Now that Halloween is over, many zombies are finding themselves out of work. But who would hire such a creature? Based on my last trip to the DMV, I'd say zombies are not only employable, but management material. I imagine the job application looks a bit like this...
The Bean is going to be Curious George for Halloween. I'm trying to get Hubby to be Man With The Yellow Hat, but it's not happening. I have always loved Halloween, but never really got into the creepy stuff. When I pass out candy, I usually wear something lame like feetie pajamas and pigtails to be a ‘kid'. The kids can't seem to tell if I'm even wearing a costume or if I'm just ready for bed.
My best costume was when I dressed as Macy Gray and went to a party of friends who know me REALLY well. I'm a white brunette, so I wore dark makeup, and slept on tiny perm rods for the curly hair. Not one person knew it was me. My favorite costume that a friend did was a prom whore. She wore a prom dress, tucked the back of her skirt into her tights, smeared her lipstick, and had leaves stuck to her hair and back. Hilarious! I have a few other costumes I could pull out, but they're more for just the hubby and me, if you know what I mean. ;) My neighbor dresses as a scary witch, and it is scary, I'll give her that! I'm thinking about changing it up this year...
I know fear is fashionable at this time of year, but it's sad when it can cripple an entire town. Oil City, PA banned night-time trick-or-treating because of a child's murder in 1992. But there's a ray of light in the darkness, an 11 year old girl collected signatures, wrote an essay, went before City Council and convinced them to remove the ban. Being smart and safe is one thing, but to give in to fear completely? Refusing to let fear own the night, that's the kind of bravery that banishes the boogeyman.
We had our first Halloween party this last weekend, which forced my boy into making a decision: ghost, skeleton, or eyeball monster, who are you gonna be? He chose skeleton to my relief. After a few years of foam-buffed Batman and vinyl wrapped Skywalker costumes that gather dust on the shelves, I decided to go DIY. I took his black wind pants and a black shirt and covered them with white duct-tape "bones". We giggled the whole time and joked about rattlin' his bones and he LOVED it. I admit having been seduced over the last few years by ease and supposed cool-factor, but I am done, it's back to home-made. But at the party, my handicraft was in the minority of some pretty tricked out kids. How much is too much? How much are you spending on your kids costume this year?
The Halloween candy is already pouncing on me as I enter Target. But, I think I already know what I'm giving this year. In the past, I've done the baggies with, like, 6 kinds of candy in them. The neighbor kids were so excited to get them. I never put any lame pencils or anything like that in there. Then the kids started getting older, so I had to rethink it a bit. Last year, I gave out chips and juice boxes and I couldn't believe the squeals of delight! Apparently, not all kids like chocolate. Heathens. What do you give to trick or treaters? Do you change it up from year to year?
There's a lot of Halloween flotsam out there. They say that it's second only to Christmas in the amount of crap people buy to decorate their homes. How do you sift through the madness? Here, let me.
Unless you've lived under a rock in a sweetly gated community where they tell you what color to paint your house, you've probably seen a pumpkin inspired by Extreme Pumpkins. They are the reigning kings of creative carving. If you're a little too OCD and can't stand the mess, check out Ben & Jerry's virtual carving.
