Halloween 2011

Mainly pics tonight as we ease back into our usual homeschooling and family life blog. Those of you who have stuck around—I think you for your patience. Now, on with the show! Smile

Instead of being dinosaurs for the umpteenth time, this year the boys were struck by an 11th hour inspiration: Willy Wonka and Charlie, from Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, one of our themes this fall. It was Gareth’s idea to be Wonka; he’s quite the imaginative 6-year-old, and has the drama experience and personality to pull the roll off. Don’t you think?

 

Here’s how the magic unfolded, after a trip to Don’s Hobby Shop (hat, carnation, bowtie, cane) and a lucky trip to Goodwill (gold pin-striped black velour jacket—what a find!). Jim helped Gareth get into his outfit for a Halloween party we attended:

And here he is seeing himself in the mirror for the first time:

And with “Charlie”, who looks concerned about where Wonka is pointing that cane! Smile

At the Halloween party with his friend “Jack Sparrow”. Wonka and Sparrow have been friends since birth. Even with the blur, I love this picture of their friendship:

The following day we carved our jack-o-lantern. Well, the boys and Jim did. Pumpkin is one of the few smells I absolutely cannot stand—gagville!—and pumpkin guts?  Aaaaaaggghhhh! The texture!

Gareth was just fine getting right into the guts, while Daegan separated out the seeds for roasting. He ate most of them too, once they were ready. Smile

Jim was teaching the boys about how to cut safely as he worked.

And the finished product (sorry the pic is blurry):

Halloween night. It took a moment, but lots of adults broke into a big smile when they sorted out who the boys were dressed up as. I love that they came up with something unusual, and very tied to their interests right now:

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3 Responses to “Halloween 2011”

  1. Kez Says:
    November 11th, 2011 at 2:48 am

    Very cute – and one of my favourite movies! (The original is the best imo, although I am a Johnny Depp fan..)

  2. Jenny Says:
    November 19th, 2011 at 9:46 pm

    I thought Canadians didn’t trick-or-treat? Or am I misinterpreting one of the pictures? I have friends from Vancouver (who now live here in the US) and they are still very excited about trick-or-treating.

  3. Julie Says:
    November 26th, 2011 at 2:56 am

    LOVED!! the boy’s outfits. They look fantastic.

    Personally I love the smell of pumpkin. When I was a kid we carved turnips (pumpkins weren’t readily available over here then!)- the smell of burning turnip is NOT something I remember fondly!! But I am totally with you on the texture of pumpkin guts. Yuck!

    best wishes, Julie.

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