Hi everyone! Happy Halloween today! Any big plans for you or your kiddos to celebrate? 🙂
I usually don’t post pics of myself here, but today is the exception since it’s my favorite holiday! So here’s a collection of some of my best Halloween looks!
You’ll notice most of my looks were taken in an office. That’s because my workplace always made a big deal out of Halloween and encouraged everyone to dress up and goof off on that day with prizes and parties. What’s Halloween like at your workplace?
Anyhow, here are my best looks! Which one is your fave?
Cowgirl
My Best Halloween Looks / Image Source: Pepper Valentine
Cruella DeVil
My Best Halloween Looks / Image Source: Pepper Valentine
Peggy Bundy
Lol, I “tried” to dress as Peggy Bundy from my favorite sitcom of all time “Married w Children” but everyone thought that I was Reba McEntire instead!!! Such a disappointment! 🙁
My Best Halloween Looks / Image Source: Pepper Valentine
Tony Romo from the Dallas Cowboys
My Best Halloween Looks / Image Source: Pepper Valentine
A “Real Housewife” from Beverly Hills
My Best Halloween Looks / Image Source: Pepper Valentine
Jem from “Jem and the Holograms”
Lol, but nobody knew who this was so I had to spend all day explaining the character! I actually posted all the deets about this character and this costume in a previous post here, so check it out if you want more photos….
My Best Halloween Looks / Image Source: Pepper Valentine
Dora the Explorer
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So we experimented with Halloween outfits some more and this time we tried an Ariana Grande costume for kids. I think my daughter nailed it!
What do you guys think?
Ariana Grande Costume For Kids / Image Source: Pepper V.
Ariana Grande Costume For Kids / Image Source: Pepper V.
Compared to other costumes we’ve tried, this one was pretty simple to put together. Just needed the boots, the over-sized sweater, and the hair extensions for the ponytail. Easy-peasy!
So definitely when it comes to preparedness, this one is recommended because you might already have all the items you need in your closet, or, your hair is fabulous enough to do the high ponytail without the extensions. Here is an example of the look we were trying to copy:
Ariana Grande Costume For Kids / Image Source: Link Here
I hope you enjoyed this quick and easy Ariana Grande look. If you’re more interested in a Britney Spears costume instead, I have 3 variations for kids you can check out on this post here.
If you don’t already have all the items handy for this outfit, some info on how to find them follows below…
Ariana Grande Costume for Kids – Shopping Links
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My daughter was a size 3 in youth shoes at the time, and I had no luck finding any kids boots that looked like this they would fit her exactly. So the best I could do was find these women boots from Amazon as a size 6. They were a bit big for her but it worked for the costume and should last a couple more years if needed for other costumers. The boots in this image (as well as various colors and sizes) can be bought on Amazon if interested (link below).
And we also got the hair extensions for the ponytail from Amazon. My daughter has very thick hair, so we actually used TWO of these hair extension packages to be able to cover her natural hair sufficiently. We got the longest length of 30in. The ponytail extensions we used can be bought here:
And I’m not going to leave the link where I got the oversized sweater from since I didn’t have a great experience with the order. Basically, the shipment originated from China and took FOREVER to arrive, so I don’t really want to refer anyone else to it and risk the order not being received in time for Halloween or another costume event. But really, any oversized sweater should work for this look – you might already have one in your closet and can skip buying another one. 🙂
Anyhow, I hope this info helps with your look for an Ariana Grande costume for kids. I wish you all a fun and safe Halloween this year! And good luck putting together your outfit, no matter which costume you decide. There are so many choices and so many ways to make it your own. Have a great time!
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So have I told you all lately that I go a bit overboard for Halloween?! No? Ok then… Well, I do. And one of my faves was the Britney Spears kid costume that I put together for my daughter one year.
There was this one year, where my kid was a Britney Spears fan bc I was a Britney Spears fan and we used to enjoy all the same things. (Lol, those days are long past us now.) But my daughter had 3 different Halloween parties to attend, so of course, I just HAD to prepare 3 different Britney Spears costumes.
The rest of this post is dedicated to the Britney Spears costume, but if you would like more costume ideas for girls, I have a separate post located here: 11 Costume Ideas for Girls, which includes my daughter’s costumes as Ariana Grande, Cruella DeVil, Jem and the Holograms, Ariel the Little Mermaid, Wonder Woman, Mal from The Descendants, and others…
Hit Me Baby One More Time
Of course we did the obligatory “Hit Me Baby One More Time” outfit. This was the easiest costume to put together because most of these items we were able to find via thrift stores in town. So easy. And, all the pieces can be re-purposed for normal wear too. The only item that I had to really hunt for was the microphone earpiece and I was able to find it online (link below).
Britney Spears Kid Costume “Hit Me Baby One More Time” / Image Source: Pepper V.
Britney Spears Kid Costume “Hit Me Baby One More Time” / Image Source: Pepper V.
I’m A Slave For U
And believe it not, we put together a kid costume for “I’m a Slave 4 U” too! My daughter was obsessed with doing this particular outfit bc she wanted the snake prop. We called it “Snake Britney” at home bc that was the best thing about it.
For the main outfit, we used a peacock costume we found online (link below) because it was the correct color scheme, and we simply removed all the peacock-ish features of it. I was worried that it wouldn’t work, but it absolutely did! And once we found the peacock costume, the rest was easy!
And finally, we did the “Toxic” outfit too. This is only my favorite Britney music video of all so I was most excited to do this one. My daughter is actually wearing an Adult Small flight attendant costume because I simply could not find a child version that would work.
Because it was an adult costume, I had to do some amateur alteration work – mostly with safety pins in the back to tighten it, and then safety pins in the front to close the cleavage area. It’s for times like these where I wish I knew how to sew! It’s a very important skill that not very many people have anymore!
So despite the outfit being a bit big on her, and despite the alternations to make it appropriate, I think it worked out and she didn’t mind at all so no problem! What do you all think?
Unfortunately, I’m no longer able to find this specific costume online so I can share the link with you. If you’re looking for similar, I wish you tons of luck. I’ll continue looking online too so if I find it again I will add it here.
Britney Spears Kid Costume “Toxic” / Image Source: Pepper V.
Britney Spears Kid Costume “Toxic” / Image Source: Pepper V.
Britney Spears Kid Costume “Toxic” / Image Source: Pepper V.
Anyhow, that’s the scoop on my daughter’s Britney Spears kid costume for Halloween… Hope you all cracked a smile. I sure did. 🤣😁
If your kid prefers Ariana Grande instead, you can check out that look too on this post here.
Britney Spears Kid Costumes – Shopping Links
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Most of the items I used for these costumes I was able to find offline as well as online. Some online links that might help you piece together these Britney Spears kids costumes for yourself are below:
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Since Halloween is the theme of the month, I found pics from one of my favorite costumes ever. My daughter and I dressed in Jem and The Holograms Costumes one year.
What is “Jem and the Holograms”?
Not alot of folks are familiar with “Jem and The Holograms”. It was only the greatest 80’s cartoon series of all time, so you truly missed out if didn’t watch. Don’t fight me. 🙂
But just in case you don’t believe me that it’s a real show that actually happened, you can check out all the scoop on Wikipedia. 🙂
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Not alot of people remember this cartoon TV series, which makes me sad. It was on during the 80s and definitely targeted the young girl crowd, and I was hooked ever since. I was mostly addicted to the music, as Jem was a rockstar/popstar and had the catchiest songs and the most outrageous fashion.
She was also a real-life person with a real-life job and real-life responsibilities raising foster kids. Her real-life persona was Jerrica, and she had to keep her rockstar persona a secret from everyone.
Holy smokes. Kinda like me with this blog. I’m using the alias Pepper Valentine here (lol, my rockstar name), and I am keeping this blog a secret from everyone in my real-life so I can be uncensored and unedited here, and have no real-life consequences for being myself.
Anyhow, the reason she had to keep her identity such a secret was because she had a secret supercomputer (in the 80s!) that created all the music and all the fashion via holograms that looked real to everyone else. And she thought that if that supercomputer was discovered, that it could be used for evil purposes. She was using it simply to be a rockstar.
So that’s a quick summary as to why I am a “Jem and the Holograms” fan. I’m a bit obsessed with the series still, and I have fun creating projects that are inspired by Jem, like these Halloween costumes for myself and my daughter. My daughter even had a Jem and the Holograms birthday party theme one year and I saved those pics on another post here. I’m happy to be able to share these pics even though it’s all over and in the past. I hope you like it too…
My Photos – Jem and the Holograms Costume
So one year myself and my daughter dressed as the main characters, Jem and Pizzazz, and we had a great time. Lol, how’d we do though? We look just like them, right?
Jem and the Holograms Costume / Image Source: Pepper V.Jem and the Holograms Costume / Image Source: Pepper V.Jem and the Holograms Costume / Image Source: Pepper V.Jem and the Holograms Costume / Image Source: Pepper V.Jem and the Holograms Costume / Image Source: Pepper V.
Jem and the Holograms Costume / Image Source: Pepper V.
Jem and the Holograms Costume – Shopping Links
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Halloween is definitely my favorite holiday of all time! My daughter loves it too and dressed up in The Descendants Mal costume one year.
I enjoy the costumes, and getting to dress-up, and being able to PRETEND to be someone else for a few hours.
And I’m a weirdo and I usually start planning and gathering everything I need for costumes in the summer. Mostly because I hate the annual Halloween pop-up stores – they’re too crowded, over-priced, nothing will fit correctly right off the shelf, and everything is handled and picked-through. Not my fave.
So I usually start prepping WAY in advance, but the prices are better and it gives me alot more time to make sure I’m happy with it and overall it’s a much less stressful experience for me.
Anyhow… I personally don’t dress up as much anymore since I’m usually focused on my daughter and her costume instead. She has an epic one planned for this year, and we’re all prepped and ready to go. I’ll keep it a secret until the big day but I can’t wait to share it with you all!
But in the meantime… I can post some pics of past costumes for you. The rest of this post is dedicated to the Descendants Mal costume, but if you would like more costume ideas for girls, I have a separate post located here: 11 Costume Ideas for Girls, which includes my daughter’s costumes as Britney Spears, Ariana Grande, Cruella DeVil, Jem and the Holograms, Ariel the Little Mermaid, Wonder Woman, and others…
The Descendants Mal Costume – The Look
Here’s a pic of my daughter dressed as Mal from Disney’s “The Descendants” movie.
This costume is quite easy to put together because you can buy mostly everything you need online. The only extra effort besides shopping is the makeup. And I only needed 2 specific makeup items for this look. Just the lipstick and the eyeshadow. I used the lipstick for both the lips and the heavy eyeliner. Then the eyeshadow just to shade the rest of her eyelids. But overall, very easy!
The Descendants Mal Costume / Image Source: Pepper V.
If you haven’t seen this movie yet, I recommend it as it was very cute with a GREAT soundtrack. I found myself listening to the music even outside of the movie itself since the tracks were so catchy. And the premise was interesting too – it centered around the teenage children of the famous Disney villians, and those teenage children had to share a high school with the children of the famous Disney heros. And it was entertaining seeing them interact with each other.
So if you haven’t seen it yet, I definitely recommend it.
The Descendants Mal Costume – Shopping Links
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Some links that might help you put together this Descendants Mal costume can be found below. Just make sure that you order well-enough in advance that any shipping delays won’t cause you the extra stress of a last-minute costume change.
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