Megamind and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Halloween costumes!

I love kids movies and two of my recent favorites are Megamind and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs! In order to create a Megamind and Flint Lockwood costume I had to become a bit creative.

For Megamind I needed a big blue head. I made my head using a paper mache and blue tissue paper. Using tissue paper made the head light weight and not as hot as if I had used thicker paper. For the shirt I sewed a piece of blue fabric on a black shirt.

For Flint Lockwood it was a lot easier to make the costume but I really wanted a Steve! to carry around with me. So I took a sock monkey and added some felt and viola: 

Pumpkins!

I LOVE Halloween! dressing up, pumpkin pie and pumpkin carving!

A few years ago me and a friend of mine bought four pumpkins and a pumpkin carving tool kit and I have been hooked ever since! 

To make crazy designs and look like a pro it is really helpful to buy a pumpkin carving knife:

They sell these at supermarkets, drug stores, etc. They look flimsy but they are great at craving detailed designs and smooth corners. 

And there are so many examples and stencils out there it is easy to go wild!

Here are some of the pumpkins I have carved:

From left to right: a witch stirring a cauldron, Woody and Buzz Lightyear, a ghost, R2-D2

Here are some closeups:   

A haunted house (this was done at a pumpkin carving contest where we were using steak knives)

A Dalek from Dr. Who 

Terran symbol from Starcraft:

Megamind:

Angry Birds:

An owl: