WOW! Talk about a packed weekend of Halloween fun! Friday night we went to “Halloween on the Hill” run by the Trustees of Reservations in a botanical garden. They had 1000’s of carved pumpkins and spooky setups and lights! I think it’s safe to say we all loved it, though Patricia was very disappointed she didn’t wear her costume. (Glad she didn’t, it was cold!) As a bonus they had a little snack tent in the middle with hot apple cider and other treats and I let the kids get a treat (as if they need more sugar this season). Julius picked a cookie, which I considered a solid choice, but Patricia insisted she wanted “Bertie Bott’s every flavour beans”. I tried to steer her away from them, explaining some of them tasted bad, but she was insistent that she “loved them”. Honestly I’m glad she talked me into it because she did love them and we had a lot of laughs trying the awful flavors. (They really nailed the dirt flavor, not so convinced on earthworm.)
On Saturday we went to a Halloween Party at a friend’s house and it was a blast! Costumes were required so there were lots of great costumes! Sadly it wasn’t the right crowd for the Dune nerds but we’d already committed… so Lady Jessica and Duke Leto made an appearance. Luckily it wasn’t too cold for Patricia’s costume because she didn’t want to put the wings on her coat.
Sunday we had a Halloween tea party (an excuse to make crumpets). Then we went to the town Halloween party where it WAS way too cold for just a dress. In the beginning I managed to convince Patricia to put on the wings over her winter coat. She tolerated that for about 30 minutes until she saw some other kids she knew and decided she wanted her dress to show. We allowed it since the sun was still up. Patricia (sans coat) and Will sauntered off to finish the trunk or treat while Julius watched the magic show. In a few minutes Patricia came back over to me and she was, and I’m not exaggerating here, violently shivering. Despite that, she refused to put on her coat again until I explained that otherwise we would have to leave immediately…
Hypothermia aside I think it is safe to say that she loves her costume! Since I missed posting last week I wanted to show you the crowning touch, the antennae I made her. It was super simple, but worked really well! Plus I can just bend them back into shape when they inevitably get out of shape.
Butterfly Antennae
What you’ll need:
- 18 Gauge jewelry wire (I used silver because that’s what I had)
- thin black fabric covered headband (you can cover it yourself if you want, like in this tutorial)
- Black pom poms
- hot glue
- wire cutters
- Wide Marker
1. Take jewelry wire and cut a length of 2 feet with the wire cutters.
2. Using the end of the wire, poke into the top of the headband about 2″ off from center.
3. Feed thru until 2″ past center on the opposite side.
4. Tilt antennae up on either side of center.
5. Twist one side of the jewelry wire around the wide marker to form a swirly antenna. Repeat for other side.
6. Hot glue a pom pom to the top of each antenna, taking care to cover the potentially sharp wire tips.
7. Wear!
