The Roy’s Pumpkins: 2013

Tim bought two smaller pumpkins so that the kids could each do their own this year. Shay wasn’t interested, so Eden and I set to work and came up with these designs. This is the first pumpkin she cleaned and carved all by herself. Great job!

I saw this idea on Pinterest and thought it would be fun to try it on our pumpkin.

The word “Boo” is carved to the left of the ghost.

This is the very first pumpkin Eden ever did totally on her own. She did a great job!

Dirty Laundry Costume:

We were talking at work the other day and I was reminded of one student’s costume from last year’s Halloween Parade. He dressed-up as “dirty laundry”. We have been struggling to agree on a costume for Shay, but when I suggested this idea, he thought “dirty laundry” might be fun. Personally, I was pulling for the Girl Guide costume, but he wouldn’t bite.

For this costume, I took one of our older (broken) laundry baskets and cut the bottom of it out. (My husband thought this was a great idea, as I actually might break down and go and buy a new one to replace the broken one we’ve been using for what seems like forever.) Here is a list of what we used to pull together this costume. It could seriously be done in under an hour.  I lucked out and had everything I needed at home with the exception of the old soap container.

• one laundry basket with the bottom removed
• grey pipe insulation to set along the inside of the cut basket (meant to provide extra comfort) I have an extra piece, but wanted to show the sharp edge.
  

  Here is a shot of the bottom of the basket with pipe insulation installed around the hole for a more comfortable fit.

• two pieces of fabric scraps (or something similar) to tie to the basket and lay across the shoulders to support the basket
• one hoody with various articles of clothing pinned or stitched all over it randomly
• one bedsheet (We included a bedsheet in the basket because it is large and yet very light to carry around.)
• one large plastic empty laundry detergent container (I messaged a few friends and my neighbor had one we could use – Yay Jen!)  Cut the container below the handle to open up the tops, so that candy can be dropped in through the opening.
• one empty stain remover bottle, hung and glue gunned to the edge of the basket
• various clothes pinned to the sheet (to avoid losing them)
• dirt or dark face paint to add to the “dirty” effect
• “Dirty Laundry” sign, if you wish

Here is a trial fitting, minus the face paint to make Shay look “dirty”. You can see how much fun he is having getting suited-up!

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