Ghosties

A very cute little boy happily models his ghost costume while waiting for the cousins to arrive for Trick or Treating.

Even though daddy says he's a "happy ghost," this little toddler ghost is still wary.

A very snugly and very excited little ghosty

T and cousin A show off their "happy faces" and "candy purses."

A warm fleecy toddler ghost from the back

The Monkey class, all dressed up for the schools Halloween parade. T is one of the youngest kids in the class as evidenced by his small stature in relation to most of the other kids.

Notes on my 2012 toddler masterpiece: When making costumes for T, I pick styles and fabrics that I believe he'll be comfortable (and warm) in all day and through trick or treating. This year I chose white rayon spandex and fleece for a super soft ghost costume. The first time T put on the pants he ran his hands down the fabric and said "soft." I made the pattern for pants and a long T-shirt by tracing comfy knit pants and a slightly oversize raglan t from T's wardrobe. Making these patterns and cutting out the costume made up the bulk of my costume production time (several hours). For daytime, I designed a square cut hooded poncho in the same fabric as the pants and t-shirt. I added a short seem under the arms to keep the poncho from sliding around and cut the edges ragged all around for a more wispy appearance. For evening, I made a longer version of the hooded poncho out of fleece. With my two sergers side by side (one for seems and one for overlock) the sewing took very little time. I really left this to the last minute, but managed to crank it out in time for Trunk or Treat the Friday before Halloween.