BEBE 2013

BEBE 2013: More Movies and Lots of Chocolate

Posted by kiwidust on March 31, 2013
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Platters ChocolateMore BEBE 2013!  Just finished Resident Evil.  It was fun as always and nobody plays a better Michelle Rodriguez than Michelle Rodriguez.  We’re moving to something lighter now that we haven’t seen, A Little Bit Zombie.  The tag is “Being dead is easy, it’s getting married that’s the real killer” and apparently it’s about a guy that’s trying to hide his recent zombification from his terrifyingly organized bride-to-be.  It also has Kristen Hager (currently on the US version of “Being Human”) so that’s hopefully a plus!

On the chocolate front we have a lot of the regular available-anyplace-for-a-dollar fare but we also ordered lots of Platter’s Chocolate.  I think most towns have a local chocolate shop that the people there think is the best one in the world.  Well, they’re all wrong because this one is.  Famous for their Sponge Candy and Orange Chocolate.

We’re so sure that Platter’s is the best chocolate in the world we’ll even make you a guarantee: if you order from them and don’t agree just send us the remainder of your order and we’ll eat it for you!  That’s how sure we are of this.

BEBE 2013: Zombie Bowling

Posted by kiwidust on March 31, 2013
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More BEBE 2013!  Zombie Bowling, from Front Porch Classics, has been a big hit so far!  A classic, painted wooden bowling set with a perfectly executed zombie theme.  The pins are about five inches tall and the ball (painted as a “BOMB!”) is nice and weighty.  Everything is nice strong hardwood so you might not want to play on your good coffee table.

The game is a blast to play (if a little noisy, especially this early in the morning) and comes packed in a nice, solid canister perfect for traveling.

Boiled Eggs and Brain Eaters 2013!

Posted by kiwidust on March 31, 2013
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BEBE 2013 BasketWe’re kicking off Boiled Eggs and Brain Eaters 2013 (tag: BEBE 2013)!  We’re still in that perfectly appropriate shambling, groaning grumpy morning phase of the day right now.

The kids are looking through their baskets.  With a late addition by grandma they got quite the haul.  The girl is enamored with the Zombie Magnetic Poetry Kit and the boy is sitting in the corner of the couch grunting (teenagers).

As everybody is still pretty groggy and going through their morning grumps we’re starting the movie marathon with something we’ve seen before, Resident Evil.  Not only is a damn fine zombie movie it’s also one of the better video game movies.

We’ll be posting activities and mini-reviews throughout the day.  (We’re going to be full-length reviews of everything in the coming weeks but for today posts will be short and pithy.)

Crafty Zombie Cookies!

Posted by kiwidust on March 25, 2013
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Crafty Zombie CookiesAs we approach Boiled Eggs and Brain Eaters 2013 we’ll be presenting some fun (and delicious) ways to celebrate.  First up is a simple, cheap activity that’s fun for any kids you might have lying around.  In our case we dug up a couple of 10-year old girls to assist.

Materials for this include:

  • Some cookies to bake.  Any kind will do.  We just used pre-made, store bought sugar cookie dough.
  • Some green icing.  Get quite a bit as this will be your backdrop.
  • A bunch of cake decorating gel.  The kind you use to write “Happy Birthday” on cakes.  Only in this case you’ll be drawing blood, brains, bile and rotten teeth.
  • Assorted candies for decoration.  We used Spree here; but M&M’s are good too.  Wonka Nerds give a nice texture and crumbled Reese’s Cups make a fine faux grave dirt.  Buy extra: there will likely be some consumption during the build process.
  • Some space and some patience – this will get messy!

First bake your cookies.  If you like (we didn’t) you can mix some green food coloring into the dough for that extra bit of ghoulie.  Let them cool.  Ice them with the green icing and let that dry.  Lay the cookies and materials out on sheets of wax paper.

Now let the shorties loose!  Encourage them to be creative but remember the theme: no bunnies or smiley faces.  These are shambling, brain-hungry animated corpses!  Candy can make for a nice exposed eye-socket.  Blood should be drippy and plentiful (and tasty).  The odd premature bite can also be useful to expose brain-filled cranium.  Give them as long as they like – there’s no rush.  Once they get done (or bored) set the cookies aside to dry for a bit; they should be nice and ready by the time you’re done cleaning up.

Then eat them.  Before they eat you.