We had a fun
Spooktober (October)! As I usually do, I
participate in the Photo a Day challenge.
This year I carried the Spooktober theme through all most of my
photos. I didn’t pressure myself with a
photo every day, just when inspiration hit.
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| A is for apple B is for Boo! C is for (undead) cookies D is for drink (and a Halloween movie) |
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| E is for Eloise as Holly Golightly (Halloween 2012) F is for facing my fear of clowns (Halloween 2013) |
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| G is for Ghostbuster (Halloween 2012) H is for hand (err… detached arm) O is for Ouija (still in the wrapper) |
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| P is for pinks and purple (my Halloween costume) R is for rats S is for skulls … glitter ones T is for Transylvania (UE 2002) |
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| U is for under-estimated… how long it would take to turn myself pink! V is for Victorian dollhouse (built with no instructions) W is for World Teacher Day Halloween treats Extra: W is for "We're all mad here" (I wanted to wear my tights) |
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| Z is for Zombie… as in Plants vs Zombie |
MrE had a Halloween party at day-care on the
Thursday before Halloween. He asked
early in the month to be the zombie from one of his favourite phone games
“Plants vs Zombies”. Of course, with a
few days to go, he changed his mind but too late! He enjoyed it on the day with a bit of help
encouraging the excitement from MissE.
The Main Event: Halloween Day
Yay! It’s here.
After swim lessons and lunch, we started the long process of getting
ready. It took a longer than I expected
to turn myself pink. In the end with the
body paint failing, it was eye shadow that did the trick! Next was Eloise and then finally we were all
ready!
If you don’t
know Adventure Time, here’s what they really look like.
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| Finn, Ice King, Jake, Princess Bubblegum, Marceline |
And here's us!
MissE and MrE
decided what the family would be dressing as months ago so I had plenty of time
shop for props via eBAY and make not 1 but 2 Princess Bubblegum dresses and Ice
King robes. I had to make 2 because (1)
dance fabric is terrible to work with (b) a double bed- sheet was too
small. The costumes were partially
handmade.
Princess Bubblegum – I bought a cheap pink tank that
perfectly matched my fabric swatch. I
made the skirt (bit more flattering than her dress on me) and my crown. I bought cheap wigs from eBAY although I need
to work out how to make these look a bit better for the next time we wear them.
Ice King – I bought the hat/ beard from the local
pop culture shop. I made the robe using
a King-sized bed sheet from Kmart (cheaper than buying the fabric at a craft
store). MrH styled his nose using
leftover felt from another project.
Marceline – Most of this MissE already had in her
closet. I made her red boot covers.
Finn – Again, MrE had most of this. I was going to make the hat and backpack but
I found an Australian stockist for both!
Lithgow Halloween
After a few
photos, we partially undressed again for the drive to Lithgow, NSW (150k from
Sydney). I saw an advertisement for
Lithgow Halloween as part of their revitalisation project. Lithgow was once a mining town and this
festival is in their 3rd year now (it started in 2013 with just a
trick-o-treat trail). We are always
looking for something new to do so why not?
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| Lithgow Halloween 2015 |
The drive wasn’t
too bad, an hour and 45 minutes. MrE
decided to have a nap for most of it too!
Unfortunately as we made our way through the valley, it started to rain,
not sprinkle but rain. I had been
pre-warned that it can get quite cold here even in the summer so I was
prepared.
After re-dressing
and holding what props we could in addition to umbrellas, we hit Main
Street. As it was still raining, space
was tight under the awnings. Each store
on Main Street decorated their display windows for Halloween. One of MrE, err, Finn’s favourites was
the hair-dressers. They were dressed as
very stylish zombies and “trapped” inside the store. Marceline liked the lucky dip. They taunted the children from inside and a
few times would surprise them by opening the door! Most
of the stores were also part of the trick-or-treat trail.
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| I think this butcher has been overrun? |
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| Yes, I'm going to have to pass. |
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| Slimy lucky dip |
We seem to be
very popular! We had fellow attendees
wanting photos and screaming out at us.
Smile and wave, boys! Smile and
wave. I was excited to see so many
people dressed up and dressed up well!
As Halloween isn’t that big here, we see a ton of vampires, witches and superheroes. The mayor looked incredible as Marie Antoinette.
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| We found BMO! |
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| To the gallows with you! |
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| Light projections on historic buildings |
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| Can someone please unlock the door? |
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| Finn to the rescue! |
We had a fantastic Halloween night… we can't wait for next year! We are already planning our costumes… but in the mean time, see you at Oz Comicon as Adventure Time!
