Halloween Costumes

[jaylensmom]

What do you do with your kids Halloween costumes? I have all my sons costumes but I'm thinking I should give them up (except his 1st one). Just curious if people toss them or keep them.

[Tracyfish]

L.J. always uses them for playing afterwards so by they time they don't fit...they are torn up and useless anyway. LOL!

[pewtertm]

Well, on Rachel's first Halloween, she was only 3 days old, and we put her in a Winnie the Pooh jumper that DH saw and wanted to get...so that's one of the 'special' outfits that's saved (along with 2 or 3 other outfits).

Since then we've gotten rid of:
pink octopus---sold to a lady at mom's work
50s poodle skirt---gave to a friend from HS for her daughter
homemade princess dress---gave to a friend from church

The last two years she was Snow White and Cinderella...those were Disney store dresses, and they still fit, so they are part of her dress-up collection. We'll keep them until she won't fit in them anymore, and then we'll either give them away or take them to a resale/thrift shop.

[MamaBee]

Well... I was naughty for J's first and second year... since I knew we weren't going trick or treating... I ordered the costumes - took photos of J in them (1st year he was a Hershey Kiss and the second year he was an owl)... and then i sent them back...

The 3rd year and last year - i got the costumes at a rummage sale... a chicken (which J hated) and Mickey Mouse wizard... so I'll resell those. This year I am going to be sewing his costume - either fisherman or golfer... and that I will keep since I'm making them. My mom has saved all my costumes over the year because she made them... but I don't think J would want to be Minnie Mouse... LOL!

If you have a Once upon a child near you - you could see about selling it them...

[cardinalskate]

Since I'm not a sewer, I've never made the costumes, therefore haven't felt too badly about getting rid of them. Like Rebecca said, we haven't trick-or-treated yet, so the costumes really were just to take pictures in. This year, she'll be 3 1/2, so I think we'll probably trick-or-treat, and I've yet to decide what I want to do, costume-wise. I really wish I sewed!

[MissKim]

I take our old ones to work for my students to play dress up.... great place to donate costumes.

[Davita]

I have all of their infant and 1 year old costumes. After that, we got rid of some and have the ones that they can play dress up in.

[farrijc]

The ones that Grandma made, I keep to pass along to nieces or nephews who may want to wear them. The cheap ones I bought at the store I let the kids wear around the house and play in... only after Halloween, of course. lol