Iceskating at the Pond Costume

It’s a beautiful day for ice-skating. Gryphon is an ice skater out on the ice, dressed in a blue shiny top and skirt, with skates on all four paws. Phoenix is also an ice skater, but is waiting on a bench, dressed warmly in a gray sweater, hat and scarf. He is holding his ice skates ready to go in his mouth.

These skating outfits were put together with pieces of clothing and costumes. Gryphon’s ice-skates were made by cutting the bottom off of white boots, and attaching foil covered blades made from foamboard on both sides. This gives the illusion Gryphon’s paws are raised up on skates and looks like he is really skating, while in reality his paws are flat on the ground and the skates are over them. The skating pond was made from sheets of foamboard cut into an oval and covered with tinfoil and blue cellophane. In addition, the park bench was made from strips of foamboard covered with wood patterned wrapping paper and taped over solid wooden boxes.