You've heard this one, right? A nun, a monk the Pope and Stonehenge walk into a bar...Click the thumbnail photo above to see the whole costume and click through to find out how the costumes were made and for the link to submit your own!
Monk
aka: Jasper (1)
location: Gridley, IL
age group: toddler
difficulty level: semi-easy
materials: brown fleece, rope and silver cross
description: Using a robe as a template, I drew a rough sketch onto paper. I cut out the pieces of fleece and sewed them together. I constructed a hood after looking at one of his hooded sweatshirts. The Pope aka: Rose (2) materials: Paper, white fabric, sewing machine, gold trimmings, glue.
description: I sewed a really simple, white tunic and shawl and embellished the shawl with gold trimmings. The hat was made simply of paper wrapped in fabric and more gold trimmings, with felt lining to make it soft around her head on the inside. The cross was all gold trimmings, paper and glue. Nun aka: Rose (1) materials: The kind of hat that has a hole for the face, in white, an adult long sleeved black t-shirt, some black cloth, a cross, needle & thread, safety pins, a small bible (optional), appropriate footwear.
description: I put her in one of my black, long sleeved t-shirts and rolled the sleeves under and safety pinned them. I tacked (with needle and thread) a square of black cloth to the top of the white winter hat, the kind of hat that goes all the way down to the neck with a hole for the face. I put a cross around her neck and that was it. She had a tiny bible too but it got lost. Stonehenge aka: Daria (2 months) materials: Foamy sheets, Old t-shirt, Glue
description: Cut foam sheets bought at the art store (they're soft enough for baby but hold their shape). Glued them together, covered with old grey t-shirt. Voila! One 18 inch Stonehenge, a la Spinal Tap. My baby goes to 11!
Thanks Kimberly!
location: Jackson Heights, NY
age group: toddler
difficulty level: semi-easy
Thanks Nina!
location: Jackson Heights, NY
age group: toddler
difficulty level: super easy
Thanks Nina (again!)
location: Woodbridge VA
age group: infant
difficulty level: super easy
Thanks Andi!
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OK, am I missing the "link to submit your own"? I don't see anything.
Love these! Pope Rose is the best kid's costume ever. Also, funny that she went from super to semi easy in a year. Wonder what she'll be in year three.
My baby goes to 11! LOL!
I appreciate that someone put a lot of care into these costumes, and that the children all look beautiful. That said, it is not really appropriate/sensitive/respectful to "dress up" as a race or religion.
I'm sure most can appreciate that it's not acceptable for a white person to "dress up" as a black person and wear black face for halloween. Similarily, it can be quite offensive to "dress up" as a Jewish person, an Arab person, a Mexican person, or a Christian person. Just some food for thought. Racialicious.com has some great articles better explaining the idea if anyone is curious as to why such lines are drawn regarding sensitivity and possible offensiveness.
These kids aren't dressed up as a religion or race, they're dressed as famous people or occupations.
It's okay to dress up as a celebrity or historical figure (Elvis, George Washington, a knight... The Pope). What about the ubiquitous princess costume? I'm not sure how different that is from a non-specified pope.
Kids dress up as firemen, doctors, nurses, farmers. How is this different from dressing up as a member of the clergy (monk, priest, nun)?
How do you know that these people are not of the faith they are representing? I was raised strict Catholic and dressed up as the Virgin Mary one Halloween, respectively.
These costumes do not look to be mocking whatsoever. If anything, it's nice to see some well-repected clergy costumes instead of the stereotypical "girls as princesses" phenomenon which in my humble opinion is more detrimental to a girl's psyche.
Verano, I think you're comparing apples and oranges. Dressing up as a race is offensive is because it plays on stereotypes. The costumes here aren't doing that at all--they're pretty straightforward representations of a monk, a nun, and the pope. I fail to see how dressing as a member of the clergy could be offensive, unless you're specifically looking for such an offense.
If anything, the creators of the costumes should be given some big props for their creativity...not every little girl wants of be Minnie Mouse or a princess, and not every little girl's parents want them to play into stereotypical "girl" dress-up roles.
drjulee FOR THE WIN
:)
Oh wait, I see that was in the post itself as well. Still, very funny.
Amused as heck by the irony of a child dressed up as the pope, considering the state of the Catholic church these days.
Wow, these are great and much more interesting and fun compared to "child as slut" outfits I see regularly on sale in the stores and on the streets (no pun intended). This is what happens when smart people make costumes within an otherwise overly commercial fake holiday.
If you reread my post, I think you'll see that I wasn't saying the intent of the parents who created the costumes was to be mocking, I was saying that it is not appropriate to dress as a race or a religion. If I dressed my six year old white Christian daughter up as the Islamic Prophet Mohammed (who is an historical figure like Jesus or the Pople), I suspect you would agree that it was insensitive and inappropriate. Mohammed is a very sacred person to Muslims, and it is not respectful to "dress up" as him. Why then would we not afford the same respect to our Catholic neighbours?
You presume that we're not Catholic. The people at Catholic Home and Garden don't seem to have a problem with it either: http://www.catholichomeandgarden.com/Catholic_Children%27s_Costumes.htm
The parents of the pope & nun.
I absolutely recognize that some people may identify as Catholic and still dress their children that way. It is no way incomprehensible to me, only something I see as quite unfortunate.
In regards to the website link you mentioned, you will see that it is providing those 'costumes' for the purpose of religious instruction/modelling, not for the celebration of secular non-Christian/non-Catholic holidays. It is not my job to change your mind, but rather I only hope it might give some readers pause for thought.