a Halloween Miracle

Dun, dun, dun, da, da, dun, da, da, dun....can you hear the music?


Clone trooper shoes from Stride Rite ~ love from their Mimi

With the economy faltering and limping along, (thank you Mr. President!), expenses of a growing family and homeschool (not to mention the time for school in doing and planning) and , excellent nutrition costs and planning and executing, there is little time or cash left for splurging on costumes.  The problem is, mama is not wanting to focus on making the very wanted Halloween costumes they want.   The children have now seen the original three Star Wars movies and are in love.  But for me to shell out over $100 for Darth, Yoda and a Stormtrooper..no way!  I also knew, I did not want to sew them or make them particularly.  I mean, no offense Star Wars aficionados but, I just. did. not. want. to.  Pass the knitting needles please my dear!  Don't get me wrong.  Dear hubby is in process as I speak making new racks to hang costumes, hats, accessories for plenty of dress up fun around here..we love it!  (Secret?  shop after Halloween sales for costumes, thumbs up!)

One afternoon, while checking my inbox on email, I spied an email among the many undeleted ones, that was advertising a costume sale at a local children's resale shop that I frequent.  The deal was to be there when they opened on Saturday morning.  So, that is what we did.  The boys asked more than once, "will there be a Darth Vader and a Stormtrooper and Tessa, she has to be Yoda!"  Not her idea really but sounded good.

Low and behold, you will not even believe it.  I should say, I did pray about this issue.  If I can make them happy and do for them something that they really want and will enjoy and is harmless in my opinion then...by all means!

There they were....all three costumes!  We had to manage a crowd of polite parents and children to get them.  We were not grabby.  We just happened to find them.  The Stormtrooper helmet is all we got so I will have to come up with the body armor part...ideas anyone??? Help!!  But once Gun spied it, it sat up on the top of the shelf for awhile until I could ask someone to get it down..it was pretty high up for me to reach even if not pregnant.  We still got it.  No one else seemed to want it.  It was weird.

So here they are, bedecked and and ready, almost, for Halloween fun!

Aren't they cool!!  Tess got a Little Bo Peep too just in case since she loves the color pink and did not ask to be Yoda.  Darth will need to be altered a bit since it is sized for a ten year old...oh well, still a miracle in my opinion!

The best part, I paid $30 for all four costumes.  Woot!!  We are ready for fall fests and a little trick-or-treating now!

PS- After several days of playing with the Stormtrooper helmet (large enough to fit a full grown man!) he got a sore neck..thought I might have to take him to the chiropractor!  But, not yet.