One day at a thrift store, as I scoured through all the piles of Halloween stuff, I found a “ponytail.” Instead of a full wig, it was just a ponytail of fake hair. I printed out a picture of the Lorax’s head onto a sticky label and put it on a plain black tee shirt for Margot’s outfit. We found a ninja sword for Edith’s costume at the dollar store. I loved that it could stick straight up or out – it gave my costume a really cartoonish feel. Lucy’s polka dot scarf was actually a headband that had wire inside so it would keep its shape. I took a black and gray striped sweater, cut it up and sewed it into Gru’s scarf. I was even able to find more specific items like turquoise glasses for Lucy. We Googled lots of pictures of the movie (since it’s not out yet on DVD) to make sure we had all the details right.Īfter enough thrift trips, we had a lot of the most important components for our Despicable me costumes. Attention to detail is very important to me I believe those small details are what make costumes really good. I seriously had a huge list of very specific items to find. I began collecting thrifted items (a plaid skirt for Margot, a ninja costume and black boots for Edith, and a trench coat for Agent Lucy Wilde…). What would be more perfect than to dress up in Despicable Me costumes from Despicable Me 2, one of our very favorite movies? I just had a baby – my third baby girl – on August 24 th. I realized how “Edith” her personality is, and also that I have three little girls. One day, while she was wearing the hat in 90 degrees weather playing by herself (not with the kids in playgroup), I had a “light-bulb!” as Gru would say. The hat was supposed to be for a one year old baby, but Violet didn’t care. But then, my 3 year old Violet starting wearing a pink-striped beanie that her aunt had made every single day. This year, we were initially planning on doing a Veggie Tales theme for Halloween. Last year, we dressed up as Monsters, Inc., and my kids dressed up in their costumes all the time long after Halloween was over and talked about how fun it was forever. I had never been much of a Halloween person until my oldest was 3 and started to really have a blast on Halloween. A black zip-up shirt is ideal, but any black shirt will do for a simple Gru costume DIY.Here’s the story behind our Family’s Despicable Me costumes.
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