Miss Carmela June was so excited to shimmy into her mermaid costume and venture out into the dark drizzly night on Halloween night! She was a little shy about saying "trick-or-treat," though, and it didn't help that at the very first house, the owner's little chihuahua came shooting out onto the porch yapping its head off. Ela is terrified of dogs (we're not sure why, except unpredictability is a big problem for her, and dogs can be sort of unpredictable). So, in those anxious moments just after ringing a stranger's doorbell on a dark, rainy night, there was a fierce chihuahua barking like crazy, a shimmery purple mermaid shrieking and trying to back away with her legs cinched together by a tight shimmery purple mermaid sheath skirt, a lady apologizing profusely and trying to make up for it all by pushing more candy on the shrieking mermaid, and a certain mama and daddy trying hard not to laugh.
The remaining houses were less exciting, which was fine with Miss Carmela. She got the whole "trick-or-treat" thing down, and was very brave about selecting her favorite candy (Tootsie-Pops, it turns out). (Also, M&Ms.) She was a tiny bit unnerved by the older kid dressed as a gorilla, but as mama and daddy were on their way home with her anyway, it all worked out ok. In the end, Ela was thrilled to get to sort her candy and see what she got. Success!
Back view of the mermaid costume. Basic sheath skirt with bunched up tulle for the tail fins and a bit of tulle around the bust for a bikini top. We lost this element pretty quickly, honestly, because it was sort of pointless. The undershirt is a light pink gymnastics leotard.
Front view of the mermaid costume. You can almost see the sequiny headband. Fun, easy costume to make, and a nice addition to the dress-up basket!
Happy kid with her "trick-or-treat" loot!
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