Let's talk Halloween Costumes!

annamakesthings

What's your plan for this year? Have you ever been pregnant on Halloween before? What's the best pregnant costume you've ever seen? I'm always terrible at coming up with costume ideas, so I thought I'd see what you wonderful ladies might have already come up with

GraciesMom189

Ok. So I've decided that almost any costume you put the word pregnant in front of us instantly tacky. I'm thinking I will be Tweedle Dee

tizwoz

I was trying a couple of large tops on with my mum for when bump starts getting big, I found a red top with see through ish black stripes... I had a black vest on underneath and my mumsaid 'you are not putting my grandchild In that freddy cruger top' so automatically bought it bug her lol and have my Halloween costume sorted, just need his weird glove things

RosieMommy2016

The DH wants me to try and squeeze into my spider girl outfit from last year. I'm thinking spy. I have the shades, the trench coat, gloves and boots, just need to find a hat to complete it.

smount2011

I'm being boring. We want to announce the gender on Halloween, so I'm just getting one of those maternity skeleton t shirts with the baby skeleton on the belly, and either get one with a pink bow for girl or football helmet for boy.

SMT2015

I don't dress up for Halloween anymore since having kids, I just get really excited for their costumes. I was pregnant with both my first two on Halloween (my son was overdue and born the next day). I wasn't visibly pregnant with my first though and won't be much with this one either. But I saw a friend of mine last year dress up her bump as a bun in the oven. It turned out cute! My daughter is going to be a fairy this year and my son will be Peter Pan. I'm so excited they have coordinating outfits. Hahaha!

jenniferamcooper

My friend is getting a black tshirt, painting a grey circle on her bump and hanging a naked bald Barbie from a chain on her neck.. Miley from wrecking ball video. I laughed pretty hard when she showed me.
I'm dressing up as Juno from the movie Juno only because my husband looks a lot like Michael cera... The short shorts will be hilarious.

mrspepper05

I dressed up as Juno before I was actually pregnant, but I agree with the pp that it'd be a cute couple's costume!

With DD2 I was very pregnant and dressed up as a "Person of Walmart: Pregnancy Edition." So gross, but so fun.

My shirt said, "I'm not fat. I'm not knocked up." (Thanks, Goodwill!) Fake tattoo on my belly (and another one on my back - tramp stamp!). Candy cigarette, empty beer can, Wal-mart plastic bag. DH was Sheldon from Big Bang Theory. Haha. He has nothing to do with my costume. This is the only pic I have. 

blueeyedrose86

The best in real life pregnancy costume I have seen was Violet from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, but I bet the makeup was a pain. I have never been pregnant for Halloween, but last year, we went as Peter Pan, Wendy and Tinker Bell. DD was 1. This year, we're going as Harry Potter, Hermione, and Hedwig. If I can find reasonably priced costumes. I'M SO EXCITED!

oceanchild

23w with baby#3 two Halloweens ago - I had a tail too, but you can't see it here

KatieintheCity

I'm actually going to be OOT (my mom is taking my sister and me to a spa!) but I'm thinking of getting a shirt like this to wear to DS's daycare Halloween party the day before:

flowerpower5838

I was also planning on getting a pregnant skeleton shirt. Halloween is kind of a big deal at my work (costume contest, we cater in food, do trick or treating for kids, etc) and we are celebrating on the 30th so I figured this would be the laziest/easiest way to get out of wearing a "real" costume and announcing it at the same time.

If I ditch that I will be a pink lady. Again. For like the fifth year in a row lol. It's too easy. I have a cheap pink ladies jacket I bought like 5 years ago and wear it with black pants and a black shirt. Easy costumes FTW.

red3ye

I think we might dress ds as a clown (at 2, I wanna do something cute since next year he will be old enough to have an opinion) if we do, Dh and I might also go as clowns. Not sure what we are going to do.

shacerouge

We like to do family costumes at our house. Last year we were Hiccup, Astrid, and Toothless. This year DS will be buzz light year, while DH and I will be woody and Jessie. I don't think I will be showing too much...

ecwk

I love this. It's funny AND punny!!  

hiccup1844

I was thinking of a pregant prom queen.... at least I get to get a little dressed up.
Or a cheerleader. Not sure if I'll look pregnant or just plain fat cuz I'm at that awkward belly stage lol. 15 weeks and I look like I had too much pizza.

soxfan9968

I saw this on Pinterest. I think I may go with this one.

smushi

I was a mummy with DS1. Not sure if we'll have anything to really dress up for this year. Last year I put my hair in a bun and stuck black pipe cleaners in for spider legs. My students thought it was awesome.

AtchleyK

lol soxfan9968  I love that! I've seen versions of that too & think I may also do that! Should be cheap, easy, creepy/gross, but still funny! I think it's funny anyway!

annamakesthings

Thanks for all the awesome ideas! It's really big in my office too @flowerpower5838 , everyone has started to plan their costumes and it started me thinking about it.

lindscnn1

As much as I love Halloween I dread the costs since I have 4 kids. My mil used to make all of the grandkids costumes so it was inexpensive. She really was good at it. We would have professional pics taken every Halloween with the kids in their costumes. I hate buying expensive yet cheaply made costumes for one night. I don't dress up partly because of extra cost that I can't justify and I am already hustling to get all the kids ready. My mil many years ago made a cowgirl outfit for my tomboy daughter, bought expensive boots, etc. It was done so good that my 7 year old daughter wore it for Halloween once she was big enough and she will wear it often when we go out. It is so darn cute. That costume/outfit is over 7 years old but looks just like new.

flowerpower5838

@lindscnn1 The cost of Halloween costumes is criminal. You want me to pay WHAT for that cheap ass polyester and foam creation? PASS.

llybeck

I love Halloween so much, it's probably my favorite time of year! DH and I usually did couples costumes. 2012 he was Dogg the Bounty Hunter and I was Beth, it was the funniest, cheapest, tackiest costume and we had a blast. As Beth I had giant fake boobs (they were insane) and a huge blond wig, DH had a mullet, cut off sleeved shirt and a leather vest. So fun! 2013 we had our daughter in September so we didn't really dress up. Last year we were all circus people. DH was the ring master/lion tamer, I was a bearded lady, DD was a pink elephant (I love that costume, it's adorable) and our dog was a lion (she's really small so it was pretty cute). We decorate our whole yard and put up an archway and different things for trick or treaters. Eventually I want to do a haunted house in our second garage but I'll hold off until our kids are older. 

This year I'm not sure. I'm thinking Alice in Wonderland, I could be the Queen of Hearts, DH the Mad Hatter and DD Alice. The dog could be the white rabbit, LOL. 

spacemountaineer

If I did do a costume this year it would probably be just a t-shirt. I have a cricut machine so I would just cut out shapes and iron them onto a shirt because like some of you, I don't like to spend a lot of money on my costumes. 

soxfan9968

This one looks adorable too and seems quite easy to make.

kitteh81

flowerpower5838 said:

I was also planning on getting a pregnant skeleton shirt. Halloween is kind of a big deal at my work (costume contest, we cater in food, do trick or treating for kids, etc) and we are celebrating on the 30th so I figured this would be the laziest/easiest way to get out of wearing a "real" costume and announcing it at the same time.

If I ditch that I will be a pink lady. Again. For like the fifth year in a row lol. It's too easy. I have a cheap pink ladies jacket I bought like 5 years ago and wear it with black pants and a black shirt. Easy costumes FTW.

You can go as Rizzo, the pink lady who gets knocked up!

emjeve

We are going as the Flintstones this year. DD has the most adorable red hair and will make a perfect Pebbles!

flowerpower5838

kitteh81 said:

flowerpower5838 said:

I was also planning on getting a pregnant skeleton shirt. Halloween is kind of a big deal at my work (costume contest, we cater in food, do trick or treating for kids, etc) and we are celebrating on the 30th so I figured this would be the laziest/easiest way to get out of wearing a "real" costume and announcing it at the same time.

If I ditch that I will be a pink lady. Again. For like the fifth year in a row lol. It's too easy. I have a cheap pink ladies jacket I bought like 5 years ago and wear it with black pants and a black shirt. Easy costumes FTW.

You can go as Rizzo, the pink lady who gets knocked up!

But she wasn't!!

kitteh81

Alternate Universe Grease?

Last year we did Wizard of Oz

Halloween is a Very Big Deal in my household. Before we found out about baby we were planning to do the Alice in Wonderland theme, like @llybeck, except with the toddler as White Rabbit or Cheshire Cat. 

 But that theme could get very expensive, and now with new baby on the way we're going to have to move to a bigger place, which will cost $$, and we want to save for maternity leave and such. So now we're back to the drawing board. We might just go the easy route and do a skeleton family, with the preg skeleton shirt like everyone has seen. My friend is really good at face paint, and she volunteered to do our faces like SugarSkulls

kitteh81

Last year's Wizard of Oz photi

kitteh81

One more!

JessKo08

I'm so jealous of everyone who gets to dress up this year!  I love Halloween, but unfortunately it falls on my weekend to work.  Not going to lie, I am actually kind of excited to work though.  I work in the ER in a college town, so I hear most of our patients on Halloween are hilarious. 

Stormiewinter

Happy for this thread I need ideas! I need a costume for Ds and I want a cheap costume for myself since we do the Halloween parade at school. Some of those make your own t shirts are really cute.

Mlclements

Great ideas!!! This will be my first prego Halloween. .. I don't want to spend tons but would like to do something... I think this is funny saw it on pinterest.

Torpedogirl

@soxfan9968 I have all the parts for that costume from my last pregnancy but wasn't big enough and it looked silly. I am pretty big now and Halloween is like 4 weeks away so I should be able to pull it off this time. I am only doing arms though.

caraathegreat

I am planning on being a 50s housewife (not sure if I'll have a belly or just look bloated) and my husband will be the milkman

oceanchild

i love the Wizard of Oz costumes @kitteh81! i prob wouldn't do sugarskulls though, unless you actually celebrate DotD - maybe just some awesome spooky skeleton faces instead?

a lot of my friends before have painted their bellies - the year i was the cat, we went to a halloween party that had 4 other pregnant mamas (besides me) there too; one painted her belly like humpty dumpty and had a carboard box painted like a wall hanging from suspenders that he was "sitting" on, and another just painted her belly like a big pumpkin. can't remember what the other two were.

soxfan9968

I'm fully aware that I'm somewhat overly sensitive on the topic of cultural appropriation but I do feel the need to point out that sugar skulls are NOT HALLOWEEN related. Yes, they look cool/cute/fun/etc. Sugar skulls are deeply tied to a religious holiday of a culture. Although that holiday shares some similarities with Halloween, it's very different. Nov 1st is a day to honor children and babies that have died. Nov 2 is a day to honor all the dead and visit with them. We pay our respects, clean and decorate grave sites, put up alters with offerings for our dead. Those days are filled with religious meaning in which many of us attend mass, engage in prayer, and try to bring some joy to somber days with music, festivities that can include face paint. Sugar skulls are offerings to the dead (usually for children) and are meant to invite the spirits/souls and to communicate to them that they were and are still loved. It's an offering asking them to bless our families as well. With that said, we're a culture not a costume. I don't mean this as an attack or rude commentary. I mean merely to inform those that do not know. I know there are many people who don't understand how offensive it is towards a culture. The problem doesn't pertain to any particular set of people, many Americanized Hispanics are guilty of the same. Like I said, I'm fully aware I'm partially overly sensitive but I'm not okay with day of the dead being confused with Halloween which in many ways is the opposite. It's meant to scare and keep the dead away. 

ETA: It's NOT about claim. It's the misuse of something with cultural significance in order to assimilate it to a different culture. Halloween is NOT Day of the Dead. El primero y segundo de Noviembre no son la misma cosa que el 31 de Octubre (The first and the second of November are not the same thing as the 31st of October). Changing the purpose of "el/la catrin/a" is appropriation. Anyone is welcome to celebrate the Day of the Dead but that's on the first and second day of November.

kitteh81

oceanchild said:

i love the Wizard of Oz costumes @kitteh81! i prob wouldn't do sugarskulls though, unless you actually celebrate DotD - maybe just some awesome spooky skeleton faces instead?

Well, we're not Mexican so we don't necessarily have claim to it through our nationality, but we do celebrate day of the dead within our community. My daughter attends a Spanish immersion school and they have a DotD festival with a sugarskull face painting station. We teach our children about the history and significance of the day.

Aunque no somos mexicanos, hablamos español y somos parte de la comunidad latina aqui. Mi esposo es Chileno, y creo que los mexicanos aqui nos aceptan como parte de su cultura tambien. Estoy segura que si usamos el diseño de los sugar skulls, a nadie le va a molestar ni ofender.

oceanchild

kitteh81 said:

Well, we're not Mexican so we don't necessarily have claim to it through our nationality, but we do celebrate day of the dead within our community. My daughter attends a Spanish immersion school and they have a DotD festival with a sugarskull face painting station. We teach our children about the history and significance of the day. 

Aunque no somos mexicanos, hablamos español y somos parte de la comunidad latina aqui. Mi esposo es Chileno, y creo que los mexicanos aqui nos aceptan como parte de su cultura tambien. Estoy segura que si usamos el diseño de los sugar skulls, a nadie le va a molestar ni ofender.

that is awesome appreciation (vs appropriation) is fantastic

ClaireBear90

I'm terrible at dressing up for Halloween . . . haven't done it since I was maybe 11? If it were appropriate for adults to trick or treat, I would totally do it though because CANDY!