need of validation, feel free to tell me how good our costumes are:

And me:

We didn’t even get to give a concession speech (it was another one of those “oh, I thought you were going to do it!” moments).

On the plus side, several people came up to us to tell us how awesome we were much they liked our costumes, including the host’s mom .

As we were leaving, the hostess told us, “Oh, I knew I should have voted! I would have totally voted for you guys!”

“Well,” I said, “Just don’t make that mistake on Tuesday!”

Thanks, Jaime, for taking this video and letting me post it!

After considerable debate, with Hayden landing squarely in both the “I want bed,” and the “Hadween” camps. We coaxed him into the costume I stayed up until midnight Thursday cobbling together and headed out for the neighbor’s trunk or treat.

I guess we were early, though, because no one else was out. So we headed across town to my sister’s to show off our costumes. Hayden split his visit between whining and laying on the floor, and playing with a ball and the fish, then we headed back to see if the trunk-or-treat was really at 6:30 instead of 5:30. But Ryan cruised right on by, thinking I’d say something if it looked like they were there (while I was thinking he’d turn in automatically).

When we got home, Hayden again requested bed. After three days of ruined plans, intermittent fevers and whining, it was suddenly clear that he needed to see the doctor. We took off most of Hayden’s costume and headed to the after-hours pediatrician. We only have two pictures of me and a video of Hayden in costume that my sister took.

The doctor visit took about half an hour—double ear infection. Armed with acetaminophin and antibiotics, we’re ready to lick this medicine—but not in time for trick-or-treating or probably another Halloween party tonight.

But Hayden’s already on the mend. This morning for breakfast, a wan and completely solemn Hayden looked up at me and asked for, “Nanee pease.”

It’s good to have our Hayden back.

Now, I know I have the best and brightest readers out there. So since I’m stumped, I just know if I bring my problem to you, you’ll have the perfect solution.

We need a costume for Hallowe’en.

For the actual day, it’s fine if Hayden dresses up as, y’know, whatever. But we also have a Hallowe’en party that’s a tradition—and there are prizes. Of course, I don’t care about such things. I just want to rest secure in the knowledge that my children, husband and I have the most creative, best executed costumes in the known universe.

That sounds like a manageable assignment, don’t you think?

What do you suggest? Share your best family costume ideas here!

(A reminder: we have two adults, me and Ryan, and two kids, our two-year-old son, Hayden, and our two-month-old daughter, Rebecca.)

Here are our family photos from a party last week. This year, we were a family from the 1920s.

Happy family

Full body shot of Hayden (I knit his little knickers, but they ended up being too small!)

Happy family—full body shot

Handsome devil, iddn’t he?

If you want to be specific, we’re from 1926. I’m a bit particular about these things. If you can spot any anachronisms (other than the setting, of course, LOL), go for it!

Last year for Halloween, we were the unambiguously Scottish trio.

My list of pregnancy and maternity costumes is a pretty useful resource (if I do say so myself) if you’re still looking for one!

Don’t miss the ultimate list of family costumes!

I was almost six months pregnant with Hayden when Halloween rolled around. I was completely stumped for a good costume, and we had a party to go to. After looking on dozens of message boards and lots and lots of web searches, I assembled the granddaddy of all lists of pregnancy-related costumes.

I realize that not everyone is looking for a couple/pregnancy costume, so the list starts off with “stand alone” costumes that highlight your “baby bump.” Next is couple costumes, although there is some overlap between the two. Most of the costumes were fairly self explanatory, but I elucidated a bit for a few. Please note that I’m not saying that I think these ideas are good/creative/funny; they’re just everything I found. Also note that any links in the list are affiliate links; I get a small percentage of any purchase made after clicking on the links. Not all linked costumes are “maternity” costumes, but they may still fit.

Stand Alone

• 8 Ball (you could even be magic, if you feel so inclined)
• alien creature coming out of your belly
• angel
• baker
• Baker’s Wife (“Into the Woods”)
• Barney
• big baby
• Belly Dancer
• Big Bird
• Bowling Ball
• bumblebee
• angel
• bump in the road (wear all black, use sticky-backed felt strips to create road markings. Stick some cars on your belly)

• bun in the oven baker or Bun In The (actual) Oven
• Clown
• Cow
• devil
• Ducky
• Fairy/fairy godmother
• fishbowl
• Grape bunch
• gumball machine
• gypsy
• Hillbilly Bride
• Hula Girl
• Kangaroo
• M&M
• man with a belly
• marshmallow (Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, anyone?)
• Marshmallow Peep?
• “Midnight Priestess”
• Mike Wazowski (“Monsters, Inc.”)
• Minnie (accessory kit)/Mickey Mouse
• the Moon
• Mother Earth/Mother Nature
• “Mummy”
• Pillsbury doughboy
• Pirate
• Pregnant Bride
• pregnant hippie
• pregnant nun
• nurse
• pregnant schoolgirl
• Pumpkin/jack o’lantern—paint your shirt (or if it’s warm and you’re a bit of an exhibitionist, paint your belly)
• Raggedy Ann/Rag Doll
• Scarecrow
• skeleton with baby skeleton on your belly
• Sneetch (star-belly or plain-belly)
• trashy lady/man
• Violet Beauregard Blueberry (“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”)
• Watermelon
• Winnie the Pooh
• witch

Couple Costumes

• “Mummy” and “Daddy”
• Bowling Ball and Pin or bowler
• Bun In The (actual) Oven & baker
• Cow and Milkman
• Hilbilly Bride and Hillbilly Groom
• Humpty Dumpty & the King
• M&Ms
• Minnie and Mickey Mouse
• Man and Lady Pirate
• Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head
• angel and devil
• Pregnant devil and devil
• pregnant hippies
• pregnant nun and devil
• pregnant nun and Priest
• Raggedy Ann/Rag Doll and Raggedy Andy
• Rosemary and the devil(“Rosemary’s Baby”)
• Sneetches (star-bellies, plain-bellies, or mix’n'match)
• trashy couple
• Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum

There were a few things on my list that were “topical” (read: “dated”). Can you tell what year this was?

• Britney Spears and Kevin Federline
• Padmé and Anakin Skywalker (or Darth Vader) (“Star Wars”)
• Shrek & Fiona
• Sidney Bristow and Michael Vaughn (“Alias”)

My favorite idea wasn’t really related to pregnancy, but adorable: Sesame Street Martians (see for awesome instructions instructible and their family song if you’ve forgotten it .) I told my husband it’d be cute to put “Yip, yip, YOU!” on his back and “Yip, yip, ME!” on my back and “Yip, yip, BABY!” on my belly. Ryan laughed at me.

Our choice? That’s us at the top of the post. The day of the party, I got some pipe cleaners and headbands and made myself a halo and Ryan a set of sparkly red “horns.” He wore his red boots and his shirt with flames on it; I wore a flowy white shirt and skirt. It ended up being so flowy that almost no one could tell I was pregnant. Oh well.

Personally, I don’t really ‘get,’ the whole pregnant nun thing. I’m not offended by it; it’s just not very funny to me.

I am SUPER excited about our costumes this year, though—no pregnancy necessary.

Scribbit’s first Winter Bazaar starts today! Each Wednesday this month, participants can post Hallowe’en tips and tricks tricks and treats for a chance to win fun prizes—kids’ costumes! (Yes, apparently Hallowe’en is a winter holiday in Alaska. You know, like Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter and Labor Day. )

I wracked my brain for what I could write about, and then I remembered I’d compiled this list a while back (i.e. when I was pregnant) and finally have the chance to post it!

The bazaar will continue next month with a different theme and prize, and until the snow melts in Alaska.