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2009/09/30

Halloween Poem: Goblins in the Night

...cause such a fright!

...cause such a fright!

Goblins in the night

They cause such a fright!

Witches, black cats, grim reapers too…

I just don’t know what to do!

knock! knock! knock!

 They’d already come knocking at my door…

 And here they are back for more?

How can that be?

Are they here to get me?

I peek from behind the curtain…

 Do they see me? I’m not certain.

knock! knock! knock!

I run and hide under my bed…

Cowardly with covered head.

Goblins in the night,

They cause such a fright!

Blood thirsty vampires and scary ghosts…

I don’t know what frightens me most!

knock! knock! knock!

If I open the door, they’ll steal me away…

Mom won’t know until I’m far away!

I tell myself, “I can do it!

I will be brave! I will not quit!”

Goblins in the night,

They cause such a fright!

 As I creep in the shadows to the door…

Haunting sounds come from the floor.

 While I stand like a mummy so stiffly poised…

 I wonder what made that spooky noise?

knock! knock! knock!

There is that knocking at the door again…

I  wait and slowly count to ten.

Mom calls, “Please, go open the door!

Before I must count to four!”

What a choice I’m given to make…

Doesn’t she know what’s at stake!

knock! knock! knock!

Why have they come back…for me or more?

I bravely open the creaking the door…

TRICK OR TREAT!

What do you have that’s sweet?

Oh, my! Is it possible, is it so?

Candy turned them into scarecrows!

No more goblins in the night!

Don’t worry, now…everything’s all right…

knock! knock! knock!

…or is it…

witch

~ by Nana ~

© NanasCorner 2009

2009/09/29

5 Funny Homemade Halloween Costumes

Filed under: Costumes, Halloween — Tags: , , — nana @ 2:01 pm

The following funny homemade Halloween costumes are very easy to put together and will bring laughs from all those that you meet on Halloween! What’s the funniest Halloween costume you’ve worn or seen?

Halloween Decor

Chest of Drawers

What you need:

  • Safety pin a pair of Boxer shorts to your on your chest.
  • Safety pin another pair on the back of your shirt.
  • Pin a random sock here and underwear there.

And what are you? You’re a chest of drawers.

Person Stuck in Rain

What you need:

  • a rain coat
  • rain boots

Put on the out fit if you can put lots of gel in your hair or hair spray and make your hair look really wet.
If you can put mascara or eyeliner on and smear it and make it look as if you were in the rain.

Gum Under a Shoe

What you need:

  • pink clothing
  • pink hat
  • shoe

Wear the pink clothing and on the top of the hat, glue a shoe.

Ceiling Fan

  • Get a blank, white foam finger and in any color, write “Ceiling #1″.
  • Obtain a hat and write “GO CEILING”
  • Get some face and write “#1″ on your cheeks.
  • Last, get a T-shirt that says “Ceiling” in all caps and looks much like what a sport fanatic or athlete would wear.

And there you have it! Dress yourself up with the foam finger, face paint, hat, and “jersey”, and you’re a Ceiling Fan!

Weather Report

Wear a light blue turtleneck with cotton balls glued all over it and carry a spray bottle of water. When anyone asked what you are, spray them and say “partly cloudy with a chance of showers.”

2009/09/27

18 Easy Homemade Halloween Costumes

Filed under: Costumes, Halloween — Tags: , , — nana @ 6:25 pm
Homemade Halloween Costume

Homemade Halloween Costume

Recycle cardboard for fun-to-make homemade Halloween costumes. Are you looking for fun, easy homemade Halloween costume ideas that are also inexpensive to make? I found these Halloween costumes made from discarded boxes that you might like to make this year. They’re great for the environment, too!  All you need to do is combine cardboard, some inexpensive trimmings, and imagination for the makings of great homemade Halloween costumes, such as a cheese sandwich, popcorn box, Hershey candy bar, tooth, restaurant table, and more…

Cheese Sandwich

Popcorn Box

Hershey Candy Bar

Restaurant Table

Gift Box

Tooth

Button

Refrigerator

Juicy Fruit Gum

Box

Mirror

Spilled Spaghetti

Candy Buttons

Credit Cards

Laptop Computer

Dishwasher

Post-It

Spirit of Halloween

Halloween Home Decor

Have you made a Halloween costume using cardboard? Submit your Halloween costume idea in the comment box and I’ll contact you about posting it on NanasCorner.com.

Cheese Sandwich

A Yummy Homemade Halloween Costume

  1. Take two pieces of white cardboard and cut them to look like Sandwich bread–paint or color about 1-inch along the edges brown for the crust.
  2. Pick other colors of poster board to be the Sandwich contents — one color of yellow for the cheese, another for the mustard. One color of green for pickles, another for the lettuce (cut jagged edges for more leafy look).
  3. Glue or tape a couple pieces of the contents to the inside of each piece of “bread” and use rope or wide ribbon as shoulder straps to attach the two parts together.
  4. Wear red sweats for ketchup (or yellow sweats for mustard and use a red piece of poster board for ketchup).

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Hershey Candy Bar

A Sweet Homemade Halloween Costume

  1. Use a cardboard box that will fit over your body. Cut holes for your head and arms.
  2. Paint box for candy bar of your choice Nestle, Hershey, Mr. Goodbar etc.
  3. OR, paint the candy wrapper as a birth announcement / baby shower favor.

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Popcorn Box

A Mouth Watering Homemade Halloween Costume

  1. Use a medium cardboard box, turn it length wise, paint it white.
  2. Make red pin stripes down the front and back.
  3. Use a black marker to write popcorn on the box.
  4. Hot glue pop corn on the top of the box.
  5. Add some to hair, shoulders, and down the arms.
  6. Wear all white clothing or all popcorn yellow clothing.

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Restaurant Table

A DeServing Homemade Halloween Costume

  1. Use lightweight cardboard square for table.
  2. Add table cloth and glue on plastic glasses, plates, etc.
  3. Cut a hole in the middle of the table to insert your head.
  4. The mask is a stand up menu with eye holes.

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Gift Box

A Giving Homemade Halloween Costume

  1. Get a box as big or small as the person wearing it.
  2. Cut two holes for arms and one hole for the head.
  3. Wrap with Halloween, birthday, holiday paper and accessorize with bows and ribbons as desired.

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Tooth

Something to Smile About Homemade Halloween Costume

  1. 2 boxes and white paint.
  2. Glue boxes together.
  3. Paint them white.
  4. Cut curve on bottom.
  5. Add a large toothbrush and tube of toothpaste

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Button

Cute as a Button Homemade Halloween Costume

  1. From cardboard, cut out two circles and color or paint one side of each. Draw 4 smaller circles on them as well.
  2. Cut holes in a garbage bag (for head and arms).
  3. Glue the circles to the bag.
  4. Cut out a “needle” shape from cardboard and glue it to the back button, sticking out a bit.
  5. Thread some yarn (braid 3 strands together to make it look bigger) through the needle and around to the front of the button.
  6. Glue it in place over a button hole.

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Refrigerator

A Very Cool Homemade Halloween Costume

  1. Use a rectangular box, cut out head and arm holes, be sure that the top of the box with the flaps goes over stomach.
  2. Cut off the two smaller flaps, place a piece of cardboard behind the two longer flaps. Decorate it to look like a side by side refrigerator.
  3. Paint it a kitchen decor color, put a “shopping list” on the outside, and kids’ art work, and other things you would find on a refrigerator.
  4. Paint on the inside what might be seen if one opened the fridge or freezer doors!

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Juicy Fruit Gum

A Juicy Homemade Halloween Costume

  1. Take a cardboard box cut leg and arm holes.
  2. Take yellow duct tape (or yellow paint) and cover the box until all of it is yellow.
  3. Then get blue paint and paint the words “juicy fruit” on it.

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Box

Get Boxed In Homemade Halloween Costume

  1. Cut holes out of the top and bottom of a big cardboard box, just large enough to go over the person’s body.
  2. Then cut arm holes and there you have a cheap original costume.

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Mirror

Who’s the Fairest of Them All Homemade Halloween Costume

  1. Wear all white.
  2. Get some face paint and make your OWN face as UGLY as ever. Do not try and look good today.
  3. Get an old picture frame, or something big enough to fit around your head. Make it look like a picture frame and strap it on to your shirt in anyway possible using tape or glue, and make sure it balances on your shoulders.
  4. When people ask you what you are, say nice and calmly, a mirror!

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Spilled Spaghetti

Don’t Forget the Cheese Homemade Halloween Costume

  1. Cut a circle out of cardboard that will fit inside a strainer.
  2. Poke holes in the cardboard circle.
  3. Attach strands of yarn any length you wish to the cardboard circle.
  4. Put that inside the strainer and fasten with bobby pins.
  5. Cut styrofoam balls in half and paint brown and red – they are your meatballs.
  6. Glue Velcro to the backs – Sew the other Velcro pieces to a red sweat suit.
  7. Take your meat balls and attach all over your sweat suit.
  8. Put the strainer on your head like a hat, tie with yarn under your chin, and there you have it…a mess to clean up!

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Credit Cards

No Limit on this Homemade Halloween Costume

  1. Paint cardboard rectangles pink.
  2. Write “Bank of Dad” on it with black markers.
  3. Add a funny name like “Susie Supershopper”.
  4. Write an account number on it.
  5. Paint the “American Express” logo on it.
  6. Put string around it and hang it from the neck.
  7. Carry shopping bags from different stores to hold candy!
  8. What to wear underneath: black turtleneck, simple black pants, funky hat, funky shoes, feather boa, fake eyelashes or heavy mascara, lots of lip gloss, lush and eye shadow and sparkles.

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Candy Buttons

Sweet as a Button Homemade Halloween Costume

  1. White foam board
  2. Styrofoam balls (large)
  3. Scissors
  4. Bright colored paint (pink, blue,yellow,green and orange recommended)
  5. Cut in half white styrofoam balls.
  6. Paint them a variety of colors (similar to Candy Dots).
  7. Glue the foam balls to 2 pieces of cardboard painted white or foam board – one side only.
  8. Punch large holes at the top of each piece of foam board.
  9. Take 2 pieces of rope/string/ribbon and tie them into the holes (like a sandwich board).
  10. Wear white top and pants underneath.
  11. Hand out Candy Dots to Trick or Treaters.

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Post-It Note

Don’t Forget to Buy Candy Homemade Halloween Costume

  1. Use 2 pieces of yellow Card Board with top painted to look like glue.
  2. Write a message, Don’t Forget to Buy Halloween Candy, on the front.
  3. Write Post-It on the back similar to the logo found on packaging.
  4. Wear black turtle neck, black pants, and black knit cap.
  5. Attach a large novelty pencil or pen to the hat using Velcro.
  6. OR wear a yellow or tan sweat suit and write No 2 Pencil on the legs and wear a pink cap for the “eraser”.
  7. Attach wide black ribbon to both pieces and wear sandwich style over shoulders.

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Laptop Computer

Put Yourself on the Net Homemade Halloween Costume

  1. Find a large rectangle cardboard box.
  2. Cut holes in bottom for legs.
  3. Cut top so it flips up.
  4. Paint box grey or other computer colors.
  5. Paint on keys, screen or other computer stuff.
  6. Attach an old mouse to the side.
  7. To wear, put suspenders on sides of box and use shoulders to hold up!

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Dishwasher

Save Time, Do the Dishes and Trick or Treat Homemade Halloween Costume

  1. Take a box and cut three corners of one side so it acts like a door.
  2. Next take some paper plates, plastic utensils, and paper cups and tape or glue them to a piece of cardboard the size of the opening of the “door”.
  3. Then draw the racks that hold the dishes and utensils.
  4. put some holes on two of the corners of that piece of cardboard.
  5. Thread some string or thin rope through the holes and hang around your neck.
  6. Cut a hole the size of your head in the bottom of the box (the side where the door opens down).
  7. Put the box over your head and when you open the “door” you can see the dishes.
  8. You can draw the dials of the dishwasher on the box above the door.
  9. If you tape some string on the corner of the door and where the corners where the door opens the door will stay open instead of falling to your ankles or knees.
  10. You can cut the plastic cups in half if they are going to stick out of the door.
  11. If you don’t have the utensils or the piece of cardboard (don’t cut out the door in the box) just find a picture of inside a dishwasher and enlarge and tape it to the front of the box.

Spirit of Halloween

Nana Finds the Best Homemade Halloween Costume

  1. Wear black and orange.
  2. Attach as many Halloween decorations as you can to your outfit.

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source: KidsTurnCentral.com

2009/09/24

20 Simple Homemade Halloween Costumes

50's Girl

50's Girl

I’m a high school teacher and am amazed at some of the creative, simple homemade Halloween costumes the students parade throughout the day. I’m told that the younger children don’t dress up in Halloween costumes in school as much as the older students do…it’s the teens that seem to get a bigger kick out of it. Perhaps it’s because it isn’t “cool” to go Trick or Treating when you’re a Teen but dressing in creative, simple Halloween costumes is acceptable during school. Everyone likes a chance to be a little kid again.

Here are some of the simple homemade Halloween costumes that I observed last year. These might help you come up with a simple homemade Halloween costume for you, your children, or grandchildren.

Guys dressed as…

  1. The Joker: his mom made him a coat and vest such as Joker’s, he wore a blue shirt and a patterned tie, baggy pants, and purple gloves. His face was decorated as that of The Joker’s with his hair worn combed back.
  2. a girl: wig, denim skirt, girl’s top and short jacket, heels, and makeup. He was actually very pretty!
  3. half alive and half dead: with his right side in a clean pressed suit and his left side in a dirty, torn suit with that same side of his face and hair ashen looking…as if he were a zombie on one side and alive on the other.
  4. an accident victim: t-shirt and torn jeans with fake blood splattered on his clothes, arms, face, and hair.
  5. a box upside down: wear box upside down with openings for eyes. It was difficult for him to sit and do his work so he had to take it off during class.
  6. our Dean of Discipline: he kept in character all day. It was fun for all.
  7. an action figure: with self-made headpiece and shield. In fact, there were many action figures negotiating the halls.
  8. a female private school student: short plaid pleated skirt, white shirt tied at waist, tie loosened at neck with a few buttons left undone and under padding, knee socks and flats.
  9. a robot: He wore sandwich style two foil cookie sheets decorated with stickers and blinking reflectors and a helmet made of foil with reflectors.
  10. Kiss (musician): White and black makeup, T-shirt, and jeans

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Gals dressed as…

  1. dead cheerleader: cheerleader outfit with torn stockings, fake blood, messed up hair, and white makeup.
  2. a box of munchkins: the bottom of a large munchkins box was cut out, the front flap had Styrofoam balls glued on with each decorated to look like a variety pack of munchkins. She even wore some on her head.
  3. a doctor and nurse with fake blood splattered on them: one carried a fake saw and the other carried a fake head.
  4. a pretty butterfly: with wings made of wire and stockings covered in colored glitter and glitter makeup on her cheeks. She wore a ballet leotard and tights with her wings.
  5. a waitress: carrying a fake head on a tray.
  6. a domino: made from cardboard painted solid black with white circles.
  7. a she devil: red dress, red shoes, and red horns with bright red lipstick and dark eye makeup.
  8. Hannah Montana: white knit pants, long white top, wide belt, gold jacket, boots (she had long blond hair).
  9. Sarah Palin: suit, glasses, hair pulled up carrying a McCain/Palin sign…walking around shaking everyone’s hand…and very into character.
  10. Tooth Fairy: wings made out of wire, fluffy trim, glitter, wearing a halo and white clothing…carrying a large tooth and large fake money.

Be creative and original. Find a way to make the costume unique, stand out from the others, and you’re sure to be a winner!    And…don’t forget to take pictures for a special memory book…

Picaboo

2009/09/23

Celebrate Your Girlfriends and Sisters

Sisters

Sisters

August 1 was National Girlfriend and Sister’s Day! But any day can be a day to celebrate friends, so take the time to send this to all your sisters, mothers, grandmothers, daughters, granddaughters, and girlfriends in an email such as I was fortunate to receive today from my true girlfriends. It made my day!  Also, did you know that doing an act of kindness is good for your health and the recipient’s, too?  Well, it is! Let’s get healthy together!

To the cool women that have
touched my life…

Here’s to you!

I am only as strong as the chocolate I eat,
the hair spray I use and
the friends I have.

Thank you for giving me strength!

I truly hope I’ve given you the same.

What would most of us do without our sisters, confidants and shopping, lunching, and traveling girls? Let’s celebrate each other for each other’s sake.

Sister
Life is too short to wake up with regrets.
So love the people who treat you right.
Love the ones who don’t just because you can.
Believe everything happens for a reason.
If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands.
If it changes your life, let it.
Kiss slowly.
Forgive quickly.
God never said life would be easy.
He just promised it would be worth it.

TO MY GIRLFRIENDS!
It is good be a woman… ;-)

  1. We got off the Titanic first.
  2. We can scare male bosses with the mysterious gynecological disorder excuses.
  3. Taxis stop for us.
  4. We don’t look like a frog in a blender when dancing.
  5. No fashion faux pas we make, could ever rival the Speedo.
  6. We don’t have to pass gas to amuse ourselves.
  7. If we forget to shave, no one has to know.
  8. We can congratulate our teammate without ever touching her rear end.
  9. We never have to reach down every so often to make sure our privates are still there.
  10. We have the ability to dress ourselves.
  11. We can talk to the opposite sex without having to picture them naked.
  12. If we marry someone 20 years younger, we are aware that we will look like an idiot.
  13. We will never regret piercing our ears.
  14. There are times when chocolate really can solve all your problems.
  15. We can make comments about how silly men are in their presence because they aren’t listening anyway.

Celebrate your friendship!

Thank your friends for being there for you. 

Don’t forget to be there for them, too. 

It’s the little things we do for others that often make the biggest difference!

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