Philippine Halloween costume makers rock my world!

Posted by on October 22, 2007 in Ganns Likes | 19 comments

Early Achievers, Nathan’s preschool, is requiring the children to show up in costume for a Halloween party this Friday. Cathy and I talked about it, and the cheapskates in us settled on either:

  • Jose Rizal, where we suit Nathan up in a barong tagalog and draw a moustache on his upper lip with eyeliner pencil. Accessories include an inkjar with matching feather, some rolled paper, and a lamp for him, to channel Rizal circa Ultimo Adios.
  • Ganns, where we dress Nathan up in a long-sleeved polo and the sweater vest that matches mine. For this outfit, his accessories include his blue laptop, Pepsi Max, and a working mp3 player.

At the time we talked, I felt we didn’t have much choice. Most local malls offer and you’re stuck with the usual fare of fairy princesses, pirates, and assorted animals, most made with subpar craftsmanship and inferior (read: itchy) material. But now, wait! I did my research, and there is a local manufacturer who makes Halloween costumes for Filipino kids (and their parents)!

This Philippine Halloween costume maker is called Bumblebee & Company, and they make unique top-quality Halloween costumes in the Philippines that don’t break the bank. Apparently, they also do birthday parties and stuff. I contacted them regarding making me a Shrek vest. I’m gonna look like this, but not as cute. LOL


Now that I’ve seen their Philippine Halloween costumes, I’m tempted to just go to them for Nathan’s party. 

  • http://www.taintedsong.com Joni

    Ex-deal? hehe! Cute nmn ni Shrek Jr. :D

  • http://www.gannsdeen.com Ganns

    How dare you?! This is no ex-deal! I’m going as Shrek, and I’m paying for my vest! Masama bang tulungan ang supplier na magaling? Bleh!

  • http://misteryosa.com/ Shari

    Haha, this would be soooo cool! How much is that Shrek vest worth? I want I want I want!

  • http://keren.ph Keren

    I like the Jose Rizal idea. I would want to see how you style the hair! :)

  • http://undextrois.wordpress.com F!NCH

    wheredd you get that vest? i want that lolrofl :)

  • http://www.taintedsong.com Joni

    lol. Sorry. I thought it was another ex-deal. :D

  • http://www.gannsdeen.com Ganns

    LOL It’s okay.

    Try to pass by Fun Fest on Saturday. I’ll be the guy with the green skin.

  • http://www.taintedsong.com Joni

    haha. sige. :P san na ung inorder ko? meron na ba? hehe!

  • kris

    hey there, i say this with the utmost sincerity: you shouldnt celebrate Halloween in anyway. it’s history traces back to old pagan beliefs related to the dead and their spirits…and you know that the Israelites always fell short from God because they always secretly clutched on to their pagan gods and Baal…so, as a fellow believer of Christ, i urge you, please don’t celebrate it anymore.

  • admin

    Dear Kris:

    Thank you for your note on my website.

    As a family, we don’t celebrate Halloween. We’ve explained to our son, Nathan, that the party they were holding at his school was in celebration of an event we do not, in principle, support. His school is not a Christian school, but we allow him to participate in the event in the interest of solidarity with his classmates and the knowledge that he understands that glorification of anything other than Christ is not an option.

    Regarding costumes, the owners of Bumblebee make costumes year-round, especially for theater productions and children’s parties. The post I placed online was really just to help them out, because their work – regardless of Halloween – is really spectacular in the first place.

    I can assure you we do not celebrate Halloween and are not raising our children to believe in it.

  • kris

    that’s good then. keep on keeping on :)

  • http://tabulas.com/~hellobebe Marian

    i know na what you’ll wear to our Christmas party! haha

  • jun mendoza

    do you know where i can find a bumble bee costume for my 1 year old baby boy. bumble bee (black & yellow stripe color

  • admin

    You can definitely pick one up from Bumblebee. Visit their website, Jun. :)

  • Ac

    tanung q lng puh kung gumagawa kau ng costumes nah pang cosplay?

  • ruth

    where can i find bumblebee and company? i am looking for my sons mushromm costumes for a play in school. please help

  • admin

    You can visit the website at http://www.bumblebee.ph or call Maita Nolledo at 0917-7907377.

  • JT

    I need a worm costume made, someone contact me.

    I’m not Bumblebee, sorry. You can contact them through the information I provided in my blog post. :)

  • http://butterflymask0831.multiply.com Mae Codizal

    hi!

    nice that i actually came across your blog page. :) I was looking for filipino holloween online and your picture came up. ;) please say Hi to your wife for me. she used to be my thesis advisor back in 2002-2003 in CSB. :) thank you!

    -Mae (HRM grad of CSB)