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Title: Hallowe'en costume planning: Post by: Newt on October 01, 2009, 08:09:34 AM What Halloween plans do you have - for yourself or kids? Anyone need suggestions/input on costume ideas - what to be or how to make it work? (Almost said "how to pull it off' but that would have been a major tactical error on this board!)
My 11 y.o. son wants to be Dr Who. (To him that means the David Tennant incarnation). Hooboy. The shoes, the suit, the hair...OK. Trip to the thrift store. I can whomp up a passable sonic screwdriver. Two big challenges: *the coat* (got to have the trenchcoat - right?) and the fact that half the recognition factor is the behaviour. (The kid is shy and easily embarassed. Never mind that 80% of the people who see him will have no clue anyway. :lookingup: ) Finding the *right* coat, in his size (and for pennies)...oh man...why oh why couldn't he have wanted to be a cyberman? THAT I could do! Title: Re: Hallowe'en costume planning: Post by: Mr. DS on October 01, 2009, 08:21:18 AM My oldest is being Superman and my youngest is being a dragon which I'm calling Godzilla because its looks like it.
Title: Re: Hallowe'en costume planning: Post by: WingedSerpent on October 01, 2009, 09:29:31 AM My friends and I have been tossing around the idea as going out as Deathklock from Metalocalypse.
Title: Re: Hallowe'en costume planning: Post by: venomx on October 01, 2009, 09:33:08 AM I'm gonna be Jake from "Jake's booty call" Lateeeeeeeeee lol
Title: Re: Hallowe'en costume planning: Post by: SPazzo on October 01, 2009, 11:29:48 AM My 11 y.o. son wants to be Dr Who. (To him that means the David Tennant incarnation). Hooboy. The shoes, the suit, the hair...OK. Trip to the thrift store. I can whomp up a passable sonic screwdriver. Two big challenges: *the coat* (got to have the trenchcoat - right?) and the fact that half the recognition factor is the behaviour. (The kid is shy and easily embarassed. Never mind that 80% of the people who see him will have no clue anyway. :lookingup: ) Finding the *right* coat, in his size (and for pennies)...oh man...why oh why couldn't he have wanted to be a cyberman? THAT I could do! I was the David Tennant Doctor Who last year!!! All I did was wear a suit with some glasses, and a $10 trenchcoat from Value Village (Thrift Store). And one person recognized who I was trying to be. Also, I used a "Black light pen" from the dollar store as my sonic screwdriver. Pictures of the pen: http://tinyurl.com/ybbffsf (http://tinyurl.com/ybbffsf) and http://tinyurl.com/yb2q5jw (http://tinyurl.com/yb2q5jw) This year I'm going as Riff-Raff from Rocky Horror Picture Show. I'm going Trick-or-treating with my friends (yes I still do that, even at 16) and then going to a midnight showing of RHPS. Title: Re: Hallowe'en costume planning: Post by: meQal on October 02, 2009, 12:59:28 AM I plan to dress as the fat guy who lives in my house which is pretty much how I dress year round.
My eldest daughter has two costumes, one is a witch, and the other is a zombie. My youngest is still trying to decide. She is wanting to be Dorthy from the Wizard of Oz but also looking at other ideas. Title: Re: Hallowe'en costume planning: Post by: Newt on October 02, 2009, 08:24:03 AM I was the David Tennant Doctor Who last year!!! All I did was wear a suit with some glasses, and a $10 trenchcoat from Value Village (Thrift Store). And one person recognized who I was trying to be. Also, I used a "Black light pen" from the dollar store as my sonic screwdriver. Pictures of the pen: [url]http://tinyurl.com/ybbffsf[/url] ([url]http://tinyurl.com/ybbffsf[/url]) and [url]http://tinyurl.com/yb2q5jw[/url] ([url]http://tinyurl.com/yb2q5jw[/url]) Right: the glasses! (Smacks forehead) And thanks for the tips on the pens, SPazzo_1493. Very helpful. Have fun as "Riff-Raff" - great idea! Title: Re: Hallowe'en costume planning: Post by: Saucerman on October 02, 2009, 12:08:58 PM I'm preparing two costumes this year.
The weekend before Halloween I'll be visiting my friend Kristen dressed as Jason from Friday the 13th Part 3: (http://media.decider.com/assets/images/events/event/46923/FridayPart3_jpg_595x325_crop_upscale_q85.jpg) All I need at this point is the mask. Kristen and I will also be trolling the premiere of Twilight: New Moon. She'll be dressed as Edward Cullen, and I will be Bella Swan. Title: Re: Hallowe'en costume planning: Post by: The Burgomaster on October 02, 2009, 02:34:18 PM I was invited to a big party, but I haven't thought of a costume yet. Maybe I'll just go as a guy passed out on the sofa in pools of his own urine and vomit. That should be an easy one.
Title: Re: Hallowe'en costume planning: Post by: SPazzo on October 02, 2009, 04:14:28 PM Right: the glasses! (Smacks forehead) And thanks for the tips on the pens, SPazzo_1493. Very helpful. Have fun as "Riff-Raff" - great idea! Oh and don't forget the hair! David Tennant has an interesting hair-do: (http://threetreesstudios.com/andscifi/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/doctor_who___david_tennant_by_jennicat5.jpg) Title: Re: Hallowe'en costume planning: Post by: Newt on October 02, 2009, 06:39:37 PM Oh and don't forget the hair! David Tennant has an interesting hair-do: Indeed. My greatest concern at this point is that IF I don't get it all just 'right', people will be guessing that the poor kid is Harry Potter!Title: Re: Hallowe'en costume planning: Post by: Doggett on October 02, 2009, 08:41:41 PM oh man...why oh why couldn't he have wanted to be a cyberman? THAT I could do! Being a Cyberman is cheaper ? Well, at least he doesn't want to be Rose ! :teddyr: Title: Re: Hallowe'en costume planning: Post by: Psycho Circus on October 03, 2009, 05:40:43 AM Oh, I'm just gonna climb in the drain outside and rip some kid's arms off. :smile:
Title: Re: Hallowe'en costume planning: Post by: Doggett on October 03, 2009, 06:40:01 AM Oh, I just gonna climb in the drain outside and rip some kid's arms off. :smile: Do they float ? Do they all float ? Title: Re: Hallowe'en costume planning: Post by: Psycho Circus on October 03, 2009, 06:47:53 AM Oh, I just gonna climb in the drain outside and rip some kid's arms off. :smile: Do they float ? Do they all float ? Oh yes, they float! :teddyr: Title: Re: Hallowe'en costume planning: Post by: Dennis on October 03, 2009, 12:25:27 PM What Halloween plans do you have - for yourself or kids? Anyone need suggestions/input on costume ideas - what to be or how to make it work? (Almost said "how to pull it off' but that would have been a major tactical error on this board!) My 11 y.o. son wants to be Dr Who. (To him that means the David Tennant incarnation). Hooboy. The shoes, the suit, the hair...OK. Trip to the thrift store. I can whomp up a passable sonic screwdriver. Two big challenges: *the coat* (got to have the trenchcoat - right?) and the fact that half the recognition factor is the behaviour. (The kid is shy and easily embarassed. Never mind that 80% of the people who see him will have no clue anyway. :lookingup: ) Finding the *right* coat, in his size (and for pennies)...oh man...why oh why couldn't he have wanted to be a cyberman? THAT I could do! I'm actually a shy person too, one year I went to work as Monk, the obsessive/compulsive detective, most of this guy is in how he acts and talks, same with the good doctor so if you get close with costume the hard part for your son will be the character. He should start acting like the doctor in private until he's confident enough to be him around the house, then maybe try it out a little bit in public with his friends. Eventually he'll get enough confidence that he'll be able to slip into the character of Dr. Who whenever he wants. Also tell him it's Halloween, people are supposed to dress up and be other characters. People who are fans of the Doctor will get it, for those who don't he can tell them about the show and maybe they'll become fans too, that is if it ever comes back ton BBCAmerica. Title: Re: Hallowe'en costume planning: Post by: SPazzo on October 03, 2009, 05:16:42 PM Oh, I just gonna climb in the drain outside and rip some kid's arms off. :smile: Do they float ? Do they all float ? Oh yes, they float! :teddyr: :bouncegiggle: Title: Re: Hallowe'en costume planning: Post by: Newt on October 03, 2009, 10:45:42 PM I'm actually a shy person too, one year I went to work as Monk, the obsessive/compulsive detective, most of this guy is in how he acts and talks, same with the good doctor so if you get close with costume the hard part for your son will be the character. He should start acting like the doctor in private until he's confident enough to be him around the house, then maybe try it out a little bit in public with his friends. Eventually he'll get enough confidence that he'll be able to slip into the character of Dr. Who whenever he wants. Also tell him it's Halloween, people are supposed to dress up and be other characters. People who are fans of the Doctor will get it, for those who don't he can tell them about the show and maybe they'll become fans too, that is if it ever comes back ton BBCAmerica. :thumbup: Thank you for the helpful advice, sir. Will try.Title: Re: Hallowe'en costume planning: Post by: Newt on October 03, 2009, 10:54:49 PM Being a Cyberman is cheaper ? Well, as a matter of fact it would be: a cyberman costume I could construct mainly out of 'found' materials - that's how we ended up with a dalek in the bathrooom.Well, at least he doesn't want to be Rose ! :teddyr: Thanks for that! No Roses here: my daughter wants to be Dr Who too. She came up with it first, and was a bit miffed when her little brother asked if he could be. So then I had the brilliant idea of *two* Dr Who's (Drs Who?). Since the little guy said he would not wear celery, he gets 'his' doctor and she is considering the Tom Baker version. With jelly babies. |