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My kiddos love playing pretend. And I love watching them use their imaginations. I have mentioned this many times before. And what I love the most since Halloween is coming up that I know that any costume I get them will get a ton of use. We save our costumes and use them for "dress up" or "pretend play". It is a great way for them to explore through imagination and can help them express their feelings as well.


Which means I need it to hold up to anything especially the washing machine. Over Labor Day weekend we went to Dragon*Con and my daughter dressed up as her version of Mal from Descendants. Thanks to the help from Little Adventures and their Sea Witch dress.

I am so excited to announce that I am a member of the Netflix Stream Team for the second year! Although I received a complimentary welcome kit, I have been a HUGE fan of Netflix since before my almost 5 year daughter was born. I am so excited to be working with a company I love.

So Halloween costumes. That awesome ninja costume you saw at the mall. A football uniform he coordinated with his best friend. Or maybe a superhero super-costume? No matter which get-up your kids (finally) land on, we can all agree on one thing – kids spend a lot of time figuring out what they want to be for Halloween. And if yours are still searching for that perfect idea, look no further than their favorite Netflix characters for inspiration.

Just ask Gina Lee, who teamed up to provide a little Netflix-inspired costume inspiration. But if chicken-carrying Red ensembles or trench coat-clad Inspector Gadgets aren’t your kid’s thing, check out Netflix's list of titles below to find an idea they’re sure to get excited about.

Join the Party!
Make sure to share pics of your kids in their Halloween get-ups on Instagram using #NetflixHalloween by October 31 to join the Digital Costume Party!

Get the Look Just a few key accessories are all you need to get the look of your favorite characters.

My family and I went to Dragon*Con over Labor Day weekend. If you don't know what Dragon*Con is, it's the Southeast's largest sci-fi, fantasy, and gaming convention. This made my 10th year going. This was the first year that we got our own hotel room (didn't share with friends), brought the kids, and were able to go the whole weekend. It starts on Friday and ends on Monday, but most people get there on Thursday (like we did).

Thursday with Storm Troopers. Friday with The Pirate Fairy and Rapunzel.

 

I babywore a LOT. Thank goodness for my LILLEbaby. I got a lot of comments about it. Some just admired how cute he was, some said how hard it must be to bring kids to con, and then there were just random comments. I enjoyed it though. It was a great way to carry him around and he would get so excited when he saw me start putting the carrier on. It was really cute.

Yes, those are Star Wars suck pads. :D

 

Dragon*Con has changed a lot since we have had children.