My favorite holiday is Christmas but Halloween is definitely in the top 5. My earliest memory of Halloween is from my kindergarten costume party in 1986. I was into many cartoons at the time; correction, I am still into many cartoons. I was excited to see what costume my mom was going to buy for me. I thought about being Lion-o, lord of the Thunder Cats or some heroic character. I waited patiently for my mother to come home with my costume. She handed me the bag and I pulled out a mask for … Beast-man. Really mom!? You got me a costume from the He-Man cartoons. Thank you for sparing me the embarrassment of being He-Man but seriously, one of the villains? Truth be told, it didn’t matter what I was for Halloween. My sister and I were the only two kids in our apartment building so with little to no effort we got all the candy.Fast forward to today and it’s time for Turner to start enjoying Halloween. Turner’s daycare teachers and my coworkers have heard me toss ideas around for the family. I’d love to see Turner, Tori and I dressed up and Batman, Robin and Cat Woman but Tori has already made it painfully clear on that one. I was also thinking we could be Peter and Stewie from Family Guy. The list continues on with several inappropriate ideas.
Let’s take a look at some of the more age appropriate costumes that won’t get me in trouble at the daycare. Based on the catalogs I’ve received in the mail, these three seem like they would work well (1) a Puppy, (2), a Lion or (3) a Bee*
I thought it would be fun to create a new poll on the blog and allow all of you to vote. What do you think Turner should be for his first Halloween? Feel free to leave suggestions in the comments.
*Note: The Bee idea was submitted by Turner’s aunt Ondrea and normally would not be included as an option.
Becky and Lauren-Alice gave me some great ideas for costumes. I can go as a baseball player and Turner can be a ball. I can also go as an iPhone and Turner can be an iPod nano.
ReplyDeleteYou and Young T should go as OG Bobby Johnson and Baby Jimmie, respectively, from the 1992 blockbuster, "South Central." Or, you two could go as Furious and Tre Styles (again, respectively) from "Boyz 'N the Hood."
ReplyDeleteBoth films are uplifting father/son dramas set against a backdrop of straight west coast gangster'ism. The advantage here is that khakis, chucks, and a couple bandanas are almost certainly cheaper than other costume options you're considering.
Tori will come around.