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C o c o M o n st e r
It’s f all. It’s H all o w e e n! H a v e a y ar d t h at will b e t h e
e n v y of t h e n ei g h b or h o o d t hi s y e ar. Y o u d o n’t n e e d
a f ort u n e t o m a k e it h a p p e n w h e n y o u u s e t h e s e
i d e a s al o n g wit h a littl e cr e ati vit y of y o ur o w n.
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s a c hil d I h a d t h e gr e at f ort u n e t o c o m e fr o m
a f a mil y w h o al w a ys w e nt n uts o n H all o w e e n.
M y c hil d h o o d m e m ori es w er e ill e d wit h
m y m ot h er, a t al e nt e d artist, m a ki n g e a c h of o ur
c ost u m es b y h a n d a n d p ai nti n g o ur f a c es j ust h o urs
b ef or e t h e tri c k or tr e at ers arri v e d. W e l e ar n e d h o w
t o c ar v e a p u m p ki n wit h o ut a st e n cil, m a d e p ur pl e
a n d or a n g e K o ol Ai d i c e c u b es wit h pl asti c b u gs i n
t h e m a n d m ost i m p ort a ntl y, d e c or at e d t h e y ar d wit h
a n yt hi n g a n d e v er yt hi n g t h at c o ul d b e t ur n e d i nt o a
H all o w e e n pr o p or b a c k dr o p.
T o t his d a y ot h er t h a n t h e li g hts, I h a v e al w a ys
m a d e m y H all o w e e n d e c or ati o ns. Aft er all, it is t h e o n e
h oli d a y y o u c a n g et a w a y wit h l ess t h a n p erf e ct h a n d y
w or k as it’s j ust a b o ut t h e F U N of it!
H er e is m y f a v orit e H all o w e e n d e c or ati o n. W e
r e cr uit e d o ur fri e n ds I n gi m ar a n d El v a fr o m I c el a n d t o
j oi n us i n m a ki n g t his y e ar’s C o c o- m o nst ers. Gr a b y o ur
ki ds a n d n ei g h b ors a n d m a k e as m a n y as y o ur y ar d
will h ol d. H a p p y H all o w e e n!
C o c o M o n st er’s S u p pli e s
• Ol d c o c o n uts (t h e ol d er a n d m or e
w e at h er e d, t h e s c ari er t h e y l o o k!)
• A cr yli c/l at e x p ai nt ( w e j ust us e d p ai nt w e
h a d i n t h e g ar a g e l eft o v er fr o m a n ot h er
pr oj e ct... a n y bri g ht c ol ors will d o. J ust m a k e
s ur e y o u h a v e e n o u g h c o ntr ast b et w e e n
c ol ors f or t h e e y es, et c.)
• Sti c ks, b a m b o o r e b ar or P V C pi p es
( a n yt hi n g t h at will st a n d u p i n t h e gr o u n d
a n d s u p p ort t h e c o c o n ut. ( W e f o u n d ol d
r e b ar fr o m a j u n k pil e at a c o nstr u cti o n sit e)
• a drill, s cr e w dri v er a n d h a m m er
I n str u cti o n s
I ns p e ct y o ur c o c o n ut a n d g et a f e el f or t h e s h a p e. S o m eti m es t h e
n at ur al gr o o v es a n d k ni c ks alr e a d y l o o k li k e s p o o k y f a c es! T h e n all y o u
h a v e t o d o is ill i n t h e li n es wit h p ai nt!
Drill a l ar g e h ol e i n b ott o m of c o c o n ut a n d dr ai n o ut a n y li q ui d if
n e c ess ar y. If y o u d o n’t h a v e a drill, j ust p ut a s cr e w dri v er at t h e b as e of t h e
c o c o n ut a n d h a m m er a w a y u ntil e ns uri n g t h e h ol e is wi d e e n o u g h t o h o us e
t h e sti c k.
P ai nt t h e c o c o n ut wit h a b as e c o at of a n y c ol or p ai nt. L et dr y a n d t h e n
p ai nt o n t h e f a c es i n v ari o us c ol ors. Y o u c a n als o t e ar t h e t o p of t h e c o c o n ut
h e a d a n d e x p os e t h e h us k t o cr e at e s o m e z a n y h air- d o.
P ut c o c o n ut o n a sti c k a n d pr ess ir ml y i n y o ur y ar d. M a k e as m a n y as y o u
w a nt! Dr ess t h e m u p, arr a n g e t h e m i n gr o u ps or o n t h eir o w n. It’s e as y a n d f u n
a n d t h e n ei g h b ors l o v e it!
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