The Great Pumpkin is letting me down

[charliesmum]

Every Halloween, for varying reasons, I have been able to get Charlie a really great costume. Last year, he wanted to be Mario, and lo and behold I found an actual Mario costume at the Village Thrift. My Halloween costume mojo has always been on.

This year, not so much.

It doesn't help that Charlie is long past the age where I can choose for him.

First he wanted to be "Pit" from Nintendo, which is basically a boy angel in a toga. In the end, he couldn't find wings that matched exactly so he gave up the idea, which was good, because it was kinda girly.

I tried to talk him into being The Empty Child, and then Doctor Horrible, but to no avail. Eventually he decided he wants to be a Cyberman.

Awesome idea except I'm not terribly artistic, and finding an actual Cyberman costume (That isn't going to cost an arm and a leg) is pretty much impossible.

I found some grey sweatpants, and I am hoping to find a grey shirt, and hopefully my artistic friend who IS very talented will have the time to help me make it actually look like a Cyberman costume. I did find a thing that showed how to make a Cyberman mask, but it was a bit time-consuming.

I'm stressing about this for some reason. We actually have a Halloween party to go to, which is next Friday, and I'm running out of time.

Why couldn't he just want to be Batman?

Comments

[veganwrocker.livejournal.com]

I want to be Carrie this year. :-) I'm thinking I'm going to get a pink prom dress (good luck finding that, right? - I actually found a real one for SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS at a thrift store - it was amazing but of course it was too small - but I digress) and pour a bucket full of corn syrup with red food coloring on my head, which is what they did in the movie. I think it's an awesome idea but my mom doesn't like it.... :-) Any suggestions for finding a cheap pink prom dress anywhere? I'm obviously not gonna buy one new, and I think the chances of me finding another great deal are pretty much nil. At this point I'm thinking I'll just have to buy one of those "prom queen" costumes...

[charliesmum.livejournal.com]

Did you look in the Village Thrift store? They have lots of dresses - not sure if they are cheap enough to qualify for a Halloween costume.

I love that idea. Totally funny.

If I see one, I'll let you know.