How to Win Third Prize for a Halloween Costume

Back in mid-August my parents’ trailer park had an early Halloween Celebration complete with trick or treating and a costume contest. My parents really wanted us to bring Rachel and let her try her hand at it. Last Halloween was okay but she was afraid of the costumes. So we got home from a week’s holiday on Friday and needed a costume for Saturday evening. Well Halloween costumes aren’t in the stores yet and dress up clothes to create a little princess more money than I wanted to spend for one night. I thought about calling my sister in laws, but headed to the dollar store instead. There I picked up 2 gauze butterflies (1 pink and 1 purple) to attach to Rachel’s purple sundress. She still didn’t know what was up and just thought we were going to visit Grandma, Poppa and Benji. While supper was cooking I sewed the butterflies onto the front and back of the dress then later I popped the dress over her head. She enjoyed all the decorations and the grandparents loved showing her off. We go a number of compliments on her butterfly dress. Once she had more than enough candy my dad and I took her to the clubhouse for the costume parade. Rachel went up in the 0 to 2 age group and her simple $2 costume won third prize, which was a toonie that Rachel held onto until much later in the evening. Just surprises you what a little ingenuity and cast can get you.