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More than 35 costumes you can make at home

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If you’ve followed me on any type of social media for more than five minutes you know that my Parker creates costumes almost daily. As he’s gotten older his costumes have gotten better and better. He’s even taking custom orders now! Almost everything he wears is made from things he’s collected from around our house. […]

Like the boys

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I took the kids to see “Alice Through the Looking Glass.” Parker had been counting down the days until its release.  Unbeknownst to me, he had also been debating on what costume to wear to the movie theater since seeing the trailer. He came downstairs ready for the show wearing an orange wig and the […]

On the way to you

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I heard a quote recently that said something to the effect of “our kids are better versions of ourselves.” In each of my kids I see little pieces of myself but I also see bits of them I wish I could put in my pocket and not just because I think they are adorable. I […]

Costume creations

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So my little Parker has become quite the costumer. In order to hang out with him once in a while I’ve taken up costuming as well. It all started when I volunteered to costume the kids’ show a few years ago assuming this meant I was assisting some costumer employed by the theater. Well surprise, […]

Costume Ideas for Suessical the Musical

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Parker and I recently costumed Suessical Jr. I relied heavily on Pinterest to inspire my costume ideas. The end result was a colorful show that I was absolutely in love with. To return the Pinterest favor, here are all of our costumes and a little about how we created them. Mr. and Mrs. Mayor and […]

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