I was doubtful we would find a family costume everyone was on board with this year, but after watching The Wizard of Oz for the first time last week we had a winner! My procrastination sent me all over town hunting pieces for seven costumes. I got lucky and found half of the pieces at a consignment store, half online, and we pieced together the rest! We thought it would be fun to show what actually goes into getting 5 kiddos ready for Halloween. It’s a two hour process compressed down to this two minute video;)
Read on for a few more pics and a few behind the scenes facts about all of these costumes!
- We used silver poster board and flexible dryer duct from the hardware store to make the Tin Man.
- Gabe made his own costume…hat included!
- I found my broom at Kroger, and it smells like cinnamon.
- Rocco’s munchkin costume was actually from Gabriel’s first halloween as a golfer. The lollipop is from the Christmas section at our local craft store.
- Glinda hates her hat, but is pretty proud of her “bah-rina” costume.
- I went into a consignment store with low expectations, and found Dorothy’s shoes in just the right size for $7.
- Max’s lion head piece has been used in two past family Halloween costumes. Can you guess which?
My motivation for these every year is to just make memories for my kids. I hope they can get a good chuckle out of this one day. We wish you all a very safe and Happy (is that possible when sugar overload is involved?) Halloween!
P.S. We shared a very exciting holiday cash giveaway on instagram, if you want to enter!
