My Buddy and Kid Sister Halloween Costumes

Not only is Halloween my favorite holiday, it brings out the competitor in me. My sisters-in-law host an annual Halloween party, which includes a new theme each year with high stakes costume competitions (Pizza Hut gift cards, Heck yes!!!) for individuals and couples. Fortunately for me, my husband is a great sport about it and wears whatever I make for him so that we coordinate appropriately for the theme. Two years ago, the theme was “80’s.” I knew I wanted to make costumes based on toys/games of the 80’s, but nothing too obvious (aka-PacMan, Cabbage Patch Dolls, My Little Pony, etc.). After a TON of brainstorming (because costume-making is not a sprint, it’s a marathon, people!), I decided on Jason and I dressing up as My Buddy and Kid Sister! For Jason’s costume, I couldn’t find a striped shirt I deemed “My Buddy appropriate,” so I bought a yellow t-shirt and painted stripes (except for the blue stripes…I used painter’s tape for those to save myself some time) on it and paired it with a pair of old denim overalls I found at my mom’s house. For my costume, I bought a white pair of painter’s overalls online and used a ruler and pink paint marker to make pinstripes on them and found a long sleeve shirt that looked cutesy enough to use under the overalls. With the addition of a red hat and yellow label for Jason’s overalls, a white visor, label, and pink ribbons for my hair, and eye liner to use as freckles for both of us, our costumes were complete!