Mad Scientist Performing Unwanted
Brain-Surgery
I got the idea for this when browsing the toy
section of Dollarama. There I came
across 2 sets of doctor kits entitled “My Family Doctor,” which contained
plastic stethoscopes, syringes, microscopes, medicine bottles, and even toy
surgical tools. Since both contained
slightly different items, I bought both.
To create the Mad Scientist, I carved 2
small holes beside each eye so that the round eye-glasses could be
attached. It seemed appropriate to use
the round eye-glasses, as every mad scientist I could picture seemed to wear
round eye-glasses. Dr. Finkelstein from A Nightmare Before Christmas is a perfect example.
I attached a small gourd for the nose and 2 larger
gourds for the arms using metal skewers, and to attach the syringe and scalpel
I used clear Scotch Tape.
To make the syringe look more authentic, I
took it apart and inserted a metal skewer through the hole to use as a needle. I secured the skewer in the tube or barrel
using the clear Scotch Tape and replaced the blue plastic pump.
For the Brain-Surgery Victim I simply cut a
hole in the top of a small pie pumpkin so that if compared to a head, it would
look like the top part of the skull was removed. Using a black Sharpie marker, I drew a
frightened expression which included a quivering, screaming mouth. I then filled the hole with the seeds and strands
or “brains” from my other pumpkins.
Cinderella’s Pumpkin Carriage
After designing and carving this
Cinderella-inspired coach, I enhanced the design by outlining the holes with a
black Sharpie marker and adding green Glitter-Glue for a more magical effect.
I included 5 miniature pumpkins in the design
– 4 for the 4 wheels, and one which I cut in half to use as a seat for the
driver and a platform for the footman.
Attaching those 2 halves was very difficult, and in the process I tried
a combination of toothpicks, Popsicle sticks, and a hot glue gun.
For the wheels I drew a design with a black
Sharpie marker on the tops of 2 miniature pumpkins and used them for the wheels
on the back (left) side. Similarly, I
drew an alternate design on the bottoms or the remaining 2 miniature pumpkins
and used them for the front (right) side wheels. On these, I also added a dab of the green
Glitter Glue to what would be the axils of the wheels. I connected the wheels using green Pipe
Cleaners which I twisted and coiled to give the appearance of vines.
I found an artificial green vine that I
attached to the stem using a hot glue gun, and also attached some artificial orange-glitter
maple leaves. I thought the orange-glitter
leaves alluded to the fairy dust that accompanies any spell, such as the spell
a fairy-godmother might cast on a pumpkin to turn it into a temporary vehicle
for a deserving scullery maid.
I was very happy with both pumpkins, and I got a lot of compliments on both. As I expected, girls were more impressed with Cinderella's Pumpkin Carriage while boys were more impressed with the Mad Scientist Performing An Unwanted Brain Surgery. Though both took a lot of work I was glad that everyone could appreciate at least one of my projects.
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