Because we're bad parents, we forgot all about Madeline's Halloween parade at school last Friday. (Although, in fairness, the notice went out two weeks ago, and there were no reminders on Thursday. I can barely remember to leave the house wearing a bra most mornings, so I can not be expected to remember Halloween parades.)
So instead of parading around the school wearing her real costume, Madeline got to wear this:
To try to make up for some of my mother guilt, we brought her to the Halloween party at our local Barnes and Noble on Saturday morning.
There, she got to wear her real costume:
She was a unicorn princess, which fits Madeline's personality so much better than Edgar Allen Poe.
It's hard pinning down a costume for a three-year-old girl. She changed her mind about ten thousand times, but mostly, she wanted to be a princess. I'm not against princesses, but she dresses up as Cinderella on a daily basis, and Halloween should be special. Luckily, the unicorn idea stuck.
I made her horn out of of some scrap fabric and attached it to a headband from the dollar bin. I wasn't sure if she'd wear the headband for long, but she didn't take it off all day on Saturday.
And although it's hard to see in the pictures, she also has a tail made out of strips of fabric and pink ribbon. I simply safety pinned it on to her waistband. These simple accessories paired with some sparkly boots, leggings, and ballerina skirt...and I think she makes one mighty fine unicorn princess. When we got trick or treating later this week, she'll wear a pair of rainbow pajamas with the horn and tail instead to keep warm.
She had a grand old time at the bookstore. It was fun watching her respond to the other costumes. "Look! That baby's a BEEE!" or "Mumma, it's Princess Sofia!" She listened intently during story time, and proudly marched around the store collecting candy. Hopefully, this makes up for having to wear a mustache at school.
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