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Show Off Your Love of Your Favourite Show with Netflix-Inspired DIY Halloween Costumes #StreamTeam

October 19, 2016 by Kathryn 3 Comments

I’ve always been a fan of all the different holidays, and Halloween is a special favourite. I love creating fun homemade decorations, dressing up and handing out candy to the neighbourhood kids. And my boys love the fun of trick-or-treating and dressing up in fun costumes just as much! Last year, we took our costume inspiration from Avengers Assemble on Netflix Canada for our costumes and dressed as Iron Man, Captain America and Black Widow.

This year, both my boys have taken their costume inspiration from video games rather than television but personally, I’m thinking dressing up as Eleven from Stranger Things would be a fun and easy DIY costume choice! A pink dress, an oversized jean jacket, a white-blonde wig and sports socks would be all I needed to showcase this character from my new favourite Netflix exclusive series. Looking for a little inspiration for your own child’s look? Check out these three fun and easy DIY Netflix-inspired costume ideas! [Read more…]

Get in the Halloween Spirit with a Monster High #BooYorkBooYork Screening Party-Giveaway #PlayAdvocate

October 21, 2015 by Kathryn 85 Comments

Halloween is fast approaching and kids are already starting to bubble with anticipation. Channeling all that energy and excitement can be a challenge for a parent, but if you’ve got a little girl that just can’t wait to trick or treat, you may want to plan a little pre-celebration with a Monster High: Boo York, Boo York screening party! The first Monster High musical is available on DVD now and it’s sure to get your little one into the haunting mood. Here’s four tips for throwing a party to remember!

Dress the Part

The best way to get excited about a theme is to look the part! Monster High™ is now offering a wide range of costumes from Spectra Vondergeist to Frankie Stein, you can bring all your favourite characters to life with your friends! [Read more…]

Find the Top Costumes for Families at Costume Express

October 21, 2015 by Kathryn 15 Comments

Halloween is just ten days away and if you’re still looking for the perfect costume, why not make the celebration a family affair? Costume Express has some great ideas for themed family costumes and since The Avengers: Age of Ultron movie came out this summer, superhero-themed costumes are sure to be a popular pick.

My youngest son received a Captain America costume about a month ago for his birthday and since that meant we already had the start of a theme, my oldest son and I decided to choose coordinating costumes. Luckily, Costume Express was there to help with an Avengers Iron Man costume for Zackary and a Black Widow costume for me! [Read more…]

Throw an Avengers-Themed Birthday Party with Help from Birthday Express

August 4, 2015 by Kathryn 31 Comments

My youngest son Benjamin has always been a little more shy than his outgoing older brother. And with some upheaval at the beginning of the school year, including a sudden switch to a new class in early October, he really didn’t have a list of friends to invite to a party when his birthday arrived on October 5. As a result, he missed out on having a friend-attended birthday party, though we did have a family celebration at home.

But since he hadn’t been able to have the fun of playing party games and eating cake with his classmates, I told Benjamin that I would throw him an end-of-school belated birthday party so that he could still invite his friends over for some fun and games. And with the new Avengers: Age of Ultron movie recently released in theatres, we decided to give the party a Marvel Avengers theme. [Read more…]

Anytime Costumes Will Have Your Little Ones Ready for Playtime and Halloween

September 28, 2012 by Kathryn 2 Comments

If you’re a long time follower of Mommy Kat and Kids, you knew this day was coming. After all, no matter how incredibly cool and heroic Mario is, he just wouldn’t be quite as cool without the help of his loyal brother Luigi…

Anytime Costumes has a huge selection of licensed costumes and a few months ago my oldest son got the chance to review the Deluxe Super Mario Bros. Mario costume. So when I had the chance to review another costume, my choice about what costume to get had already been made. I chose the matching style of costume from the site’s Luigi costumes and a few weeks later Mario and Luigi were terrorizing the house together.

boys dressed as mario and luigi [Read more…]

Save Money and Headaches this Halloween-Organize a Costume Swap on National Costume Swap Day!

September 12, 2012 by Kathryn Leave a Comment

The kids are back in school. Your schedule is almost all yours for at least a few hours every day. Coffee is sipped while still hot. Life is good.

Then…you have visions of Halloween.

halloween girl painted as tiger Before you start to panic thinking up ways to distract your 7-year-old long enough to keep her away from the Monster High costumes or trying to stomach blowing $50 for plastic masks and cheap fabric suits from a big box store, you ease back into that comfy chair across from your favourite pals and split another of those sweet chocolate brownies with them. There is magic in the air.

You look down into your nearly empty latte cup and realize that all of this Halloween costume craziness could be avoided this year. If only someone in your town would host one of those very cool costume swaps that everyone is talking about over at National Costume Swap Day Canada!

That’s when you pitch it to the smiling moms around you – “Let’s be the ones to host a costume swap!” [Read more…]

Find Costumes of All Your Child’s Favourite Fun Characters at Costume Discounters

May 22, 2012 by Kathryn 4 Comments

child super mario costume One of the things that really amuses me about my boys is seeing the different fictional characters that capture their interest. When Zackary was younger, his love of Hot Wheels cars encompassed everything else but now that he’s in school, he’s discovered a whole world of fun characters to use for his games of make-believe and his brother is always right there to play along too.

Their latest favourite characters are Mario and Luigi. When they play, Bowser is around every corner, I am always Princess Peach and their father is affectionately referred to as Toad. Needless to say, I get a lot of enjoyment out of listening to them play! So when I got the chance to review one of the cute costumes from Costume Discounters, I knew I wanted the Child’s Deluxe Super Mario Bros. Mario Costume. What better accessory could there be for Zackary’s imaginary games?

The costume came with everything Zackary needed to complete the illusion. The one-piece jumpsuit and hat had Zackary excitedly playing Mario as soon as he put them on and when he discovered the gloves and fake moustache, he was ecstatic! Since the moustache was only good for one use, I decided to save it for Halloween and so Curtis used my black eyeliner to draw a moustache on Zackary instead. An inflatable belly completed the costume and had Zackary leaping around declaring, “It’s a me! Mario!”

boy dressed in super mario costume

Costume Discounters also offers tons of other superhero costumes, occupation costumes and group costumes for both kids and adults. I had always planned on getting Benjamin a Luigi costume so that he and his brother could use them for playtime and Halloween, but I was blown away when I learned that the online store even has an adult Princess Peach and Toad costume so that Curtis and I can play along too if we want!

If you’re looking for the best selection of costumes for kids and adults at the lowest prices, you should check out Costume Discounters for yourself. And for costume discounts on Facebook, don’t forget to like the company’s Facebook page too! No matter what characters or occupations capture your child’s imagination, there is sure to be a costume to suit him at Costume Discounters!
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