Halloween costumes 2012

Lego family

Troy worked super hard on our costumes this year!

The idea can to mind at the end of August.

On September 11, the work began.

The cardboard bodies involved a lot of measuring and figuring.

Troy wanted them to be to scale but we had to make a few adjustments.

Cardboard from the recycling and duct tape were the main supplies.

The head was made from Styrofoam insulation.  I know, I know, Styrofoam is bad for the Earth as Miles would tell us but you will all be happy to know, this Styrofoam was in a dumpster on it's way to the landfill and we gave it one more life.

Cutting this stuff in the living room is a bit messy but it cleans up pretty easily.

each of our heads

Now to cut out the face so we can see and breath.

Gotta make sure it fits without falling off.

After putting his on, Troy realized we would need ear holes.

Next step, spray paint

And covering the heads with poster board to give them a smooth look.

More spray paint, this time on the heads.

Getting so close.

Can't forget the Lego hands.

All finished!

Troy figured he spent about 100 hours on this project.  While we gave him a hand here and there, he designed and built these customers mostly all by himself.

They turned out AMAZING!

We were a huge hit!

And we had so much fun!!!!