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Halloween Costume Piece Trade-athon

The boys want to be Ghostbusters this year which is totally awesome. I found some ready made costumes that are affordable (they even come with inflatable proton packs). My big issue is finding a ghost costume for Finn. He's 8 months old and it's proving quite the challenge.

First I started off looking for ghost costumes. I found a couple but we don't want to spend a whole lot on a costume he'll wear 2-3 times. Then I looked for green (for Slimer) rompers/bodysuits/onesies. It is hard to find one that doesn't have something printed or sewn on.

So I'm putting the challenge to OS. Does anyone have a green bodysuit?
Is anyone having trouble finding the things they need for a Halloween costume?

Can we help each other out?

Tags: Halloween, costume

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Permalink Reply by MamatothaMax on October 4, 2010 at 7:30am

A toy trade is a great idea! I'll look and see what we have. The boys are pretty rough on toys. My mom sent Morgan a circuit set for his birthday and they sent two. It's 8yrs + and never been opened. We'll also be doing a big purge before our move back to Illinois.

The Oracle said:

Sweet! I need to look and see what we have to offer.

I'm thinking we should do this for Christmahanukwanza too -- list good-condition toys and other kid stuff we have for the taking. If enough people participated, we could all save a bunch of money.

What do you guys think?

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Permalink Reply by StitchyWench on October 4, 2010 at 11:04am

My daughter's zombie ballerina costume, from last year, was awesome! But she still fits in it and is huge compared to all the other kids around OS world. Ro was some prefab thing that I can't remember and I don't have a clue where it went or I'd share.

This year we have a football player and a Cheshire Caterina. The football player was easy, he's just going to wear his practice pants and his Antonio Gates Jersey with his toy Charger's helmet. Her costume I still haven't designed/sewn but I will get on that this week.

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Permalink Reply by The Oracle on October 4, 2010 at 11:30am

I'm going to set up a separate thread for the Toy Trade so people don't think this one is obsolete after Halloween ...

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Permalink Reply by ferret on October 4, 2010 at 2:13pm

I'm looking for kid boy dress up stuff for a second grader. If anyone has some I will pay you. I think any pirate/ fighter theme would suffice