5 Easy DIY Halloween Costumes for Kids

PEKIN, Ill. –– Helping your kid choose a great costume for Halloween can be tedious and expensive. This year, instead of spending money on an outfit they’ll only wear once and outgrow before this time next year, try making one of these 5 easy DIY Halloween costumes for kids that will prove to be lots of fun for you and your kid!

1. DIY Bed Sheet Mummy

For this Halloween costume, cut an old bed sheet into long strips then embalm your little tike by wrapping and tying the strips around their arms, legs, and torso.

2. DIY Candy Bum

This one is a classic. Grab some old cloths, tatter them with scissors, sew on a few patches, and let your kid be dirty for once. Don’t worry; they can wash up after they finish trick-or-treating.

3. DIY Biker Baby

If you ride a Harley, why not have your little one follow in your footsteps this Halloween? Use makeup or face paint to draw on a rather premature goatee and a tattoo you’d never let them get, tie a bandana around their head, and put them in some biker jeans and a Harley T-shirt. Sorry rough riders out there, but these baby bikers might make you look a little less intimidating.

4. DIY Minion

This costume is super easy. Just find a yellow shirt, some overalls, and a yellow knit hat. Make the Minion eye and goggle out of felt pieces, then glue or stitch them to the hat. Make sure you remind your kid to say trick-or-treat in Minion, which would simply be, “Bedo!”

5. DIY Living LEGO Brick

Find a box that matches the shape of your kid’s favorite LEGO brick and paint it their a color they choose. Cut holes in the box for their head, arms, and legs. What you use for the studs in the front is up to you, but Solo cups could work well! Color-coordinate their clothes and Voila!

It’s so much more fun to make something with your kids rather than go pay an excessive amount for something they’ll only wear once. Instead of shopping around a store for the perfect costume, make one of these 5 Easy DIY Halloween Costumes for Kids, or use these ideas for inspiration. If you have other ideas, let us know in the comments below!

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The 2017 Ford Super Duty Will Dominate the Heavy-Duty Pickup Segment

PEKIN, Ill. ­­–– If you’re into towing, hauling, and driving an all-around monstrous and vigorous pickup, the 2017 Ford Super Duty will dominate the heavy-duty pickup segment and Ford Motor Co. is asking you to join in its conquest. The newest Super Duty is the magnum opus of Ford pickups that we’ve yet to see enter the automaker’s oeuvre up until this point. Now that Ford’s toughest, smartest, most capable heavy-duty pickup is here, you owe it to yourself to see what makes this truck so praiseworthy compared to others, and what exactly it stands for in the truck world.

Super Duty Stands for Toughness.

Is there a better word we could start with to describe the newest edition of Ford’s heavy-duty pickup? A brand new, high-strength steel frame makes the Super Duty’s core 24 times stronger than previous editions. Additionally, you get more muscle with the four-wheel-drive, driveline, axles, and towing components, which means you can hook up your neighbor’s Chevy and haul it right on out of town in the name of Ford without any problems, except maybe the law.

The steel frame is covered by Ford’s high-strength, military-grade, aluminum alloy body strong enough to resist dents and dints, and even red rust corrosion. The aluminum alloy also took 350 pounds off the pickup, but doesn’t come close to minimizing the strength of the steel frame at all. Who ever thought a heavy-duty pickup could be lightweight and durable?

Super Duty Stands for Intelligence.

It’s okay; we know you don’t typically associate heavy-duty with smart technology. But the 2017 Super Duty is like the scholar athlete who brings brawn and brains to the field. Towing is one of the main aspects Ford wanted to tackle with the new Super Duty, and it makes hauling the heaviest loads a cinch thanks to a number of technology updates, including:

• LED lighting
• Seven cameras providing numerous angles and monitoring of the pickup’s surroundings
• Center high-mounted stop lamp camera that gives easy views of the cargo box and aids in trailer hookup
• 360-degree camera system providing a lookdown view of the Super Duty’s surroundings
• Trailer reverse guidance to aid in backing up with or without a trailer
• Trailer camera capable of attachment to aid your vision
• In-cab trailer tire pressure monitoring system
• Ford adaptive steering technology that makes control and handling easy at low or high speeds
• SYNC 3
• Blind Spot Information System
• Lane departure warning to notify you of veering drivers
• Adaptive cruise control and collision warning

Super Duty Stands for Capability.

Dropping 350 pounds and adding a long list of new technology has propelled the new Super Duty to greatness, but the components under its hood also play a vital role in its success as an expected heavy-duty segment leader. You have multiple options for what level of power you want driving your 2017 Super Duty, including:

• 6.7-liter Power Stroke V8 diesel that delivers immense horsepower and torque
• 6.2L V8 gasoline engine for the F-250 equipped with the TorqShift-G transmission
• 6.7L Power Stroke V8 diesel
• 6.8L V10 gas
• 6.2L V8 gas

No matter what engine you go with, you’re going to get a high degree of muscular power that you would expect in a heavy-duty pickup like the all-new 2017 Ford Super Duty. You won’t be able to get your hands on this heavy-duty king until late in 2016, but when it’s time to stop by our Ford dealership near Tremont for a test-drive we’ll make sure you know about it. Until then, come by to see the other tough, smart, and capable Ford trucks for sale on our lot.

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2015 Ford Mustang Is the Most Popular Car on Earth

PEKIN, Ill. – The 2015 Ford Mustang is dense with performance and design elements that allow it to surpass other vehicles in its segment. All you need to hear is the throaty roar of its V6 or V8 engines, not to mention the all-new 2.3L EcoBoost.

Despite being an American best seller – it’s the original pony car after all – its reputation isn’t confined to the states. The 2015 Ford Mustang is the most popular car on earth right now, which should help it clinch a top sales position it has lost the Chevrolet Camaro for six years.

According to data gathered by HIS Automotive, the 2015 Mustang acquired 76,124 global registrations by Mustang owners, up 56% from 2014. This gave Ford the go-ahead to open the Mustang to 100 global markets for the first time.

It also turns out 25 of those markets that helped make the 2015 Ford Mustang the most popular car on earth are RHD (right hand drive) markets. To account for the road rules in these countries across the pond – including the U.K., South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and others – Ford will produce an RHD Mustang at its Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Michigan.

Ford having to manufacture 2015 Mustangs with steering wheels on the right hand side of the vehicle is a testament to the sixth-generation Mustang’s virility in an unbelievable competitive pony car segment. If you’re a fan of the 2015 Ford Mustang, stop by our Ford dealership in Pekin, IL, to see our inventory of 2015 Mustangs as well as a number of Certified Pre-Owned cars and trucks for sale.

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