Halloween
Forget Orange! Have a Green Halloween.
October 20, 2008
"Green Halloween" is the rage this year. There's a website and a blog . There's an entire page of Google News results on the term. Martha Stewart is on board (though really she always has been, even since before it was a trend). The concept of Green Halloween has even made it to Newsday . Some of the ideas are obvious, and many are cost-saving. Take costumes. What's greener than Read more...
Doing puppets Austin-style: tales from the nauseous fairy
October 16, 2008
Earlier this year, the Austin Chronicle interviewed Ricki Vincent, the mastermind behind Geppetto Dreams Puppet Company . Vincent recently moved to Austin and promptly set up shop -- literally and figuratively -- in his own back yard. He told the Chronicle , "I know I look like I break legs for a living," and indeed he does, with multiple piercings and tattoos, a shaved head, and a Read more...
How to say "halloween" in toddler-speak
October 13, 2008
This year, Johanna will be almost-two for Halloween. In actuarial terms: 22 months, 17 days. My little pumpkin-eater is mostly a grunter, and she's not much on dressing up , so I'm having a hard time figuring out how to explain the most puzzling of holidays to her. Wikipedia 's not much help when it comes to communicating with the diapered set. Imagine: "Johanna dear, Halloween is coming Read more...
To rent or buy? best costume shops
October 07, 2008
Being the "weird" town that it is, Austin has more than your average number of costume shops. Or perhaps...being the "weird" theatre geek that I am, I'm simply more aware of their presence. Regardless, if your kid is clamoring to wear a disguise that's a bit higher-end this Halloween -- beyond the plastic party store garb or the Goodwill special -- check out the following shops. They've got Read more...
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