Zombie Boy...

Ebi-kun wanted to be a zombie this year. So I went to Tokyu Hands and bought some decent make-up rather than that crappy cheapo stuff. I also bought some stuff called Creepy Skin which looked great and when we tested it on his arm it looked great. Problem was when he put it on his face it started peeling off pretty quickly.

Next time I will get liquid latex!

I basically used the creepy skin and build up the flesh, stretching it and then made some holes.

Then I used white paint first to make him pale, then added some blue and blended it in and then a little black and green to get the nice bruised skin look. 

Then I added some red mixed with black, I didn't want the bright red fake blood look. In the holes in the skin I painted inside with black then added a bit more red and black mix. The final touch was adding a little fresh red blood just in the edges of the holes.

I didn't have much time to spend on him, so this took about 20 minutes, I would have liked to spend more time on it!

Halloween 2012...

Halloween is by far the favourite festival of the year in this house, Ebi-kun has been excited for months and changed his outfit idea about 76 times! He finally decided we should be a zombie family, I was secretly relieved because it is possibly the easiest costume to pull off!

I must say, we were looking particularly gorgeous when we set off...

My husband was worried that we might cause a car accident but the weather was horrible so I doubt anyone could see in anyway. Of course Ebi-kun decided he needed the toilet so we had to stop at a 7/11, highly amusing!

I rustled up some small intestines with freshly picked eyeballs and severed fingers, we always do our parties as pot luck and it amuses me to no end to hear the kids asking for a couple of fingers, eyeballs or brains!

The punch bowl was a big hit, I added some extra eyeballs and worms in there too - yes, I am revolting!

We were lucky, when it came time for Trick or Treat the rain had eased up, when the kids had collected their treats we went back and played games. Jack had decorated their garage into a haunted house so there was storytelling in the dark, which was fun.

I had made the scratch cards which the kids really got into and they all went away with scars and vampire bites. Poor K-kun won 'The Zombie Kiss', he didn't look very impressed lol.

There were some crafts and lots of candy eating. The rain stopped again so the boys went out to play football, all in all it was another great party. Ebi-kun is already planning what to wear next year....

I have put together my favourite Fun & Fast Ghoulish Halloween Treats into an ebook so you can whip them up at anytime (why just serve ghoulish food at Halloween?)

17 absolutely disgustingly delicious treat ideas... 

All fast and fun to make

All pretty healthy, made from kitchen basics

Most of them suitable to make with the kids too

PLUS a bonus labels pack too!