Okay, back to the point. On Halloween, some teens are greeted with a \u201cAren\u2019t you a little old to be doing this?\u201d The author of that post, whomever you are, I applaud you, because I agree what else would you rather they be doing?\u00a0 I love when teens dress up and stop by for three reasons:<\/p>\n
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- They still have a sense of imagination and wonder. If they aren\u2019t \u201ctoo cool\u201d to Trick-or-Treat, then they are just about perfect in my book, especially if they are bringing younger children out and about.<\/li>\n
- Like the author purports, there are about a million other things that they could be doing in the dark and they aren\u2019t. We should celebrate this.<\/strong> They are choosing to dress up and still participate in childhood (which I seriously think is becoming an endangered species in this country<\/em>).\u00a0 And for this choice \u2013 Good. For. Them.<\/li>\n
- And maybe I am a bit selfish on this last reason, but it is always some quiet teenager that pulls me aside and whispers, \u201cI really like what you did with the shoes\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
That last one melts my heart every time.\u00a0 I am much older than the costumed guest, but a secret little corner of my heart screams, \u201cYou get me!\u00a0 You are my kind of people.\u00a0 Thank you for noticing.\u201d\u00a0 Only the last line of that ever gets uttered aloud.<\/p>\n
The shoes.\u00a0 Oh, the shoes! They are so much fun and a very quick and easy DIY.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nHere is what you need to wow the teenagers in your neighborhood and transport your heart back to Kansas<\/span> teenage-dom.<\/p>\n
Supplies needed: <\/strong><\/p>\n
1 pair of ladies pumps (I purchased these for $3 at the thrift store.\u00a0 They were originally tan and I didn\u2019t think to take a before picture. Haven\u2019t quite released my inner Martha Stewart yet<\/em>.)<\/p>\n
1 bottle of Modge Podge<\/p>\n
1 paint brush<\/p>\n
1 jar of red glitter (I am warning you I have a love-hate relationship with glitter.\u00a0 I love all things bling, but that stuff is the bane of my existence.\u00a0 I once did a glitter project with my 2nd<\/sup> graders and I swear that Pompeii\u2019s eruption was less painful.\u00a0 Every day for a month after that, I looked like I had a nose piercing.\u00a0 Bane. Of. My. Existence, unless of course, you need a little shimmer. Not nose ring shimmer, but you get the point.<\/em>)<\/p>\n
1 pair of striped socks (Tights would work well here too. I used long socks.)<\/p>\n
Some newspaper.<\/p>\n
Creation Station: <\/strong>\u00a0(Okay, I took a little liberty there.\u00a0 I used the center island in my kitchen but dubbed it a fancy name for the moment. Hey some days it is a science center because the people around here do not know how to rinse oatmeal out of a bowl.\u00a0 Yeah. Oatmeal sticks to your ribs and I have proof because it becomes like cement in your unrinsed bowl<\/em>.)<\/p>\n
The steps to this DIY are considerably simpler than removing that oatmeal.<\/p>\n
Use the paint brush to brush on liberal amounts of Modge Podge in small sections of the shoes.\u00a0 I placed the shoes in a rimmed cookie sheet to contain some of that glitter eruption.\u00a0 Sprinkle glitter over the areas coated with Modge Podge and continue until all the areas are covered.\u00a0 The shoes I mean.\u00a0 Yes, I know this will also mean the counter and you, but try, for the love of all zucchini, try to keep it contained.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nAllow the blinged shoes dry.\u00a0 While they are drying, stuff newspaper into the striped socks.\u00a0 Oh who am I kidding?\u00a0 Take this time to check your e-mails or social media and enjoy a nice beverage.\u00a0 Mine was sweet tea until I discovered . . . oh yes, you got it, GLITTER. <\/em><\/p>\n
Now the last step is fairly easy but does require a little finesse.\u00a0 Stuff your newspaper filled socks into your shoes and situate the socks and shoes so that your garage door (when shut) appears to have fallen on the Wicked Witch.<\/p>\n
DIY \u2013 done. \u00a0Simply.<\/p>\n
Now if teenagers show up to your house, be kind and remember they are still kids.\u00a0 And just give them the candy, unless of course, you are stocking up for a Netflix binge. \u00a0No judgment here – we’ve all got our thing.<\/p>\n
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Lately, I have noticed a Facebook post being shared over and over.\u00a0 The basic gist of the post cautions about teenagers coming to your home Trick-or-Treating. Before I go any farther, let\u2019s get one thing straight.\u00a0 If Halloween isn\u2019t your thing, that is okay.\u00a0 We all have our things and I won\u2019t judge you for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[1462,249,1463,391,1464,616,1465],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.realsweetgrace.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2556"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.realsweetgrace.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.realsweetgrace.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.realsweetgrace.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.realsweetgrace.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2556"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.realsweetgrace.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2556\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.realsweetgrace.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.realsweetgrace.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.realsweetgrace.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
- And maybe I am a bit selfish on this last reason, but it is always some quiet teenager that pulls me aside and whispers, \u201cI really like what you did with the shoes\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n