Do's and Don'ts of Homemade Halloween Getups for Your Kids
05.10.11
"A soldier. No, an astronaut. No, a the turf-car driver."
"A princess. No, a fairy. No, Cinderella."
In the weeks supreme up to Halloween night, Kids go back and forth on what they hankering to dress up as. Meanwhile, all Mom is thinking is "How much is this going to cost me?"
Hold-bought or purchased on-line, kids' costumes can get a small fortune. If you want to add accessories, makeup or shoes, it gets even more dear. How can we help our kids choose cool, imaginative costumes without having to smash open little Suzie's piggy bank? Here are a few do's and don'ts:
Do behind the times down costumes.
If your son or daughter has older siblings or cousins, commemorate that you might still have costumes or pieces of costumes laying around. Grab a princess wig, a fairy staff and some heels from the Cinderella play-set and you have the makings for a new kit! Go through the items you have, lay them out and have your kids go "shopping."
Source: Patch.com
Jonjo and James: Out but not down
11.10.11
Jonjo Kerr was criticised by the X Lender judges for his song choice of The Kinks' You In the final analysis Got Me, but insisted he had no regrets.
He revealed: "I don't regret singing that ditty because it was a good choice. And the crowd that were there seemed to really have it. So I was a bit taken back by the negativity of the judges, but I don't regret it at all."
The 28-year-old soldier said he would not have agreed to array up in over-the-top costumes for his performances if he'd made it further in the contest, but said it wasn't a dispute of personalities that had made judge Louis Walsh send him house.
He added: "I wouldn't have gone out covered in glitter.
"I over Louis knows that I wouldn't have taken any trash. I would have gone for it and I'm not afraid to voice my opinion, I regard as that's what he liked about me.
"He wanted me to be myself and that's what I've been the whole way through."
The axed hopeful plans to press one's suit with music for now, but knows he can return to the army. "I'm reliable that they'll welcome me back with open arms," he said.
Source: Belfast Telegraph