From a trip to a local bar last night.
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| Me at home before leaving |
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| Medusa |
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| Cop, Prisoner and Devil |
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| Me with the Addams Family (a girl I knew from school) |
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| Yellowstone (I have not seen that series) |
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| Red Riding Hood and her Wolf (below) |
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| The Cop, the Prisoners and the Breathalyzer |
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| The other orange prisoner |
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| Contestants lining up for the judge |
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| Sign outside the bar |
One the last month, at the center, we have been doing Halloween-themed art and cooking activities.
One was painting pumpkins and gourds bought during the pumpkin patch trip.
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| This picture (and the one below) is of the one I painted |
A drawing class was held in which the mentor did a step-by-step drawing of Frankenstein, which the participants flowed, each getting different results. Mine is the pic in the middle.
Another day, we decorated skulls (flat representations):
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| Mine is the one in the middle. |
And for cooking day this month, we made pancakes that we got to decorate with whipped cream, chocolate chips, gummy worms, candy corn and Dots Candy. I only got two pictures of the decorated pancakes, including mine (in the first photo). Some people opted out of decorating theirs.
We also did door decorating and will be having a contest at the party on Monday. No pictures, but hope to get some then, after the winner is chosen.
It took a while before I came to a decision. I must confess, I nearly went with the Barbie idea, but decided against it. My next choice was the Crazy Cat Lady, then Rapunzel, but I quickly ruled out the latter, not knowing how I'd do the long braid. If I ever go with that option again, I'd have to have a whole lot of planning.
And yet another idea I had bene toying with for some time was a colonial costume. While looking for examples on line, I came across this costume. I considered this one. Then I came across this:
I then decided Clara Barton it will be. Something not so trendy, that others may not think of.
Not wanting to spend a lot online, I looked for a way to make one myself. I found a navy blue graduation gown I'd gotten from Goodwill a year or so ago. I don't know what I was going to do with it then, but decided it will work for this year's idea. The gown is pictured below:
Next I had to find an apron, which was a bit of a challenge. At first, I didn't want have to use Amazon, but finding one in stores is a bit scarce these days, and not one could be found anywhere in my town. So Amazon it was, and I ordered this one. It arrived a little later than expected. Another challenge was how to make a Red Cross symbol. A long time ago, our town had several variety where felt could be purchased. Felt would have bene the best way to do it. But it's not an option, so I printed out a Red Cross for the Internet and glued it to the apron (see below):
And the cap. I had seen this video on Youtube and decided to make one:
The season would not be complete without cats. Today is Black Cat Day, and this coming Sunday, October 29, is National Cat Day.
