How much are you spending on a Halloween costume?

MomtobeNJ · September 2013

I am trying to talk myself out of spending a ridiculous amount of money on an ADORABLE costume that DD will probably hate and wear for 20 minutes (and I already checked eBay). So I am hoping the results of this poll will affirm how unnecessary it is. So...how much did you/will you spend on LO's Halloween costume this year?

I voted SS because I haven't bought anything yet, but I'd love to keep it around $20.

mrsbhk22 · September 2013

$6 lady bug costume, used. Absolutely adorable!

MrsKipper · September 2013

I have no idea what Nola will be for Halloween because I just haven't thought that far ahead. With that said, I don't plan on spending over $30 on her costume. I would prefer to spend a lot less than that!

linzeek44 · September 2013

Either a $3 Tigger costume from consignment or a free dog costume that was a gift.

juliane2004 · September 2013

SS: skipping Halloween this year due to uncertainty of new baby arrival and NICU time. Plus all my kids I don't think will even notice.

Par13 · September 2013

DS has a Wolverine hoodie that was given to him as a gift, so we're going to use it as his Halloween costume. I never get too excited about Halloween, so I kind of half-ass it. (I do love watching Hocus Pocus though!)

LegallyBlonde217 · September 2013

I'm sure I'll be spending way too much, as usual. So far I've spent $45 for DS's costume and $25 for part of DD's. I may or may not add more pieces to DS's and still have more to go for DD's. BUT they'll be able to wear parts of their costumes after Halloween so I don't feel all that bad about it. I mean, did anyone who knows me think I was going to say $5 each? Doubt it. PURSES!!!!!!!!!

MommaP12 · September 2013

MIL bought minnie mouse from the Disney store on clearance after Halloween last year so spending $0 on DD and I got DS's for $20 on Mamabargains.com

LyndseylovesHugh · September 2013

I just bought her costume on etsy, it was $45. My H and I are running a 5k in costume (with DD in the stroller), so we wanted something we could run in and something that would work for Halloween. So we are going to be Thing 1 and Thing 2 and DD is going to be The Cat in the Hat. I bought her a costume from Amazon for $25 and it was horrible; really cheap looking, smelled bed and the head piece seemed like 5 sizes bigger than the rest of the costume. So I returned it and bought a girly version on etsy, it is a tutu interpretation with a smaller hat on a head band :-)

[Deleted User] · September 2013

I hope to spend between $10-$20. We're on a budget this year.

kbbgg · September 2013

SS - I'm not dressing the babe up.
My eight year old? Probs around $50

ellebee2 · September 2013

Bought a pumpkin costume at old navy a few weeks ago when they had a sale. It was about $20. I'm hoping it will fit for 2 years.

icedcoffeeluv · September 2013

I bought a bumble bee costume for one of the girls at babies r us with a store credit for $25. The other will likely be wearing a hand me down flower costume borrowed from their older cousin. If not I will probably end up spending another $25 and get a lady bug that matches the bee. My intention when buying the bee though was to borrow the flower.

phytoocean · September 2013

I got an adorable Old Navy lion costume from a consignment store for $5. I love consignment stores. Woo.

MarisaKathleen · September 2013

I bought some leggings and a turtleneck on ebay for $1.87 total. I also bought some shoes with cats on them for $6.99. Other than that, I made her ears and her tutu is in progress.

Flamingemu · September 2013

Reusing a tutu and wings that were gifted to her. I just need to make a headband and she is a butterfly.

Kissty · September 2013

SS. We're not dressing up.

elizabethwig · September 2013

Bought a dino slip-on tunic that I hope we can use for dress-up later. It has velcro sides so it can be worn for a long time. That was $32. Need a shirt and pants to go under, but I'm not considering that part of the budget since she'll wear that after too.

hmp1 · September 2013

In total, I spent more than normal because I bought them Gap bomber jackets (on sale) but they will wear them all winter so I was ok with spending the extra. The aviator hats were $5 and the airplane boxes will be free.

controlledchaos617 · September 2013

We will probably be spending around 30 for DD's costume. We are getting tinkerbell for her. Does anyone know where I can get this cheaper for her...she will be 13 months at Halloween and we were planning on buying it at the Disney store but not sure if there are other places we can get it cheaper.

Hyaline · September 2013

controlledchaos617 said:

We will probably be spending around 30 for DD's costume. We are getting tinkerbell for her. Does anyone know where I can get this cheaper for her...she will be 13 months at Halloween and we were planning on buying it at the Disney store but not sure if there are other places we can get it cheaper.

It's not Tinkerbell, per se, but this website has fairy wings and tutus at really low prices compared to what I've seen elsewhere if you're willing to get a little creative and put your own costume together. I used them for the white tutu and feather headband I put DD in for our Christmas card photo last year--it's not super-high-end, but it's definitely decent quality for the price!

https://www.thehairbowcompany.com/butterfly-wings.html

https://www.thehairbowcompany.com/pettiskirts-and-tutus.html

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