Fall has been taking its sweet time to make an appearance here in good ol Las Vegas. Thankfully, its starting to cool down and we can pull out all the cute fall clothing!
From the warm tones of burgundy and olive to the moto jackets and plaids...fall is my FAVORITE time of year. I adore all the trends but I think fall florals are my absolute favorite.
I'm especially loving this gorgeous floral print from Crazy8
Crazy8 is a children's clothing brand that makes fun, fashion-forward, age appropriate clothes for children 6months to 14 years.
I'm a huge fan of AGE APPROPRIATE clothing. I can't tell you what goes through the minds of some of these parents when they are dressing their children...I see pictures and the sweet kids just look so uncomfortable and way too grown!
PSA: LET THEM BE LITTLE! kids can look cute and stylish and still look like kids!
Crazy8 is incredibly easy to shop and celebrates the unique individuality of every kid with the type of clothes and accessories that are easy to dress up, dress down, and make their own.
In addition to be super cute and kid friendly, the clothing is extremely well made!
This gorgeous floral dress is so soft, and the riding boots are extremely sturdy and will definitely stand up against how rough Jordyn is.
Ha!
Florals, riding boots, and denim jackets are going to be our go-tos this fall....not to mention, we LOVE a cute hair accessory and this gold bow gives us all the happy feels!
Be sure to check out all the cute styles at Crazy8 and let me know your favorites!
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We LOVE Halloween over here. It gives us a time to have fun and be creative however, those of us with natural hair know that we sometimes have to think outside of the box when incorporating our kids favorite characters or bringing their costumes to life. So, I wanted to have a little #throwbackthursday fun and share with you all a few of Jordyns past costumes that are perfect for curly haired kiddos.
Costume #1: "Tween wolf"
This extremely simple DIY is MADE for curly kids, simply style their hair in a wash and go and bam!! hair is set!
FOR THE HAIR:
I used Miss Jessies Pillow Soft Curls which is one of our favorites for a achieving soft, touchable, fluffy, yet defined wash and go.
Hot glue fur to the inside of the shirt & to the wrist area.
Cut holes in leggings ( or jeans) and hot glue pieces of fur to the insides of the holes.
For the tail: wrap the fur into itself diagonally, going into a point...use hot glue to secure it together.
Attach a safety pin to the end of the tail and then attach it to the back of your jeans.
For the ears: cut card stock in the shape of ears..Cut fur into the same shape.
Cover both the front and back of the ears and use hot glue to secure to the plastic headband.
For the makeup: I used E.L.F brown and black eyeliner and red lipstick to give Jordyn a simple, wolf look.
Costume #2: Madeline Hatter ( or, your childs favorite princess)
This costume is semi-DIY since the costume itself is store bought. The accessories and hair are all simple DIYs.
FOR THE HAIR:
When your kiddos want to be princess or fairy tale characters that have hair that isn't their natural color, we have to get creative. Those colored hair sprays are cool but the MESS!..ugh...Try buying colored yarn or marley hair and twisting it into your kids hair like I did here with Jordyns.
We just did regular twists throughout her head and incorporated purple and blue hair to match her character. It was SO cute!!
I'm a big believer that accessories MAKE the costume...especially a store bought one. The hat that came with this costume was....less than desirable so, I made a new one.
Roll the craft foam into a tube like shape and hot glue to secure.
Cut out a small circle of craft foam to cover the top. Hot glue to secure.
Cut a bigger circle to act as the bottom of the hat and hot glue to tube shape to that bottom piece to secure.
Cut a thin strip of scrapbook paper and wrap around the base of the hat. Hot glue to secure.
Hot glue your bow to the front.
Use the hot glue to attach the tulle, feather, and plastic mouse to the side of the hat
Hot glue your hat to the plastic headband.
So now you've got your hair and accessories done right...but lets not ruin our perfect costume with a bright orange trick or treat pumpkin. Lets turn our pumpkin into part of the our costume!
Cut arm holes and a neck hole through the closed end of the pillow case
Hot glue some ribbon and trim and viola..you have your dress!
SIDENOTE: be sure to have your kiddo wear clothing under the pillow case as it literally is a pillow case and is thin and kind of see through. lol. Jordyn had on shorts and a tank top on.
