HOMEMADE COSTUMES FOR HALLOWEEN

10/10/2007
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    McKinney, right, of Oregon and in hula outfit, checks on the progress of "a bunch of grapes", a costume made with balloons and safety pins.

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  • Participants decorate trick-or-treat bags with bags and materials supplied by the library.
    Participants decorate trick-or-treat bags with bags and materials supplied by the library.

    Participants decorate trick-or-treat bags, above, with materials supplied by the Oregon branch of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library. At top left, a contest winner wears a costume called 'a bunch of grapes,' and at bottom left, Ms. Cleeland creates a lobster costume for Greg Haas, 5, of Oregon, another contest winner.






    McKinney, right, of Oregon and in hula outfit, checks on the progress of
    McKinney, right, of Oregon and in hula outfit, checks on the progress of "a bunch of grapes", a costume made with balloons and safety pins.

    Holly Cleeland, author of 'Glue & Go Costumes for Kids,' helped participants.











    Lynda McKinney of Oregon and in hula outfit, checks on the progress of
    Lynda McKinney of Oregon and in hula outfit, checks on the progress of "a bunch of grapes", a costume made with balloons and safety pins.

    The branch sponsored a demonstration last Saturday on how to make Halloween costumes using everyday materials.