I was at a bookstore browsing Halloween books and spotted A Halloween Scare in Chicago. I was instantly drawn to it since my kids really enjoy books that feature the city. (Our favorite is Larry Gets Lost in Chicago, which I highly recommend.) Unfortunately, I was rather disappointed with A Halloween Scare in Chicago although I … Continue reading “Halloween Scare in Chicago” book has scary little to do with Chicago
Category: Halloween
If you are looking for quick and easy Halloween costumes for adults that don't require sewing or shopping for hard-to-find items I have a lot of simple Halloween costume ideas for you. I say these are quick and easy Halloween costumes for adults, but a number of these costume ideas would be appropriate for kids … Continue reading Quick and easy Halloween costumes for adults
Some consider the night before Halloween to be "Devil's Night," when mischief and mayhem often occur. My Halloween take on Clement Clarke Moore's classic Christmas poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (commonly known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas") takes the Devil's Night moniker rather literally. ‘Twas the night before Halloween when I and my spouse Were … Continue reading ‘Twas the Night Before Halloween (A Devil’s Night Poem)
It's the Halloween season, so it's time for adults and kids to choose Halloween costumes. Unfortunately, the majority of Halloween costumes for women and girls are either princesses, "sexy" versions of normally not very sexy things, and sexy princesses. I, too, am guilty of joking about sexy Star Wars costumes, but if you are looking … Continue reading Better Halloween costumes for women and girls
My 5-year-old son wanted to be R2-D2 for Halloween. Unfortunately, the only commercially available R2-D2 costumes I could find were for babies or sexy ladies. I offered to make a DIY R2-D2 costume for my son, but he decided to be Spider-Man instead. He's happy, but I am still frustrated that apparently no one thinks R2-D2 … Continue reading 10 Star Wars Halloween costumes sexier than R2-D2
Kim Z. Dale 