My Favorite “Little Stinker”
Zora’s preschool had all the kids dress as “something from a farm”. I assumed she was going to want either cat or dog, but I listed off all of the possibilities: cow, duck (even had an online friend with a great costume for this), horse, cat, dog, goat, chicken….” Jokingly, when she was oscillating between several, I said “skunk” under my breath. She heard me and was convinced that it was perfect. Couldn’t really argue with her with a straight face. So, here is my “Little Stinker”
The face is because she wants to go, not stand still for pictures. She was very enthused about the make-up.
Happily wiggling her tail. She and Zach picked out the fun fur and the white feathers that I sewed to the back of the black coveralls (which were from Zane’s old pumpkin costume). The ears were a pipe cleaner strung through a little jaw clip, then felt put over it and sewn together around the pipe cleaners. It worked a lot better than attaching them to a hairband for her because they were easier to position, stayed put, and didn’t pull or dig into her head.
The project was to make your own pumpkin pudding.
She had a lot of fun with her costume, swinging her tail around, and chasing her friends around “spraying” them with her tail. I don’t think she understood the mechanics of how a skunk sprays exactly though; she would pick up her tail and say “spray” while aiming her tail like a hose. The other kids giggled and made a lot of “eww, stinky” declarations, so it was all good.
