Halloween Costumes for Babies

With two to-be-seven-month-old identical twin babies, the pressure is really on. What to be for Halloween? Adding to the pressure is the fact that I realize that this may be the only year where we get full control over how they will look. By next year, they will likely have something called an "opinion" and then it's game-over.

With that in mind, I figured we should go for something really ridiculously awful, right? We've got two lifetimes for the boring "pirate" and "football player" outfits. Now is the time for "Christmas Tree" or "Slice of Pizza" or THIS one, my favorite- the "about to be boiled" lobster!! Solves the problem of how you will transport the little guy around all evening, which becomes a problem when your baby isn't yet self-propelled.

Also a challenge is the identical-twins part. Ideally, I'd like to capitalize on this and make the costumes go together. Although I entertained the thought of sewing together a couple of onesies and doing "Conjoined Twins," I decided this was impractical because how would we transport them around? Also considered: Bacon & Eggs, Starsky & Hutch, Peanut Butter & Jelly, Matter & Anti-Matter, Gorilla & Banana.

And then I struck upon the perfect combo: Whoopie Cushion and Car Air Freshener!!


Seriously, who thinks of these things? How random is "car air freshener" for an adult, much less for a baby? What do babies and car air fresheners have to do with each other? Or whoopie cushions, for that matter?

I thought this was the perfect tasteless combo, until John pointed out the fact that neither of these costumes will work unless we carry the boys around the entire time. And with twins and not knowing if I'll be solo at whatever event we go to, this is not an option. Sooooo, back to the drawing board.

At my beloved Target, I found a disappointing collection of uninspired costumes. The same old, same old "pumpkin" and "butterfly" stuff. The pea pod could be cute, right? for twins? "two peas in a pod"? But no, still too boring.

We shall see. We've still got a few weeks to figure it out. And last minute, homemade costumes tend to be my most creative. Wish me luck!