This Halloween was crazy with costumes!  Adults costumes ranged from humor to horror – one end of the spectrum to the other.  Teens, tweens and kids wore everything from the latest big screen blockbusters to fairytale princesses.  All the costumes that graced my front porch were wonderful.  It’s so much fun seeing how creative and bold some children can be when it comes to costumes. 

Here are some more great costumes to be seen on Halloween night!

 The “General Lee” ain’t got nothing on this Hogg.

He was smart enough to figure out the puzzle but forgot about needing his hands for trick-or-treating.

The box has two purposes, (1) a trick-or-treat bag and (2) he sits on it to see over the steering wheel of the UPS truck.

I can’t tell if this is part of her costume or if it just jumped on her while she was trick-or-treating.

Well we made it through another year of this holiday of madness they call Halloween!  Costumes, candy, decorations, pumpkins and parties; what a wild ride! 

My husband had a great time walking the kids around the neighborhood trick-or-treating while I had so much fun giving out candy at our house and getting to see some crazy and inventive costumes!  I hope all of you had a great Halloween this year.  However, this is not goodbye because Halloween isn’t the only time of year when costumes are needed.  How can we have Thanksgiving without Pilgrims, Christmas without Santa, New Years Eve without party supplies, etc…  You get the idea!  HalloweenExpress.com will be here for all your costumes and decorating needs ALL YEAR LONG!!! 

Check out some of these awesome costumes! 

At this age, I’m guessing she’s more dedicated to her bouncy swing than she is God’s work. 

Upon opening their picnic basket the couple was surprised to find the wine bottle empty.

With Raphael as best man and Master Splinter giving away the bride, Leonardo and April were happily married.  Nine months later…Toddler Mutant Ninja Turtle was born.

Now that’s Italian!

Wow, can you believe Halloween is only two days away?  Everything is ready at our house; costumes are here, candy is bought (lots I might add because you can never have enough candy), Halloween music is selected and the house decorating is complete – well almost!

To me,  Halloween decorations are such an important part of the holiday.  Every time I go somewhere I end up picking up little odds and ends to add to my collection that I already have.  Pumpkins are my favorite!  Every year we go to the pumpkin patch so the kids can pick out their pumpkins to carve.  This year they each picked out two pumpkins, one to carve into a jack-o-lantern and the other to paint. 

Our yard is quickly turned into a haunted cemetery complete with tombstones, skeletons, fog and haunted music.  It’s fun to watch all the kids in the neighborhood pause at the end of the driveway deciding if they should be real cool and walk to the porch or be on the safe side and run!

You can’t over-do it when it comes to decorating for Halloween.  Whatever you want to put in your yard (or house for that matter), go ahead and do it.  You can go with a theme or just throw everything together and decorate to your hearts desire. 

This year, have fun with decorating!  Halloween is supposed to be fun, crazy and exciting.  Why shouldn’t your decorations be the same? 

HAPPY HAUNTING!

In all the Halloween rush to get your kids costumes, decorate your house, carve pumpkins and buy candy, did you remember to get a costume for your pet?  They are a member of your family, aren’t they?  At least the two dogs in my house are.  I don’t even think they realize they’re dogs at all! 

I think it’s cute when you put a Halloween costume on your dog.  I’m sure they may have a different opinion on the matter, but I think it’s adorable.  Pet costumes have become increasingly popular over the years.  If your family is doing a group costume, you can even include little Fido in with the theme you choose. 

Check out the Top 10 Pet Costumes for 2009, they’re too cute to pass up!  Your pet will be the talk of the town (or at least the dog park) for months to come!

It is finally here!  After months of blogging about everything Halloween, the holiday is finally within days of coming to life (or death, if you like the creepy side of Halloween)!  Only four more days until trick-or-treaters will be knocking on your door, costume parties will be in full swing and jack-o-lanterns will illuminate front porches everywhere!

You’d think with time running out, you wouldn’t be able to get your Halloween costume in time even if you ordered now, but not at HalloweenExpress.com!   With words like, “guaranteed delivery” and “same day shipping” it’s no problem getting your order to you in time for all the fun and excitement of Halloween.  They have the largest selection of Halloween costumes online and with great prices to boot!

Simply find the costume you want and place your order.  It’s that simple!  Kids costumes, adult costumes, sexy costumes, tween and teen costumes, group and couple costumes and every possible accessory you’ve ever dreamed of is right here at your fingertips!

So what are you waiting for?  You don’t even have to leave your house.  It’s one stop Halloween shopping for everything you’ll need to make this Halloween the best one yet!

We’ve all grown up with the classic male superheroes of Batman, Superman and Spiderman.   It seems the majority of superheroes are men for some reason (maybe it’s the tights).  Anyway, women make amazing superheroes and I have to admit we look way better in our costumes!

Women superheroes have been around forever.  They just seem to fall between the cracks and not get noticed.  Well, not anymore with a sexy superhero costume from HalloweenExpress.com!  These costumes scream superhero sexy!  Tight spandex and short skirts will certainly get you noticed this Halloween!

The heck with Batman, bring on a Secret Wishes Batgirl costume and Sexy Robin.  Oh, and don’t forget Wonder Women and Super Girl; now there’s a couple of costumes you won’t soon forget! 

I think it would be so much fun to get a group of your girlfriends together and all of you go as a sexy superhero.  Everyone can be a different character but all within the same theme.  Or, go with your significant other and have them be the male counterpart of your female superhero!

Ok, we all know how important kids costumes are at Halloween, but did you know that a little accessory known as the “trick-or-treat bag” is probably just as, if not more important to the kids?  The main objective for all children is to get as much candy as possible during those fun and exciting trick-or-treat hours.  That’s what it’s all about right? 

The amount of candy each child gets while out trick-or-treating is the determining factor in whether they had a great Halloween or a good Halloween.  Last year my son had to run back home to dump some of his candy to make room for more.  Now to him that was a great Halloween!

Your child’s trick-or-treat bag is really a pretty important accessory on Halloween night.  This is one accessory that your child will never leave home without!  When I was young, everyone used the same type of bag, the good old plastic bag with handles.  Today though, you have a lot more choices for your child when it comes to treat bags. 

This year I decided to get my girls personalized trick-or-treat bags and they love them!  They’re simply adorable and they can use them again and again every Halloween.  It helps to have bags with their names on it so that there’s no mistaking whose candy is whose.  My son Caden explained to me that he was way too old to carry anything with his name on it and that he was just fine using an old pillowcase like all his friends.  No complaints from me, that was simple.

Today, you’ll find trick-or-treat bags come in all shapes and sizes and made out of different materials; plastic, vinyl, cotton and felt.   They have great Halloween designs for both boys and girls.  Remember, candy is the life-line of every little boy and girl on Halloween night, so get them a trick-or-treat bag that they can be proud of!

Oh the good old days of Twister!  Can you believe this game has been around since 1966!  A game that consists of only a plastic mat and a spinner.  A simple concept really; spin the red arrow on the spinner and move your body accordingly.  Did you know it was the first game to use human bodies as playing pieces?   

To this day, Twister is still a huge hit!  It’s so much fun to play with a group of people and it definitely never gets boring.  There are even Twister tournaments held at college fraternity and sorority houses across the country with all the proceeds going to charity.  I’m sure that white plastic mat and square spinner board will be popular for years to come!

Have you seen the Twister costume for Halloween?  It’s so cute.  At HalloweenExpress.com you’ll find it in women’s costumes as well as children’ sizes, so it’s fun for everyone!  The plastic dotted mat is in the form of a dress with the hat being the spinner.  Young girls and women will find this is one costume that everyone will recognize! 

This Halloween, don’t just play the game Twister, wear it!!

It’s that time of year again when the kids are waiting by the door for the UPS truck to bring them their Halloween costumes.  Well yesterday afternoon their prayers were answered with the ringing of the doorbell!  I almost think they are as excited about the arrival of their Halloween costumes as they are Christmas morning!

Caden, my 11 year old son was just a bit cooler than his little sisters when they heard the doorbell ring.  Olivia and Sydney nearly knocked him down running for the door (the two dogs were smart enough to stay out of the way)!  Once the box was opened and all the costumes were ceremoniously handed out, it was showtime!  (Just a little fyi – these are not pictures of my children, they’re just pictures of the costumes that we ordered online.  However, the costumes look just like this in “real life”.)

First we have my 6 year old daughter Olivia who loves the Power Rangers.  She started watching it a couple years ago with her brother Caden.  Since then Caden has outgrown the whole Power Ranger thing, but not Olivia, she still watches them religiously.  So this year, her costume choice was simple, she wanted to be the Pink Power Ranger.

Next, we have my 8 year old daughter Sydney who had a little bit harder time deciding on what she wanted to be this year.  But after many hours and days browsing through the website of HalloweenExpress.com, she decided that she wanted to go with the Hip Witch Costume (which by the way looks adorable on her).  I couldn’t believe all the cute witch costumes they had.  No wonder she had such a hard time deciding!

Finally we have my 11 year old son, Caden.  He had a hard time deciding between the Optimus Prime costume or being a Gangster.  The minute he realized he could carry a plastic Tommy Gun with the gangster costume, his decision was made.  The costume looked great on him and once we put on the Fedora hat and fake jumbo cigar the costume was awesome!  He loves it!

I’m sure you’ve been sitting on the edge of your seats just waiting to see what they picked out to wear this year; so there you have it!  The kids costumes look amazing and they all fit perfectly.  Now if only they can keep from wearing them BEFORE Halloween even gets here!

I’m not crazy about insects, but I do have a couple favorites; ladybugs and butterflies.  Did you know that if you find a ladybug in your house in the winter you will have good luck?  Children also love ladybugs.   I think it’s because they’re so colorful and easy to catch. 

Butterflies have the same affect on little girls.  They almost seem mesmerized when watching a butterfly in flight.  It’s true though, have you ever watched a butterfly as it lands on a flower?  Before you even realize it you’re staring at it amazed at how pretty and graceful it is.  

That’s why when it comes time to pick out what they want to be for Halloween, a lot of little girls want to be ladybugs or butterflies.  At HalloweenExpress.com you’ll find the cutest ladybug and butterfly costumes to choose from.   The colors, the wings and the overall beauty that goes along with these two “bugs” have little girls everywhere wanting to be one for Halloween.  The ladybug costumes look absolutely adorable on little girls!  For some really adorable toddler sized ladybugs, check out the Tom Arma Costumes!

 This Halloween let your daughter show how pretty and graceful a bug can really be!