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Featured, Holidays, Kids & Parenting, Parenting, The 9 Year Old · October 10, 2013

DIY Halloween: Gabby Douglas Team USA Olympic Costume


DIY Halloween Gabby Douglas Team USA Olympic Costume

Each year, I scramble trying to find a suitable costume for The Chicklet. I am usually a day late and a dollar short when it comes to selecting a creative Halloween getup for her. But this year, I was on it. Early in September, she told me that she wanted to do something different this year by being someone she admires. Instantly, 2012 USA Olympic gold winner Gabrielle Douglas came to mind. A departure from our usual fairy and princess theme, I was excited that she put some thought into her costume. And so I set about acquiring her costume.

I searched online for an authentic USA Olympic costume and didn’t have much luck, so I began thinking of ways I could do the costume on my own. After searching Google for images of Gabby, I settled on piecing together The Chicklet’s costume.

I found a red leotard on Amazon some toy gold medals for her to wear around her neck. Afterwards, I purchased a blue and white track jacket, some athletic tape, a red, white, and blue hair tie, and voila! She became Gabby Douglas.

See for yourself:

Gabrielle Douglas Halloween Costume 2

Team USA Halloween Costume

Gabrielle Douglas Halloween Costume

Team USA Halloween

Depending on the weather, we will be adding track shorts or pants to her look, alongside some ballet flats. I think it came out quite well—she certainly does look like a little Gabrielle Douglas in training.

From this point on, I think I will be doing DIY costumes for Halloween for The Chicklet. There are so many other options and it can be less expensive, especially if you are using second hand items. The total amount I spent on her costume this year ended up being about $25. Not bad!

What are your thoughts on our Gabby Douglas Team USA Olympic Costume?


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Comments

  1. Dawn A. says

    October 10, 2013 at 1:10 pm

    So cute! Nice touch with athletic tape.

    Reply
    • The Cubicle Chick says

      October 10, 2013 at 8:52 pm

      Dawn, thank you for commenting. I tried to make her costume as “authentic” as possible. Even with the smallest of details 🙂

      Reply
  2. Antoinett says

    October 22, 2013 at 1:11 pm

    Now that is a cute and creative Halloween Costume!

    Reply
    • The Cubicle Chick says

      October 22, 2013 at 3:40 pm

      Thank you, Antoinette. We had fun putting it together. Thanks for commenting!

      Reply
  3. Val says

    October 30, 2013 at 3:19 pm

    This is a great idea. It’s so good to have positive role models to which young girls can relate. Gabby is a great role model.

    Reply
    • The Cubicle Chick says

      October 30, 2013 at 7:37 pm

      Val, I totally agree. I’ve gotten a lot of feedback via social media on how much they love the idea of our daughters representing positive role models like Gabby for Halloween. It will now be a tradition of ours each year.

      Reply
  4. Niaha says

    October 13, 2018 at 2:12 pm

    Hello! I googled Gabby Douglas and your daughters pic came up. This is awesome! I’m going to try and recreate the look . Can you tell me what color ballet flats your daughter wore and aslo where you purschaed the track jacket? I know this is from 5 years ago but maybe your response can help . Thank you for the inspiration!

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April photo dump. And things of that nature. ✨✨
Are we twinning or nah? 😂😂😂 Are we twinning or nah? 😂😂😂
4/10 should be declared a national holiday because 4/10 should be declared a national holiday because on this day a king was born! Happy birthday, son. Love you more than words can say! 🎉🎉🎉
May we continue to have crazy/fun adventures toget May we continue to have crazy/fun adventures together. You deserve an overflow of serendipity, and all the joy I can provide. Still celebrating—Happy Birthday, Mommy! 🎉🎉🎉
Worked hard all week so we deserved a little treat Worked hard all week so we deserved a little treat. ✌🏾
My novel ‘A Clermont Lane Wedding’ is certainl My novel ‘A Clermont Lane Wedding’ is certainly not biographical, but there are traces of my life all up and down this book (hint hint). It’s a perfect Spring Break read!

It’s got romance, intrigue, a little mystery, and a family legacy on the line. On sale on Amazon, eBooks and paperback, link in bio.
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