Halloween Is Around The Corner, Are You Getting Ready?

I've gone back and forth with the whole Halloween costume issue, I mean as far as store bought vs. homemade costumes. And, well frankly, I'm all about the store bought! As a kid, my mom made beautiful custom made costumes for us every year. We were so cute!! But, years ago store bought costumes consisted of a plastic trash bag (opps I mean costume) and a cheesy mask. Times have sure changed!! Costumes today are not only great for Halloween, but can be kept and reused over and over for dress-up.

This year, I lucked out with my son. He wants to be Spiderman and he has a really nice Spidey costume he got for his birthday this summer. He sometimes mentions being Batman, and we're about 80% covered already there. My kids love to dress up!! My daughter wants to be Ariel, and frankly after all the time (hours & hours) and money ($50) I spent last year doing a handmade Tinker Bell costume, I blew some cold hard cash on hers this year. I hit up the Disney Store a few days ago and it was the last day of the Princess 25% off sale, I was so excited. I scored her costume and accessories for under $50 and I'm done. Plus, she now has an Ariel costume for the dress up box.

A few years ago, I choose a cute pirate costume from Old Navy for my son, and it was sold out a month before Halloween. I had to go to eBay to get it, thank goodness for eBay. But selling out that far ahead of time is crazy, I think!

So, the moral of my story is: As far as Halloween is concerned, plan ahead and shop early!

Here are two cute Walmart costumes that you can have shipped for only $.97. That beats driving to Walmart for sure!

Save with 97 cent shipping on Kids Halloween Costumes at Walmart.com!

Deluxe Batman Muscle Child Costume

Dorothy Child Costume

What are your kids thinking of dressing up as this year? Are you dressing up? Have you started getting ready?