With Halloween quickly approaching it's costume time! About a month ago Morgan said she wanted to be a witch and she has stuck to her choice - not wavering one bit, which is the first time that has happened in terms of costume options.
We went on the costume purchasing expedition tonight and it indeed turned into an expedition - who knew finding a simple witch costume would be SO tough. There were witch costumes to be had, but all of them were frilly / shiny / pretty / etc... all of these things that normally make Morgan a very happy child do not make the perfect costume when she wants to be an "ugly witch".
Luckily she is growing older and has a greater understanding and level of patience. We went to three stores and finally decided it was late, cold, and past a normal dinner time - all adding up to heading home. I assured her that we would find her ugly witch costume and that we could look on the computer after dinner. She agreed and also chose to head home for dinner - can I just say how much I love the reasoning and understanding that comes with age!
We were successful in our search and found her ideal simple / ugly witch costume, orange stripe tights, and a broomstick. Because every witch MUST have a broomstick. We're going to embellish the broom with spiderwebs and other creepy things and I have also promised to paint her nails black. We'll also explore the world of green face paint - but will have a trial run to see how that works and how she feels with that amount of make up spackled to her face.
It will be great to see it all come together. I loved being a witch for Halloween (and I always secretly hoped my broomstick could really fly) - can costume preferences be genetic???
ps - this is yet another instance that confirms my hobby interest - I need to learn the magical art of the sewing machine!
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