"A ‘boo’-tiful 8 years”
Sun.Star Davao, Nov. 8, 2014
Superheroes, Disney
characters, spooky creatures….I can still vividly remember my first ever
article for “Mom-About-Town” in 2006 entitled “The Village” featuring kids in
Halloween costumes doing their “trick or treat”.
Back then, the
experience of capturing the happy and excited faces of the children was such a
thrill. And, to finally see my hard work on print, was pure bliss!
I had no inkling then
if I would be writing for Sun.Star Davao for a year; maybe two? Never did I
imagine that 8 years after, I would still be here to celebrate yet another
anniversary.
It has been a
‘boo’-tiful 8 years… let’s flash
forward to Halloween 2014!
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WREY ZACH, 10 years old
COSTUME’S INSPIRATION: Dr. Gru of “Despicable Me”
KEY
ELEMENTS: shaved head; thick eyebrows; all-black getup; gray/black stripes
scarf; and pointed shoes
“The
jacket and pants were borrowed from a cousin and Zach’s mom, respectively. The
scarf was made an hour before trick or treating. Zach’s sister, Alyssa, used a
strip of an ordinary gray fabric then used a black marker to draw the stripes
of the scarf. The pointed shoes were bought from Chinatown.”
***
SUMMER EVE, 7
years old
COSTUME’S INSPIRATION: Agnes
Gru of “Despicable Me”
KEY ELEMENTS: hair
tied and hair waxed upright; blue jumpers; striped shirt; white shoes; and
unicorn toy
“Summer’s sister, Alyssa, used
an old bed pillow to make the unicorn. She took out the foam from the
pillow. Using the white pillow sheet, she drew a horse and cut it accordingly. She
dyed the white pillow sheets into a lavender hue. From the unicorn’s horn,
eyes, hair and tail, everything was lovingly handmade by Alyssa.”
***
JOEY, 53; JOY, 47; CHESKA, 25; ISABELLA, 22; MIGUEL,
19; ENRIQUE, 12; and MARIA, 9
COSTUMES’ INSPIRATION: Rainbow family (Check out their previous Halloween costume
as the Addams Family!)
KEY ELEMENTS:
Colors of the rainbow
“The Mempins were looking for family costumes on
Pinterest and found this idea. The headwear is handmade while the socks and
colored tops were bought. They didn’t know what shoes to wear until the very
last minute. Mommy Joy found a bunch of free hotel slippers!”.
***
QUISHA NICOLE, 8 years old
COSTUME’S INSPIRATION: Maleficent
KEY ELEMENTS:
Black horns and wings
“Quisha’s Mommy Jules rented the costume for the
whole duration of the Halloween celebration. With the owner’s approval, Jules
personally sprayed black paint on the wings. Quisha’s Maleficent getup won as
the “Most Original” costume at S&R’s Halloween event”.
***
DAPHNE MANUELLE, 3 years old
COSTUME’S INSPIRATION: Mittens Fluff ‘N’ Stuff of
Lalaloopsy Land
KEY ELEMENTS: jumpsuit with attached skirt; belt and
fur vest; and blue wig with white bows
“Mittens Fluff ‘N’ Stuff is Lalaloopsy Land’s biggest enthusiast
of all things snowy. She was sewn December 21st from an Eskimo’s
scarf and has a polar bear for a pet.” (Source: Wiki)
***
TIFFANY ALESSA, 8 years old
COSTUME’S INSPIRATION: Madeline Hatter (daughter
of Mad Hatter)
“Madeline
Hatter is the daughter of Mad Hatter. She is part of Alice’s Adventures in
Wonderland as the next Mad Hatter. Combined with a vast array of non-synchronized
patterns, her average look is a busy one, befitting her energetic personality.”
(Source: Wiki)
***
RALPH
KRISTOFFER, 5
years old
COSTUME’S
INSPIRATION:
Iron Man
KEY
ELEMENTS:
Real Iron Man effects with LED chest and hand lights
***
RAINE
KENDRICK, 5
years old
COSTUME’S
INSPIRATION:
Captain America
KEY
ELEMENTS:
helmet, shield and suit
“The
costumes, helmet and shield were handmade by their Daddy Raffy’s friend in
Manila. They were made with rubber foam, glued and painted.”
***
JORGY and MISSY, 6 years old; MEGGY, 4 years old
COSTUME’S INSPIRATION: Elsa, Anna and Olaf of
Frozen
KEY ELEMENTS: Elsa and Anna gowns plus the 3D
headdress of Olaf
“The kids’ costumes were actually used last April during their
Frozen birthday party. Mommy Maricel let a dressmaker make the costumes as
there were no readymade ones available in Davao then. The cute headdress of
Olaf was handmade by Shynne of Grafix 101.”
E-mail the author
at mom.about.town.dvo@gmail.com. Visit www.momabouttowndavao.blogspot.com.
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