Quinn has been selecting Halloween costumes based on checking different categories off a list: mammal , reptile , arthropod , bird , ...

Check out my son the lobster! I gave myself a head start on Halloween costumes this year because I knew I wouldn't have a lot of ti...

Mona's costume this year was an interesting challenge in a couple of ways.  She wanted to be a griffin, and she wanted to make as much o...

Aden wanted to be a kangaroo for Halloween again this year.  She loves being a kangaroo.  She likes being soft, she likes having a...

No, I didn't know what that was either.  Definitely one of the most interesting parts of having kids is learning about things you wouldn...

Two down, one to go.  I'm heading into the homestretch of the Halloween costume making .  Quinn's pigeon costume is essentially fin...

Quinn asked to be a pigeon for Halloween this year. That may seem mundane to many, but to my kids pigeons are exotic...

My kids are big fans of visiting museums and science centers and cultural exhibits.  They love to learn and explore and it makes me proud ...

The costumes are done!   Which is good, because tonight my kids wore them to the annual Halloween Pajama Jamboree concert.  Then they have...

We have a lot going on in October, and the kids wanted Halloween costumes just unusual enough that I decided I’d better start early this y...

Costumes!  I actually finished all my kids’ Halloween costumes in time!  And not just in time for Halloween (which, sadly, doesn’t mean an...