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Ice Bucket Challenge Turns Mayhem Blue

Posted on August 25, 2014August 25, 2014 By Angie Keiser

Our friend Lauren nominated us for the #ALSIceBucketChallenge last week and Mayhem was more than excited to participate. (while I was happy to make a donation 😉 )

FashionByMayhem_ASLIBC001CR I thought it was really important for Mayhem to understand WHY people were dumping the ice buckets on their heads, so we sat down and watched the Pete Frates story together. And then we talked about it. She had LOTS of questions and I did my best to answer them in a way that a four year old can make a some sense of.

After that we did a little research and discovered that the ALS awareness ribbon is blue and white striped. Which inspired us to create a paper dress for the occasion.

Then it was time to get down to business.

FashionByMayhem_ASLIBC002CRWhen Keith asked if she was really going to do it, she simply hoisted her bucket and dumped. Without any hesitation.

FashionByMayhem_ASLIBC003CRYou’ll notice that as soon as the water touched the blue crepe streamer paper, the dye began bleeding out…

FashionByMayhem_ASLIBC004CR FashionByMayhem_ASLIBC005CR FashionByMayhem_ASLIBC006CRAnd then there was the priceless look on her face…

FashionByMayhem_ASLIBC007CR FashionByMayhem_ASLIBC008CRFollowed quickly by a celebration.

FashionByMayhem_ASLIBC009CRWhich was cut short by the realization that she was turning blue…

FashionByMayhem_ASLIBC010CRShe was not impressed…

FashionByMayhem_ASLIBC011CRIt took a hosing down, followed by a shower, followed by a bath (with LOTS of scrubbing) to even make a dent.

I worked on the Mayhem while Keith scrubbed our driveway and the sidewalk. Both of which were victimized by our “blue fiasco”.

Word to the wise: that crepe streamer paper, when went, will bleed, and stain!

Mayhem told me that creating a dress for the ice bucket challenge was my “WORST IDEA EVER”. I disagreed and offered that her ice bucket story is clearly “WAY MORE BETTER” because she turned blue at the end.

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  1. Kat says:
    August 25, 2014 at 8:32 AM

    This is absolutely brilliant! Best ice bucket challenge I’ve seen – and definitely all the better for the fact that she turned blue.

    Kat x
    http://thelondonplaybook.wordpress.com

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  2. Cair says:
    August 25, 2014 at 10:13 AM

    As soon as I saw the first picture I was taken back to the neighborhood 4th of July parade when I was not quite five. Red and blue crepe paper streamers on my crisp white blouse mixed with squirt guns and sprinklers…. Trust the former four-year old inside of me – Mayhem will never forget the properties of crepe paper streamers.

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  3. kristin says:
    August 25, 2014 at 2:15 PM

    Love it! Her celebration face gave me a smile just as big. With a great laugh and huge smile I enjoyed every photo again. Tell Mayhem it made a mommy with a migraine so very happy–only as happy as I can get when I see my own two girls. 🙂 Off to get them from school! (We all knew that paper would run but never so bad!)

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  4. Laurie says:
    August 25, 2014 at 3:17 PM

    oh those faces…….her expressions are the best. this is by far my favorite of all the challenge pictures. keep ’em coming. Mayhem makes my day and your captions to each picture are just as great. I love that you found a way to let her know what the ice bucket challenge represents. Keep up the good work Mayhem & mom!! fan request: i miss the mayhem singing (wailing) videos. if she puts on anymore concerts would love to see a post!!

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  5. Mindi says:
    August 25, 2014 at 3:49 PM

    I loved how your showed her the videos and talked about ALS. Great photos (as usual!) and what a beautiful yard! I thought you were at a park!

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  6. Graciela says:
    August 26, 2014 at 3:26 PM

    I absolutely loved this post! I’m glad you donated.

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  7. Natalie says:
    August 27, 2014 at 9:19 AM

    For sure the cutest ice bucket challenge I’ve seen 🙂

    Natalie
    pugsandpink.weebly.com

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  8. Camels & Chocolate says:
    August 30, 2014 at 10:42 AM

    Every time I think I can’t love you two more, you go and do something like this. LOVE that you talked to her about the actual disease and cause, as I feel that’s what’s getting lost in the ice bucket mayhem (if you will). Also, her look at the end is TOTALLY PRICELESS.

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    1. Mayhem's Mama says:
      August 30, 2014 at 12:04 PM

      Yep, couldn’t agree more … I, too, felt like the message was getting lost. If we were going to do it, I felt it was super important that it not just be for “show”. Which we’ve seen a lot. And her reaction to turning blue was hysterical 🙂

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  9. ShortStuff says:
    September 25, 2014 at 7:07 PM

    There was a great episode of Project Runway a couple of weeks ago when one of the designers sewed dye packs into the seams of the dress so when the model walked through the simulated rain the colors ran into the white fabric and created a whole new fabric – the dress was gorgeous – would be great to see Mayhem play with that idea.

    She is so adorable and you are giving her the most incredible childhood!!

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Hi, I'm Angie. Mom to Sydney (currently age 15,) known to the online world as Mayhem. Formerly that paper dress mother/daughter duo. Currently living in the south, and enjoying every second of this season "mom-ing" this incredible teenage human.

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