Here are a few costume ideas for boys…
The picture above is last year when Ben was the The Ranger’s Apprentice
(from one of his favorite series of books) This costume was quite simple. The most important element was the cloak. I made two cloaks from the same Simplicity pattern last year. One for Ben and the other for Lily who was Arwen from the Lord of the Rings. For the rest of his costume I made a shirt from a pirate costume and a quiver sewn with faux leather. We found a wooden button in the shape of an oak leaf from JoAnn’s for his necklace (shown in his hand.) Ben also carried his long bow that he inherited from his Great Grandfather. We passed on the knives the Ranger’s Apprentice carries… much to Ben’s dismay. Ben was so excited about the costume that he emailed John Flannagan the author and actually got a very nice note back!
That same cloak pattern will come in handy this year as Emma is going to be Hermione and Lily is going to be Ginny Weasley. I am going to make their school cloaks out of black fleece.
I posted some additional photos of an Indiana Jones, Indian and Cowboy costume here as well: http://makeitdo.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/a-few-halloween-costume-ideas-f...
Cheers,
Calli
Make it Do http://makeitdo.wordpress.com
