The week before Halloween, Chris handed me a sheet of paper with the activities for October 31. It looked like a jam packed day of fun - for us and the kiddos. And, I'm a fan of stepping across the policy line every once in a while and if I can go a day without wearing my uniform shirt - I'm all for it! :-)
I started thinking about what I would dress up as, and no sooner had I figured on being a butterfly (again - since that was the only "costume" I had), I came across a picture on a Facebook page of a child who was dressing up as Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom. Ah-ha! Ideas starting flowing...
I knew I needed brown pants and a green top, and foam sticker letters. But, how to make the branches of the coconut tree... A trip to Michael's craft store and I had it all figured out. It turned out like this:
It wasn't too bad, if I say so myself. And a few of the parents actually knew what I was. Some of the kids "got it," others didn't, and some realized who I was when I played the cassette tape with the book.
Although I was pleased with how it turned out, I ended up becoming a butterfly once again for my afternoon class. To hold the branches up, and out of the way, my shoulders and arms started hurting. And...I could not function. Not at all. Some ideas look better on paper, I guess! ;-)
Overall, our party was a great success. And Chris introduced "Spookley the Square Pumpkin" to me. She had been telling me about it a week prior to our party, and I thought it sounded good. Then, I found the book with a CD, and a stuffed "Spookley" square pumpkin to go with it at a Books Are Fun display at my Mom's work. Disappointed that it would not arrive (if I ordered it) until a week after our party, I saw a phone number and name for the man who was taking and delivering the orders. AND, he was only about 20 minutes away! After contacting him and sending him my order, I came back with not one, but two Spookley books - one for me, and one for Chris. It worked out perfectly!
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