{"id":25467,"date":"2019-10-31T23:40:09","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T06:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/?p=25467"},"modified":"2021-02-09T10:48:30","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T17:48:30","slug":"year-9-week-1-day-7-happy-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/2019\/10\/31\/year-9-week-1-day-7-happy-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"Year 9 – Week 1 – Day 7 – Happy Halloween!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brendan had an unusual costume request this year. It was not something we were going to go to a store to find. He likes a game called “Dark Deception” which is kind of like Pac-Man in first person mixed with a creepy slasher movie. He loves horror games and jump scares!<\/p>\n

He wanted to be a “Dread Ducky” which looks like a rotten rubber duck with human legs, and it has a hinged jaw that opens to reveal a smaller toothy duck that bites like a xenomorph from “Alien”. Here are some screenshots from the game.
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Our favorite material for construction is a collection of bandit signs. You know the illegal signs on the street corners that advertise discount mattresses or work from home schemes? They are made out of a sturdy lightweight material called coroplast or corrugated plastic.
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I made the skeleton of coroplast and then used yellow and orange duct tape for some finishing and painters tape for support. Foam core teeth and hot glue!
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Then it was ready for papier mache for strength
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Spray painting the body
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Mini duck is just a wad of tape with papier mache
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Done!
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Trevor wanted to be a riot\/swat cop because he loves the gear and especially the shield. Bill made him a cool shield out of foam core.
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The costume parade at school was fun! Lots of kids loved Trevor’s shield!
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The kids do a lap around the whole block around the school. That was a long way for B to walk in a very bulky costume. It wasn’t super heavy, but it was heavy for him!
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He got lots of cheers.
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We only trick-or-treated a few houses, but we passed out candy and Brendan scared people passing by.
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