Supergirl

Supergirl

Halloween 2011

(old post that never got published)

Last month I noticed Zoey "flying" around the living room, claiming she was Spiderman.  I asked if she meant "Superman", and she agreed.  Earlier that week her daily report from daycare said that she enjoyed playing super heroes, so I can only assume that's where she learned about these fictional characters.  Had she learned from her parents, she would be pretending to be Spawn or Wolverine.

Unlike every year prior, I've been very "meh" about this year's Halloween.  I've repeatedly shown Zoey Tinkerbell costume dresses at the store but she never showed interest.  It wasn't until the week before Halloween did I decide on her costume.  It was between Supergirl and Alice in Wonderland.  I was leaning towards Alice because it was a simple enough dress that I would retrofit several available sewing patterns to accommodate.  Apparently there are zero sewing patterns for super heroes.  I imagine that DC and Marvel are very protective of their trademarks.  Shawn still liked the idea of Supergirl, so I did more research.  Be forewarned that Googling for "Supergirl" can come up with some very inappropriate photos!  Hopefully Zoey will lose interest when she's older ... I found Simplicity's cheerleader costume pattern in a size 2.  My notebook at work has several sketches for how I would make it work for us.  Acquiring the materials and making it was unexpectedly long process ... how could a 2 year-old's outfit be that intensive???  After 12+ hours of sewing and many miles on the car, the costume turned out great!  

Friday was her daycare's Halloween party ... which I didn't find out until the Wednesday before.  I didn't have time to make a cape, just the shirt and skirt.  When I showed her the costume on Friday morning, her whole face lit up and she screamed, "That's MINE?!?"  Once she got it on, she insisted on running around the living room.

That weekend we visited the Texas Memorial Museum to see their Halloween exhibits.  Zoey got to see all kinds of creepy bugs and silly spooky decorations!

  
Halloween night was a great success!  Zoey, Mommy, and Daddy had a great time.  She walked and trick-or-treated herself for several blocks before her pumpkin was too heavy with candy for her to carry, so we called it quits.

Happy Halloween!