Hmmm.

It's ten till eight.  The dishwasher is running for the second time (I'd say it still has at least one more to go tonight).  

I have accomplished two major things, not counting reloading the dishwasher.  

(1) The boys have Halloween costumes.  I can't sew, but I am not bad with a hot glue gun.  Other slacker moms, take note:  

(a) Fleece doesn't unravel, 

(b) it's not child abuse to apply a hot glue gun and sharp scissors to clothing your child is actually wearing if it's only two days before Halloween,

 (c) overall impression is much more important than historical accuracy, 

(d) a cape of the correct color is extremely effective at creating an overall impression of almost any type of clothing,

 (e) given a big enough piece of fleece, you can cut out the cape AND its tie-on strings without having to sew anything at all.

(f) the best way to make a hat is to start with a hat of the right color and stick pieces of felt to it till it's the right shape.

(2) I decided that this week and next week will be half-weeks, schoolwise, and re-numbered my school calendar to reflect that.  So we won't be done till June 12 this year instead of June 5, big deal. Maybe I can get my s%(# together by Wednesday.

Comments

[Amy F]

I have almost two costumes already today (and none yesterday) also.

My lessons learned:
The husband's years in Odyssey of the Mind prepped him well for costuming, especially of the painted cardboard variety. That often makes more sense than sewing.

Target sells a cool Darth Vader costume in a fits-all-toddlers size AND it's 30% off this late in the game.

[steveg]

Another tip I learned this year while making a speed racer costume for my 5 year old...sticky back Velcro.

It has an amazing number of uses...even with cloth.