Tag: Halloween
10 posts
- Making designs with Halloween candyWhat happens when your kids start sorting their Halloween candy, and it turns into something that looks like a Paul Klee painting? This year, our post-trick-or-treat candy sort turned unexpectedly artistic.
- A suburban garden grew Illinois’ heaviest pumpkin at 2,021 poundsThis giant pumpkin in Wheaton, IL is almost as tall as me. Grown in a regular backyard, not a farm.
- Psychological, social, and economic constructs in Halloween candyHalloween candy is a fascinating blend of economic strategy, psychological triggers like anticipation, immediate pleasure, and fear of missing out, and social dynamics of neighborly camaraderie and cultural celebration.
- A giant pumpkin could be featured on the Illinois state quarterIllinois is the #1 pumpkin producer in America. Let’s fill the state quarter with a giant pumpkin.
- Candypile variations: Felix Gonzalez-Torres & HalloweenI regularly follow the #candypile hashtag on Instagram. Mostly to see people’s photos of Félix González-Torres’ candy pile installations at various museums. photo by oriane_trnat Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris photo by sfknycat The Met Breuer in New York photo by…
- Pepsi fails by making Coke into a Superhero in Halloween adPepsi originally thought they had Coke beat with this Halloween ad, but Coke’s unofficial response is actually much, MUCH better than Pepsi’s original concept. (source: thenextweb) First off, a red cape is not scary. What was Pepsi thinking that putting…
- The spooky stolen bike mystery on Halloween in ChicagoThe following is what I submitted for the “Incident Description” field on chicago.stolenbike.org. They ask, “Describe in your own words what you think happened to your bike. Please include any important or unusual details that make your situation unique.” Was…
- Lego Costume ResearchMy girlfriend and I decided to be LEGO blocks for halloween. Here’s what I found online for LEGO costumes. Almost all of them are based on wearing a box. We both know from the past that is way too cumbersome.…
- Squid or Octopus costume for halloween I will beFor Halloween, I want to get eight ventilation tubes from Home Depot (like in the image above). Cut them down to about five feet long and attach them to a plastic garbage can. Put the garbage can over my head,…
- I’m a fly (insect) for halloweeni’m going as a fly or maybe a spider. I got these foam tubes from home depot that I’m using as legs. And got strainers for eyes. I need a black shirt to attach the tubes too. (the tubes are…
