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    OH, that is really too bad-- my DD would have loved that costume! The Phantom Tollbooth was a real touchstone for her and many of her classmates back when they were younger.

    It was even the subject of a vast, off-the-reservation "project" that the kids ran on the side-- all on their own.


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    How many are already planning next years costumes?


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    Harry potter was planned December of last year. He finished all of the books and we went to universal studios/islands of adventure to see the Harry potter section. From there he slowly gathered the wand, robes and stuff. We now need a new obsession before he plans the next year.


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    Originally Posted by Cassmo451
    How many are already planning next years costumes?

    ha! DD5 and i were out for a walk the day before Hallowe'en, and she looks at me quite earnestly and says, "do you know what's best about today?" uh, no. "it's that i have only two more sleeps until i can legitimately start planning next year's costume."


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    Originally Posted by Cassmo451
    How many are already planning next years costumes?


    One of my sons is planning to be George Washington next year.

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    Originally Posted by Portia
    ?..from "The Phantom Tollbooth" is DS's favorite character. ...

    Another story only those here would appreciate.

    Awesome. DS has a very similar costume, and Phantom Tollbooth is very popular.

    p.s. PMd you.

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    Aw, DD would have gotten the Mathmagician! She loves that book! She randomly busts out with "Welcome to the Doldrums" sometimes in a monotone when bored.

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    Originally Posted by Cassmo451
    How many are already planning next years costumes?
    DD told me at breakfast this morning that she plans to be a ladybug next year. And then she started detailing how she plans to make the costume.

    As for others not "getting" a costume, I'm pretty sure very few people got DS's Percy Jackson costume (and honestly, he just looked like a kid wearing an orange t-shirt and carrying a sword). But he was happy with his choice, which is what counts.

    Maybe I can convince him to go as an entomologist next year.

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    My DD12 was Deryn Sharp from a book series she enjoyed. With a leather aviator's cap, goggles, and being a female, most people assumed she was Amelia Earhart. By the halfway point of the night DD stopped trying to explain who she was and just said "Yep, Amelia Earhart."

    Similar thing happened when she was Katniss Everdeen a couple of years before the movie came out. "Yep, I'm an archer/female Robin Hood."

    At least when she was Abe Lincoln, most everyone knew who she was (the surprise then was being a girl under the beard and tall hat).

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    I had a Gilda Joyce and an Abraham Lincoln. It was a fun year!

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