When I was 10 and saw Sean Connery in The Man Who Would be King, I wanted a Pith Helmet. I got this one online at The Village Hat Shop. It’s a little snug, but well constructed. The goggles, for driving through desert sandstorms, were found on eBay. It’s a good start to a steampunk explorer costume.
This picture pretty much sums up our Halloween and the spirit of The Derringdos. While I enjoyed carving our R2 pumpkin, seeing Nettie and Peabody throw themselves into making their costumes was the highlight. Annabel’s caramel apples were really good too.
I am interested in Egyptology, so for Halloween, I am going to be a Victorian Egyptologist. We found the Pith Helmet at an estate sale. I sewed the linen skirt from some fabric that was originally intended for a chair.
Peabody finally decided on a jet for his Halloween costume. Good thing we kept the stash of cardboard handy. Yesterday we assembled the basic shape based on a wooden model he got for his birthday. Then Peabody painted it with gray acrylic and added some markings: a sun, moon, star and a flag. We still have to add a pie pan engine and straps to hold it onto his shoulders. Swim goggles and a scarf will finish off his outfit.
At school my literature group is reading “A Wrinkle in Time,” which is, in my opinion, one of the greatest books ever written. Our assignment is to make a costume of a character in the book, not tell anyone but our teacher who we are, and come dressed as your character on the day of the lesson. I chose Aunt Beast, a creature on the planet of Ixchel. We got a gray sweatshirt, turned it backwards, added an extra pair of sleeves, and sewed on tentacles. We put the sweatshirt backwards because Aunt Beast doesn’t have a face, and it worked out perfectly. Ready for tomorrow!
