Halloween 2014 "Where Are the Puppies?!"

This turned out way better than I expected. The wig makes all the difference.

The only thing is that she's way too cute to be Cruella!

Bewitched

We had a little witch for Halloween this year! She got to wear her costume to a school party, and and then come home for trick-or-treating around the neighborhood (she lasted about 45 minutes this year).

If you ask her, she was a "good witch, not scary." It was the first thing she said when I asked what she wanted to be for Halloween, and she stuck with it. I am a fan of creating a costume, so we had some fun putting this together. A black shirt from Goodwill, a hat from the Target Dollar Spot, a striped shirt, striped tights (thanks Grandma), some fabric scraps from Grandma's stash and a couple buttons roughly sewn on by yours truly, and voila! A little patchwork witch. I loved how it came together, and most importantly, she loved wearing it!

Happy Halloween!

 

Pre-Halloween Festivities

One of our favorite places, Westwood Hills Nature Center, had a Halloween party this weekend. It was a whole buy-tickets-and-ride-a-bus-to-the-site kind of thing, and Lucy was very excited. Her best friend N and his mom joined us too. The kids had a blast and it was a very fun, non-scary activity for little ones. Face painting, balloon animals, lots of games and prizes, and a trail with people dressed up as all kinds of forest animals. Most of it was outside, so we got to enjoy the crisp fall air. We'll go again next year!

Hey There, Little Red Riding Hood…

We had a storybook character in our midst for Halloween this year! Lucy really didn’t know the story, but once I get an idea in my head there's no turning back.  I found a decent version of the story on YouTube, and once we got over the initial shock of the wolf eating the grandma, she was on board. I made the cape out of fleece using this tutorial, we got a basket at Goodwill, put on a dress we already had, and voila! Little Red Riding Hood.

We had lots of great Halloween activities this year. Last Saturday, we went to the Great Pumpkin Festival at The West End, a local shopping area. Lucy wore her costume and we "trick-or-treated" at the exhibitor booths, danced with the Radio Disney team, and decorated a trick-or-treat bag.

On Sunday, Auntie Brenda and Uncle Bob invited Lucy and our niece Miss H to a Halloween party at their neighbor's house. Husband and I got to go see a movie (Argo - fantastic!) and our girl had a good time. Miss H was a raccoon, but without the mask she could be the Big Bad Wolf, right?

Wednesday was the big day! Lucy got to take her costume to school for a party. That evening, although got a little bit of a late start, we walked the neighborhood for about 45 minutes and got a basket full of candy. Lucy did great at saying "trick-or-treat" and "thank you" and walked the whole time with no complaints! It was a really fun time and everyone loved her costume. One guy made the mistake of saying, "are you a good witch, or a bad witch?" Lucy said rather firmly, "I'm not a WITCH!" which got him laughing. I'll have a little sass with that candy, thank you very much!

Happy Halloween to all of you!