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Every year there's controversy over a certain Halloween costume, and this year it's the "Illegal Alien." The costume features an extra-terrestrial dressed in prison garb holding a green card (which is a legal document allowing you to work in this country, ha ha). If the pun is lost on some people, the words "Illegal Alien" are boldly stenciled across the front.
Depending on your point of view, it's either a hilarious pun, a political statement, or an extremely insensitive ...
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There are endless varieties of Halloween costumes for babies, children, teens, and young adults. It doesn't matter if you're the type of parent who is more conservative (those cleavage-showing costumes which have no place in your daughter's closet or under your roof at all), or if you're a bit more liberal with what your children are allowed to wear for Halloween (a vampire with a blood red pentagram patched into your teens forehead wouldn't bother you at all), there is ...
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Some people choose Halloween costumes that are classics and have been around forever and will continue to stand the test of time. Other people choose a trendy Halloween costume related to current events, politics, or popular characters of that year. But nothing dictates Halloween costumes more than which blockbuster movies were released that year! Here is a list of the most popular Halloween costumes of the past five years.
2004 – The year 2004 was all about Spiderman with 2.15 million ...
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Okay. True confession. Yes, I love to be creative and come up with homemade costumes. It makes me feel like Woman, hear me roar. But let there be no mistake! Sometimes, I have to go with store-bought. Gasp. Horrors. Shame. But really, sometimes store-bought looks awesome:
As much as I try to be Holly Homemaker, sometimes time just doesn’t allow for it. That’s when ...
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Ok, moms and dads, push the children from the room and close the door. We gotta talk. Done? Good. Look, its about scarring the kids. Not scaring the kids, though that would be fun, but scarring the kids. I’m not calling the Division of Family services; in fact, I want you to scar the kids… not for life, but just for Halloween.
I think I have a pretty good idea how you’ve been doing it up ‘til now: You’ve been going ...
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Looking for that perfect Halloween costume you can easily craft at home? The secret is to create a costume that is engaging, somewhat humorous, and very different from the usual fare. We’ve all seen the witches, fairies, and miscellaneous monsters ad nauseum! Creating this costume, however, ensures you will proudly strut your stuff on All Hallows Eve, garnering compliments and rave reviews from just about every other reveler you might meet. My daughter won a ...
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Quick and Easy Ideas For Last-Minute Children's Costumes
Some kids and their parents have their Halloween Costume ideas well planned and mapped in advance. Others don’t decide to go trick-or-treating until the last minute. If you are scrambling around the night before or the day of to find a Halloween costume that is easy and fun, give these options a try:
Statue of Liberty
Stoplight
Scarecrow
Each of these costumes can be put together fairly quickly and easily ...
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Whip up an enchanting costume this Halloween
Halloween is a time of magic, making a sorcerer’s costume the perfect pick. But there’s more than one way to wave a wand. Famous wizards have their own distinctive looks, giving you plenty of options. Try a classic or contemporary enchanter outfit and express your personality behind your beard this Halloween.
The Basics of the Wizard's Costume
The standard “wizard” look is well known and easy to identify. Wizards in classic fiction - including books, movies ...
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Next to their own birthday and Christmas morning, there's little that kids anticipate as anxiously as Halloween. And why shouldn't they? With fall carnival rides, pumpkins to carve, huge quantities of delicious, sticky goodies, and a few thrill-giving scares, Halloween has all the makings of a childhood favorite. Even some grown-ups grow secretly giddy when volunteering to lead the neighborhood trick-or-treat group. And the most important question to answer in the weeks leading up to the ...
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Want a Halloween costume that really rocks? Then go retro. One of this year’s hottest trends, the retro costume is welcome at any party. Try our handy tips to create your very own blast from the past.
Why Retro?
Certain periods in history seem to bring about feelings of nostalgia and happiness—even if we didn’t actually live through them. Thirty-year-olds in full Lucille Ball regalia and teenagers in 80s neon are far from uncommon at today’s Halloween parties and parades. If you’re ...
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"What am I going to be this year?" is a common refrain heard spoken by the young and old alike every Halloween. But especially by those of us who are no longer kids with favorite cartoon heroes. You know you need a costume and you are really enthusiastic about wearing one but you just can't get a good idea of what you want to be. I always tell myself that I'll decide what I am going to be tomorrow and ...
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