Mr Goop jumps again

The boys went to a 'SPOOKY' 5th birthday party last evening. Elliot was pretty excited to get another chance to wear his Mr Goop costume.  Mr Goop is now a swamp man covered in slime by the way, rather than the sticky guy who can attach to walls.  An orange swamp.

I had to share this photo taken on my phone.  I'm calling him up to join everyone else for a party game inside the house.  Clearly he is less than interested when he has the biggest trampoline in the world to play on (our own trampoline which is now sadly broken, was about 1/16th the size of this one.  I love the look on his face and the iridescent nature of the material.  It was sunset and he was glowing.   I wish he'd also had the top part of the costume on.
As for me, I have tried very hard to do one thing at a time this weekend (as opposed to trying to do too many things at once).  I spent most of my day today in my pjs cleaning and then took the boys for a ride down at a new park.  It was hard going with Oliver wanting to race ahead, gaining confidence now that he isn't on training wheels and Elliot stopping every 2 minute to look at something.  I was on a scooter so could go between them.  Mmm.  An icecream helped calm the nerves on the way home.
So, I'm just about to start on the PAVOT.  Finally.  Yes, it's true.  It's only been sitting on top of the pile for two months.  Just in time as Ben comes back from Barcelona tomorrow so he'll be able to help with the translations.  Now to some cutting out.

A cute tshirt and Mr Goop

 Firstly here are some gratuitious pictures of Elliot yesterday morning (doing the typical blogger pose!) wearing his new tshirt from his Mamie in France.  Yes that is a pompom for a nose!  I wonder how long it will stay on.  It was bought from one of my favourite shops on my favourite street in Strasbourg Rue des Juifs (the shop is down near the river end if you are there and looking for it!!??).. of course I can't remember the name of the shop but it is a little children's boutique and it is beautiful. There is (was) a girl who works there who has been to Australia. Yay.  The brand of the tshirt is Emile et Ida What a great brand, So so so cool. I wonder do they have a stockist in Australia.  Oliver got the tshirt with the top hat and moustache.

This was him tonight and the only photo he would let me take of his costume for the halloween disco.  Exhausted. (him and me).  You get an idea of the colour of the material anyway.
So, after his photo reluctance I tried to get a picture of it on the wall but it looks more like an orange dementor.  

It is a very lo-fi costume inspired by those little sticky toys that you throw and they stick on walls etc. He got one at the fete and promptly called it Mr Goop and then wanted a Mr Goop costume which then became a Mr Goop/Slime costume - which had to be orange.  Bright orange. I found some workman orange material so it is a bit reflective. I made a hood piece that wrapped around with dangly bits.  Of course he didn't quite look like anything at all really but he loved it.  It was perfect for a halloween disco for preschool children at an indoor play centre... I could easily find him!
At the disco all the kids had to walk around at one point showing off their costumes and he was pretending to 'slime' people with his 'dangly bits'.  Such a showman.  I can't believe he didn't win best dressed can you?!!