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[glamisgirl]

I know halloween is still 6 months away, but I was wondering does anyone have any original costume ideas that incorperate the wheelchair. I"m big on halloween it's my favorite holiday. My first halloween was about 3 days after I got out of the hospital so I went as an accident victim, still was wearing my kydex jacket, still had a cast on my arm too, so I threw on some blood a hospital gown. My husband wore scrubs. Last year we went as an old people. Neither year very original. Any ideas?

[brackman22]

My first Halloween I was in the hospital rehab. I was injured on July 4 so by October I was doing as good as good could be expected. I dressed up as a semi-tractor trailer. I used two fridge boxes: One for the cab, one for the front. I was a mack truck so it had a nose. Basically, we just cut the boxes to shape and taped them together where needed. If you look at a couple pictures of mack trucks it's kind of easy to see what you have to do. I had smoke stacks and everything. Didn't have the gas tanks though.

We used tet hose to keep it resting on my shoulders. To keep it in place, we attached tet hose to the front underneath of the truck to my footrests and a few more places too. It was almost 18 years ago so I can’t remember everything. I thought it was real cool. Unfortunately, all of my pics from when I was in the hospital disappeared a few years ago. I have no pictorial history of my experience. Sometimes that’s a good, sometimes not.

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[Luz Helena]

glamisgirl, on May 17 2007, 08:44 PM, said:

I know halloween is still 6 months away, but I was wondering does anyone have any original costume ideas that incorperate the wheelchair. I"m big on halloween it's my favorite holiday. My first halloween was about 3 days after I got out of the hospital so I went as an accident victim, still was wearing my kydex jacket, still had a cast on my arm too, so I threw on some blood a hospital gown. My husband wore scrubs. Last year we went as an old people. Neither year very original. Any ideas?

You could dress as a Judge. A black robe with a white neck and a wig and you are such an english Judge about to give the decision!!!

[hockeydahc]

i've tried thinking of a few myself. i'm not a big holiday person, really not into trick or treaters, or dressing up much, but something small that isn't too kiddie costume I might do. like Professor X of the X-men.

maybe paint up like a ventrilloquist doll. or like the stringed puppets. (theres a connection to the chair if you think about dangly legs) Some of us can go with cane costumes as well. Didn't Charlie Chaplin carry a cane?

I may just get some fake horns glue them to my forehead and keep it subtle. if I choose, I'll add a tail that'll drag behind my chair

[hisamsmith]

A table- cut a cardboard circle to use as a table top make a hole in the middle for your head. Cover with a vinyal table cloth. Super glue cheap dishes to the table cloth and wear a hat with flowers on the top so that your head becomes the center piece. Your husband can be a waiter.

[glamisgirl]

hisamsmith, on Sep 27 2007, 06:01 AM, said:

A table- cut a cardboard circle to use as a table top make a hole in the middle for your head. Cover with a vinyal table cloth. Super glue cheap dishes to the table cloth and wear a hat with flowers on the top so that your head becomes the center piece. Your husband can be a waiter.

I like that costume, two years ago right after my accident, I saw a kid with a similar costume but his center piece was a severed head with halloween dishes and table cloth. Then he had scary candle holders. At the time (like 4 days out of the hospital) Iwas thinking theirs no way I could wear something like that, but now I don't think it would be that hard at all. I even took a picture of this kid cause I thought it was so cool. Thanks for jarring my memory-great idea. I even have an off road 4x4 wheelchair so I could use that, it goes over curbs with ease. It might be tricky not being able to see the ground right under the table.

[rkzenrage]

Dr. Finklestein.

[Justagirl]

Anyone have any costume ideas for my BF and I? We want to be matching/coordinating/whatever you want to call it. We kind of want to incorporate his chair....anyone?? :-)

[dave420atya]

When i had my halo I painted my face orange and hung a basket ball net around hy halo.I wore a jersy and jeans. This year no halo. My twins are both gonna be tinkerbell . I guess I gotta f***ing peter pan .

Oh, hell no .I'm gonna be capt. hook! yea much better.

[darrel]

Justagirl, on Oct 5 2007, 08:51 PM, said:

Anyone have any costume ideas for my BF and I? We want to be matching/coordinating/whatever you want to call it. We kind of want to incorporate his chair....anyone?? :-)

a french chef and a frog (I know that wasn't nice)