It's Friday! Time for our weekly trip down blog memory lane - this one, written by Calvin.
Calvin Blogs :: Super Rack
{Originally posted October 31, 2007}
"I
thought about making my own superhero. Super Rack. Super Rack is a good
kind of superhero. He can fly. He can climb up buildings and trees. He
can swim underwater for a really long time. He is very very very very
powerful. He helps people. That's how I thought about making Super
Rack.
Before we made the costume, I made this poster with all the clothes of Super Rack that I needed to make. I changed them a lot, like at first I thought Super Rack was wearing a red shirt and pants. But then I thought it should be black. And the belt in the picture is brown, but I made a red one. The poster helped me make the costume.
When I was making the mask I did not know yet about Super Rack and who
he would really be. I thought I wanted him to wear a mask, but I didn't
want to wear a headband AND the mask. So I'll save the mask for another time. Maybe another halloween.
I
got some of the costume from my dress up - like the cape that mama made
a long time ago. And the pants I sewed to be wetsuit pants in the
summertime. I went to Salvation Army with Papa to get the black shirt.
And I made the belt and the headband on the sewing machine.

This is Super Rack in his full costume. And today is Halloween! Happy Halloween!"
- Posted by Calvin, 2007 (age 6)
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A Note Today:
I do believe that "Super Rack" will forever and always be one of my very favorite Halloween costumes. Right alongside the Song and Dance Man, and a Pirate Fairy Princess...and so many more. There's nothing like a little bit of child-led creativity to make me fall right in love with a holiday.
Today, it really is time to narrow down the field of costume options, don't you think? Photos coming later in the weekend, of course. Wishing you all a Happy Halloween!