If you're at home on Halloween night handing out candy to trick-or-treaters this year, don't be surprised if six miniature Snowbird pilots show up at your door. 

Emily Kempe and her sisters Alissa Olfert and Jocelyn Froehlich have made a tradition of dressing their kids in group costumes for Halloween over the past few years. This year, inspired by the Snowbird flying demonstrations at the Saskatchewan Air Show in July, the sisters and a team of crafty relatives decided on homemade Snowbird pilot costumes. 

"We were sitting around this year trying to figure it out," said Kempe, "and after seeing the air show, we thought it was a pretty good idea."

The kids are Burleigh Kempe, 10 months, Brighton Froehlich, age two, Odin Olfert, five, Nash Olfert, seven, Leila Olfert, nine, and Finn Olfert, age three. 

The majority of the sewing for the pilot suits was done by "granny" Chris Hill, and the planes the kids will wear on their backs were hand-crafted by Brighton’s grandfather Michael Froehlich.

Hill said it was a fun project, especially since she and her family have attended as many airshows as they've been able to get to over the years, going back to when Emily, Alissa, and Jocelyn were ki

ds.   

"We've always really supported [the Snowbirds] since they were little," said Hill. "We've always made sure we've gone to the airshows."

Olfert said that having the kids dressed as the Snowbirds could even give them the idea that it's possible to someday pursue a career in flying. 

"It was a lot of fun, and I know some past snowbirds, so it was kind of fun to see these guys dress up as them. Maybe in the future [they] will be Snowbirds, so who knows?"