Costume creativity needed!

amother

Mon, Mar 04 2024, 11:14 am

My kids all enjoy dressing up together every year.

They came up with a cute idea a couple months ago. Suddenly yesterday they decided they don’t want to do that idea and are frantically searching for a new idea.

They don’t like the “typical” ideas (wtvr that even means!) I have a very talented dd who always sews and creates the costumes herself. So it can really be anything (not limited to what I can find already made in a store).

It’s for a bunch of kids. Mainly girls… the oldest 2 boys will away with their yeshivas and the 1 year old doesn’t get an opinion:)

Help a mother out… give me the brilliant idea that will solve all the biggest problems of life and make me best mother ever

amother

Blue

Mon, Mar 04 2024, 12:55 pm

Pick a classic board game and do each person a different charchter or aspect of the game:
Examples
Candy Land - king candy, lord licorice, queen frost, princess lolly grandma nut, gingerbread(pieces)
Monopoly- mr monopoly, monopoly board, go to jail policewomen, in jail, luxury tax fancy lady,
Clue - cl mustard, mrs peacock, professor plum
Hungy hungry hippos - diff colored hippos

Or do a board game theme and each person can be another board game

amother

Blue

Mon, Mar 04 2024, 1:00 pm

cereal boxes - capn crunch, rice krispies, cocoa pepple, frosted flakes
types of candy

venetian masked ball

amother

Mon, Mar 04 2024, 1:20 pm

Ooo these are great!!

Keep em comin!!

I can only start the costume convo again when I am fully equipped… otherwise they will get hysterical that they “don’t have a costume and omg maaaa you don’t understand! Purim is like in 3 weeks and we don’t even have a costume!!”

Just to be clear. They all love Purim and really love dressing up. They are creative and love this outlet. I’m not pressuring anyone to be or do anything. We all enjoy it. Usually the costume convo starts on sukkos.. that’s why they are freaking out! I am staying cool calm and collected… bc I know y’all are gonna help me figure this out!!

Mommyflower

Mon, Mar 04 2024, 1:24 pm

Don’t know how many kids, but could each be something from the order of the Seder? Kadesh, orchatz,…

613mitzvahgirl

Mon, Mar 04 2024, 1:29 pm

How about one being a bag of gum balls and each of the other kids being different colored gum balls. I saw this years ago and always say how cut it is. Or you can dress them up as different community helpers, construction workers, one can be a painter and everyone can be a different color, or you can do Noach and Naama and everyone can be a different animal, or you can do different Israeli noshes, or you can do IDF which I know there will be a ton of these this year..
If you want I can try to thinking more..

Simple1

Mon, Mar 04 2024, 1:33 pm

I always wanted to do police for the girls but they refused. It’s typical costume but with a twist because usually boys are policemen.

amother

Feverfew

Mon, Mar 04 2024, 1:54 pm

Maybe every child a different community worker? Or is that too typical?

Or the sesame street family.

amother

Blue

Mon, Mar 04 2024, 2:02 pm

What about mitzvos that we will have when mashiach comes - para aduma, challah, bikurim, korbonos

Yomim Tovim - each one can bee a diff yom tov

Omdim Aleinu Lechalosenu - Egyptian, Greek, Persian, Roman, Nun, Muslim

Authentic Purim Story - do research and make costumes that actually closer to what they would have worn

Famous Nashim Tzidaknious - if there names are tanach based then the women they are named after

amother

Arcticblue

Mon, Mar 04 2024, 2:12 pm

Different foods?
Girls through the ages-different period costumes?
Different household items-mop, brush etc?
Nature-flowers and types of trees?

amother

Diamond

Mon, Mar 04 2024, 2:14 pm

How many? Girls/Boys? Ages?
Is monkeys jumping on the bed, too typical?
Dr., Mama, kid monkeys

lotta

Mon, Mar 04 2024, 2:58 pm

bicyclists
grill theme-hot dog....
m and m's
uno cards- idea https://www.amazon.com/Costume.....rce=1
diff type of yidden-Am yisroel Chaya
Old Mc'donalds farm- Farmer with animals.
Play on your Family name

lotta

Mon, Mar 04 2024, 3:50 pm

Adding the hungry little caterpillar theme, if your family is the right size.
musicians or musical instruments and singers...
Circus theme...
Dr. Seuss theme

amother

Peony

Mon, Mar 04 2024, 3:53 pm

marching band
yerushalmis - I know someone who did that with a big family of girls and it was adorable

amother

Peony

Mon, Mar 04 2024, 4:01 pm

Books - each kid dresses up as a different classic book. EX Chicka chicka boom boom, very hungry caterpillar, caps for sale, pinkalicious, matilda
https://www.cleaneatingwithkid.....-ups/

amother

Mon, Mar 04 2024, 4:37 pm

Wow you guys are amazing

How do you do a piñata? How do you do Yerushalmis for girls? Boys I can figure out but girls I’m having a harder time

amother

Blue

Tue, Mar 05 2024, 2:27 am

amother OP wrote:

Wow you guys are amazing

How do you do a piñata? How do you do Yerushalmis for girls? Boys I can figure out but girls I’m having a harder time

Yerushalmi girls - dark pleated mid length skirts, matching dark sweater, blouse underneath, braids with a part down the middle, black tights, black shoes. Or do the mother - same uniform with a shpitzel and a kosher phone stuck into it

Here are some pinata inspo: