Halloween costuming season is drawing to a close. I haven’t even put one toe in the waters of my own kids’ costumes yet, instead being quite involved in creating gear for kids around the North Americas. Today, sent out in the mail:
A TORO T7 LAWN SPRINKLER. For a five year old.
You know.
One of these:
Here’s a close-up of the top. I was told I had to be pretty accurate for this part. Like so:
I finished the costume a little while ago but I was hoping to get a five year old to model. Still, I needed to mail it and five year olds were scarce, so my nine year old son stood in. Unfortunately his head is a little larger than the client’s, but I think you can get the general gist:
Sprinkling.
Not Real Water.
A close-up of the sprinkler housing. All papercraft – attached to a pleather “skirt” with side and back vents for comfort, and wire in the hems for shaping.
The top of the sprinkler… I didn’t want to make it uncomfortably tall for a five year old. Lined with a little pilot cap hat that snaps closed and is quite cozy!
A closeup of the water “spray”. Clear tubing and adjustable wire for the right arc.
100% cotton shell pilot cap and snaps!
The top. This is the part I’m crossing my fingers on. Hoping the little client is pleased enough with it!
A little card and some care instructions. The costume cost one billion dollars to ship on account of its size – it went off to CA today.
So yeah, I have a 100% return policy for all my stuff. I’ve been joking about this costume that if the customer, God forbid truly, does return it, I can always sell it to someone else.
#LOOOOOOOOOL
That costume is seriously awesome!
Mannn.. Halloween. It’s been years since I made my son a costume. When he was younger he firmly believed I could make any costume he could imagine. When he was 3 and he wanted to be “Super Tiger” it was easy.
The biggest challange he gave me was House on Fire. He was seven. He still believed I had magic powers. I tried to explain I can’t make him a house on fire costume. He could not be swayed. So, two weeks later, there he was. Trick or Treating, with a paper mache fire mask, building made of poster sandwich boards, terrified mother throwing her baby (on a string) to the waiting fireman, with a firetruck on one shoe and a dalmation on the other. He was A House on Fire.
I admit, I kind of miss those days…
That’s so incredible! (So too are the baby buntings just beyond gorgeous.) I think I like the kid who would order such a costume as much as the costume itself! Yay for both of you!
@Bethel
PICS OR IT DIDN’T HAPPEN no but seriously everyone reading here would love to see a picture of that!
@medr1e
Right? I mean all kids are awesome but this child – I don’t know his name – seems like a special brand of Awesome Flavor.
Fucking awesome! That is amazing. 🙂
This is SO great and I can’t stop laughing about the WHY of it all.
Oh, I haven’t organized photos in YEARS! I think we’ve got a photo of that costume around somewhere….. No promises, though. 😀