Okay, first, we should address the elephant in the room. All of the costumes I have blogged about so far are from senior year of high school. You are probably asking yourself, “Grace, did you only just start making your costumes last year?” That, my friend, is not true. So, as a result I decided to post a major flashback. A major embarrassing flashback. I honestly cannot believe I would put a photo as uncomfortable as this one on the Internet, but hey, I need that A+ what can I say?

This costume first made its debut in the fall of 2008. My old school, St. Mary’s, always let us kids dress up for Halloween. As fourth graders, we put on our costumes and “oohed” and “ahhed” at everyone else’s cool ideas. Afterwards, we would have our dose of energy through a cupcake or candy that the moms brought in. Then, all of us hyped up fourth graders (sugar + kids = a disaster waiting to happen) paraded around Hackettstown. I remember every single year as a child brainstorming for a good two months on what unique costume I would choose to wear. I always wanted to have the most creative.

In the year 2008, Kooky Pens were a HUGE deal. I HAD to have the most amount of Kooky Pens, and I had to have the prettiest ones obviously. Kooky Pens were the new Webkinz. Silly Bandz would soon become the new Kooky Pens. As you can imagine, my Kooky Pens were my greatest prized possessions. They were pens that had spiky rubber hairs on top of the clicker and each had a different face with a different set of patterns and colors. My favorite was Lulu. I thought she was the most beautiful of all. She was girly and pretty and everything that I aspired to be. As you can tell, Kooky Pens made a lasting impression on my childhood. When my mom suggested I be a Kooky Pen for Halloween, it was a no-brainer. I would embrace my inner Lulu. It was a great Halloween that year.

Lulu is kind of hard to see in that cringe-worthy photo, but you can see her better in this next one. She is the one all the way to the left.

This outfit did not require anything that needed to be made, but I consider it DIY because we came up with it entirely on our own. Using a mixture of both items found at home and store-bought items, my mom and I were able to complete this outfit. Starting with the hair, I bought a wig from Party City. I could not find the same exact wig, but I found a pink wig to use instead (Fun Fact: When I showed all my friends the photo they all thought the wig was photoshopped!)! As for the face, I am sure older Grace would do a full-face of makeup since Lulu gave off a “fashionista” type of vibe. I added an orange dot on my nose since Lulu had an orange nose, and since her lips were so big I got some big ol’ wax lips. As for the outfit, I just tried to find anything I owned that was silver. I had the silver glitter shawl on because it was cold out, but this is your opportunity to make the costume your own! Find whatever silver pants and shirt that satisfy your likings. I wore my black school flats (not pictured). Also, not pictured, was a big beaded black necklace because I had broken it at school. Finally, to accessorize I added a silver clutch to keep all of my belongings in.

So, final verdict. Who was kookier? The pen or me?

 

What You Need DIY Kooky Pen Checklist (see links throughout blog for look-alike items to purchase):

-Pink Wig

-Orange Face Paint Crayon

-Red Wax Lips

-Kooky Pen (to explain the outfit)

-Silver Clutch

-Silver Shirt

-Silver Leggings

-Black Shoes