Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays. Ever since I was in elementary school I’ve loved dressing up in costumes, It was something I looked forward to for months. And I have to attribute my love of Halloween costumes to my mom, who was extremely dedicated to making sure I had an amazing costume every year. I especially liked when we would go to craft stores and gather fabric, felt, feathers and any other random materials to construct the costume. Sometimes I didn’t even understand how we were going to make it, I was just along for the ride.
So this year I’ve decided to rate my top five best Halloween costumes. Almost all of them are from when I was a very stylish elementary school student and many of them were homemade.
5. Angel.
I was so excited to be an angel that year, mostly because I felt very grown up and mature in my white dress shoes. The mask was another highlight of the outfit, for years afterward I kept it prominently displayed in my bedroom.
4. Sunflower.
This costume was very cute and simple. Unfortunately, I didn’t know what was going on and had trouble embracing the spirit of Halloween.
3. Jellyfish.
Definitely the brightest costume I’ve ever worn, the other trick-or-treaters used me as a flashlight to guide their way through the crowded streets. I’m still not entirely sure how my mom turned a dollar store hat into a glowing jellyfish costume but I do know that it required lots of shiny blue fabric. Needless to say, I loved this costume.
2. Owl.
When I was in elementary school I was obsessed with owls. I think it started when I did a project on barn owls in second grade. Barn owls are objectively the creepiest of all the owls and they kinda look like Voldemort. But for some reason I just loved them and that year, my mom bought tons of brown fabric and made the cutest owl costume I’d ever seen.
1. Haunted Elevator.
Yes, my costume was an elevator when I was six. I definitely stood out a little and I had some trouble sitting at my desk but nevertheless, it was still a great success. My mom made this from a cardboard box that she covered in tinfoil. She left a small opening for the elevator doors and let me draw and cut out some “monsters.”
Honorable Mentions:
A) Luna Lovegood.
This was the peak of my Harry Potter obsession and also the last year I could pull off those glasses.
B) Bumblebee.
Not my most creative costume but I definitely had the coolest leg warmers.
C) Pumpkin.
I think I was probably the cutest pumpkin ever (not that I’m biased or anything).