The most memorable, most fun costume I ever made for my 2 year old son was also the simplest and cheapest. And he got more compliments than any costume since! I went to a thrift store and bought a camouflage shirt that was too big for him (so it was almost like a dress). I then bought several packs of fake fall leaves that were on clearance at Michael's. I hot glued the leaves all over the shirt. Then I dressed in flannel and overalls and carried a rake. He was my "pile of leaves". He was very comfortable because I could dress him warmly under the costume without covering the costume, and there were no masks, face paint, etc. to mess with. An added benefit to the evening of trick-or-treating as a pile of leaves...getting to "hide" in real piles of leaves and making mommy find him. We had a lot of fun and I spent all of about $4 total.
-- Lori F.
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