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Dressing Your Doubles
Halloween Costumes for Multiples
By Kendeyl Johansen
"My twin sister and I always had matching or complimentary costumes, and this tradition continued until we stopped celebrating Halloween as teens," says Julie Mathis, a 28-year-old fraternal twin in Los Angeles, Calif. She fondly remembers spending several years as a pair of dice with her twin sister, a costume that wasn't comfy, but was always a huge hit and eventually became a tradition.
"Once my sister and I became adults, and there were still no grandchildren, my dad even made matching dice Halloween costumes for our childhood teddy bears," she says. And her sister is continuing the tradition with her twin dogs, whom she dresses in complimentary costumes (Batman and Robin last year).
Mathis highly advises multiples to dress in the same or complimentary costumes. "Everybody loves twins!" she says. "Plus, you get more candy that way." In the future, if the sisters attend a Halloween party, they'll choose complimentary costumes. "I'd be the devil, and my sister would be the angel," she says, laughing.
Brenda Krebs, president of the Park City, Utah Mothers of Multiples Club, dressed her 2-year-old twins as Dr. Seuss' Thing 1 and Thing 2 last year. She needed a fast, easy costume that didn't inhibit the movements of busy toddlers. "The boys wouldn't wear a regular costume," she says. "I had bought several and had to take them back. I made the outfits out of sweats so they wouldn't mind wearing them." To find out how to make Krebs' easy Thing 1 and Thing 2 costume click here
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