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Top Reasons to Celebrate

Yes, it’s still deep in winter but there are many reasons to celebrate everywhere you turn!  President’s Day weekend is nearly upon us, which officially kicks off a whole series of events that you won’t want to miss out on celebrating with your family and friends.  Whether you are having a school sanctioned event or a fun get together with loved ones, make sure you get your costumes and appropriate gear ready to make these events all that they can be!

President’s Day:  During the month of February, many schools and communities are emphasizing learning about two of our most infamous past U.S. Presidents as we celebrate the birthdays of both George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.  Get into the spirit of this special day with an appropriate replica costume that is going to look like you just stepped right out of a history book! 

Mardi Gras:  Mardi Gras is a party or dress up opportunity that you will not want to miss out on!  Fat Tuesday has become the infamous day to eat, drink and be merry!  Dressing up like a courtly Mardi Gras King, Queen or Jester is easy when you have the perfect costume, which will get you immediately into the character of these whimsically majestic characters.  Feeling a bit more mysterious?  One of our masquerade masks will hide your identity in a most alluring and eye catching way.  And of course you will not want to forget one of the most critically important Mardi Gras accessories–lots and lots of colorful, plastic beads!

St. Patrick’s Day:  St. Patty’s Day is one of the most exciting ways to get into a lucky Irish mood and into the impish spirit of all things green!  This super fun celebration is one you won’t want to miss and will be made all the more unique and special when you find an extraordinary way to wear your own version of green, with a specially designed for St. Patrick’s day costume, of course!  From a silly leprechaun get up to the sexy and sassy Beer Garden girl costume, when it comes to the wearing o’ the green you have to check out our fabulous costume and accessory collection–it’s almost as good as a pot of gold.

March Madness:  They don’t call it madness for nothing!  College basketball season playoffs are both thrilling and exciting.  You definitely won’t want to miss out on dressing up in your favorite team’s colors at your next tailgate or game watching party.  Don’t forget the big boys of the NBA when you can get into the spirit and excitement of their playoff season as well. Who are you rooting for?  Don’t have a favorite but still want to participate?  Dressing up as the ref is an easy way to take control over a group of overly rambunctious fans in a big hurry!

Easter: Easter’s on its way!  You may already even be making plans for your Spring Break.  Don’t forget to include the Easter bunny in your family’s Easter celebration.  Get into the spirit of Easter with our adorable inflatable Easter Bunny yard decoration.  This adorable bunny inflates in seconds and will add a whimsical touch to your yard this spring, as he is perched anywhere, cheerfully holding his joyful Easter greeting. For a more realistic trip hopping down the bunny trail, one of our Easter Bunny costumes is a great way to get your children very excited about their Easter egg hunt or any of your other Easter festivities!

Make your upcoming holidays pack some extra punch as well as pizzazz with unique holiday costumes and fun accessories that make every occasion more exciting as well as memorable. 

Get Into a Super Fan Mindset

There’s a vicious rumor going on around here that January is a somewhat depressing month with absolutely nothing to look forward to.  Say what? We have even heard that January 16, 2012 has been officially deemed ‘Blue Monday’ as it is mathematically and scientifically proven to be America’s most depressing day.  Not being ones to fall for a bunch of media hype, we came up with a bunch of reason’s to say ‘Who-ray!’ to the rest of the cold winter months and to get into a super fun mindset for all that lies ahead in the upcoming weeks!

Who’s Your Team?  Football season is coming to its apex and the really exciting end to a great season is here with playoff games happening and then right around the corner (February 5th) is the Super Bowl! Have you picked your winner yet?  Who are you rooting for?  Make sure you get into the spirit of your best football party with fun costumes and accessories that will make your next tailgate party the talk of the neighborhood!

Who’s Your Valentine?  Have you thought about making this Valentine’s Day your sweetest ever?  Wearing a super sexy costume for your sweetie is an exciting way to surprise your guy on Valentine’s Day.  Wearing something special for him is much more powerful than anything cupid could ever come up with in his quiver of arrows.  Check out our selection of sexy costumes and surprise your Valentine with a decadent treat that is absolutely filled with amour.

Who’s Your President?  All things presidential are happening all around us.  Get into the spirit of the election year and picking your candidate by dressing up in something extra fun as well as patriotic.  With President’s day coming up as well, now may be the perfect time to don your red, white and blue patriotic gear or a presidential costume and show some love for your country.  Don’t forget to check out some of our humorous masks, too!

Who’s Who in Who-ville?  Read Across America is an exciting day that celebrates both books and learning.  This very special day is right around the corner and you won’t want to miss this opportunity to get your kids excited about literature and reading.  Of course this day also pays due homage to one of the greatest authors of children’s books of all time–Dr. Seuss (who’s birthday is on the same day of course!)  Get your Cat in the Hat costume ready!  Sharing the love of and getting kids excited about books is an important step in the right direction toward success in school as well as in life.  Don’t miss getting into the spirit of this very special event!

Who’s Your Hero?  It’s time to dress up and have some serious indoor fun getting into character.  Whether your kids like occupational heroes like police and firemen or more imaginative characters like Fairy princesses or Army men, putting on a really great costume is a super quick and easy way to give your children hours of indoor imaginative playtime that will keep them happy and busy even if it’s cold and miserable outside.

Now Who’s Depressed?  Hopefully no one!  With so many fun and exciting things to do and get involved in during the upcoming weeks you can easily fill up your time with many good things that are fun and enjoyable for you and your entire family.  Get into the spirit of what’s coming up and take even the little celebrations to the next level!

2012: Start Your Best Year in Character!

As you packed away your Christmas decorations and welcomed in 2012, perhaps you felt a little bit sad about another wonderful holiday season that has now officially come and gone.  There is a lot of hubbub and joyful chaos that occurs during the holidays.  Once it’s over, things may seem a little bit too quiet.  January can seem cold and endless to some-but this is the perfect opportunity to start anew and regroup a bit and look ahead to many of the fun things that are just around the corner.  Perk yourself right up and get into a fun character–there are many opportunities right around the corner in the next few weeks to do just that!

Great Movies:  During the holiday season there are many blockbuster movies in the theatres and if you haven’t had time to see a good movie, now is the perfect time to do so!  Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol is a great choice if action/adventure is your thing.  Check out Ethan Hunt on his latest quest as he tries to stop nuclear Armageddon!  Even if you aren’t typically a detective movie type, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is a popular choice that has Robert Downey Jr. bringing the character of Sherlock Holmes to life as he has never been portrayed before!  Don’t miss it!  For another great movie with lots of family fun potential, Alvin and the Chipmunks have an unexpectedly big adventure in Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked.  Watch the shenanigans of Alvin and his buddies when their cruise ship sinks and they have to survive on a Polynesian Island!  No matter where your cinematic adventures take you, going to the movies is a simple but effective way to get out of a post holiday slump.

Football Season:  For some instant sporty exhilaration, get ready for some football!  Get together with your friends for to watch your favorite team in action or if you can, hit the stadium in person for some cold weather, exciting live action!  Whether you are just a fan that wants to show your ultimate loyalty to your favorite team or a football widow that wants to get some of the attention back on herself–we have lots of fun and exciting costumes and accessories that will get you into the spirit of the NFL playoffs and the upcoming Super Bowl too!  Root for your favorite team in head to toe character! 

More Holidays!  The upcoming weeks are fortunately loaded with exciting holidays that are fun as well as patriotic and educational.  These holidays and events can be made even more enjoyable as well as memorable for you and your kids with appropriate costumes to wear to mark the event.  Martin Luther King’s birthday, Valentine’s Day, President’s Day and Mardi Gras are literally right around the corner.  It’s not too soon to start planning the parties and events that surround these very special days.  Make sure your celebrations are made even more unique and fun by getting into character with some appropriate costumes and of course, all the costume accessories to go along with them!

2012 is here.  Even if you have a bad case of the wintertime blues, kick them off by looking forward to the fun and excitement that is in the coming weeks and make the most of what lies ahead.  See a good movie, watch a great football game or make some fun plans for an upcoming romantic holiday or long weekend.  Even the long days of winter can hold lots of fun and excitement; be sure to make the most of yours!

Show Off Your Wiener

Show Off Your Wiener

Wiener or Weiner? Regardless of how you spell it, there’s no escaping it. It certainly seems that you can’t go online, open a newspaper or watch TV without hearing about wieners. Suddenly hot dogs, sausages, Bratwursts and yes, wieners— are virtually everywhere—and some of them are apparently behaving rather badly. Quite a bit has been said in the media in regards to the posting of “wiener” pictures and other “wiener-related” adventures online. We have a few thoughts of our own on this slightly doggy topic.

Since obviously the media’s attention appears to be upon everything “wiener”—the good, the bad and the ugly, we are here to suggest that perhaps there is a kinder, gentler, (not to mention more appropriate) way to show off your inner hot dog. Before you go public with yours and do something truly regrettable, consider this wiener costume instead. It’s the perfect choice for your next 4th of July wienie roast or barbecue. You could also consider donning this outfit as a humorous alternative to wear for your online profile picture—although it’s possible that someone already may have beaten you to the punch. This hilarious get up could also be the perfect choice if you are considering dressing up as a Congressman for Halloween. This slightly irreverent, giant frankfurter costume is going to get you the attention you crave without any scandal whatsoever attached to it.

Being our wiener isn’t going to make you into front-page news or set the Internet on fire. You can however, go all out while hot-dogging it up with this appetizing, better than a foot-long rendition of one the best picnic foods of all time. Bun and condiments are included. This costume is a definite WIE-NER!