My 1st grader was Spectra from Monster High this year. The white face makeup was a challenge. I thought of K literally all throughout our adventure last night on their quest for candy.
Her big sister was a 5th grade sized tween girl Darth Vader, wendiesan! It was quite a night.
Just love Halloween. I so appreciate the problem of white makeup. One Halloween, when my daughter was a young teen, she wanted to dress up as the Ghostbusters symbol. Clown white is hard to put on, hard to take off, and even harder to get off black clothing unrelated to the costume. Not only that, but I had to wire up her ponytail so it was vertical except for a little bit that flipped over at the end (think classic Martha Graham) before spraying all her hair white. Trickier yet--spray painting hula hoops red and drying them with a hair dryer, then hooking them together with a diagonal band over her body, sandwich board style.
We were laughing about it on Halloween just after she told me the ladybug costume was too small for her 18 month old daughter. To replace it, she'd bought a beautiful glittery witch costume. The baby began screaming when we tried to get the dress on her. The hat didn't last a second. She wailed like only a budding diva can. We caved, and I packed up the costume for their ride home. Apparently when they got home, and she saw the witch dress just sitting on a chair, my granddaughter walked over, grabbed it, and threw it into a corner. Long story short, her brother's old costume was resurrected and our four year old Darth Vader escorted Kermit the Frog around the neighbourhood. So kimi, between our families, the universe is in good hands indeed.
Ferretmommy, it's great to hear that the Mayor of Toledo has the power to change the holiday dates so the kids in your city can enjoy dressing up and building fabulous and funny memories. And, I hope he made that declaration in costume. May the force be with him so good weather prevails and you, little K, and all your family can share some smiles, some laughs, and some sugary treats.
We are one day closer to finding justice for Elaina.
