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Phthalate Free: This product conforms to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act and is free of phthalates DEHP, DBP, and BBP.As a precaution, please wash any glasses, shot glasses, plates, utensils, et cetera before use. Certain ornately decorated glassware may also contain trace amounts of lead on the exterior. A Prop 65 warning does not necessarily mean that this product will expose you to such substances, just that certain materials which are unfit for consumption may be present from packaging and shipping. Proposition 65: California's Proposition 65 requires us to alert consumers to the possibility of exposure to cancer-causing chemicals.You can check out my suggestions from last year here: No-sew vintage costumes: Five tips to avoid suffocation and spontaneous combustion while you’re wearing them. Who doesn’t love this guy? And it’s the perfect costume for girl or boy. We watched Canada’s most famous astronaut, Chris Hadfield, tweet and sing through space this year, while serving as commander of the International Space Station. Astronaut - Finally, someone we can look up to (literally). That changed in 1974, so let’s see girls donning the red-coat and breeches.Ħ.

When this booklet was published, women weren’t allowed in the RCMP. RCMP - The iconic red-coated mountie is a great idea for a costume. So put on your stetson and go round up some candy!ĥ. Cowboys/Cowgirls - Yes, Canada still has real cowboys, cowgirls, rodeos and ranches. We can honour our Aboriginal brothers and sisters in so many other ways.Ĥ. If you’re not Aboriginal, just don’t do it. Aboriginal people (the term “Indian” was dropped years ago) - Consider this “what not to wear.” Dressing as a First Nations, Inuit or Métis person is now widely viewed as appropriating another person’s culture. A good bet - unless you bump into someone who objects to Canada’s fur trade. Coureurs to Bois - You’ve got to love those rugged French Canadian traders (“runners of the woods”). If you’re a bit more trendy, you could try dressing as a soldier from the War of 1812. It’s our Prime Minister’s favourite war, and we’ve already spent $28 million to commemorate the event. Still, be careful if you wear this costume in the US. Perhaps not the most politically correct choice for those of you who live in la belle province. General Wolfe - The British soldier famous for his victory over the French at the Battle of Quebec in Canada in 1759. Here is the good, the bad, and the ugly of vintage Canadian costumes:ġ. Flipping through the 1964 booklet “Lets Make Costumes” by the Boy Scouts of Canada, you’ll find some interesting, albeit controversial, suggestions from another era.

But Canadian history offers up many more colourful characters. You might find something about hockey players, hosers (those beer drinking, tuque wearing guys) and the red-haired Anne of Green Gables. If you google “how to dress as a Canadian for Halloween” you’re not going to get many hits.
