Halloween Costume Ideas

Here's some quick ideas for today:

If you are looking for Cool Halloween Costume's for 2008...one of the best ways to find new ideas is to look back at some of your favorite movies.

Movie Themed Halloween Costumes are great.

PLUS...many stores have Movie Themed Halloween Costumes ready to go as well ...but if you can't find them...you might be able to make them.

I am betting that this years NEW Movie Themed Halloween Costumes might be based on some of the following:

BatMan
Star Wars (Clone Wars)
The Hulk
Indiana Jones
Hancock
Speed Racer
Prince Caspian & the new Narnia Characters
Love Guru
Tropic Thunder Characters

as well as: Hannah Montanna & other Disney Child Star's

The more common & timeless of course being:

Cat Woman
Batman / Robin / Joker
Harry Potter
Wicked Witch of the West (Wizard of Oz)
or Any other Wizzard of Oz characters.

Next option would be - Disney Characters (most of who have been in movies yes...but some have not).

You might even consider Anime Characters. There are some really popular Japanese Animation Characters out there that are just down right cool and fun to dress up as.

Here's a good list of them:

http://gojapan.about.com/od/animemanga/J...

And then - you have standard North American comics - like Garfield, Odie, Betty Boop, Nancy, Dennis the Menace, Dilbert, Simpson's Characters, South Park etc.

Good luck with it...hope you find something super cool!

Halloween Books Your Kids Should Read...

Just had someone ask this question...thought I would answer it here too. Here are my Top 6 Suggestions for Halloween Books for Kids.

1) Where the wild things are
2) The little old lady who was not afraid of anything
3) The nightmare before christmas
4) Any Harry Potter
5) Its the Great Pumkin Charlie Brown
6) Garfield Halloween

Halloween Bloggers are Falling Behind This Year...What's Up With That?

I did a really quick search today to see who was talking about what for this Halloween and NOTHING! (At least not on the 1st page in Google). Everything was dated back to last year or previous.

I couldn't believe it.

Yes, I know it's still summer (in some places in the world) but I feel a responsibility to get the ball rolling since all of the retail stores are already displaying their latest inventories and the Halloween Special Edition magazines are starting to pop up on shelves..

So...I updated my Halloween Product Features in my Amazon A-Store - and I am getting ready to update my Halloween Games For Kids website over the next couple of days. *I am even updating the Ultimate Halloween Games Book that I have written...

Bottom line...I am READY this year! Are you?

You would not be here if you weren't ready I guess...but what are you ready for? What are you looking for? I am happy to seek it out for you...just leave me a comment and I will jump on it.

Afterall - it will help me keep this blog active and growing....

Looking forward to hearing from you...

Halloween's Around the Corner - Are you Ready?

Have you noticed anything different in the stores lately? Possibly some dark and spooky corners. A little more dust or cobwebs perhaps. Or maybe fake smoke accompanied by ghoulish laughter?

I have. To my shock - Halloween has arrived. Are you ready for Halloween?

Do you have Halloween Party Plans a'brewin? Are you designing or paper piecing Halloween Party Invitations or HandMade Halloween Cards in general.

Are you busy making costumes or searching for Halloween Games and Activities for your children. If not...I think its about time to get the planning started.

That's the most exciting part for me. Planning a Halloween Party or Event. Whether it's for school, classroom or otherwise - doesn't matter....just putting ideas down and imagining how I will take advantage of those rich green's, purples and oranges PLUS black of course - is a big turn on for me.

The whole mystique of Halloween is just too unique to deny.

It reminds me of Cirque' Du Soliel...which I absolutely love. And rare, once a year type crafts and activities. It also reminds me of pumpkin pie and caramel apples.

There are so many things about Halloween that would never be "common" on an average day in January or June for example. That alone makes this one day such a precious day.

So make a list of the things you remember about Halloween today. Even share that list here...and then start setting plans to make some of those things happen this year.

Why not?

Its not a devils day or witchcraft day (like previously depicted)...its dress up day and special games day for the kids! So have fun with it! Don't let your kids miss out on this one opportunity to be in costume and take wild and crazy photo's! Heck - why not even join them!???

Would love to see that list of things you remember