Molly has wanted to be Raven for Halloween for nearly a year. While I've yet to have a year where the kids change their minds on a costume at the last minute (fingers crossed it remains this way), we don't allow them to officially decide on their costumes until summer.
Because I usually piece our costumes together, like to buy used, recycle etc. it takes some time to put a costume together, but with growing kids it doesn't make sense to make something for them until closer to the time.
Raven has always been Molly's favourite Teen Titan and who can blame her - Raven is awesome. She's half demon, half human, and makes my teen goth heart melt.
Most costumes online for Raven range from $40 to $50 and there's no way we were spending that, plus it's a lot more fun to build one myself. Here's how we did it.
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| Raven showing a typical look of disapproval of other Titan antics |
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Raven Unleashing her power
Molly already owned a long sleeved black gymnastic suit so this was free to us (however I saw some used at Value Village and Once Upon a Child for around $4-$7 depending on the condition and size).
Since Molly knew she wanted to be Raven for Halloween and loves playing dress up, she asked for a purple crushed velvet cloak for her birthday and was kindly gifted this by friends and was no cost to us. Hers retailed for $16.99 from Amazon (and qualifies for Prime shipping if you need it quickly). The best thing about these cloaks as they have different sizes so you don't need to worry about anyone tripping on their cape come Halloween. The cloak does a lot of the work for 'making' the costume.
Next we bought a black stretchy belt at Value Village for $1.99 and a necklace for $1.99 (also from Value Village) so I could break it apart to glue gun the red gems for her belt. You can also glue gun a broach as a closure for the cape if you want to be especially authentic.
Raven has a gemstone on her forehead. We just raided our craft centre, but you can get several sheets of these at the dollar store for $1.25.
The other new item we bought for the Raven costume was a pair of purple Halloween socks, adult size so they go further up the leg and are more noticeable. These cost us $2.99 at Value Village. She is wearing these with a pair of black jazz dance shoes that were hand-me-downs from her cousin, but really any dark coloured shoes will do. On Halloween she will wear light grey or white leggings under her leotard because it's Canada and will be chilly at night.
Total cost of costume to us: $7.36 (Tax included) Total Approximate cost to anyone who has to purchase every item for the costume: $33.00 (Tax included) - still significantly cheaper than getting a box costume. So: Azarath Metrion Zinthos And Happy Halloween!
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