Penny Richards' photos
Orca Costume
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Mostly made at the Kids' Swap-o-Rama-Rama, ReDiscover Center, 10/14/12. (Hat was crocheted ahead of time.)
Tree Costume, back
Tree Costume, front
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Crocheted, with felted wool leaves. Photo at ReDiscover Center, 10/14/12.
Literary trees include the Ents in Tolkien, and Yggdrasil in Norse mythology.
Halloween DIY 6
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Halloween DIY 5
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7. This is the other panel, with the other child's face. Her ghost has bright red hair. And her panel had to be cut to accommodate our porch light.
Halloween DIY 3
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5. Fill in the rest of the drawing with chalk (or paint, if you want it to be more permanent). My example is a ghost, but any kind of figure would work--superhero, robot, zombie, etc.--ghost is just easy.
Halloween DIY 4
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6. My cardboard panels were big enough to be large outdoor decorations for Halloween. (They're not weatherproof--I'll just bring them inside if rain's coming. If there's a surprise storm--well, they're just cardboard and chalk, no big loss.)
Halloween DIY 2
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4. Print a large photo of their face while being spooky (mine both decided eyes-closed was most spooky). Tape or glue it to the chalk outline figure.
Halloween DIY 1
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1. Cut down a large cardboard box into panels.
2. Spray paint the panels with black and white spraypaint, lightly and randomly, concentrating on the edges.
3. Trace around one of your kids with chalk.
Postcards 6
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Both images from Flickr Commons (see below); postcards cut from recycled boxes (cereal, crackers, etc.), painted and modpodged.
Postcards 5
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Both images from Flickr Commons (see below); postcards cut from recycled boxes (cereal, crackers, etc.), painted and modpodged.
Postcards 4
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Both images from Flickr Commons (see below); postcards cut from recycled boxes (cereal, crackers, etc.), painted and modpodged.
Postcards 2
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Both images from Flickr Commons (see below); postcards cut from recycled boxes (cereal, crackers, etc.), painted and modpodged.
Postcards 3
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Both images from Flickr Commons (see below); postcards cut from recycled boxes (cereal, crackers, etc.), painted and modpodged.
Postcards 1
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Both images from Flickr Commons (see below); postcards cut from recycled boxes (cereal, crackers, etc.), painted and modpodged.
Sketch of me, at Big Draw LA, Mar Vista Farmers Ma…
Sketch of my daughter, at Big Draw LA, Mar Vista
