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Monthly Dose Of Bug

by Uncustomary | Aug 28, 2012 | Bug | 0 comments

Bug has recently taken a fancy to a glittery pink microphone (he’s writing an album), attempted to take a walk, found treasures among my trash, claimed my foot, and shared my love for tutus. I love that little guy.
 

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I told you there was more Halloween Hijinxx with A I told you there was more Halloween Hijinxx with April coming! 💀 So I introduce: Yelling nonsense out the window at strangers with a skeleton. This skeleton has been with me for almost a decade. 🩻 His name was supposed to be Zedd. But I forgot and renamed him Zeke. So he goes by both. Through many moves he has lost some of his limbs, 🦴 so we’ve gotten to play with his backstory ♿ about how he lost his arm and leg in his previous life. 🧟 April and I drove around 🚗 finding people to say silly things 🗣️ to with the Zedd/Zeke out of the window while we were still in our Monster Mash outfits (and playing Halloween music). We got stares, smiles, shocked looks, laughs, the full gamut. 👀 Enjoy. ☠️ #skeleton #performanceart #baltimorecreative #merrimentmaking #nonsense #halloweenactivities
🎃 Who says Trick Or Treating is just for kids? 🎃 Who says Trick Or Treating is just for kids? 🎃 🧡 Teenagers Trick or Treating aren’t doing anything wrong. 💚 Someone who isn’t “dressed up all the way” might not be able to afford a costume. 💜 Adults like candy and having fun, too. If you’re giving out FREE candy, why does it matter? 🤷‍♀️ We can’t ❌ teach kids to embrace who they are if we continue to push down our own desires. 🧡 This Halloween, if you want to dress up, do it. 💚 If you want to ask for candy, do it. 💜 f someone “too old” asks for candy, give it. What privileged problems to have. ⚠️ Keep the kids “kids” for as long as possible. 🤸‍♂️ And let adults tap back into being kids as OFTEN as possible. You are not too old to have fun. EVER. 🦦 It’s. 👏 Just. 👏 Candy. 👏 PS - candy applies to ANYthing you give out for free to trick or treaters. Toys, potatoes, money… but don’t you DARE give out raisins. 🚫🍇
Merriment Memes: 🎃 Halloween Costumes Edition! Merriment Memes: 🎃 Halloween Costumes Edition! Obsessed with these deeply creative costumes. 🧡 I hope they make you smile and maybe even inspire you! 🥸 What’s your favorite?! ⤵️ #memes #memesdaily #funnymemes #memepage #dankmeme #dailymemes #kindmemes #memestagram #funnymeme #wholesomememes #randomactsofkindness #positivenews #kindnessnews #happymemes #merrimentmemes #halloweencostumes #halloweenmemes
👻 80 Not So Scary Halloween Movies If you’r 👻 80 Not So Scary Halloween Movies If you’re not into horror and gore like me, you’re in luck! 🚫👺 I have a list of of Not-So-Scary Movies for you to check out. 🎬🍿 Enjoy! #HalloweenMovies #NotScaryMovies #NotScary #notscaryhalloween #cozyhalloween #justtreatsnotricks #familyfriendlyhalloween
This week’s 11K Merriment Mission: Secret Joy No This week’s 11K Merriment Mission: Secret Joy Note To Self 💌 Hide a message for your future self somewhere unexpected (inside a book, a jacket pocket, behind a painting, your phone case, anywhere). Write what you most need to hear, or what your child self would say if they could see you now. Think of it as emotional treasure you’ll rediscover someday when you need it most. ✨ Bonus: write one for someone else and hide it where they’ll find it later. Tag @merrimentmaker and use #11KActs so we can add your secret joy notes to the archive of delight. 💭 Where will you hide yours?
It’s already time for Halloween! 🫢 Don’t kn It’s already time for Halloween! 🫢 Don’t know what to do? 📅 I got you! 🧡 1 - Look At Decorations 🧹🦇 Drive or walk around to look at decorations and light displays. 🧡 2 - Trick Or Treat 🍭🍬🍫 Go yourself, hand out goodies, go door to door and give out candy, AKA reverse Trick Or Treating. 🧡 3 - Movie Night 📽️ Whether you go to an outdoor screening, in theater, or at home, there are plenty of Halloween favorites to watch. Check out my guide of not so scary flicks (and TV episodes!) on my website 🧡 4 - Scavenger Hunt 🧌 Go on a Halloween themed scavenger hunt to find items YOU think are related to the holiday. Or you can use this Bingo board from my Etsy! 🧡 5 - Samhain Ritual 🧙‍♀️ Make an altar, make a family tree, take a nature walk, cook a meal, have a ceremony, make a jack-o-lantern, burn a habit, make a besom broom. Check out my **Samhain guide** on uncustomary.org 🧡 6 - Costume Photoshoot 🎃👻 Dress up in a costume and have a full on photoshoot! Check out my list of 50 ways to take a creative selfie. Don’t forget to do your best catwalk. 🧡 7 - Visit The Dead 🪦 Walk through a cemetery, check out a historic haunted or abandoned building, go on a ghost tour, host a seance, tell ghost stories. 🧡 8 - Go To An Event 👽🥳 Go to a parade, burlesque show, (dog) costume contest, pet parade, trunk or treat, renaissance fair, flea market, concert, dance party, pumpkin (carving) contest, haunted house, zombie fun run, murder mystery dinner, hay ride, magic show, drag brunch, etc. Check out Facebook Events, MeetUp, AllEvents, and your local paper for what’s happening near you! ❓ What are your plans? #halloweenplans #halloweenactivities #halloweentips #halloweenideas
I love that streaming services 📺 make little se I love that streaming services 📺 make little sections like “HuluWeen” now! But if you’re still looking 👀 for some specific themed episodes for the holiday, check out this guide. 📝 The slides show one episode per show, but the link 🔗 will take you to a guide with more than 75 episodes! 📼 #HalloweenTV #HalloweenTVEpisodes #HalloweenShows #HalloweenActivities #HalloweenGuide
Explaining what I do to kids makes me get very cle Explaining what I do to kids makes me get very clear about what I do. Recently, I was at a kids 🎂 birthday party, and they asked me what my job was. I started explaining, and it wasn’t really registering. 🤷‍♀️ I mentioned I have a 📚 book, and they (like adults), perked up 🤩 because they had something tangible to understand. They asked me what the book was about. 🙋 🤔 I thought for a second… When I showed up to the party, 🥳 I came in a costume matching the theme. I walked around participating in all the activities. I talked to the kids like they were adults. 🎈 I made it clear I was up for playing. This was a strong contrast to the majority of the grown ups at the party who were all sitting around talking for hours. 🪑 Which I understand. They’re on 24/7, exhausted, 🥱 and a party is an opportunity for them to rest while their kids run around chaperoned and entertained, while they get a chance to socialize with other parents. All that said, because of how the kids saw me, they kept wanting to play with me. 🤹‍♀️ I came in for some water, 🫗 and one of them ran up to me and said, ❣️ “We need you in the basement!” And I said, “Okay hold on a sec” and she said, “No, we need you NOW!” so I ran downstairs. 🪜 The basement was empty and then all of a sudden a swarm of kids popped out and started nerf blasting me! 🔫 An organized prank they probably wouldn’t have done on another grown up there, but they felt connected to me… 🫶 So I reminded them of what had just happened. And how a lot of the other people were upstairs with all this fun around them and they were kind of sitting around? They nodded. ✔️ I said, “Well, my job is to kind of help adults remember that they can play, too. Kids don’t need to remember how to play. But sometimes adults forget. 🧠 So I try to help them remember how to have fun”. 🕹️ And they nodded sincerely in approval. “That’s really cool.” 😎 And it is.
❣️ This week’s Community Feature is from Kat ❣️ This week’s Community Feature is from Kate in 📍 South Haven, Michigan! She has an ENTIRE account dedicated to her art, which includes all the 🪨 kindness rocks she makes and leaves in public spaces! When I saw her like one of my posts, I checked out her page 😮 and told her what she was doing TOTALLY counted towards the 11K project! Then she came and logged 6 acts! 🙌 Go check out her account and see just how many Merriment Makers there are out there. ⤵️ @creations.by.kate_op This project is growing every day and I’m obsessed with what it’s attracting. 😍 #11KActs #KindnessRocks #ActsOfKindness #PublicArt
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