So my sister-in-law Carol is an expert costume schemer (Neoma wrote about this more in-depth on her blog). Carol suggested to us that we would make the perfect Popeye, Olive Oyl, and Sweet Pea. And she was right, so I just had to make the costumes.
(I'm not sure right now where a better quality photo is.)
I think I did a good great job. Hollis makes a cute Popeye. Leroy was the cutest little sleepy Sweet Pea you ever saw. And Benji is pretty cute too.
I couldn't justify spending the money to buy fabric to make Leroy's costume unless I could make it function later. I decided that I would make it in the style of a sleep sack so that he could use it for the rest of the winter. When I went to the store to buy fleece, they were having their annual fleece sale! So I bought enough to make 4 sleep sacks. I have finished three of them (see below) and am debating what to put on the last one before I finish it.
And Neoma is supermom - she made matching costumes for her whole family in just a few days!
These costumes later served as the inspiration for a movie that they made as a Christmas present for another sibling. The video - "The Super Goulds" - is embedded below so you can watch it if you want.
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