costume suggested needed

[ChristmasPir8]

My neighbor is having a halloween party this year. The past few yrs we have had a cook out and then a group of us walk and trick or treat togehter. Well this year she is doing it w/ a Alice in Wonderland theme. I know her and her girls will be Alice, Mad hatter and prob. queen of hearts. I am not sure how much I will dress up and honestly am not sure if I can talk the boys into costumes based on that theme either. Any ideas/suggestions? Preferibly nothing expensive or requires sowing either... not to make it any harder...
Thanks

 

[Colleen in PA]

Maybe you could be the Cheshire Cat, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, the White Rabbit, Jack/Knave of Hearts...sorry, that's all I can remember off hand.

 

[luludou]

http://www.coolest-homemade-costumes.com/alice-in-wonderland-costume.html

Some pics of some homemade costumes for Alice in Wonderland.

Mad Hatter
"This homemade costume can be made easily with a shuffle to your local thrift store. Sight for brightly colored and oddly patterned pants and scarves. Add a bright colored shirt and a shaded purple jacket to the costume, and a gargantuan hat is essential. Tie a scarf around your neck and the hat. Stick some feathers, a playing card, and a hat pin in the scarf and your Halloween costume is complete. "

DIY queen of hearts costume
http://www.ehow.com/way_5287197_doityourself-queen-hearts-costume.html

Cheschire cat
http://www.heatherscreativelife.com/2009/09/wonderland-costume-round-up-cheshire.html

Knave of hearts
http://www.costumzee.com/how-to-costumes/view/6080/


Hope it helps a bit

 

[Kim Loves Snow]

Lucie - You are always such a wealth of information...I really appreciate you!

Shannon - I'm going to leave it to these ladies as I'm not a big AIW fan so I'm not much help!

 

[ChristmasPir8]

thanks for the ideas and links ladies. i will go check them out and see what they have.

 

[KimD]

Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum would be fairly easy to make also, yes a little sewing but really not that much would really just be pant legs. I will tell you that my glue gun is almost as good friend as my sewing machine.

For pants striped material Lots of it Hoola-hoops sew up the legs hot glue material around hoola-hoop for waist, add yellow shirt a pair of suspenders and a airplane hat and their you go.

 

[printersdevil]

Dollar Tree has a top hat (not real tall, but doable for Mad Hatter) in the toy section. It is a magic hat with tricks. I bought it for my niece who is considering being the Mad Hatter at one of the parties.

 

[ChristmasPir8]

thanks for the tips ladies.