That was my prayer as a child. Who eats those things? They could yank a tooth out faster than you can say "dental insurance." (note to self: ask dentist sister-in-law to save teeth for attaching to chiffon dress and glitter crown for demented Tooth Fairy outfit).
If you're stumped for a costume, Abe Books has some good
literary suggestions, including Thing 1 and Thing 2 from
The Cat in the Hat ("Matching red jumpsuits [or long johns?], blue wigs, and white face paint.") Their comments section has some wicked supplementary material.
What were your favorite candies/costumes as a kid?
By Kim Murton, here's the runner-up from the "Blown Covers" website's Halloween illustration contest. Quite dramatic!
Only once did I engage in this barbarous proceeding--going door-to-door dressed up like the Scream. I stopped because some of our neighbors are scarier than a Stephen King circus.
ReplyDeleteIt is a well-known fact that the local kids prefer Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.
So I give out the little Italian fruit candies so sour they will turn their faces inside out in a giant pucker.
The Scream - pucker-inducing Italian candies? you are a gal after my own heart. The Scream was in the news the other day but my feeble brain has forgotten why. Something about a different version/study discovered?
ReplyDeleteI wasn't aware of the fact that Munch made four versions of The Scream--two paintings and two pastels-- and one of these was auctioned off for something like the GNP of France.
DeleteHe even made lithographs of The Scream, but production was stopped after a few were made.
He knew a profitable thing when he saw it.
BTW, that tooth fairy outfit would be quite a scream, too.
I've always enjoyed the superhero costumes...Catwoman, Batgirl and Storm. My favorite candies were reeses peanut butter cups and kit kat bars.
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