Happy Halloween from Snow White and Alice in Wonderland

H A P P Y   H A L L O W E E N . . .

wishing you all of the tricks and treats this spooky season brings!

From, 

Snow White and Alice in Wonderland

(aka Disney Sisters Becky and Jessica)

Disclosure: Costumes (Snow White and Alice in Wonderland) compliments of Disney Store.

Halloween Dress Up With Disney Store - Part 2

With Halloween right around the corner we've shown you all kinds of Dress up Disney costumes ideas for a Disney princess and Pixie Hollow Fairies with our Halloween Dress Up with Disney Store - Part 1. Now it's time to discover even more dress up options from The Avengers, Toy Story, Peter Pan and Captain Hook, and Lightning McQueen from Cars... Ka-Chow!

THE AVENGERS DELUXE IRON MAN COSTUME
Costume - $49.50

Become a real life Avenger dressed as Tony Stark's superhero creation. With attention to detail even Stark would be proud of, this padded Iron Man Costume includes mask, gloves and boot covers, and has a metallic finish just like the real suit!

THE AVENGERS CAPTAIN AMERICA DELUXE COSTUME
Costume - $49.50

Heroically detailed, this Deluxe Captain America Costume, directly inspired by the hit movie The Avengers, features 6 pieces, including a muscled bodysuit, gloves, shoe covers, and, of course, the mask to keep your hero's identity a secret.

THE AVENGERS DELUXE THOR COSTUME
Costume - $49.50

From Valhalla direct-to-you comes this striking Deluxe Thor Costume, inspired by the hit movie The Avengers. Our highly detailed 5-piece costume includes heroic muscled bodysuit, cape, pants, gauntlets, and shoe covers.

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN DELUXE COSTUME
Costume - $49.50

Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man just might be you! Spidey's detailed six-piece costume includes muscled bodysuit, gloves, shoe covers and full-head mask with eye screens to provide the ultimate secret identity for wall-crawling role play adventures.

PETER PAN COSTUME COLLECTION
Costume - $39.50
Accessory Set 5pc.

The spirit of youth soars with our Peter Pan Costume Collection. He'll never grow up wearing our deluxe outfit, complemented by a 5-piece accessory kit for high-flying Never Land adventures.

CAPTAIN HOOK COSTUME COLLECTION
Costume - $39.50
Hat - $14.50
Accessory Set 2pc. - $12.50

There isn't a boy who won't enjoy dressing like Captain Hook, Never Land's most famous crook! His costume collection includes a fine plumed hat and accessory kit with hook and sword for thrilling pirate play.

BUZZ LIGHTYEAR COSTUME COLLECTION
Costume - $44.50
Light-up Helmet - $14.50

Your space ranger will blast off to infinity and beyond wearing this Buzz Lightyear Costume, featuring all of the necessary galactic essentials to defeat Emperor Zurg in no time!

WOODY COSTUME COLLECTION
Costume - $44.50
Accessory Set 2 pc. - $12.50

He'll have a posse of admirers when dressed up in his Woody Costume Collection for Boys. Every day will be a wild west adventure in Woody's distinctive yellow shirt, cowhide jacket, bandana, denim pants, plus Accessory Set, with hat, belt and holster. 

LIGHTNING MCQUEEN COSTUME COLLECTIONCostume - $44.50
Racing Crew Headset - $12.50

There's plenty to light up about when your little racer wears our Lightning McQueen Costume. Flashing lights on Mater and McQueen add a fun feature to our Lightning McQueen racing suit. Your Piston Cup Champion will always be on the winning team!

Be sure to read about Disney Trick or Treat bags available at Disney Store and at DisneyStore online.

Make your own Jake and the Never Land Pirates Costume

Yo-Ho Ho and a Bucket of Candy!

With Halloween less than 2 weeks away, we are all busy trying to figure out unique costume ideas for our kids. There are so many different options this year, it's hard to choose. Pirates have always been and will always be a very popular choice. Especially with the Disney Channel hit Jake and the Never Land Pirates on Disney Junior, and of course the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.

Our friend Jasmine aka So You Think You Can Mom recently threw a Jake and the Never Land Pirates Party and all of the little Pirates had a swash-bucklin' good time!

Here on Disney Sisters we've covered everything from How to Talk Like A Pirate, to Mermaid MakeUp, and even had an Interview with Sharky and Bones. Now it's time to show you how to Dress Like a Pirate! Yay-Hay!

Disney asked one of their costume designers Zachary Bilemdjian to come up with some quick, easy and affordable instructions on how to create Jake, Izzy and Cubby costumes at home!  (These costumes are not currently available in stores) Zachary is an expert, having worked as the costume designer on the new live-action music videos with The Never Land Pirate Band for the second season of "Jake and the Never Land Pirates" premiering in early 2012.

Here's how to make your own Jake and the Never Land Pirates Costumes:

JAKE COSTUME

Materials:

Red fabric 17” square or bandana

Grey fabric (long enough to wrap around your child's waist)

Black yarn or ribbon

Yellow duct tape

4 large buttons

White T-shirt

Dark blue vest or jacket

Blue jeans or pants

Brown boots

Brown cardboard

Instructions: 

1. Cut out collar ribbing on white T-shirt and remove

2. Make a V shaped cut in center front of the collar

3. Make a few V shaped cuts in the sleeve

4. Using a needle with a big eye, thread the black yarn or ribbon. Stitch an X center front V at collar

5. If using a dark blue jacket, cut out the sleeves to turn it into a vest

6. Use the yellow duct tape to cover the buttons and attach to vest

7. Tape the outline of the vest using the yellow duct tape. Don’t forget the lapel

8. Cut out a “J” from the yellow duct tape, and attach to the boots.

9. Add a yellow strap on the boots using the yellow duct tape

10: Draw a sword shape on the cardboard and cut out

Putting it all together: 

1. Wrap the red fabric or bandana around forehead leaving the tails long

2. Tuck T-shirt in the blue pants or jeans

3. Wrap the grey fabric at waist and tuck the tails in the back

4. Add the vest and boots

5: Grab your sword and Go!

IZZY COSTUME

Materials:

Dark pink fabric 24”

Yellow fabric scrap

Small rock

Brown cord or yarn

White fabric marker

Gold hoop earrings

Light pink tunic or T-shirt

Light purple leggings or tights

Light colored boots

Instructions: 

1.Cut the dark pink fabric into a 22” square and two 2” strips

2. Using the white fabric pen, create squiggle and dot design around the edges of the dark pink fabric square

3. Place the small rock in the center of the yellow fabric. Take each of the four corners together to form a small pouch around the rock.

4. Using the brown cord or yarn, wrap it around the pouch leaving long tails. Knot the ends to form a necklace

Putting it all together:

1. Fold dark pink fabric square in half to form a triangle. Wrap turban style around head, leaving long tails in the back

2. Using the dark pink strips as ties, form two pig tails with your child's hair

3. Wear T-shirt or tunic un-tucked

4. If using light purple pants, tuck into boots

5. Don’t forget your pixie dust!

CUBBY COSTUME

Materials:

Blue fabric 22” square

Orange fabric scrap

Yellow duct tape

4 Large buttons

Brown yarn

Fabric glue

White T-shirt

Blue vest or jacket

Red shorts

White socks with blue stripe

Brown shoes

Instructions:

1. Cut out collar ribbing and remove

2. Make a V shaped cut in center front of the collar

3. If using a blue jacket, cut out the sleeves to turn it into a vest

4. Use the yellow duct tape to cover the buttons and attach to vest

5. Cut a small square of the orange fabric and glue it on the shorts

6. Using a needle with a big eye, thread the brown yarn. Stitch a few lines around the orange patch

7. Add yellow duct tape straps on the shoes

Putting it all together:

1. Fold blue fabric in half to form a triangle. Wrap turban style around head, leaving long tails in the back

2. Wear T-shirt un-tucked

3. Add vest and shoes

4. Don’t forget to add Cubby’s map in the back pocket. A rolled up newspaper will do the trick. Yo Ho Let's Go!

Happy Halloween Me Hearties!

If you do end up making a costume for your child this year, Disney wants to see the photos!  Please share with them by posting to their Facebook Page or this Twitter Account.

Flash Back Friday: Disney Costumes

We hope you've had as much fun as we have had checking out the AWESOME Disney Halloween Ideas at COSTUME WEEK by the Disney Sisters! We've showed you everything from costumes at Mickey's Halloween Party, to all of the great costumes at the Disney Store this year.

We thought we'd finish up the week with the Costumes of our Halloween Past. We've dressed our kids up in many Disney Costumes through the years. This is a perfect time to share them with you. We've had everything from Peter Pan to Tinkerbell. Figaro the Cat to Dumbo the Elephant and even Kermit the Frog. (It ain't easy being green) Each season is different and each year has been just as fun as the last! Going through our old photos and memories, it's so amazing to see how much of an impact Disney has on all of our lives. Is it the same for your family? 

Happy Flashback Friday Disney Friends!
Make sure to visit our friend Sarah aka Magical Days with the Mouse
to play along with us on Fridays!

Disney Store Halloween Costume Preview Parade

Does your daughter want to be a Disney Princess this year for Halloween? 

Does your son want to blast off as Buzz LightYear?

Do you and your best friend want to go as Mickey and Minnie Mouse?

Well the Disney Store has got you covered...

It's Costume Week here at Disney Sisters and we are very excited to bring you all of the hottest Halloween Costumes this year from the Disney Store!

While at the D23 Expo we got to see an exclusive preview parade of all the latest Disney Store Costumes and Role Play outfits. We are pleased to share them with you! From Pirates to Princesses, Cowboys to Indians and even a couple of famous mice. They have matching shoes and accessories to boot! Whether you celebrate Halloween or not, these ensembles are great year round for make believe and dress up for all ages.

Available now at your local Disney Store and online at DisneyStore.com.

We hope you enjoy this unique Disney Store Halloween Costume Preview Parade...
It's "HIGH FASHION" at it's DISNEY best!

Halloween BOOtique at the Disney Store

Last Thursday night the stars came out and brought their children to the Disney Store in Santa Monica, CA. The Disney Store hosted a special Halloween BOOtique to showcase the new costumes. It was a not so scary night, that included story time, costume shopping and a surprise visit from Mickey! It was the Disney Sisters first time at the Santa Monica location, and also in the new style Disney Store "Imagination Park." We'll be posting more about that soon - It's really AMAZING!

We were also thrilled to see the new line of Costumes / Role Play outfits. You couldn't help but notice all of the designer gowns and duds hanging on all of the walls every where you turned. This however, wasn't the first time we have seen them. Our first glimpse of these magical creations was at the D23 Expo where we saw a Disney Halloween Costume Preview Parade. We were really impressed and couldn't wait for our kids to get a peek too.

The slogan that you see all over the Disney Store is "I am." I am a Princess. I am Sleeping Beauty. I am a Buzz Lightyear. As parents, we know that fantasy and role playing is such an important part of learning. The Disney Store is helping to engage children's imaginations, when they put on these ensembles they actually become the princess, or hero they want to be. They transform into their favorite Disney character from a movie, or story book. You can literally watch their body language change right before your eyes, when they put on the costume and see themselves in the mirror. They walk different, they talk different. It's pure Disney magic. For parents it brings some much joy to see your child's eyes light up when they become Cinderella, or Lightning McQueen.

One of our favorite parts of the night was watching each child pick out their costume. They took their time, they looked carefully at each one, until they finally found a perfect fit. It was very exciting, even the cast members were totally getting into it!

Jessica's daughter Kaia (4 years old) picked Minnie Mouse, she even wore the ears (which were very bedazzled) and she especially loved the mini high heels.

Becky's son Nick (tween) went straight for Captain Hook, and rocked the hat like a true Pirate, Arrr! He also enjoyed playing with the battery operated, noise making sword and hook accessories.
(Who wouldn't?)

But our kids weren't the only ones having a blast...

Our friend Caryn's (Rockin Mama) kids were adorable in their costumes.

Her daughter was Belle and her son Spiderman.

Joey Lawrence's (Whoa) daughters both choose the Little Mermaid costume.
Melissa & Joey on ABC Family.

Kyle Richard's daughter choose Rapunzel from Tangled. (We have a feeling this may be the most popular for this season)

Candace Cameron Bure's boys both picked Captains. One Captain Jack Sparrow, and the other Marvel character, Captain America. (yes they have Marvel too!)

Molly Ringwald brought her whole family out too. They were having a great time posing with Halloween Mickey. (And we were having a very Sixteen Candles moment - So Fun!)
For all you fans - Secret Life of an American Teenager  new season coming soon!

From infant to toddler, child to teen, they even have adult costumes. It sure makes getting into the holiday spirit as a family, fun. You can all coordinate and become characters with a similar theme, like Woody, Jessie and Buzz, or you can each be something unique. None of them are really scary, the only one that may frighten (if at all) is the Adult Maleficent Costume. (Which some little ones may find spooky - just because she is a villan) Each Disney Store has a large selection, and if you don't find something that you want in the store, or the right size you will definitely find it online.

As you can see the children were all adorable and had a lovely evening full of treats, no tricks. We can't wait until Mickey's Halloween Party at Disneyland where they will wear their new costumes. But we know they will also enjoy wearing them around the house too.
Did you know, The Disney Store is on Facebook? You can also follow the Disney Store on Twitter!

Full Disclosure: This is not paid a post. We were invited to this special media event. Thank you to the Disney Store for gifting us costumes and to all of the hard work that went into creating such a magical evening for everyone.