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Keeping Warm While Passing Out Candy

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:10:18 +0000

: Image by cuttlefish via Flickr

For many of us Halloween starts to be a cold time of year. One of my neighbors bought a fire pit and used it to pass out candy. I thought this was an excellent idea for staying warm. The only downside is that you still need to be careful and keep any kiddies away from the fire as many kids costumes can be flammable. Depending on your neighborhood you may want to have it a little out of the way for busy times. If you are less busy then you can sit close by to stay nice and toasty.

As a bonus idea you can also cover with a blanket to stay warm. If you are newlyweds without kids then you can share the blanket for some extra together time.

How to Build a Backyard Fire Pit for $28This Young House (thekitchn.com)

C3PO Costumes

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:59:05 +0000

: Image by Getty Images via Daylife

C3PO is the beloved protocol droid from Star Wars. I was recently inspired after seeing the real life Daniels in the Star Wars concert series that has been traveling around the world. If you haven’t had a chance to see the concert in action it is absolutely amazing. They did a really good job of keeping the show flowing quickly. They broke it up into small segments so even the kids would like it. The intermission was a little long, but I guess they had to get everyone out of their seats and back in which takes some time. Plus they had to do some upselling of additional stuff to everyone.

Public Service Announcement – C3P0 says Don’t Smoke (themovieblog.com)

Plo Koon Costume

admin — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:34:44 +0000

Plo Koon is one seriously ugly dude. I mean have you seen this guys face? It looks like somebody who got a sunburn and then ran himself through a hamburger grinder. Nonetheless, his character from Star Wars the Clone Wars is awesome. He seems to have the most integrity of all the Jedi on the show. He would be a character you would want to emulate in your own life.

There was one particular episode where he wouldn’t let his clone troopers give up after they were trapped in debris. His positive attitude kept them alive until hope could come along.

The other question that surrounds this guy is that thing around his face. It looks like he needs it to breath or something, but it just looks weird.

Cad Bane Children’s Costume

admin — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:28:50 +0000

Cad bane is a scary guy. I was surprised that my 5 year old was absolutely determined that this year for Halloween he was going to be Cad Bane. If you follow Star Wars the Clone Wars you know that Cad Bane was the sinister bounty hunter that went around stealing Jedi Holocrons and younglings from the Galaxy.

He was serving the sinister sith lord. He seemed to escape from the Jedi time and time again. He was ruthless cunning and kept seeming to get the upper hand. The most memorable scene is when he disguised himself as a clone trooper to avoid detection and get off the exploding trade federation ship.

Overall, a cool costume and I was surprised to see it was even available considering this character was just introduced this season. Kudos to whoever made this thing available.

Real Pac Man Costume

admin — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:47:34 +0000

This guy made a fully functioning PAC man video game machine as his costume. He mounted a laptop and everything. You can see detailed pictures on this site. Pretty ingenius he actually mounted a laptop to a wood frame. He then took a joystick mounted to another wood frame and connected it to the laptop. You can have the real 80s experience. Although I think it would be a little awkward having this guy stare at you while you play Pac Man. Fortunately, the joystick was mounted high up. You definitely wouldn’t want to make a mistake with that puppy.

There were some other excellent Pac Man designs as well. There were also some other prices for some crazy costumes too.

Child R2D2

admin — Wed, 20 May 2009 00:33:12 +0000

Perfect Costume for any toddler. Easy to get and keep on your kid. Additionally, they look even cuter than R2D2 himself. I wish I had thought of this when my kids were a little younger. I imagine you could do a variation on this and have something like Oscar the Grouch as well.

If you threw in a little battery pack with some blinky lights for the head it would be awesome. I just don’t know if you would be able to keep it on a 2 year old.

Video Slideshow

admin — Wed, 20 May 2009 00:28:27 +0000

This is a tribute video to some of the best costumes found on the net. Thank you costumetribue.com for your awesome work.

Padme – One Piece or Two?

admin — Sun, 17 May 2009 04:43:45 +0000

As a guy I would definitely be turning my head to the right. I mean wow! Either way you need to be pretty fit to pull off either one of these costumes as even the one piece would not sit well with a pot belly.

Ladies, I don’t think you can go wrong with either one of these.

In all fairness, I would probably go for the one piece. The Two piece would have to be awfully cold on Oct, 31st. Maybe some of the southern states wouldn’t be to bad to have the Padme on the right.

Anyway, I think you will definitely have to get the boots to have a complete and finished look. Even if you have a hot midrif you gotta look authentic.

Jabba – Too Much Summer Barbeque?

admin — Sun, 17 May 2009 04:38:16 +0000

If you had too many hot dogs and hamburgers during the summer don’t worry. You can still put your portly patootie into a Jabba the Hut costume.

Beg for candy as the Galaxies most Obese gangster.

Plus didn’t Jabba always have all the hot girls dancing around him? It would probably be better in some sort of cloth as opposed to plastic, but I guess this thing is inflatable to help make the lard-tail look more complete.

I plan on moderating myself on the hot dogs so I can fit into one of the storm trooper costumes instead of this thing.

Fido as Yoda

admin — Sun, 17 May 2009 04:34:01 +0000

Dressing your dog as Yoda is a great way to get the family pet into all of the Halloween action. Even if he doesn’t walk with you, but stays at the house everyone will get a hoot out of this. Perfect for smaller dogs like a Beagle.