[Corin Stormhands]

Hair, has your friend finished your cloak yet? I've been trying to hunt a reasonable facsimile of one down for Jr.

Seems that for the 8th graders Halloween is "Legend's Day." He's supposed to be his favorite historical (dead at least 10 years) or literary character. After deciding against Mickey Mantle (not dead ten years? and dad wouldn't buy the vintage uniform), he decided on Frodo. I'm so proud, but it ain't easy to pull off.

I think we can piece together the basic clothing. He has to wear shoes and can't carry even a fake weapon, so we won't deal with that. I'm thinking we need the cloak and the ring on a chain. I can handle the ring, but finding a cloak is tough. I found one green sparkly one tonight, but it had a spider-web pattern. That's the only green one I've found. He may have to be Frodo BEFORE Rivendell...

Any ideas folks?

IN OTHER APALLING NEWS: He had to turn the form in to his English teacher (our permission to dress up) and tell her who he would be and what he would be wearing. His "ENGLISH" teacher DID NOT KNOW WHO FRODO WAS!!!! (I pinged the homeschool crowd so you could say "I told you so")

I pinged Sam because she's a UVA graduate... ;-)

[JenB]

Gah! How can you be an English teacher without knowing the greatest work of the English language? That's like not knowing who Shakespeare was!

You could get a gray material for the cloak and say it's the "book version"...

Sheesh. So she's not just a stupid person who doesn't read, but she pays no attention to popular movies...

[HairOfTheDog]

My friend hasn't even started it yet. We haven't bought the fabric.

Here is the link to the pattern again if you can find someone to make it...

http://www.alleycatscratch.com/lotr/Things/FCloak/FCloak_pattern.htm

Check out the rest of her site (characters link) for other general hints on hobbit costumes...

Oh Dad, your boy wants to be a hobbit. You should be so proud!

[ItsOurTimeNow]

IN OTHER APALLING NEWS: He had to turn the form in to his English teacher (our permission to dress up) and tell her who he would be and what he would be wearing. His "ENGLISH" teacher DID NOT KNOW WHO FRODO WAS!!!! (I pinged the homeschool crowd so you could say "I told you so")

This, in my eyes, is inexcusable to the point of blasphemy. I bet she knew all about Harry Potter though! rrrrgggggg!

After 70 years, Tolkein's still gettin' totally dissed.

[Sam Cree]

"I pinged Sam because she's a UVA graduate... ;-)"

I'm sure Thomas Jefferson is rolling over in his grave, probably.