Happy Halloween! this year i spent entirely way too much time and thought into what/who Hunter should be for his first Halloween. every costume in the store was way too cutesy for a boy {in my opinion}, which was also our problem trying to decide on a theme for his room before he was born. no baby animals or disney characters for the Jelovich household! {well until he's old enough to pick them out on his own ;)} now, if i had a girl it would be a whole different story... cute baby animals, tiaras, headbands and bows overload!
one day as we were playing, Wild Man pulled out a Spartan hat that his Grandma Jelovich gave him from Leavenworth and immediately the light bulb went off. a Spartan warrior! perfect. and i knew Zach would totally approve so even better. the whole costume was pretty easy to make and was about $10 total. the pleated skirt was made from felt {5 sheets for $1}, i hand sewed them onto a pair of brown pants that were too short but still fit him in the waist. the cape is made from an old t-shirt and sewn onto a plain white onesie from Old Navy {$6}. i had a hard time finding a plain hat {the hat from Grandma Jelovich is way too big still} so my mom just knitted one up one day with yarn she already had. i made the mohawk out of more felt and sewed it onto the hat. the shoes we already had and went perfectly. i made a shield out of cardboard covered in felt {felt = a moms best friend} but didn't like how it turned out. i was so excited that it turned out exactly how i had pictured it, minus the shield, and so far it's been a big hit! :)
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