Halloween!

   Are you having trouble finding out what you want to be for Halloween? Or maybe you just don't know where to get the supplies to make your costume? Well here you go!

Here are some creative costume ideas that you can either be or use to get inspired!

• Crazy Cat Lady

• Nanny McPhee

• Gypsy

• 80s Girl

• Medusa

   Now where do I get the props for my costume?  Here is a list of places to shop.

• goodwill
• five below
• the dollar store
• your own house!

   My opinion is that some of the best costumes are the ones you come up with and piece together yourself. So get creative, and have fun trick or treating!

Connect to your Characters

   When you create a character you should always know who they are. You can't create a character named Tom and have "Tom" being extremely brave and heroic one moment and then put him in a scene where he is a coward. You have to know anything and everything about your characters.
  How do I do this?

Characters

Name	Last Name	Gender	How Old	Looks Like	Lives	Likes	Hates	Describe	Extra Info.
Tom	Thorny	Male	9	Short, chubby, brown hair, freckles	New York	cupcakes, bugs, fish, pizza, lizards	broccoli, scary movies, monkeys, bedtime	spoiled, rotten, mean, stubborn
Patty	Reyes	Female	11	Red hair, tall, skinny,	Ken- tucky	swimming, salad, ice-cream, math, soccer	spelling, pink, oranges,	determined, strong, smart, courageous
Abby	Jennings	Female	16	blond, short, thin, blue eyes	Iowa	Sewing, music, dance, movies, jello	boys, school, mashed potatoes, spiders	nice, clever, creative, blunt
Greg	Beard	Male	4	black hair, glasses, scrawny, green eyes	Texas	science, frogs, tennis, planets	deep pools, bikes, bears, caves	shy, genius, coward

   This way I kind of know who my character is. (You can add more details) Do you know what my characters would be like in real life?

How do you get to know your characters? Tell me in the comments!

Having Fun

   I went bowling today and I had so much fun! I didn't win a single game, not even close. But I still enjoyed every second!
   In the past I've been upset because I wasn't good enough, I didn't get any strikes,or because my sister beat me. But you know what? It doesn't matter. Who cares if your not as good as the old guy three lanes over? Who cares if you are 13 and still use bumpers? As long as your having fun nobody cares about your score.
   Also, this isn't just for bowling. This goes for every single thing you do! Who cares if you don't do multiplication facts as fast as you friend? Who cares if your brother has one less cavity then you do? Nobody.
   If you get caught up in all that stuff you'll stop seeing the fun in everything. You might get to competitive and get into a fight with a friend
    I'm not saying that being competitive is a bad thing. There is just a time and a place to be competitive, and there's a time not. Also I'm not saying that you should always be happy to lose. You just have to find a happy medium. Happy medium. (; And it's really hard. I know.
   So I guess I'm just telling you to have fun! And that you have so many talents, and that it's okay that you can't do some stuff.

Have fun!