This fall, everything's new--new for us, anyway. We have a general idea about some things, like what the weather's going to be like. I mean, from our new house we can see (when it's not so smokey...) the valley where we used to live. But, it's the little things we don't know about because we've never lived here...little things like, "What's Halloween like in Tremonton?"
Tonight we found out.
We also found out that if you stick some PVC pipe into a leaf blower, it'll launch candy to costumed children (and non-children...). We also found out, it's a blast for both the trick-or-treaters and trick-or-treatees.
We made a candy cannon and it was an overwhelming success. Of course, we tested it out first.
We had to get a feel for the contraption. Certain candies are more aerodynamic, apparently. Plus, you get more "umph" when you cover the candy distribution port. Eventually, we got the hang of it and we had a blast pelting the kids with calories in a wrapper. We had to instruct the kids to stay on the sidewalk and we'd launch the treats their way.
Turns out, there's a lot of kids who trekked up the hill and wanted candy. We were able to deliver it to them from a distance. Did we have fun? Yes. Did the little visitors enjoy the candy cannon? We think so. Are we going to do this again next year?
Definitely!
Ingenious, you guys are fun!
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