Holiday Traditions: I want to be a…

This year, Ryan decided in August that he was going to be a red Lego brick for Halloween; we decided this was a costume we could certainly pull together, and we did.  (We found the instructions for the Lego costume in a book Ryan’s Grandma picked up for him at her library’s 10 cent sale, but they can also be found on-line here.) 

 Connor’s initial costume request would have been a bit more difficult; he wanted to be a Lego Minifig, you know the little yellow-headed Lego guys.  Although I’m sure I would have eventually figured out how to create a Minifig costume for him (with some sewing help from Grandma), I can’t say I wasn’t relieved when he changed his mind mid-October.  Connor found his next costume idea in a most unlikely place, the Food Network Magazine.  It was with much enthusiasm that he announced he was NOT going to be a Minifig, but was going to be an ice cream cone for Halloween.  Of course, he did not want to be just any ice cream cone, he wanted to be a twist cone (his favorite treat from Woody’s Ice Cream in Fairfax).  The costume in the Food Network Magazine was for a pink-frosted cupcake, but with a few modifications, the ice cream costume was created! 

 The boys were pleased with their costumes, although they did find them both a bit difficult to wear when walking through the neighborhood to trick-or-treat; and by the end of the night, Connor was declaring loudly, “Next year my costume isn’t going to have a hat!”  Even so, they collected quite an impressive stash of candy and an equally impressive number of compliments!