Jonah was very excited to dress up like a Tiger this Halloween. He picked out the fabric (rejecting a cute cartoon-y fleece) and helped stuff the tail, using a variety of tools including a screwdriver and electric drill - which actually worked quite well! He even wanted the tiger hat to go with it and wears the hood with pride. He and Daddy have been practicing their growls, so he has a really powerful roar to go with the outfit. I had bought him a cute red cardigan sweater so he could be Daniel Tiger (his favorite show! chip off the old block) but in the end he chose to be a 'regular tiger' and make fierce roars. He also enjoyed holding his tail and showing it off to everyone.
Jonah has found many occasions for wearing his tiger suit. Playgroup had a huge party, we trick-or-treated at his school, he and Daddy trick-or-treated at the supermarket, he attended a party by the rec. department AND THEN it was time for Halloween night. Wow! What a busy tiger! Every time we went somewhere, Jonah asked for "more party"! I think Trick-or-Treating was the least favorite. He couldn't understand why when you went to someone's house and rang the doorbell you wouldn't go inside when they opened the door! And a little toddler from down the street saw Jonah inside the neighbor's house and got the same idea. Cute. Five houses and he was done.
I always encouraged Jonah to take the little slinkys, balls, and other toys instead of candy. Not because I'm that mom who doesn't want her kid to have the sugar. Jonah doesn't like any of it! At his school party, he kept grabbing Twizzlers, so I gave him one to try. He licked it and handed it right back. But at the next classroom, he reached for more Twizzlers! We also tried a Snickers - a tiny sliver of chocolate off the end so small we didn't even reach the filling - and he was done. He had far more fun with the stickers and stamps. Oh, and we did discover a new love for popcorn! He sat and pulled the kernels one at a time from the fingers of a plastic glove and enjoyed every minute.
