What About Watermelon?

Halloween is fast approaching. Thankfully, my days of dressing up for the occasion are over, because I have no idea what costume I’d wear (a zombie pirate). My wife and I do, however, have to figure out what our three-year-old will dress up as. In the past, she’s been a bumblebee and a princess. This year, she’s confidently announced that she’d like to be a witch. I’m not sure if that’s a good witch or a bad witch. Either way, it looks like I’ll be creating a flying broom.

It’s entirely likely that she’ll change her mind at the last minute and make her daddy proud by opting for a watermelon-themed costume. Party City has the “Fruit Ninja” getup on the right, but I don’t’ think she’s entered her ninja phase yet.

I could also show off my carving skills and make her costume out of actual watermelons. Go ahead and laugh, but dressing children up in watermelons is apparently the newest trend in China. Chinese blogging site Weibo even chronicles the trend of older kids (and a few brazen adults) who carve masks and other accessories out of watermelon. I might do that for myself, but only if our little one is willing to join me.

A costume made of watermelon probably wouldn’t get my wife’s approval, so our little watermelon could opt for something more adorable like the costume below (courtesy of The Costume Café over on Etsy). It’s definitely cute, but even if she chose that outfit, I’d probably still need to make a witch’s broom.