The Steadman Family Blog: Happy Halloween!

I have been so excited for our first Halloween with Quinn. I have come to find that holidays are a lot more fun when you have kids. I really wanted him to be something unique and great, and we came up with the perfect idea. When we were in Park City 2 months ago with Christian's family we watched hours of this cartoon Derek brought called The Last Airbender. It is geared toward smaller kids, has a good balance of goofy and suspense, and it is entertaining for adults too. We couldn't help but notice that Quinn resembles the avatar, Ang, so that's what he was for Halloween.

I'm really pleased with how good his costume looked for how little effort I had to put into it. I just found a long-sleeved, mustard yellow shirt and put it on him backwards since there was a giant robot on the front. For his shawl I found a long-sleeved, orange shirt and cut it halfway up his torso, cut the arms short, and cut a slit up the middle and walla! I had an air bender costume. The blue arrow on his head was the defining piece, and we just used blue eyeshadow. It went on easy and came off just as easy, and we didn't have to deal with messy face paints.

His costume was a great success. I had never heard of this character until two months ago, but all the kids and families we came across knew exactly who he was. Also, there were no duplicates. I saw a lot of the typical superheroes and cuddly baby animals, but no other air benders. I didn't hear anyone else shouting out to other little kids about their costumes, but a lot of people were pointing out the avatar, and kids shouted to him from across the room. It will be hard to top this year's Halloween.