Monkey King #1: I tried out the makeup on myself before Silas’ party, so I would be able to get it right and do it quickly when it was time for the big event.
Monkey King #2: My stepdad, Gary, agreed to be “the Monkey King” for Silas’ China party. I’ll post more about that later. Silas was alternately fascinated, terrified, delighted, and disturbed. He cried a lot, but has asked pretty much daily whether the MK will return…
Monkey King #3: I told Silas that I had face paint. He demanded a turn as the MK. He greatly enjoyed it, giving us completely bizarre “clues” and saying, “I’m going to steal all your peaches!”
I couldn’t get the mirror away from him. He walked around staring into it for probably 20 minutes.
[…] The prep went fine. My step-dad, Gary, aka the Frisbee Guy, is a professional entertainer. He agreed to let me paint his face and be the Monkey King. […]
[…] is from China, so I emailed her asking for suggestions. She recommended peaches, because the Monkey King featured prominently in Silas’ ideas about China (he steals the Jade Emperor’s […]