Halloween! I owe it all to Cherie this year. Her rain cloud costume from two years ago was one of the cutest costumes I’d ever laid eyes upon – simple, clever, involves no weird “costume” fabric, and it’s a CLOUD for pete’s sake. Plus, if you hadn’t heard, it rains here in PDX now and again, so it seemed like an appropriate choice.
Lila agreed to it right away, and I decided that the only thing cuter than one little rain cloud would be two little rain clouds (read: I didn’t have to come up with two separate things, hooray!). I pretty much followed Cherie’s tutorial exactly, and it was totally great. Two of the quickest costumes I’ve ever made.
Each cloud is made of one layer of flannel (outside) and one layer of fleece (inside), with a layer of batting sandwiched between. The flannel and fleece are cheap Joann stuff, which they practically give away this time of year. Oscar’s pants came out of his dresser drawer, and Lila’s are Old Navy leggings, which I think she might even wear after Halloween, freezer paper stenciled raindrops and all.
The metallic paint (turquoise pearlescent Lumiere) ended up being the most expensive component to the costume at $5.50 (I bought it locally at Collage). I mixed in some of this to make Oscar’s raindrops a little darker.
Cheap, easy, didn’t have to think it up myself, and perhaps best of all, I was forced to finish a full week before Halloween so Lila could dress up for her school carnival last Friday, so no procrastination allowed. I could hardly ask for more.
We happened to have this rainbow umbrella which I thought would be a good addition to the costume, only to discover that one umbrella + two kids = one unhappy kid.
But they managed to take turns.
I also picked up a pair of rainbow leg/arm warmers which Lila may or may not wear on the big day.
So anyway, I have a feeling the umbrella might be a functional accessory on Halloween night, because the forecast says rain, rain, and more rain. We’re ready for it!
That is one of the most creative kid’s Halloween costumes I’ve ever seen. They’re adorable and congratulations on finishing early. 😉
These are the cutest costumes ever! I love them, I always love your costumes.
Love this so much! What a cute idea! And the rainbow umbrella is the perfect accessory. Two thumbs up for finishing early. I’m in the same boat this year and it feels sooo good to not be finishing costumes the night before 😉
such a simple costume but executed so well! your halloween costumes are always awesome. i look forward to them every year 🙂
Fast, no weird fabric, and adorable! That’s a perfect costume in my book!
adorable!!!! 🙂
So cute – love these!
Gail, these costumes are so great! I love that you thought to add the props. I made this costume, too – for Iris when she was 1. http://www.stitched-together.com/2012/11/halloween-mostly-in-snapshots.html I loved it so much and definitely have saved it for Hazel. What a great tutorial by Cherie. Your kids are so cute and I am loving Lila’s expressions! The best!
What an adorable costume Gail and both of them look so great in it.
How cute! They remind me of a Winnie the Pooh story where he pretended to be a little cloud in order to get to some honey without the bees noticing him!
pure awesomeness! and the rainbow umbrella is an inspired addition – love it!
The costume is very appropriate for the weather, too!
I love the rain drop pants! As a fellow Oregonian, I now feel like my kids NEED these. Just for every day wear 🙂
Where did you get the umbrella???
thanks erin, and so sorry i’m just responding to this! not sure where in oregon you are, but the umbrella came from powell’s books on hawthorne, and i’ve also seen them at the toy store on hawthorne, kids at heart.
Ugh lucky lady with the “no weird fabric” part. They’re adorable together! Hope you guys had fun out there last night!
CUTE-AS-CAN-BE “RAIN CLOUDS” for Halloween costumes for your 2 cute kids, Lila & Oscar! CREATIVE & CLEVER idea, with the aqua rain drops on grey rain pants. I LOVE your photo shoot . . . 2 kids are having FUN with the umbrella, it’s bold rainbow colors are ‘spot on’! Looks like perfect topstitching in the white padded clouds for both kids, simple yet unique. THANKS for sharing. Sarah in Minneapolis
So wonderful and creative!
How beautiful and creative!!! I love costumes like this.
Where did u get the rainbow umbrella?
I bought it locally at Powell’s books. 🙂