Will's family - United Kingdon

Middle-Earth Family Day

We have just had a 'Lord of the Rings' family day. All of our family came, dressed as characters from LOTR and we watched all the films, in order. We watched ' The Fellowship of the Ring' at breakfast time ( great pastries, doughnuts etc), we watched ' The Two Towers’ after lunch, and we watched ' Return of the King' after tea/ supper. We also played LOTR games, Top Trumps, LOTR Pass the Parcel etc, a LOTR quiz and we acted out scenes from the stories.

Our house was decorated with LOTR characters, Shelob, Treebeard, Fellbeasts and the main Hobbits, Elves, Orcs, Baddies and Humans. We had Sauron's eye in a corner, scary and the dining room was 'The Prancing Pony' at Bree.

We couldn't find any LOTR table napkins, cups, or plates, in the shops so we decorated our own.

The characters were brilliant, Grandma was Bilbo Baggins as she looks just like him anyway! I (Will) was Frodo, George was Sam, my great-aunt Gillie was Gollum!! Great Uncle Peter was Gimli ( he even smoked some of our garden weeds in his pipe!! Cousin Katy and Cousin-in-law Rob were Ringwraiths, Mummy was Arwen, Aunty Googie was Galadriel, Cousin Estelle was Eowyn, Uncle Alex was Legolas. Cousins-in-law Stevie and Nigel and Cousin Peter all came as Gandalf the White, Great Aunty Cathy was an elf lady, Baby cousins, Arthur and Jennifer, were little Hobbits and Cousin Anna was an elf maiden. It was a brilliant day and everyone looked amazing, especially Great Aunty Gillie / Gollum.

The costumes were all made from old clothes, charity shop finds etc.


Aunty Googie as Galadriel. She wore the pale blue dress that she bought for Baby cousin Arthur’s Christening. She wore an antique necklace on her head	Uncle Alex as Legolas. He wore his own shirt and trousers and an old waistcoat of Grandmas. His long hair was made from yellow wool fastened with hair grips.

Great Uncle Peter as Gimli. He wore a shirt and waistcoat. His beard etc., was made from wool and his helmet was a helmet covered with paper. He made his pipe from wood, and it really worked. His knees were very sore from walking on them!!	Myself, Will, (the tallest Hobbit) as Frodo, wearing my own shirt, a charity shop waistcoat and cropped trousers. The hairs were drawn on my feet using Grandma’s eyeliner. George as Sam wearing rolled up jeans, a charity shop waistcoat and his dad’s checked shirt. Great Aunty Gillie, as Gollum. Her costume was made from old tights, (pantyhose). She wore old leggings and a vest top under them. She made Gollum’s loin cloth from an old towel. She wore old tights over her hands and arms and she wore a ‘bald head’ wig on her head. Her make-up was done so that it blotted out most of her features and she wore grey eye shadow under her eyes. She looked amazing.

The Fellowship plus Gandalf, cousin Peter, and baby Arthur Hobbit; unfortunately Aragorn couldn’t make the party, even though Grandma pleaded! Gandalf wore a long white towelling robe, a purchased hat and a beard made from white quilt stuffing material. He carried a long staff made from wood, white shiny material etc.	Two baby Hobbits, cousins Arthur and Jennifer, wearing cut-down baby clothes. Arthur’s waistcoat is a cut-down babygro. Jennifer is carrying a rather large ring; a swimming ring covered in gold wrapping paper.

Grandma, as Bilbo, wearing an old, original 70s, white baggy top, cropped black trousers and a ‘charity shop’ waistcoat. I think she got the tiny blue Gandalf key ring, attached to her waistcoat, from Father Christmas!! The hairs on her feet were drawn on using her eyeliner. I’m not sure whether Bilbo actually wears a watch!!	Three LOTR ladies. Mummy wore her lilac bridesmaid’s dress as Arwen, Great Aunty Cathy bought her elven ears in a party shop.

Cousin Katy as a Ringwraith. She already owned the strange dress but used black tights, pantyhose, over her hands and face. She was really scary, but then she always is!! Cousin Stevie, as Gandalf the White, wore what looked like an old angel dress and a long blond wig.	Eowyn, cousin Estelle, fights a Ringwraith, cousin-to-be Rob. Eowyn had the front of her hair plaited and then used the plaits to hold the rest of her hair. She hired her dress from a costume outfitters. It was a medieval style.

The Ringwraith costume was a cloak and gown, made from old material, in a simple tee shape. To ensure that the hood stuck out, Rob made an inner form from a piece of plastic. The sword isn’t really sticking through his head!! Rob’s face was covered with the top of a pair of tights.	Another Gandalf, cousin Nigel, with another elven maiden, cousin Anna and a baby Hobbit in Mufti! I don’t remember that part of the story!!! Anna’s dress is her own, in a medieval style, she is wearing a bought tiara and her ears are made from flesh coloured felt. Gandalf is wearing a white, angel style gown, a cloak made from gathering a piece of silver material and adding ties. The beard is made from cotton wool and he is wearing a white leather belt, with silver stars, which was found abandoned in the street!! Has the real Gandalf been around here??

Two baby Hobbits kissing. Aah. Is it baby Samwise Gangee and baby Rosie Cotton?

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