8 yr old DD is going to be queen Amidala (storebought costume) and 10 yr old DS is going to be Joseph Merrick (more commenly known as *John* Merrick aka the elephant man) which is a homemade costume. In the past he has been a giant squid, Edward Scissorhands, Moby Dick (with his sister being Queequeg) One year DD was a pink refrigerator :-)