Another Halloween is upon us! When brainstorming for our Halloween costumes this year, Fatima and I looked to our kids. What did they do this year, what did they watch, what were they obsessed with? We had short list: Cars, Paw Patrol, Super Mario. Spoiler alert, we went with Super Mario costumes.
Cars was easy to remove from the list. Too involved. We seriously considered Paw Patrol. We looked at how we could do Paw Patrol and Super Mario without needing to buy a whole costume we’d never use again. However, last year’s Spider-Man costume got a lot of mileage.
Putting Together the Super Mario Costumes
We wore our costumes for our town’s Halloween parade. The kids walked down the center of town, businesses set up stands for the kids to trick or treat, and then made our way to the main park for more Halloween activities. Liam decorated a pumpkin, we danced, and shared some donuts.
This year’s costumes were lo-fi. We used clothes from our closets, and purchased a few accessories. If we had to buy something, I wanted to make sure we could use it beyond Halloween. The shirts and the overalls have already been worn to school. The hats? Now living in the make-believe trunk. My Bowser shell? A new pillow for the kids.
Mario & Luigi
Princess Queen Peach
Bowser
