bats from 2010, mummies from 2011, glitter ball flower thingies from easter, arrows from cole’s room, and the quiver became the jetpack — this was the year of repurposing 🙂
also, i think i could eat those hot dog mummies every day. yum!
happy happy happy halloween!
donna - Your costume ideas are so good. I love Lila’s shoes. Our girlies have them in the camel and the grey and they are so cute!
Melinda Siklosi - You are such a creative person!!!! I do love your son’s costume:-)))He is so cute! And Lila too, of course…Did You made everything all by yourself? The costume, the food, the decoration??? Please tell me how did You have time for everything!!!! Congratulation!!!
Nani - I am seriously in love with the costumes and the way you decorate. You nail it every single time. I cannot wait for your Christmas prep!
Nina - Love the color scheme! 🙂
Amanda - Love it all!
Stacy - As always I love love love it! You rock and Cole looks a lot like you! xoxo
cindy dueck - Love it all of course!! Cute decor and great costumes 🙂
justine - this is so awesome in so many ways! my favorite are cole’s snacks on the floor in his cowboy costume… helping keep him still? I’ve resorted to that on occasion with Brayden haha ;). awesome costumes for both kiddos!
Erinn T - just so so so wicked. all of it.
xoe
Lexi - This is so PERFECT! Love everything! The costumes, the decorations, the photos.. EVERYTHING! You are amazingly talented! Such an inspiration!
Kristen Honeycutt - LOVE their costumes! The plane turned out so good, and that jet pack is the BEST!!
andrea - thanks kristen! and thank you so much for letting my ship those goggles to your house!!
Sonja Hammad - You’re simply amazing. I looove these images, and the costumes are beautiful! Wow. Your kidlets are so lucky to have such a creative mama.
cait - so incredible! I love the gold and that jet pack is genius.
Raquel - Ugh…AWESOME!!!! Seriously how do you do all of this?! Love it all! So creative and so much fun. Can I ask how you made your little flower ball things? And where did you find li’s hat and the kids eyewear?
andrea - haha, thanks raquel!! the ‘flowers’ are just styrofoam balls rolled in glitter, with a pipe cleaner wrapped in washi tape! the kids’ costumes were from amazon and ebay but it doesn’t look like any of the listings are still active. if you search on there you should find the same or similar products! (lila’s are adult sized, and cole’s kiddo goggles came with a hat.)
Christine - omg, I love this post so much. You are the halloween, craft, costume queen!
Ingrid - I just love all your creative ideas…and seeing the love in which you photograph your children. Simply beautiful.
Niki - So festive Andrea! Love the bats on the wall and the gold pumpkins! And obviously, your children and their costumes!
Suse - hehehe. That is all. 🙂
Kayls - These are gorgeous! You are always so creative!
Where is the light above your table from?
andrea - thanks kayls 🙂 cb2!
Jensine - I always look forward to seeing how you decorate your home and how the kids are dressed for Halloween! Creative as always!
Elizabeth B - Andrea, i’m still following along here keeping up to date on the Hanki household.
you have the best ideas girl.
Love it and love the costumes!
julia - oh my goodness, love the costumes! Our little girl was a cowgirl this year (and our little guy a ninja turtle–his choice) horray for repurposing 🙂
michelle - airplane and jet pack look so awesome!!! it wouldn’t be halloween without the hanki halloween party!!! xo.
Melissa - Awesome!
noelle - As amazing as all of these pictures are, I am fixated on the pillow in your 2010 post (behind the toy skeleton). You must [please] tell me where you got that! Awesome costumes as well. its nice to see kids wear costumes other than what you’d find at old navy and walmart! 🙂
andrea - i think it was from homesense 🙂
Jenn - Love all your decorations and I adore their costumes! You’re making me want to create an empty room with great light in my house. 🙂
Danielle Trovato - wow wow wow wow! my jaw is dropping as always. andrea you are UNBELIEVABLY talented. I am in awe. your blog posts make my day. 🙂 xo
sarah m. - you are incredibly talented. love. it. all. still think we should have a yyc meets yeg crafternoon someday!
andrea - christine and i have talked about this a few times — we are so in!!!
morgan - I agree with sarah. We must have a crafternoon together sometime! I always love your awesome halloween decor and amazing costumes!
andrea - yes! and thank you 🙂
Analicia La Salle - Where did you get Lila’s shoes?
andrea - the moccasins are minnetonkas from crewcuts 🙂
Krysta - Oh my goodness honey! You are showing me up in the mothering department!! Cute decorations, adorable costumes, and spooky halloween treats? We wanna come play at your house! I’m starting to think you are Wonder Woman! xo
andrea - we went you to come play too!!! why must you be so far away?!
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Andrea - Hi there! I’m attempting to make my son a plane costume this year and I loooooooove your version. Any tips? Items to use? How did you secure the wings? I’m an Andrea, too! Help, pleaseeeeeee…… 🙂
andrea - hi andrea! thanks so much. all i used was cardboard boxes (and a cereal box for the round part), hot glue and duct tape! wings are glued on 🙂
Monique - hi andrea! did you get lila’s costume from ebay or amazon? me and my girlfriends are throwing a early halloween party in a couple of weeks, and i cannot seem to find one as cute as this one! thanks so much ( and thanks for all the inspiration!)
Monique - hi andrea! did you get lila’s costume from ebay or amazon? me and my girlfriends are throwing a early halloween party in a couple of weeks, and i cannot seem to find one as cute as this one! thanks so much ( and thanks for all the inspiration!)
andrea - thanks monique! i make all of my kids’ costumes so i can’t help you there! maybe check etsy??