October 27, 2008

All Bugs Go to Heaven

Dead Bug Funeral Kit

Mommy was so proud of the munchkin for bringing home a baby bumblebee. And then he went and squished it.

Prepare your little ones for the next verse with a Dead Bug Funeral Kit by artist David Barringer.

The handmade kits come with a mini casket complete with grave marker and instructions for conducting bug burial ceremonies. Let them lay their precious pests to rest in the garden or inside the tin box filled with grass seed and soil.

A beautiful book of fifteen illustrated eulogies told by kiddies mourning the loss of doodlebugs and spiders offers words of solace.

So all can rest in peace.

Available by phone order (704-235-8371); online at davidbarringer.com.

TRICK
Day of the Dead Art Workshops
What: Create papel picado, family stick altars, and papier-mâché puppets and masks for an annual parade in honor of the dearly departed.
Why: Live it up.
When: Sat., noon-7 p.m. Procession, Sun., 3:30-11 p.m.
Where: Self Help Graphics & Art, 3802 E. Cesar E. Chavez Ave., b/t N. Gage & N. Record Aves., East Los Angeles (323-881-6444).

TREAT
International Tamale Festival
What: Cook-offs, contests, and more husk-filled yum.
Why: Children of the corn.
When: Fri., 3-8 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun., 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Where: Mama’s Hot Tamales Cafe, 2122 W. 7th St., b/t Parkview & Alvarado Sts. (213-487-7474).

SEE
Abbott and Costello Double Creature Feature
What: Old-time comedy duo spoofs Frankenstein and Boris Karloff (for ages 7 and up).
Why: Scary funny.
When: Fri., 7:30 p.m.
Where: Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., b/t 14th & Euclid Sts., Santa Monica (310-260-1528).