Sunday, November 4, 2012

THE lorax

Happy Halloween!   If you know Henry, then you know that he is a huuuuge Lorax fan.  He loves the book, he loves the movie, the music, pretty much all things Lorax.  So what was he for Halloween?   A Pirate!
Just kidding.
He was the Lorax.
If you don't know what that is.....then you need to go to your local library and look up Dr. Seuss.
Or just google it.

They don't really sell Lorax costumes anywhere.
So we had to make one.
Thank goodness my mom and aunt were here visiting (watching me dance at the Black Hills Symphony's Danse Macabre), so I enlisted their help.  (I might have done it on my own....but it would have taken me many sleepless nights and a lot of seam ripping)  We all worked on this Lorax costume and knocked it out in one weekend!
Of course, no Lorax costume would be complete without a truffula tree (once again, you may have to google).
 hehehehe!  Isn't Henry adorbs in orange fleece?   I used a monkey costume pattern and altered it to become more Loraxish.  i.e.  I free handed some yellow felt eyebrows and an enormous mustache instead of ears and a monkey tail.  I also decided to just go for the gold and make his trick or treat bag as well, since I had leftover Lorax fabric......and just in case someone didn't know what he was....they could just read it on his trick or treat bag :) 
 Also used leftover Lorax fabric to line the hood (remember those Lorax pillows from awhile ago?)
 Henry helped me make the truffula tree, and we really had fun with it!  We made it from a pink feather boa (henry's choice) a dowel, some paint, a terra cotta pot, a florist block and a styrofoam ball.  (we wanted to use real tree branches....but that didn't quite work :)
 "plant a truffula, treat it with care"   :)
 Henry's speech for the night was "Trick or treat please, I am the Lorax I speak for the trees"
 it was the first year he really got into it...and the candy
 I couldn't resist.....we needed some photos with our inspiration :)
 ......and a little more candy
 :)



AND
it doesn't end there.  because I had my sewing machine out, I had to try something that I saw on pinterest that looked super easy (and it actually was).  I picked up some extra felt when I bought fabric for Henry's Lorax costume and a cheapo hoodie.  Then, when the Lorax was done, I created a little dinosaur hoodie for fun :)  He loves wearing it, stomping around, and saying raaaaaaawr  :)
 He insisted that he wear it pulled over his bike helmet :)
 investigating things.
 my sweet dino boy.
 :)
If you're curious: here is the link for the dino hoodie: http://kirstyneale.typepad.com/gingerandgeorge/2011/03/dino-boys.html