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Illegally Easy Halloween Costumes
for Kids
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This is a beautiful book and so user-friendly! It was great to
avoid frantically running around from store to store, since this
book has such simple patterns and shortcuts where you don't even
have to sew, as well as last-minute panic solutions. The 100 different
costume choices (from well-known bunnies, pirates and witches
to the amusing gingerbread house, octopus, swamp monster) will
last the Halloween life of my kids (and probably their kids too!),
making this book quite the bargain. Making and creating the costumes
was a fun family project and encouraged everyone's imagination.
I like the idea that a portion of the proceeds of the book go
to UNICEF.
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I have made the squeleton costume for my 5 years old and it was
a success. It was a great initiation to costume making for me.
It also is easy to understand and do by them selfs for older kids.
It is our favorite bedtime story.
Sam (age 5) and Kate (age 3) have been so excited about this book
"reading" every page over and over and taking it to bed with them!
Kate has memorized the names of each costume and has been able
to ask for and describe a combination of costumes that she has
imagined for herself!
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This book is wonderful for inspiring creative imagination and
the costume tips and patterns ARE easy and versatile enough for
you to whip up an original costume with very simple inexpensive
ingredients or with whatever you have in the house even at the
very last minute!
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I am very proud of Sam, who after much gleeful "study" of this
book with his sister, decided to make his own costume modifying
one of the ideas in this book - how satisfying for him to march
in his school costume parade wearing an original costume that
started from an idea from this book and made pretty much all by
himself (hey, no sewing, or even glue gun needed for that one!)
I'm sure we will get lots more year round dress-up inspiration
from this truly "Illegally Easy Halloween Costumes for Kids" book
to come... my mind is already brewing up some winter dress-up
Birthday Party ideas!
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In Illegally Easy Halloween Costumes For Kids, Halloween costume
designer Leila Peltosaari showcases one hundred easy-to-make costumes
complete with matching treat bags and accessories. The simple,
step-by-step instructions are enhanced with detailed full-color
photos and illustrations. The color-coded, easy patterns for 3
to 12 year olds are well-organized and feature a wealth of "no-sew"
shortcuts and "last-minute" solutions. Highly recommended for
even the most novice costumer, Illegally Easy Halloween Costumes
For Kids is enhanced further with a history of Halloween, safety
tips, and anecdotal background stories. With designs ranging from
traditional and storybook characters to animals and clowns, to
celestial beings and cultural tributes, most of the costumes can
be assembled without a sewing machine and in only one evening.
Many of the costumes are made form Polarfleece (a perfect Halloween
fabric which is soft and lightweight, slightly stretchy, warm,
versatile, with no hemming or seam finished needed -- and hotglues
like a dream!). Although specifically targeted for the Halloween
holiday, these are delightful outfits that can well serve for
costume parties and school plays at any time of year!
Illegally Easy Halloween Costumes for Kids is the best I have
seen on this topic. The full color photographs of the costumes,
complete with makeup, are spectacular. The directions are thorough
and easy to follow. Any of these costumes would be a terrific
for Halloween and the ideas could also be used for making costumes
for plays or other productions. At the price of store bought costumes
or patterns, this book is a bargain, as it contains 100 costumes
and many additional ideas. You won't be disappointed!
Family Fun Tricks and Treats
Halloween is a time of transformation and not for just humans
who don the face paint and masks!
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There are a number of Halloween books out on the market for decorating,
baking and costume making, but this is one of the few that actually
has something new in it!
The crafts are clever, but actually
look doable wtih things you might already have on hand. The costumes
ideas are fun and innovative, the food ideas are also really cute,
but not overly-complicated. While some classic ideas never die,
this book puts a nice twist on things like "body parts" games.
Of course, the ideas come from the
monthly magazine that Disney produces, Family Fun, and if you
get the magazine, you'll have already seen alot of these things
in print or on their website. Still, the book is nicely layed-out,
easy to flip through and a good resource of party and costume
ideas for both kids and their grown-ups.
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This book is an awesome resource for make-at-home costumes and
decorations. The ideas are so cute, easy to follow, and where
else can you find a recipe for slime?
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