Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked...
Our kids have been on a huge Avatar: The Last Airbender kick thanks to Uncle Timmy. Jon & I had watched the series before and loved it, so it was fun to watch our kids be enthralled. One evening during dinner with the Knoxes (who are also huge Avatar fans) we discussed Halloween and it was decided: this year we would do Avatar for our costumes.
Despite my best intentions, morning sickness got the best of me and the costumes were still being finished 30 minutes before the party began. Add that to the fact that my phone was acting up and you get a serious lack of photos. Thankfully Melissa got some and was willing to share!
Katara
She LOVED her costume (and made the necklace herself!)
Sokka with his boomerang.
Due to said last-minute costume prep, the boomerang paint was still wet.
We used it for pictures but he brought Space Sword to the party instead.
He and his friends spent most of the night happily stealing Space Sword from each other.
With those cheeks, Aaron just HAD to be Appa.
Appa's tail.
I found the furry coat on eBay and it was just perfect!
He hates face paint but was willing to suffer for the sake of a great costume.
Elise did not like her Toph costume, particularly the headband.
We had to tell her that she was actually a dinosaur to get her to cooperate.
I feel like Toph would approve.
Good thing Toph loves Fire Lord Ozai/Uncle Timmy!
The only picture with the iconic Toph headband:
Timmy had to join us, of course. It ended up being kind of hilarious since many people didn't know who he was and kept mistaking him for Jon (since he was holding Elise all night). One sweet lady asked me who my boyfriend was... Poor Timmy!
Avatar Kyoshi:
Appa & Momo (Luke) are best buddies:
Katara & Aang (Paul):
The Avatar group:
Jon as King Bumi
Seth as Sokka
Me as Kyoshi
Anna as the Cabbage Guy
Kellie as a Water Tribe elder
Catherine as Katara
Luke as Momo
Melissa as a bounty hunter
Paul as Aang
Emma as Azula
Craig as Iroh
Gabe as Zuko
Aaron as Appa
Elise as Toph
Timmy as Ozai
Bekah as Mai
Darryn as Zuko with his scar on the wrong side
It was totally chaotic, but the kids were thrilled with their costumes. Every year I think maybe we'll simplify next time, but we just have so much fun!
2 comments:
Okay, goal for next visit = watch Avatar...
I love it! We love Avatar too. I'm sending this to my kids - they were already talking about doing Avatar costumes next year. These are so cool! And so fun that you had such a coordinated group to get so many of the characters.
My sister-in-law's kids did Avatar too - she had a little Katara and a little Ang. Ang is two and she drew the arrow on his head in Sharpie, which made me laugh. That's commitment... or poor planning... one or the other. Spencer dyed his hair and beard black for his Halloween costume. It's been fun watching it turn brown again.
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