Halloween 2011

[SweetDee]

This thread is for Halloween loveliness. Post anything Halloween related! If you want to share what you are dressing up as, post it. You need costume help, post it. If you want to talk about traumatic childhood experiences, don't post it. Want to talk about your favorite Halloween movies and/or traditions, post it.




I'll go first:

My church does a trunk or treat ever year. This year I'm dressing up as Chuck Norris in Walker Texas Ranger. I need some ideas on how to do the facial hair. I'm going to Good Will and Salvation Army to find the actual outfit. I was thinking of wearing primarily denim- shirt, pants and maybe a jean jacket and a cowboy hat of course. Any ideas, tips or suggestions?



Any of you plan on carving a pumpkin this year? That's one of my favorite things to do in October.






*disclaimer: this thread is not for you to post your disagreement of celebrating Halloween, dressing up for Halloween, watching scary movies or anything of the sort. If you post anything along those lines, I will report you for going off topic. Kthanksbye.

 

[FaithPrevails]

Brown face paint or a brown eyeliner might be good options for the beard. The eyeliner would probably give you more "texture", though - depending on how you use it to apply the beard. Unless you want it to be more authentic, then hit up a costume shop for a fake beard.

I'm not dressing up this year. I am taking the kiddos trick or treating, though. Not sure what the older kiddos will want as costumes - I suppose I should ask them. Baby girl is going to be an angel.

We do carve pumpkins. I usually get small pumpkins for the kids to paint, then one large pumpkin to carve. Apparently, there is a pumpkin shortage around here, though - so I'm not sure what I will be able to get my hands on. Plus, we should hopefully be moving before Halloween, so I might have to postpone carving activities until after the move. But, the move might not happen until next month - so, we'll see.

I usually make all things pumpkin during October/November. Pumpkin pancakes, muffins, cupcakes, cheesecake. I typically decorate the house...but, again, the impending move put the nix on that this year.

We try to attend at least one Fall Festival, too.

I'm thinking of making warm apple cider this year for the kids to see if they like it.

 

[Mrs. Luther073082]

I just found out we were invited to a Halloween party so if we go, I have no idea what I'd be yet. Last year we carved pumpkins, watched movies, made Halloween cookies, let the puppy play with his own mini pumpkin, and dressed up as Star Wars characters.

 

[Speculative]

My son's Boy Scout troop was going to have a party but they canceled it. They used to have trick or treating at the local strip mall, but I haven't seen any signs for it this year so I don't know what we'll do if they don't have it.

I will definitely be carving some pumpkins though and setting them out in the yard for decorations and handing out candy to any kids that come by.

 

[SweetDee]

You all have to post pictures of your pumpkins! Do you guys do it free hand or do you get a pumpkin carving kit with a design to trace? I do the latter.

 

[FaithPrevails]

It depends for me. One year, I traced the kiddos' feet and turned them "upside down" and made ghosts on the pumpkin. That was my favoritest pumpkin ever!

 

[SweetDee]

Ah faith that is so cute!!!

 

[FaithPrevails]

Thanks! It was fun, too!

I don't know how fancy I will try to get this year. I need to put on my creative thinking hat.

 

[SweetDee]

This was my pumpkin from two years ago

And this was my pumpkin from last year:

I love carving pumpkins.

 

[FaithPrevails]

Very cool!! Do you know what you're doing this year?

 

[HisWinterRose]

wow ... very creative pumpkins !!

 

[SweetDee]

No not yet. I'll probably pick up a pumpkin next weekend and see how I feel. I want to do something very challenging this year. I may even get two pumpkins! Crazy bananas.

 

[FaithPrevails]

Ohh - if you get more than one, you should make a pumpkin totem pole.

 

[SweetDee]

Oh. My. Word.




I MUST DO THAT!!

 

[kevlite2020]

My pumpkin...

 

[Mrs. Luther073082]

Halloween pics from last year:

Our first ever carved pumpkins. Kirk's is a Hawkeye and mine is angry Cartman.

 

[LadyOfMystery]

These pumpkins are awesome!

I have a pumpkin but havent carved him (or her?) yet. I usually just do the regular triangle eyes/nose and practically toothless grin. I do think I'd be able to carve it better if I had an outline. Might try that one year.

 

[PinkSweetart]

I wish I could post pictures! I would like to show you all my dads interesting creations with his pumpkins.

I've never carved a pumpkin, but I would like to this year. I'm thinking... A CAT!

 

[Zyzzyva]

I'm tempted to get a dozen or so little pumpkins, use red dress pins for eyes, carve out their mouths and then place those cheap fake vampire teeth places cell inside. Then they could just be lined them up along the windowsill, maybe with a motion activated device of some kind that can cackle whenever people walk past, have the bat fairy lights hung all around to provide some atmosphere, and there, halloween participation complete. That or set up the snowman, not a lot is creepier than expecting halloween decorations and being ambushed by a snowman singing christmas songs.

 

[LadyOfMystery]

lol! I like the way you think!