Costume for 2 yr olds

I bought L&M bumble bee costumes at a consignment sale back this summer for $2.50! They are super nice zip up style. I went and bought black leggings and a black turtle neck. Super cute. But they refuse to wear the costume <_< I mean fall down in the floor and cry. They will hug it (it has a hoodie-head thing), but will not wear it.

I asked them what they wanted to be for Halloween, not thinking they would answer and they told me they wanted to be Pirate girls. :huh: Where on earth did they get that? So do I let them be pirate girls, any idea where I can get a pirate girl costume for at 2 year old??

 

Check cosutme express out. If nothing else, this will give you an idea of how to create your own. If you have a Party City or something similar in your area, they should have some stuff for you to use towards making your own, or the whole costume.

 

:laughing: That's the spirit! Two year olds who know what they want! LOL-girl pirates will be adorable! I think you can even use your black things you bought for the bumble bees and run with it!

 

SAME thing happened here!! Seriously! I wanted princesses or a ladybug and bee, but they totally REFUSED! So I asked them what they wanted while shopping and let them pick. :huh: They picked Supergirl and Batgirl. No idea what happened there. But they are hilarious. They've put them on twice now and zoom around in circles. I think it's cute that they picked them out themselves too...something to embarrass them with later. :lol: I've seen Pirate girl ( :lol: ) costumes everywhere, even Target in toddler sizes. You have to dig though. Or you could try online at buycostumes.com.

 

I say go with the black turtlenecks and leggings. Then if you sew, you could get striped material for a skirt. Get some red material for a vest and go to the party store for hat/eye patch, etc. Or I found this "no sew" option: http://www.ehow.com/how_2124458_make-no-se...te-costume.html. Here is another option from Family Fun: http://jas.familyfun.go.com/arts-and-craft...p;craftid=10238.

(I like the idea of the tulle skirt in the first how-to.

 

My son wants to be a pirate so he can say "RRRRR", no idea even where he heard this! (this is after he asked to be a witch for about a week
I got him a costume on ebay and then found an eye patch, bandana, and hook all at the dollar store near me. They also had pirate hats.
I think that is adorable, good luck!
Tracy

 

I made one for my sis when she was little (except she was a pirate MAN with a 5 o'clock shadow courtesy of a mascara wand and everything). We just put her in a white turtle neck, black sweat pant I had cut a jagged bottom on, a peice of red cloth tied around her waist for a sash, and a store-bought sword and pirate hat and patch. Here is a pic:

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They have been watching too much Wiggles Brandy. :laughing: I say if they want to be pirate girls let them. Sorry, I am not help though with the costumes.