Happy Halloween

29 Oct

I was late for work, very late.

First, I had to fit and tape the DIY Halloween costume onto Peanut. Next, I had to say a prayer that the costume would endure for at least an hour. This was followed by a prep talk to prepare Peanut that his eager friends in class may peel off the spiders on his costume. And explained to him the contingency plan should his costume give way - that I had packed his commercially made (read "reliable") Bumblebee (the yellow car character in Transformer) costume and mask in his school bag. And after all that work (which, in case you should think otherwise, were over and above the usual morning routine of persuading Peanut to leave his bed, reminding him to wee wee, encouraging him to brush his teeth, dressing him up and getting him to eat his breakfast), of course, I had to whip out the camera:

And stayed on in class. The excitement and fun was simply contagious. All the kids with their home-made and commercial costumes, demonstrating the ingenuity and creativity of the very involved parents:

Even Teacher Melissa dressed up:


If you look closely, the pirate in the middle even spotted a painted beard/stub:

Luckily, Peanut did not choose to wear his Superman suit. You see, I was a little embarrassed by my last-minute-amateurish effort and was persuading him by offering other options including his Batman T-shirt and mask. But no, only home-made will do for my kiddo. After all, mama did spend the night before painstakingly painting all those criss crossed white lines on both front and back, complete with sleeves.

And guess what, the costume is still in one piece - though without the spiders. Despite the pleas by Peanut and his teacher, his friends could not keep their keen fingers off!

Next year, I promise I will make a better effort and plan ahead. I will do some research on the internet, draw out the design, buy the art & craft materials (felt seems to be the most flexible to work with) and even do some sewing (instead of relying on just UHU glu and double sided tape as quick-fix). We'll see. Have you figured out by now what was the material of his costume? Hint: the email from school instructed that the costume should be, preferably, eco-friendly.