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jam11308
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Do you let your 3-4 year old pick their Halloween costume?
I bought DS (3) both fire & policeman costumes for his birthday a few weeks ago thinking he'd be one or the other for Halloween, but no. After seeing it in my Parents magazine, he wants to be a mushroom! He even told me he'd help me make his costume, so how could I say no? 
What do you do?
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drewsgirl
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Do you let your 3-4 year old pick their Halloween costume?
If i was crafty I might try to make it, buy since I'm not I would just try to sell him on one that u have..don't u have that police
Car he can drive?..maybe tell him he can take that trick or treating in the
neighborhood if he is the cop....Goodluck!
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| Posted 10/2/12 2:12 PM |
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Re: Do you let your 3-4 year old pick their Halloween costume?
DS (4.5) wanted to be a white ninja but the costum looked a bit, offensive, so we decided to be something else. Turns out it was a star wars guy.
Last year he (3.5)wanted to be bumblebeee/transformer.
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| Posted 10/2/12 2:50 PM |
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LSP2005
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Re: Do you let your 3-4 year old pick their Halloween costume?
Within reason, yes I let my kids pick out their costumes. I have a price limit and final veto, but if it is age appropriate, and not inappropriate (gross/violent/obscene/too revealing) then I am fine with it.
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| Posted 10/2/12 3:28 PM |
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Xelindrya
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Re: Do you let your 3-4 year old pick their Halloween costume?
AJ wanted to be cinderella then I steered her to jasmine and after that I made her choose one and only one.
She chose jasmine.
Of course that was over a month and a half ago.
Now she wants to be a superhero (again - she was ms captain america last year). 
sorry kiddo you WILL be jasmine cause mama spent a lot of money on it
She's 4
ETA: i didn't exactly say no.. i just glossed over it. She was determined she wanted to be a super hero but I just let it slide. Come halloween (another month away pretty much) who knows what she'll say.. just know I'm not spending anymore money (because I can't).
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| Posted 10/2/12 3:35 PM |
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jam11308
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Re: Do you let your 3-4 year old pick their Halloween costume?
Posted by drewsgirl
If i was crafty I might try to make it, buy since I'm not I would just try to sell him on one that u have..don't u have that police
Car he can drive?..maybe tell him he can take that trick or treating in the
neighborhood if he is the cop....Goodluck!
OMG Amanda that's a great idea! Lol
I'm actually ok with his being a mushroom (I can't even type it without laughing lol), but I'm sooooo not crafty! I figure white pants & turtleneck will do, but our attempts at a mushroom hat are pretty bad. He lovessss the hat though, so I'm just going to keep working on it. We'll see lol
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| Posted 10/2/12 3:54 PM |
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neener1211
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Re: Do you let your 3-4 year old pick their Halloween costume?
I try to figure out what they want to be...but I do steer them towards something else if I can't either make it easily or purchase it fairly cheap.
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| Posted 10/2/12 4:08 PM |
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itsbabytime
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Re: Do you let your 3-4 year old pick their Halloween costume?
Yes I do. Why didn't you ask them first? That's what I do. My kids have been picking their own costumes since before they were 2 - otherwise what's the fun of it for them if I tell them what they have to be?
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| Posted 10/2/12 4:10 PM |
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neener1211
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Re: Do you let your 3-4 year old pick their Halloween costume?
Posted by jam11308
Posted by drewsgirl
If i was crafty I might try to make it, buy since I'm not I would just try to sell him on one that u have..don't u have that police
Car he can drive?..maybe tell him he can take that trick or treating in the
neighborhood if he is the cop....Goodluck!
OMG Amanda that's a great idea! Lol
I'm actually ok with his being a mushroom (I can't even type it without laughing lol), but I'm sooooo not crafty! I figure white pants & turtleneck will do, but our attempts at a mushroom hat are pretty bad. He lovessss the hat though, so I'm just going to keep working on it. We'll see lol
For a mushroom you could do white pants, and cut holes in a gray/beige/brown pillow case for arms. Stuff the pillow case with padding and then tie around the waist to make a bulge. Put felt white circles on the pillow case for it's spots-they make sticky one sided felt.
It looks good in my mind at least. lol!
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| Posted 10/2/12 4:10 PM |
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Katie111806
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Do you let your 3-4 year old pick their Halloween costume?
Yes, I let them pick. Boooo!
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| Posted 10/2/12 4:11 PM |
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Waste06
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Re: Do you let your 3-4 year old pick their Halloween costume?
Yes, kind of. We gave him a few choices, and let him pick. He likes them all, but doesn't want to actually wear any.
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| Posted 10/2/12 4:13 PM |
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KwaaksNest
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Do you let your 3-4 year old pick their Halloween costume?
Yes i let him pick...we walked into party city and he decided looking at the pictures on the wall
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| Posted 10/2/12 5:15 PM |
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Hofstra26
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Re: Do you let your 3-4 year old pick their Halloween costume?
Yes. In fact, she has picked her costumes since age 2. She was VERY firm on her choices too. At age two she was Minnie, age three she was Ariel, and this year she is Merida from Brave. At least she is making nice choices. 
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| Posted 10/2/12 5:32 PM |
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CarlieJLD7
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Re: Do you let your 3-4 year old pick their Halloween costume?
Posted by Hofstra26
Yes. In fact, she has picked her costumes since age 2. She was VERY firm on her choices too. At age two she was Minnie, age three she was Ariel, and this year she is Merida from Brave. At least she is making nice choices.
Exactly! My Daughter picked out her costumes from when she was in utero.
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| Posted 10/2/12 7:00 PM |
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jam11308
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Re: Do you let your 3-4 year old pick their Halloween costume?
Posted by itsbabytime
Yes I do. Why didn't you ask them first? That's what I do.
I honestly just didn't think to ask him lol He was getting the police & fireman suits anyway so it doesn't matter - he plays with them a lot so I just assumed he'd want to be one of them. I love that he wants to be a mushroom - it's so random & so cute 
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| Posted 10/2/12 7:16 PM |
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jam11308
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Re: Do you let your 3-4 year old pick their Halloween costume?
Posted by neener1211
For a mushroom you could do white pants, and cut holes in a gray/beige/brown pillow case for arms. Stuff the pillow case with padding and then tie around the waist to make a bulge. Put felt white circles on the pillow case for it's spots-they make sticky one sided felt.
It looks good in my mind at least. lol!
This is great - thanks!!
PS - I owe you an FM when I get on an actual computer! :)
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| Posted 10/2/12 7:19 PM |
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ModDot
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Do you let your 3-4 year old pick their Halloween costume?
A mushroom! LOL do you have a pic?
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| Posted 10/2/12 7:40 PM |
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Jan1975
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Re: Do you let your 3-4 year old pick their Halloween costume?
Ummm, my 2.5 year old DD insists on picking her costume!
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Re: Do you let your 3-4 year old pick their Halloween costume?
Party City sells a mushroom hat.
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sleepie76
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Re: Do you let your 3-4 year old pick their Halloween costume?
Posted by jam11308
Posted by itsbabytime
Yes I do. Why didn't you ask them first? That's what I do.
I honestly just didn't think to ask him lol He was getting the police & fireman suits anyway so it doesn't matter - he plays with them a lot so I just assumed he'd want to be one of them. I love that he wants to be a mushroom - it's so random & so cute
dont feel bad.
I asked Julia...she wanted to be snow white, awesome.... we have that outfit already.
we go into store, she seems minnie mouse costume, loves it, wants it. Ok, we buy it.
On the way out, she sees a cowgirl hat. I buy that because she has been asking for a cowgirl hat for a while.
So while I let her pick, her mind changes a couple times a day.
I bet she wants to be snow white on halloween ( the original, free plan). 
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Kidsaplenty
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Re: Do you let your 3-4 year old pick their Halloween costume?
They choose their own. Halloween is about them, not me.
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| Posted 10/5/12 10:04 AM |
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jam11308
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Re: Do you let your 3-4 year old pick their Halloween costume?
Posted by retrochick
A mushroom! LOL do you have a pic?
No pic yet since I haven't had a chance to work on it again, but if I remember I'll post one when I'm done
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| Posted 10/5/12 10:12 AM |
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jam11308
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Re: Do you let your 3-4 year old pick their Halloween costume?
Posted by haveaquestion
Party City sells a mushroom hat.
I didn't see it, but if mine is an epic fail I'll check there again. Thanks!
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| Posted 10/5/12 10:17 AM |
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jam11308
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Re: Do you let your 3-4 year old pick their Halloween costume?
Posted by sleepie76
So while I let her pick, her mind changes a couple times a day.
I bet she wants to be snow white on halloween ( the original, free plan).
Probably!
Since he's always playing in his police & fireman costumes I thought for sure he'd be wavering between the two that's why I was so surprised he wanted to be something else
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| Posted 10/5/12 10:18 AM |
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eroxgirl
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Re: Do you let your 3-4 year old pick their Halloween costume?
My kids pick out their own costumes, but I try to make sure they coordinate. This year they're Batman and Catwoman so it works.
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