Start with a box, then paint a sign…
…add a handle on the door and a stovepipe vent…
…throw in a few flies (because flies like stink)…
…and ya got the best Halloween costume ever!
What are you going to be for Halloween??
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Postscript: The incredibly creative and talented Eric and Margherita, parents of one of my daughter’s best friends, made this costume. The kids all pitched in to help. Their daughter is a Plumber for Halloween.
At the school carnival, reactions to the Porta Potty costume were varied. Many people pointed and laughed. A few plugged their noses. Some looked baffled and offended, apparently by the idea that we’d dress our daughter as an outhouse. But hands down, this was the most surprising, most original costume of the day.
Many thanks to Eric and Margherita for making it happen!! You guys are Halloween geniuses (and next time you ever make it to southern California, I have just the person you have to meet).
Seriously, folks, check out Heather from Anuvue’s Alien Invasion — The Queen of Halloween has just been promoted to Halloween Leader of the Free World and Dictator for Life! _______________________________________________________________________________________
-Related to posts Halloween Short List: (#2) Build Your Own Casket and halloween haiku
This is one of the best costumes i have ever seen, and complete with flies which is a genius embellishment. Can’t see why some parents would have trouble with their kiddo dressed as an outhouse, especially when they probably don’t blink an eye when their precious gets himself up as Freddy Kruger or a serial killer. me, I’m dreading all the lame princesses and faux-consturuction workers (with beer) who will come a-knocking here. At least Rumpole should frighten the kiddies with his costume as demented lawyer – he even has a proper shingle to hang out saying that is who lives here. G
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That is so clever!
This will make washing off the halloween make up very easy.
And it appears to come with a pizza oven!
Love it.
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lol! What a GREAT costume! Very creative. 🙂
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Thanks, G and Robin, and oh wow, leakelley, you’re still out there. I’ve missed your blog! I just went and saw that you are indeed back. Yeah!
Speaking of serial killers, G., my older daughter told me today about a cereal killer costume that one boy wore: a cereal box with the title Unlucky Charms. It sounded so clever and fun. I can handle cereal killers. 8)
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That is the coolest costume yb…
But the kid doesn’t look too happy about it 😉
I’m laughing at her expression.
The cereal killer is a great simple costume. I’ve made a few in my day for people who need something quick but cool. Unlucky Charms is very clever. Another cute, fast costume is the chick magnet. You can make the magnet out of silver and red paper glued to thicker cardboard, attach fuzzy fake little yellow chicks onto it, then hook it round a guys neck. Pretty funny.
I drove by the local High School today just as the kids were getting out. This one boy had a Roman Gladiator costume on (which was very cool). But I think the kid was really tired of carrying around the gigantic shield he’d made. The look on his face trying to walk with the shield and a big, long sword was priceless. I laughed all the way to the freeway.
HAPPY HAUNTING to both you and QM
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ybonesy, what a great costume! I love it. Never seen it before and it’s quite original. Wonder why some would object to it — it’s a Halloween costume for goodness sake.
I’m playing catch up on the blog today. I swear, I slept until 10am. I finally hit a wall at the end of the week and was completely exhausted. I feel myself on the upswing as Halloween night approaches.
I like that you added a link to Heather’s place. She truly is the Halloween Queen. Liz and I just checked out her blog. Quite cool. I went to the old Halloween red Ravine links, too. Liz is under the mask in the Halloween haiku post.
Liz and I were remembering this morning how the year she wore that mask, we had a fire in the firepit in the front yard and she sat there with her skelton goblet, mask, and black robes and handed out Halloween candy. One father said his young kids were too afraid to come up to her for the candy. We ended up meeting them later at their garage sale down the street and he remembered Liz’s mask.
Heather, Happy Halloween to you, too! Knock their socks off! Let us know how it goes in Huntington Beach.
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Inventive *and* hysterical. Perfect combination for best-ever-costume. Hands down.
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That is absolutely hysterical! I love it!
I wasn’t anything for Halloween. : ( I have a cold and have had it for three days.
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And she looks oh so excited to be dressed up like a toilet.
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This year she has another toilet theme going on–can’t wait to share what it is, but not until we have pictures of the costume when it’s ready.
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So cute and clever!
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