Final Halloween Lesson This Year.

First evening lesson with the Shichigahama gang was a half dozen veteran seniors and a younger women with her two Elementary School aged daughters. I think the older one speaks better English than her mom. This will prove to be challenging because not every lesson will be Halloweeny. I brought my old Jack o' Lanterns which were beginning to deteriorate and a new one I carved just ten minutes before I had to leave for the lesson. I also brought a larger pumpkin I bought two weeks ago and forgot about. 

 

 

The rush job. These mini ones are very tiny and rock hard, so I nuked it for two minutes beforehand. Unfortunately, I didn't have time to let it cool and it was scalding while I carved it. 

Oops, the only photo I have of this one and its face is turned. I nuked it for about 5 minutes, it was still pretty hard though it had cooled down by the time I got to the classroom. I put the girls on guts removal. 

Here is the foursome. 

 

While the one male student and I were carving, the ladies and kids had a blast getting ready for the costume party.

 

Then Trick or Treating and they departed. Hopefully the dude who took the pics will give me copies next week.

I also took a look at my Second Year gals' drawings. They had even less time to draw than the other group but they doubled down on the cuteness.

This gal went above and beyond.

Here's an odd Oni for ya. (Aren't they all?) 首引鬼 (Kubi hiki oni) is a demon daughter who neck wrestles with a warrior. (Be sure to click on the pick to see how Google Translate interprets the narrative.)

I popped into Tagajo Mandai and didn't buy anything! That's a first! I did see a cool Chucky bath-ball and a kawaii/kowai Gatcha.

 

Just a reminder about our party on Friday to anyone in the neighbourhood.

 I may go to this party, if I can find it.

 

I'll leave you with this Mad Scientist who has his own musical Halloween Mix available.

Tomorrow afternoon, I'm off to see Frankenstein!