We bought "The Incredibles" movie for the kids last year and it became and instant favorite.
We've watched it on numerous road trips and several movie nights. It's one of those that you know forward and backward, yet it still captivates you every time. Meanwhile, I remembered about a bag of dress-up clothes a sweet family had handed down to us, including a Mr. Incredible costume. I had not showed the costume to E yet, because it was a little too big. But once he became increasingly fond of the movie, I just had to dig it out. Now one thing I love about my E is his reaction to gifts. The boy loved it. He couldn't believe that he had his very on Super Suit!" He would wear it all day and then ask to sleep with it at night. This got me thinking.....
Cory is always scared when I start thinking.
I started thinking about how our family matched the Incredibles family perfectly! We had a Mr. and Mrs. Incredible, a Violet, a Dash and a Jack Jack!!!!
And so it began....
My first mision: To to convince everyone in my family that this was the COOLEST idea ever!
Next, I had to put together Super Suits for everyone. Little tidbit about me: I am cheap. I prefer to say I am responsible with my money. But let's face it, I am a tight wad. I do not pay full price for anything and I like to brag about how little I spent on things. Since we are on the subject, let me tell you how little I spent on our costumes. I'll even tell you how you can make your own.
Like I said before, we had one hand-me-down costume. I lucked out on that one. This meant I only had to put together 4.
Tops: I bought red shirts for everyone. You can find these at Hobby Lobby or wal-mart. My mom had an itty bitty one on hand so I had to purchase three. My mom also appliquéd our logos onto our shirts. I know I am totally spoiled and not everyone has that luxury, but you could totally make the logos with felt or printable iron-on paper or you can order the logo off of ebay or easy. Bonus: My mom made a shirt for E too so we can be a family of Supers anytime we want. In fact, there is a special place we will be wearing them in January. But shhh! The kids don't know yet ;) Total price for shirts: $15
Bottoms: I own a pair of red jeans that worked, I dug a pair of L's old baby leggings out for Coop, I found a pair of leggings on clearance for L, and I bought Cory a pair of sweats from "Wally World". The black "super underwear" were also things we dug out of our closets and drawers. L is wearing a pair of dance shorts, Cory and I are wearing pinned up gyms shorts, and Coop is actually borrowing a pair of E's underwear, with the band tucked under. Total price for bottoms: $8
Belts: 1 yard of cheap fabric, sewed two sides together and flipped it right side out. Added a piece of velcro and, Voila! Total price: $3
Gloves: (These were totally not necessary since no one kept them on) However, I did purchase a pair for myself on ebay. I purchased a pair of chemical gloves for Cory. And I purchased a two-pack of kids gloves. Total price: $11.50
Masks: Black sheet of felt. I printed a pattern off the internet and cut it out of the felt. I attached thin elastic. Total price: $.50
Hair Spray: Black, Auburn, and Blonde. We knew not to even attempt to color E's hair. Total price: $6
And finally....
Boots: I dug deep into my closet (actually they were in a give-away bag) to find my old black boots. Some like to refer to these as "street walker boots" LOL They were perfect for the costume :) L had some awesome boots. E had some black shoes that worked great. For Coop, we just put long black socks to look like boots. And Cory put on long black socks and black dress shoes. Worked like a charm! Total price: $0
Total Price for Five Costumes: $44
That's a great deal considering it costs more that to purchase one adult Incredible costume online or in stores. It's a tight-wad's dream, 5 for the price of 1!
Ok, now I'm finished bragging.
Well, maybe just one more thing.....
I'm going to brag on our wonderful friends who spent Halloween with us.
Would you look at this gorgeous family!!
They are such a blessing to us and so many others. We loved going trick-or-treating with them and our other wonderful friends, the McKees. Wish I had a picture of them to show off too!
After a very wet night of trick-or-treating, we came back to our house for snacks and hot chocolate.
The babies served as our entertainment :)
It was incredible.
