You'll totally wear that again: Laura Ingalls costume

I was a big Little House fan as a girl, and since I know that my online friend Molly lives on a farm and homeschools her daughters, I fantasize that her house is located in the year 1880.

Clearly she’s not actually living in the past, because when I asked Molly to suggest a Halloween costume comprised of clothing items that can be actually worn again, she referred me to websites that are more up to date than my Facebook page.

I love her suggestions and I believe that most little girls could get many wears out of these items, either in every day use (cardigan and tights) or for dress-up (apron and bonnet).

Molly shared her sources in an email:

Gingham dressÂ (original one from mini-boden)
Penelope Cardigan from Olive Juice (in caramel)
Apron: thrift, ebay, etsy there are TONS of choices out there, obviously.
Bonnet: I LOVE this bonnet pattern from Amy Karol (angrychicken). It’s a cinch to sew up. The one in the photo is from daily doings.
Cable Knit tights from Target
Boots: thrifted, ebay’d. (The Clark’s someone told me she scored at a thrift store for 25 cents!)

Thanks, Molly, for participating in our “You’ll totally wear that again” Halloween series!

You’ll totally wear that again: prom dress becomes princess dress from Carrie

You’ll totally wear that again: cowgirl costume from Dottie

Reusable toddler train engineer costume from me, on BabyCenter.com.

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RookieMoms.com co-founder Whitney lives with her husband, son, and daughter in the San Francisco Bay Area where she writes about parenting, crafts, and activities that moms can do with babies in tow. She and Heather also publish 510Families.com, a site for East Bay parents.