...Happy Halloween...and Trunk or Treat...

...so...Happy Halloween...

...let me just say that I can hardly believe that it's Halloween...in the 'where-did-this-year-go?' kinda way...and you know what Halloween means...

...that's right...Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner...and then the year is over...

CRAZY!!!

...anywhooo...whatever is Scout doing with that box...

...and what's that pile of goodies...with eyeballs...

...right again...it looks like the Cookie Monster melted in our den...HA!

...but he didn't...that's the Trunk decoration for Trunk-or-Treat...

...and it was so easy...and fun...and quick...and cheap...(it cost $2 for two blue tablecloths...we had everything else...paper plates....black construction paper...tape...black flannel...cardboard...and straight pins)...

...so here's how it all came together...

1) First we pinned the black flannel to the top of the trunk...and then just draped it over the outside bumper...
2) Then we just wrapped the first tablecloth around the trunk door hinge and pinned that in place...and stretched it tight over the top and wrapped the other corner around the other trunk door hinge and left the other side hanging down over the opening...
3) Then we just bunched up the hanging down part and taped it underneath to the trunk...
4) Next for the bottom part...we wrapped a corner of the second tablecloth around the same trunk door hinge...but instead of stretching it tight...we draped it loosely to form the bottom part of the Cookie Monster's mouth...and attached the other side to the other trunk door hinge...
5) Finally, we pinned the cardboard cookies and crumbs to the black flannel... and taped the eyeballs to the top...

...seriously the entire thing took about 20 minutes...

...then we carefully drove the Cookie Monster over to the Church parking lot and parked him beside all the other Trunk-or-Treaters...and we were ready...

...we had a lot of kids come through and Trunk-or-Treat...and then they got to play lots of games and activities...

...and there were tons of food and snacks in the picnic shed...

...and a bonfire too...but apparently I didn't take a photo of that...our Scout and some other Eagle Scouts built and manned the fire for safety...so I totally should have gotten a photo...

....the little kids really liked the Cookie Monster trunk...

...and we had a bucket of vegan treats...

...and in between Trunk-or-Treaters...I started a new prayer shawl....so I'll share that soon...

~Wishing you a lovely Halloween!