OK, this blog is going out technically on behalf of my mom.
She's working on a Halloween costume for my 13-year-old sister, Sydney, in Laredo. Sydney is one of those girls who isn't satisfied with grabbing a pointy hat and calling herself a witch or chopping up an old sheet for a ghost costume.
Nope, not Sydney.
About three years back she and my other sister, Mallory, went as a set of salt and pepper shakers. A couple years ago she was a basketball goal and last year? A box of popcorn, complete with yellow and white "popcorn" loofahs.
This year she's thrown another curve ball Mom's way and this one's got her stumped. Sydney wants to be a gum ball machine.
They've got the base all worked out - my parents have these oddly-shaped dressers that came in a perfect box for a gum ball base. But it's the globe part that has her puzzled.
Anybody out there have an idea for what they can use as the clear top of the machine? The best I've come up with is a Hula Hoop attached someway to her head with Nerf balls glued inside of it - but that idea's not so hot. Plus, I think it'd be difficult to keep it on her head.
And, I mean, we don't want to suffocate the poor girl. A big plastic globe might bring about disastrous results, you know?
I was just hoping we had a genius or two out there that might have an idea up their sleeves. If Mom and Sydney pull this one off, I'll ask them to send a picture for me to post.
Thanks for your help!
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She should go one step further and go as Tom Servo and your other sister could be Crow T. Robot.
October 23, 2008 at 8:06 a.m.Thanks for the help Allison . . . now my wheels are really turning. It always helps to have someone else's input. I work hard on the costume over the week-end and send pictures once everything is complete. Thanks again to you and your readers! Happy Halloween! Love,
October 21, 2008 at 10:11 a.m.Mom
I found this website, I think it will be a great help! Good luck and let us know how it works out.
October 21, 2008 at 9:14 a.m.http://www.coolest-homemade-costumes....
If you remember the old hamster exercise balls, you may be able to find one and fill it with the colored pom pom balls. Attach some sort of ribbon or something to it and wear like a party hat tieing it under the chin. If you have not already looked in the Halloween store (where Hastings used to be) you may get some ideas there. I was in there and it is great - they have very inexpensive items all the way up to very expensive cosutmes, etc. Now I am curious - hope you let us know how it turned out and what she ended up using - maybe you can take a picture of it and post it!
October 21, 2008 at 8:36 a.m.This is going to sound all kinds of weird, but why don't you just take a ski mask or something like it, sew the pom poms on that, wrap the whole thing in a layer of plastic wrap and sew the red top on?
October 20, 2008 at 8:36 p.m.You will need to use your imagination here but I hope you can follow it.
October 20, 2008 at 6:13 p.m.Make a hat to resemble the top of the gum ball machine. Then use a clear bag to surround her and make it only go to the neck area. Then fill the bag with color balls. They could be balls that are her school colors. Nothing says they have to be lots of colors. I hope that makes sense. You don't have to go over her face.
You could attach colored balls to string, making them appear to hang around the face and back at different lengths. This way she doesn't suffocate! Tell your mom to picture a raggedy ann wig in her mind, only make it out of balls, and then sew the gumball "lid" on top of the "ball" wig. Here's some great balls that would work! I think I paid about .88 cents for these:)
October 20, 2008 at 5:33 p.m.