Thursday, October 11, 2007

White Trash Halloween

I bear no resemblance to Martha Stewart. I don't cook, I don't garden, I don't decorate for the seasons. The only plants in our yard are the ones that still haven't died that were left by the previous home owners. I paid my babysitter 2 years running to decorate the house for Christmas.

8 year old dear daughter & 4 year old dear son, however, visited a crafty friend of mine the other day and came home with paper pumpkins. Then they wanted to decorate the porch for Halloween. Choosing to believe that my non-intervention inspires childhood creativity, I said, "Whatever," and told them they could use what they found around the house:






Turns out, trash bags bear an uncanny resemblance to ghosts. My favorite, though, is the skeleton:

Yes, the 8 year old drew this on her own -- without even looking at an example. I have a feeling she's going to skip college in favor of her art.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

yay for rachel and tim! are y'all trick or treating in our neighborhood? with us?