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Title. If you have children & prepared costumes for them I'd love to hear as well!

Asking because Halloween was never really big wherever I lived, and a combination of shyness + perfectionism basically prevented me from ever getting a costume... so in a sense I'd like to have some inspiration

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Halloween Costume = trash meant to be worn one time and then tossed, priced accordingly but a bit high.

Cosplay = ongoing project meant to be worn several times a year that you keep sinking money into

I cosplay but only been at it a year. My Ghostface has about $70-80 in it and honestly, it’s a Halloween costume plus biker/tacticool gloves from Amazon. I need to work on it. My Tom Nook (Animal Crossing) is a bit more but I have a tail, ears, a crocheted Bells bag (with actual bells! It rings!) Plus an Android phone with a themed case and themed icons/wallpaper. I mainly do this one because it’s way more comfortable and it’s kid friendly. Plus young people have fond memories of the game. The reactions are a big part of what makes cosplay work.