maybe to simply things, you should just make all the tubes the same length as your arms. then you wouldn't have to bother with sticks n stuff.
i don't think it's a good idea to squirt people with ink.
an old bed sheet? what?
i like the idea of wearing the same color clothes. you should definitely do that.
for "suction cups" maybe you could use small plastic bowls. you could get really colorful ones.
how will you cut holes in the garbage can? that sounds hard.
Posted by: laura on Oct 28, 04 | 10:42 am
but i like the idea of octopus/squid in general. that's pretty original, and ambitious!
Posted by: laura on Oct 28, 04 | 10:42 am
plastic garbage can. not metal.
the bed sheets would be used to cover the materials--instead of painting them.
oh no, i would not squirt people with ink. I would just... i dunno, write stuff? lol uh. errrr.
Posted by:
spudart on Oct 28, 04 | 10:48 am
you could get a sheet of large bubble bubblewrap and attach it to the underside of your arms to simplify the suction cup look...
you can also get plastic tubing for the arms... might be safer.
Posted by: l.wells on Oct 28, 04 | 2:49 pm
Bubble wrap! L.Wells, yer the best!
Posted by:
spudart on Oct 28, 04 | 2:52 pm
your "arms" remind me of this character:
Robot B9Posted by: laura on Oct 28, 04 | 6:05 pm
Cool idea, Spud!
For suction cups, buy REAL suction cups! You can get them at office and art supply stores. They usually come with a ring around the bump that ends in a hook so you can hang things off them ... usually small stained glass pieces on windows.
Posted by:
Tom on Oct 28, 04 | 6:13 pm
OH! You should buy some of that "disappearing ink" and squirt it on people!
Posted by:
Tom on Oct 28, 04 | 6:14 pm
still, it's a tricky business. people might not appreciate it.... but a clever idea nonetheless!
Posted by: laura on Oct 29, 04 | 7:11 am
My initial thought was the same as yours Laura, but then I thought, most people would be wearing a costume which people may not mind as much if the ink stained a little.
Posted by:
Tom on Oct 29, 04 | 7:18 am
and the booze. booze will make people not mind so much.
Posted by: laura on Oct 29, 04 | 7:50 am
a cannibalistic idea.... carry a plate of calamari and offer it to people, while dressed as a squid.
Posted by: laura on Oct 29, 04 | 7:51 am
Throw yourself on the ground every so often and tell people you're an octopus at a Detroit Red Wings hockey game
http://proicehockey.about.com/library/blquestions_octopus.htm
I miss hockey
Posted by:
Tom on Oct 29, 04 | 10:32 am
"in those days it took eight playoff wins to claim the Cup" interesting!
Posted by:
spudart on Oct 29, 04 | 10:34 am
so how'd the costume work? photos?
Posted by: laura on Oct 31, 04 | 4:37 pm
I wanna see! I wanna see!
Posted by:
Tom on Nov 01, 04 | 7:50 am
great ideas! we need a squid costume for an upcoming event (we do a sci-fi humor zine, appropriately named Space Squid).
Posted by:
squishy on Apr 10, 07 | 2:12 am
this is so strange, because I too am trying to work on a Kraken costume. my idea was, however, to go the more high-fashion runway approach:
huge black rectangular pupils around my eyes with makeup, whites with make up, temporarily dye my hair, lots of red or blue, and then a shirt that I'm going to have to make with really long sleaves, and a pseudo-skirt thing for the extra six tentacles. I won't genuinely look like a squid/kraken, but people will get the idea.
all fabric and make up.
I do love the ink idea, however! And i'm not afraid of doing it.
Posted by: on Sep 02, 07 | 10:31 pm
should one put a beak in one's crotch when one dresses up as a kraken?
Posted by: on Sep 02, 07 | 10:33 pm
strips of a bath mat (the sticky kind) may work for suction cups
Posted by: amber on Oct 26, 07 | 2:35 am
Not sure if someone has suggested this or not....but there are these tubular things called whirlies...or more technically known in the musical world as 5 tone twirling sticks. You can get them from joke shops, toy shops or even some $2 shops, you might need to look around for them. But they have an opening at either end, and one end the opening comes out a bit like the shape of a suction cap. so this might be ideal.
They also make sounds when you twirl them round in circles at a fast enough pace. The faster you twirl them, the higher the pitch :D
They come in different colours too- like pink, yellow and green.
Hope this helps! :)
Posted by: Adele on Oct 25, 08 | 12:21 am
