Happy Halloween 2010 & 15/52
I hope that everyone had a safe and happy Halloween this year. I’m super tired, but I wanted to quickly share with you tonight some of our Halloween happenings…
First off, we did some pumpkin carving. Pinky was pretty happy to be involved in the gut removal vs. previous years where she watched from a distance or completely was appauled by the destruction of the innocent pumpkins. We can now cross pumpkin carving off of our list!
We also did some ghosting. I’ve never heard of this before, but since we’ve moved here, we’ve been ghosted. Apparently, you are supposed to sneak up to someone’s door and anonymously drop off a sign saying “Boo! You’ve been ghosted” or something to that effect, then leave a little treat for your unsuspecting target to find in the morning. We made these little lollipop ghosts and pushed them into a piece of styrofoam to keep them up right. To add to the silliness, we included little “trees” from a bush outside our house and a stone with R.I.P. written on it. Then, we quietly placed them, with previously mentioned sign and a small bag of candy, at our neighbors’ and friends’ houses.
Another item on our list was to create some spooky art. Pinky helped me trace the template for these cute creepy little bats onto black cardstock, then I cut them out and we taped them to the wall. We like them so much that we may just leave them up year round! 😉
To wrap things up, we did a little trick-or-treating (also on the list) with Little Red Riding Hood. The costume is almost entirely homemade using the magic of stitch witchery. I must confess that having a working sewing machine would have made things a lot easier, but it turned out adorably cute nonetheless. And this girl collected so much candy that I’m sure we will have it coming out of our ears until Easter!
(Pic on the left is 15/52)
Good night!
