... but , the boys don't look anything like a shark and a batman.

Oh yeah, that's because they're not. Not yet. This was how they dressed for school today. The boys' school doesn't officially allow kids to wear Halloween costumes to school. (I'm guessing they're probably worried that 150 big kids in "Scream" masks might scare the pre-schoolers.) The teachers, however, have been real creative in coming up with backdoor ways for the kids to dress up. In kindergarten, they made Halloween "black and orange dress-up day". Last year, they organized a trip for the first graders to visit a local senior center in their costumes - what's cuter than sixty six year-olds in Halloween costumes?! And this year, the second grade teachers invited kids to dress up as their favorite book character.

So, take another look. Who are they?

 
you may have to be or have a second grade boy to get the second one!

Here's a clue:

It's Asterix and Fluffy!

Hubby reads the Asterix and Obelix cartoons to the boys in German and they love them, so when I started looking around at their books to find a costume idea, S jumped at the chance to be Asterix. And we already had the perfect hat: it's wee one's viking baby hat from last Halloween minus the blonde braids! If you know some of the Asterix stories, you'll appreciate the fact that one of the other kids in his class actually came dressed as Julius Caesar! S has his magic potion hanging from his belt and is ready for him.

B insisted that he had to be Fluffy. Insisted. I suggested maybe he'd like to be Obelix - he's got some blue and white striped pajama pants that would be perfect. Or maybe Stink - all he needed was stinky sneakers and some gel to make his hair spiky. But no. Fluffy is "soooo funny" he said; he had to be Fluffy. My make-shift Fluffy costume - with an old fuzzy Banana Republic sweater - isn't perfect, he told me, but it's "fine". (I think he looks adorable!) Fluffy's hat is a hat I knit for myself ages ago. I sewed up some little pink ears, following strict design instructions from B, and stitched them on the sides. I think it's pretty cute. It's certainly fluffy. And B can do the funny, no problem.

So those are the first costumes of the day. Half way there! Pics of the boys' "real" costumes to come tomorrow. Here's hoping everyone has a safe and happy Halloween!