Idea for Theme Constume for Family of 4 - Fair Lawn,NJ

How about a family breakfast? Bacon, Eggs, toast, juice. I don't sew, but if you do you could easily make these out of felt from the craft store. Somone can carry a sign - "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day" or something clever . . The family that eats together . . . or dines together . . . I don't know, but someone will come up with something. Or maybe a recycle/reuse theme? Bottle, can, newspaper, recycle trash can? good luck!

I and my three children teamed up one year with neighbors and went as crayons and one in a box. We used bright solids in red,orange,yellow,green,blue,purple and a black crayon in a teal box. I used styrofoam cones and disks and covered them in the same material for the pointy top. I love the picture of us all together - it's one of the best.

Another year we went as playing cards - the face cards. One year we did dental things - tooth brush, tooth paste tube, box of floss, and a smile. That one was a little harder to make!

Good luck!

Batman, the Joker, catwoman, and Robin.

Farmer and 3 animals.

Goldilocks and the three bears.

The Beatles

Dorothy, the tin man, the scarecrow and the lion

Zookeeper and 3 animals

Barney, Betty, Bambam and Dino

Four Power Rangers

Three pigs and the big bad wolf

Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Daisy

Ninja Turtles: Donatello, Leonardo, Michaelangelo, Raphael

Big Bird, Elmo, Cookie Monster and Grover

Good Luck :)

When my kids were young I made them into different color M&Ms. Brown, red, green, and orange. No pattern needed just cut 4 large circles out of cheap cotton fabric, sew, stuff lightly, paint a M on the front and back, and then add straps to go over the shoulders and ties for each side. Very cute.

I don't know if this will work for you (my boys are a little bit older), but we're going as Jedi's from Star Wars and I'll be Princess Leia. If you search for "easy Jedi costume" there is a very easy pattern that you can use. Also, I bought the fabric at Wal-Mart in the dollar bin, so it's cost effective too.

I've always been fond of The Wizard of OZ.

Or..lol..you can dress like the Beatles.

Good luck and have fun.

Nanc

I just saw a picture of a family of three where the Dad was Fred Flintstone, the Mom was Wilma Flintstone, and the child was Pebbles. Your second child could be Bam Bam or Dino.

My kids are going to be Yin and Yang (the chinese symbols), and my husband and I will be the same. One dressed all in black, one dressed all in white, and I'll be using craft foam to make the circle swirls on the front of each shirt. The beauty of it is that it suits our personalities perfectly. :)

Mix any of the Superheroes

The Incredibiles (Disney)

Pirates

Sesame Street (they have adult sizes now too)

check out Partycity.com for themes too

How about the Wizard of Oz

How about the Addams Family?

simple, but goofy: make hats or shirts that say "ceilings are #1! Go ceilings!" and carry those foam fingers you see at sporting events...

you'd be ceiling fans!

How about 3 blind mice? Your husband can be the clock.

Or Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, elf, and a teddy bear / reindeer / present / jack-in-the box or other toy.

how about Peter Pan for the 2 y/o, Tinkerbell for the infant and Wendy, Captain Hook for the adults.

saw a display for a family of Pirates, which was really cute. We are a family of three and are dressing up as the characters from Toy Story. Our son is 2.5 and wanted to be Buzz light Year, so he actually told us the characters that he wanted us to dress up like. Good luck and have fun.

D.