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"},"link":[{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/simplylambchops.blogspot.com\/feeds\/posts\/default"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6445578240466548259\/posts\/default\/-\/tutorial?alt=json-in-script\u0026max-results=6"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/simplylambchops.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/tutorial"},{"rel":"hub","href":"http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"simplylambchops"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245397378378739086"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"generator":{"version":"7.00","uri":"http://www.blogger.com","$t":"Blogger"},"openSearch$totalResults":{"$t":"4"},"openSearch$startIndex":{"$t":"1"},"openSearch$itemsPerPage":{"$t":"6"},"entry":[{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6445578240466548259.post-4223119190213317782"},"published":{"$t":"2014-09-23T04:07:00.002+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-12-11T01:42:25.683+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"homemade costume"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorial"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Homemade Spiderman costume (for girls)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-3i-HMlm3e1Y\/VCBxonktRQI\/AAAAAAAABDw\/e-9pqqlsMiE\/s1600\/IMG_7820_edit.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Homemade Spiderman costume for girls by Simply Lambchops\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-3i-HMlm3e1Y\/VCBxonktRQI\/AAAAAAAABDw\/e-9pqqlsMiE\/s1600\/IMG_7820_edit.jpg\" height=\"400\" title=\"\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EThe school celebrated Children's Day last year with a Super Hero theme and Ch went as Spidey Girl. This homemade costume was an easy assembly of different components - the mask, Spidey shirt, a pair of blue tights, and a red tutu (idea taken from \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/89972756\/spiderman-spidergirl-tutu-perfect-for\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EBuying a Spiderman costume off the shelves would have cost me $30. And I'll be stuck with another costume in the cupboard after the kids have outgrown their superhero-crazy phase. My actual total damage for this homemade version was less than $10 including unlimited joy of making it. Most of the cost came from the pair of blue tights and the red tulle material and these can be reused in other ways.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EThe Spidey shirt was borrowed from a friend but you can easily make one with a red blouse and draw the webbing pattern using a fabric marker or do an elaborate version like what this mom did at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/shannonmakesstuff.blogspot.sg\/2011\/09\/best-ever-spider-man-costume.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EShannon Makes Stuff\u003C\/a\u003E. My friend happened to also have the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/cutesycrafts.com\/2012\/07\/superhero-party-masks.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Efelt Spiderman mask\u003C\/a\u003E that I was going to make so I conveniently took it from her too (thanks Pamela!)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EI love how the red tutu transforms a Spiderman costume to a cute one for a girl that isn't too feminine! And it's a NO-SEW tutu! How's that as a time-saver!! To make this, I used an elastic band and measured around Ch's waist. Following the instructions by \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/pagingfunmums.com\/2013\/02\/11\/how-to-make-a-spidergirl-costume-with-a-no-sew-tutu-louise\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPaging Fun Mums\u003C\/a\u003E, strips of the red tulle was cut to the desired length and looped around the elastic band. A no-fuss, red tutu completed!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EThe only problem to this costume was that I couldn't get a better quality tulle, so Ch complained that the tutu was very rough on her skin and poked her when she sat.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-krVa4DHmd7o\/VCB4yeyiPhI\/AAAAAAAABEA\/7IOwip494Xo\/s1600\/IMG_7828_edit.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-krVa4DHmd7o\/VCB4yeyiPhI\/AAAAAAAABEA\/7IOwip494Xo\/s1600\/IMG_7828_edit.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EYou can also make cuffs like \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/cutesycrafts.com\/2014\/02\/marvel-super-hero-mashers-and-super.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethese\u003C\/a\u003E using felt or toilet paper rolls which I did for my simple Teachers' Day Spidey Mom costume last year (don't laugh... teachers do have fun too).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-oAGWnGfuQms\/VCCAUJMgtsI\/AAAAAAAABEQ\/DbQ2zLqjAcc\/s1600\/spider.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-oAGWnGfuQms\/VCCAUJMgtsI\/AAAAAAAABEQ\/DbQ2zLqjAcc\/s1600\/spider.jpg\" height=\"305\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EHave fun making your own Spiderman costume!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/simplylambchops.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4223119190213317782\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/simplylambchops.blogspot.com\/2014\/09\/homemade-spiderman-costume-for-girls.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6445578240466548259\/posts\/default\/4223119190213317782"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6445578240466548259\/posts\/default\/4223119190213317782"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/simplylambchops.blogspot.com\/2014\/09\/homemade-spiderman-costume-for-girls.html","title":"Homemade Spiderman costume (for girls)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"simplylambchops"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245397378378739086"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-3i-HMlm3e1Y\/VCBxonktRQI\/AAAAAAAABDw\/e-9pqqlsMiE\/s72-c\/IMG_7820_edit.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6445578240466548259.post-5245256070189589534"},"published":{"$t":"2014-09-13T02:43:00.000+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-12-11T01:42:55.242+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Craft"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorial"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"DIY Cardboard Mail Box"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EThis was part of a Teachers Day event organised by the Parent Partnership Committee (PPC), or more well-known as the Parent Support Group (PSG), from Ch's school. Pre-packed DIY crafts like pop-up cards, lollipop flowers and teabag envelopes were sold by the PPC as part of the Teachers Day celebration, to allow the children to make their gift of appreciation. The children could choose to \"mail\" their hand-made gifts to their teachers through the PPC Post by dropping them into the red mailbox.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-Fz2tL-om4tw\/VAojFu_lsWI\/AAAAAAAABCY\/PY-4RXq6krk\/s640\/blogger-image--491574602.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"DIY Cardboard Mail Box craft by Simply Lambchops\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-Fz2tL-om4tw\/VAojFu_lsWI\/AAAAAAAABCY\/PY-4RXq6krk\/s400\/blogger-image--491574602.jpg\" title=\"\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EIt all started during the brainstorming session by the PPC committee about the sale of DIY crafts to the school children. Someone suggested a postage service and I immediately volunteered to take charge of making the mailbox. It would be fun making something out of cardboard and it was certainly one way of getting rid of the cardboard boxes I have been keeping in my storeroom for projects like this!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EI came across this \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thebusybudgetingmama.com\/2012\/03\/diy-cardboard-mailbox-felt-envelopes-tutorial\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Etutorial\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003Eby The Busy Budgeting Mama\u0026nbsp;and \u003Ci\u003Eoh, I love the simple yet classic look of the mailbox! \u003C\/i\u003EThe instructions were easy enough to follow, with pictures and short descriptions of the steps needed.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Z3kwR2HHHZU\/VBMyieP46sI\/AAAAAAAABCw\/wyl4z_cLaPY\/s1600\/cardboard1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Z3kwR2HHHZU\/VBMyieP46sI\/AAAAAAAABCw\/wyl4z_cLaPY\/s1600\/cardboard1.jpg\" height=\"435\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EWith a top slit and box drawer added. Oops, a Photobomber!\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EHowever when I wanted to paint the mailbox, I realised many of the usual painting media could not cover the colourful print of the cardboard! The glossy surface also made it difficult for the paint to stay on without being scratched off easily! In the end, I tried to spray paint it but I could still see the colourful print through the red layer. I was this close to just pasting red paper all over the mailbox as some of my blogger friends suggested. But I refused to give up. I love the bright red of the spray paint and I was determined to use that (sorry, my stubborn, OCD trait revealed!)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EI figured that the glossy surface was the main problem. So, without wasting this big beautiful cardboard, I turned it inside out to expose the matte paper surface. Plus, the spray paint just wouldn't bind to the duct tape. I had to add a layer of masking tape on top of all the duct tape and the spray paint worked beautifully after that.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-yzUAwmiRN2w\/VBM25FP7_4I\/AAAAAAAABC8\/LPEx5YnLW7E\/s1600\/cardboard2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-yzUAwmiRN2w\/VBM25FP7_4I\/AAAAAAAABC8\/LPEx5YnLW7E\/s1600\/cardboard2.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"303\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-E5VgR2aTtt0\/VAojHVmF1wI\/AAAAAAAABCg\/a5Jf24rhC34\/s640\/blogger-image-1709819924.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-E5VgR2aTtt0\/VAojHVmF1wI\/AAAAAAAABCg\/a5Jf24rhC34\/s400\/blogger-image-1709819924.jpg\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003ECh and L were very fascinated by the completed mailbox and pretended to mail their own parcels and letters. Even the school children were very interested in the mailbox when it was brought over to the school!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-1x3wBFVJiFk\/VBM6S4AspzI\/AAAAAAAABDI\/nn_bQgzp3nU\/s1600\/168bdba449650ce2afe6db291e829b60.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-1x3wBFVJiFk\/VBM6S4AspzI\/AAAAAAAABDI\/nn_bQgzp3nU\/s1600\/168bdba449650ce2afe6db291e829b60.jpg\" height=\"640\" width=\"424\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EPhoto by Jo\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EThe mailbox is an excellent toy for children as it\u0026nbsp;encourages creative pretend play among young children. You can make felt envelopes like \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thebusybudgetingmama.com\/2012\/03\/diy-cardboard-mailbox-felt-envelopes-tutorial\/\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Busy Budgeting Mama\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E or just give your children some paper as envelopes. The kids can even do a dress-up play with a mailman-looking shirt! Such pretend play encourages language development as it involves communication skills, as well as social emotional\u0026nbsp;development as the child learns to cooperate and interact with appropriate behaviours while playing together. Lastly, it doesn't cost much to make, and you can engage your child to participate in the crafting process by cutting the tapes (under adult supervision) or painting the box (you can choose to use acrylic paint which is less toxic to children).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EIf you would like to borrow the mailbox for some pretend play with your child, drop me a comment here.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/simplylambchops.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5245256070189589534\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/simplylambchops.blogspot.com\/2014\/09\/diy-cardboard-mail-box.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6445578240466548259\/posts\/default\/5245256070189589534"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6445578240466548259\/posts\/default\/5245256070189589534"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/simplylambchops.blogspot.com\/2014\/09\/diy-cardboard-mail-box.html","title":"DIY Cardboard Mail Box"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"simplylambchops"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245397378378739086"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-Fz2tL-om4tw\/VAojFu_lsWI\/AAAAAAAABCY\/PY-4RXq6krk\/s72-c\/blogger-image--491574602.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6445578240466548259.post-8777633599136071562"},"published":{"$t":"2012-10-29T16:16:00.001+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-10-21T06:51:11.242+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"homemade costume"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorial"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Homemade Hawkeye costume"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ORI_HbaMduk\/UI1Y-Xlw25I\/AAAAAAAAAGE\/E1cOe1gbZac\/s1600\/The_Avengers_photo-714x428.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"383\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ORI_HbaMduk\/UI1Y-Xlw25I\/AAAAAAAAAGE\/E1cOe1gbZac\/s640\/The_Avengers_photo-714x428.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/hellogiggles.com\/robot-farts-the-avengers-for-dummies\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPhoto credit\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EOur family loves The Avengers movie, and we watched it again for the third time during our recent Movies Night. It was then that L decided he wanted to be dressed up as Thor for the school Halloween party. I tried to persuade him to be The Incredible Hulk instead. After all, all it takes is some green face paint and a pair of pants for this costume. Easy peasy. He refused, insisting that he wanted to be Thor. Eventually, I managed to convince him to be Hawkeye instead. He loves Hawkeye anyway, and the movie has the hero dressed mostly in black, so it'll be easier for me to make the costume.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-FSSUjRGa12M\/UI1hawB3O_I\/AAAAAAAAAGo\/kiUSzwfFA10\/s1600\/hawkeye_01.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Homemade Hawkeye costume for child by Simply Lambchops\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-FSSUjRGa12M\/UI1hawB3O_I\/AAAAAAAAAGo\/kiUSzwfFA10\/s640\/hawkeye_01.jpg\" title=\"\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: -webkit-auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EI started googling for DIY tutorials four days before the school party and found a very informative site by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lifesprinkledwithglitter.blogspot.sg\/p\/the-avengers-homemade-hawkeye-costume.html\"\u003ELife Sprinkled With Glitter\u003C\/a\u003E. So thankful for her instructions, else I would probably see a disappointed L wearing a skeleton costume.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EThe following day, I went to two big neighbourhood malls but could not find a single black tank top for boys! Can you believe that? In the end, hubby found a black tee from Art Friend and we cut off the sleeves. Also got L a pair of black jeans and a belt to go with the Hawkeye look.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMaking the bow:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EThe DIY tutorial suggested using a PVC pipe to make a bow which really works and is safe to shoot. I used a long paper roll instead. Wouldn't want to risk having 20 children playing and shooting one another with the bow and arrows.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EI made two slits across the points shown by the red arrows and bent the paper roll to form a curve. Then I taped the whole roll with black duct tape. You'll need to reinforce the two parts which bend with more duct tape.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-kU9Hgn9eQSE\/UI15I2-1D9I\/AAAAAAAAAIQ\/vyOIDoBZi08\/s1600\/Slide1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-kU9Hgn9eQSE\/UI15I2-1D9I\/AAAAAAAAAIQ\/vyOIDoBZi08\/s400\/Slide1.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003ENext, I poked a hole at each end of the paper roll and attached a string through the holes by tying a knot at each end.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003ETo position the arrow easily, I poked a small hole through the centre of the paper roll and forced the plastic part of a syringe through, then cut off the excess part of the syringe. The plastic syringe was also sprayed black to create a uniformly black look.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-fo0bnH72L80\/UI4Y-B5w1aI\/AAAAAAAAAIk\/0nBu2nuuHts\/s1600\/bow_01.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-fo0bnH72L80\/UI4Y-B5w1aI\/AAAAAAAAAIk\/0nBu2nuuHts\/s400\/bow_01.png\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EI also added two tapes at the centre of the string (near the plastic syringe) to help L position his arrow more easily.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003EMaking the quiver:\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-__NtZe2sWqM\/UI4d_VOl5qI\/AAAAAAAAAI4\/zZ3zRzb_iuY\/s1600\/photo-3.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-__NtZe2sWqM\/UI4d_VOl5qI\/AAAAAAAAAI4\/zZ3zRzb_iuY\/s320\/photo-3.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EThis was done using a cylinder tube from a courier service. I cut the tube to fit the diagonal length of L's body. Sprayed it with black paint and glued a strap to the top and bottom of the tube using hot glue gun and taped with black duct tape. The strap was from those free bags which I received from attending conferences and seminars. Really felt good reusing the things I collected years ago. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-tRjj82FaPZ0\/UI4jwzuCW4I\/AAAAAAAAAJU\/xWDYO4qywuM\/s1600\/IMG_4358_2.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-tRjj82FaPZ0\/UI4jwzuCW4I\/AAAAAAAAAJU\/xWDYO4qywuM\/s400\/IMG_4358_2.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: blue;\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMaking the arrows:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-bVuIpO9IxFg\/UI4exwDrD-I\/AAAAAAAAAJA\/H9lArMdus24\/s1600\/IMG_4353_2.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"256\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-bVuIpO9IxFg\/UI4exwDrD-I\/AAAAAAAAAJA\/H9lArMdus24\/s320\/IMG_4353_2.JPG\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EHubby bought these two wooden sticks from Art Friend, but you can use anything that's long enough. My other alternative would be those wooden sticks we carry our paper lanterns with during the Mooncake Festival. I glued a small bead at one end of the stick and sprayed the whole thing black.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: blue;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMaking the finger glove:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EFollowed the instructions from\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lifesprinkledwithglitter.blogspot.sg\/p\/the-avengers-homemade-hawkeye-costume.html\"\u003ELife Sprinkled With Glitter\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;to make the finger glove. Hubby found black leather scraps and handicraft rings from Art Friend. I measured the length of a piece of leather around the wrist of L to make the rectangular-shaped wrist band. Remember to leave enough space for your Velcro strip. The Velcro strips were glued onto the leather wrist band using hot glue gun.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-2niSwZrOn_M\/UI4z7Sf-ceI\/AAAAAAAAAKE\/Kn1wOjl5JZw\/s1600\/fingerguard.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-2niSwZrOn_M\/UI4z7Sf-ceI\/AAAAAAAAAKE\/Kn1wOjl5JZw\/s400\/fingerguard.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003ENext, I cut three thin strips of leather, each with the width of L's finger. One end of the strip was wrapped around the ring and hot-glued. Then the other end of all the three strips was hot-glued to the rectangular wrist band.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003ENote: I tried to stitch the leather straps together, as well as the Velcro strip, onto the wrist band... but it was so difficult. The leather was too thick for hand-stitching and my fingers got poked too much that I gave up. Maybe thin leather-like fabric will work much better.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMaking the armguard:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EFollowed instructions from\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lifesprinkledwithglitter.blogspot.sg\/p\/the-avengers-homemade-hawkeye-costume.html\"\u003ELife Sprinkled With Glitter\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;to make the armguard. Hawkeye wore two armguards\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003Ein The Avengers movie\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E, but I think it's cool enough with just one armguard.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-PnDE5m5cgV4\/UI4mGXqfkaI\/AAAAAAAAAJk\/ZBXbACqjD8k\/s1600\/photo-4.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"239\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-PnDE5m5cgV4\/UI4mGXqfkaI\/AAAAAAAAAJk\/ZBXbACqjD8k\/s320\/photo-4.JPG\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EUsing black elastic band, I measured L's arm (between the wrist and elbow) at three spots and hand-stitched each piece into a ring. Be sure to leave a little extra length for each circle as you will need to overlap the band when you stitch it together. Then the last elastic band goes along the arm to connect the three elastic rings and form the armguard. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xixzi9_7N4k\/UI4mmDxIZlI\/AAAAAAAAAJs\/jzR7sH58nhg\/s1600\/IMG_4380.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xixzi9_7N4k\/UI4mmDxIZlI\/AAAAAAAAAJs\/jzR7sH58nhg\/s400\/IMG_4380.JPG\" width=\"298\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EL was so happy and excited on the day of the Halloween party. He said he didn't tell the teachers what he would be dressed as, 'cause he wanted it to be a surprise!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ueBCYQEJo8I\/UI45pRYnLzI\/AAAAAAAAAKY\/6oLztlUUkRc\/s1600\/IMG_4362.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"476\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ueBCYQEJo8I\/UI45pRYnLzI\/AAAAAAAAAKY\/6oLztlUUkRc\/s640\/IMG_4362.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EHawkeye shooting at vampire teacher\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E******\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-lqR35_3Q178\/ViEdLApLgoI\/AAAAAAAACZc\/f2lh5_Cn8fQ\/s1600\/IMG_9344.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-lqR35_3Q178\/ViEdLApLgoI\/AAAAAAAACZc\/f2lh5_Cn8fQ\/s320\/IMG_9344.JPG\" width=\"240\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E[Updated on 12 Oct 2015] Hop over to check out our\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/simplylambchops.blogspot.sg\/2015\/10\/easy-diy-sea-quest-costume-for-kids.html\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EEasy DIY Sea Quest costume\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;for L!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cscript type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003E   var _gaq = _gaq || [];   _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-48261218-1']);   _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);    (function() {     var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text\/javascript'; ga.async = true;     ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Beach Poncho Project"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EThe weather has been so unbearably hot! My family practically sleeps with the air-conditioner every night and I have to bathe two to three times a day. To hide from the heat, we have also gone to shopping malls and swimming pools. I counted- just in the month of June, we have gone swimming more than what we did for the last one year!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBecause of the increased frequency in swimming, I notice one problem- the kids complain of being cold after a swim as their towels keep slipping off their body. I want those cute beach ponchos but find it too expensive if I have to get for both kids. This prompted me to try sewing one myself. It would also be a nice present for each of them. I did an online search on Sunday night and discovered very beautifully done and easy step-by-step tutorials by Kyla from \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/funkypolkadotgiraffe.blogspot.sg\/2011\/07\/tutorial-thursday-hooded-surfers-poncho.html\"\u003EFunky Polkadot Giraffe\u003C\/a\u003E and Fawnda from \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.firefliesandjellybeans.com\/2012\/03\/hooded-poncho-beach-towel-tutorial.html\"\u003EFireflies and Jellybeans\u003C\/a\u003E. Following the instructions given, it didn't seem too difficult for a novice like me who last touched my mom's sewing machine to sew a pair of culottes as my Home Economics project. Excitedly, I searched my cupboard for unused towels and cut the required pieces on Monday. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis morning, upon reaching my mom's place, I explained what I have in mind and started work. Since I had already pre-cut the towels, I only need to sew the pieces together. The first part of the project involved sewing the hood. Mom stood beside me and gave advice like how I should position my fingers to pull the cloth, which type of stitching should be used (although I already told her that the tutorial suggests the zigzag stitch). \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBarely less than 5 minutes of sewing, I asked for help. The zigzag stitches did not turn out well around the curved p\u003C\/span\u003Eart. Mom took over and happily helped to finish the stitching for the hood.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-tC5nn_XBspg\/UWPVDK82tTI\/AAAAAAAAAVk\/8_GPRNyS8qA\/s1600\/IMG_3083.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-tC5nn_XBspg\/UWPVDK82tTI\/AAAAAAAAAVk\/8_GPRNyS8qA\/s400\/IMG_3083.JPG\" height=\"298\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003ENext, I had to sew the hood to a big towel. I started describing the steps written in the tutorial and Mom cut me off. Said something like \u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003Ethat way of sewing is not strong enough to hold the two pieces together\u003C\/span\u003E, and proceeded to snip and sew it HER way. I stood there, irritated by her good will. I probably raised my voice at her too. \u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003EThis was supposed to be MY beach poncho project, not hers. Why can't she just accept the way the tutorial suggested? \u003C\/span\u003ESuddenly, the image of Mother Gothel from the movie \u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003ETangled\u003C\/span\u003E appeared, and the song \u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003E\"Mother knows best...\"\u003C\/span\u003E started ringing in my ears.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ablu1GiVLkQ\/UH2UgaR_Z2I\/AAAAAAAAAAc\/gIVmAjDJsA8\/s1600\/Mother-Gothel-and-Rapunzel.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ablu1GiVLkQ\/UH2UgaR_Z2I\/AAAAAAAAAAc\/gIVmAjDJsA8\/s400\/Mother-Gothel-and-Rapunzel.jpg\" height=\"222\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003E(Source: http:\/\/www.eatthedamncake.com\/2011\/09\/12\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003Ewhere-are-all-the-big-nosed-disney-princesses\/)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003ELooking at Mom, a sense of guilt came. She just wanted to help. Her method might actually be better and she just wanted to share her sewing knowledge with me. Yet I did not appreciate. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003EHow many times have I also done likewise, and insisted on doing something MY way when my children want to do it their way? Like insisting L to write his birthday greetings on a card for Daddy even though he only wanted to paint, and how I made Ch wrap her gift in the way I like it to be done. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003EMaybe, everyone of us becomes our moms when we have our own children?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003EAnyway, the poncho took 2.5 h to complete, and I merely contributed about 20% of the project. Nonetheless, I love the finished product!\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-AdBB-ZFw1NI\/UH2U1Dr1UxI\/AAAAAAAAAAk\/QZa3_Faqbiw\/s1600\/IMG_3090.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-AdBB-ZFw1NI\/UH2U1Dr1UxI\/AAAAAAAAAAk\/QZa3_Faqbiw\/s320\/IMG_3090.JPG\" height=\"320\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/simplylambchops.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5678353081354405004\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/simplylambchops.blogspot.com\/2012\/06\/my-beach-poncho-project-part-1.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6445578240466548259\/posts\/default\/5678353081354405004"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6445578240466548259\/posts\/default\/5678353081354405004"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/simplylambchops.blogspot.com\/2012\/06\/my-beach-poncho-project-part-1.html","title":"(My?) 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