Are your kids planning their costumes yet?
I was inspired today for Minifob's costume--he would absolutely love to dress up as a Mover (
these guys.) You actually can buy a little costume from their website... for 100 damn dollars (and it's on backorder at that price!) That ain't happening. So I was trying to find some sort of generic "mechanic" coverall costume that I could adapt, but no luck so far. The closest I got is a "UPS guy" costume, and I don't know if I could successfully bleach the brown and dye it blue. I even looked at sewing patterns, but they're all adult-sized. I'd basically have to freehand it anyway to get it small enough, so why buy the pattern? Plus, my sewing skills are questionable at best.
So my new theory is I could get a generic blue tracksuit from Wal-Mart, and sew the jacket/pants together. If the jacket's on top, then the zipper front would still go down past the hips, and the pants waist would be gone--that would look kind of like a one-piece coverall, right? Then I'd just have to cut the hood off and turn the remainder into a half-assed collar thing.
Of course it would be easier if I could just find a place that sells toddler-sized blue coveralls...