Considering a Family Halloween Costume? I Do Them Every Year, and This Is What You Need to Know

The first three years, my daughter didn't have much of an opinion. But leading up to our fourth year, she had opinions — and many of them. When she made it clear she still wanted to do a group costume, I changed my pool of ideas (thankfully, I exhausted 1960s-era cartoons before she got a say) to more kid-friendly ones, like Moana. When my kiddo settled on us re-creating the emotions of Disney Pixar's Inside Out, she instantly began practicing her Disgust pose while dictating who she wanted everyone to be. Luckily, her choices were all doable, so I followed her lead. (My husband still rolls his eyes when I brag how she chose me as Joy and him as Fear.)