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!

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!!

Every year at Halloween kids and adults alike are trying to find out what the hottest trends are in costumes!  What is the number one costume for sexy costumes, funny costumes, couples costumes, kids, teens, adults, toddlers…even your pet has his own Top Costumes for 2009 list!

• What are the cool and popular costumes?
• What will everyone be wearing?
• What is the number one costume in every category?

Well, look no further!  HalloweenExpress.com has the answers to all these questions and more!  With a simple touch of a button you’ll have everything you need to make the right decision on that perfect Halloween costume right at your fingertips.

Here is a list of the categories you’ll find:

1. Top 10 Kids Costumes
2. Top 10 Teen Costumes
3. Top 10 Toddler Costumes
4. Top 10 Baby Costumes
5. Top 10 Sexy Costumes
6. Top 10 Funny Costumes
7. Top 10 Couples Costumes
8. Top 10 Plus Size Costumes
9. Top 10 Pet Costumes
10. Top 10 Halloween Masks

So this year surprise your friends with your outstanding “knowledge” on what’s hip and cool this year when it comes to Halloween cotumes!  They’ll be coming to you with all their “what should I be for Halloween” questions and you’ll know just what to tell them.  Don’t worry, it will be our little secret!

In the coming weeks I’ll do blogs on each indivdual category so that you’ll see just how much fun the Top 10 Lists are!

Did you know that July is National Ice Cream Month and that the third Sunday of the month is always considered “National Ice Cream Day”?  Well low and behold yesterday was the third Sunday – did you celebrate with an ice cream cone?  Even though it’s not a National holiday (which I can’t understand) it’s by far the best tasting one!

In searching online to find the origins of this wonderful holiday I found that it was originally proclaimed so by President Reagan in 1984.  No wonder President Reagan’s was so popular! 

There’s not a person out there that doesn’t remember running out to meet the ice cream man the minute you heard his truck coming up the street playing with the song “The Entertainer” blaring through big speakers on the roof.  I remember summers in our neighborhood just waiting for the ice cream man to come down our street when I was little and my children do it today.  It’s a tradition that I hope sticks around for a long time.  Although I do remember the ice cream being quite a bit cheaper when I was little compared to the prices on the side of the truck now!

To show support for this awesome “unofficial” holiday, HalloweenExpress.com has an Ice Cream Cone Costume complete with sprinkles!  It is the funniest costume and believe me you’ll be the talk of town for National Ice Cream Month!

One of my favorite aspects of the Halloween season is that as an adult you get a ” free pass” to become a kid again for the night.  How many times a year does that happen?  Today, with so much turmoil in our economy and political ads running rampant a lot of people are looking forward to just taking Halloween by the tail and running with it!  Relaxing, having fun and getting to spend quality time with our families are just some of the perks of Halloween – even if it is for just one day!

Our most recent Top 10 list is by far a good way to “have fun” with the holiday.  It’s our Top 10 List of Funny Costumes for 2008 and believe me if you feel you need a little humor in your life right about now, you don’t want to miss it!

Here is our list of Top 10 Funny Halloween Costumes for 2008:

1. Twister Adult Costume
2. Tooth Fairy Adult Costume
3. Beer Keg Adult Costume
4. Big Shot Scot Adult Costume
5. Lost Dog Adult Costume
6. Droopers Adult Costume
7. Wet T-Shirt Winner Adult Costume
8. Teletubbies Adult Costume
9. Penguin Adult Costume
10. Hotdog Adult Costume

This is just a small taste of some of our humorous costumes this year.  HalloweenExpress.com has the absolute largest inventory of Halloween costumes available on the internet including all of them from the list above. 

Growing up two of my most favorite cartoons were The Flintstones and The Jetsons.  The Flintstones is set in the stone age town of Bedrock with characters Fred Flintstone and his neighbor Barney Rubble.  Their better halves are Wilma and Betty whose favorite pastime was gossiping and shopping.  Don’t forget their kids the little sweetheart Pebbles and wild child Bam-Bam and their pet Dinosaur Dino.  Who doesn’t recognize the theme song when you hear, “Flintstones, meet the Flintstones”!  Makes you want to sing the whole thing doesn’t it?  HalloweenExpress.com has all the Flintstones and Jetsons costumes!

The Jetsons is a futuristic space age cartoon which revolves around the man of the house George Jetson, along with his wife Jane, daughter Judy, son Elroy and their pet dog Astro.  It was so fun to watch the way they flew around in spaceships instead of driving a car and when it came time for dinner Jane would just push a button and a delicious meal was prepared in seconds (wow wouldn’t that be nice). 

All of these characters are extremely popular and would make a great “group” costume theme.   At HalloweenExpress.com you’ll find all the characters you need to go back in time with the Flintstones or step forward in time with the Jetsons!

Costume shopping isn’t easy if you have no clue what you want to be for Halloween.  You could spend hours in the stores or online just looking from one costume to the next.  Also there are Halloween masks, Halloween accessories and makeup to consider too.   One way to make your costume shopping experience a lot more fun is to come up with an idea of what “type” of costume you’re looking for before you begin your search. 

It’s simple once you narrow it down.  Let’s take for example the letter “S”.  Maybe you want your costume to be scary, sinister or spooky?   Maybe you want your costume to be sexy or seductive?  Or maybe you’re looking for something more along the lines of silly?  All of these “S” words describe costumes you’ll find at HalloweenExpress.com. 

Let me give you some costume ideas you may find interesting:

Scary – Sinister – Spooky

Sexy – Seductive

Silly

So before you spend hours ”just looking” at costumes trying to give yourself some idea of what you want to be this year, think of the “S” words – Spooky, Sexy, Silly!  Which category does your costume fall under?  Remember you can always go to www.HalloweenExpress.com and let us help you find that perfect costume!

Today is September 22nd, officially the first day of Autumn and I couldn’t be happier!  I love fall and everything that comes along with it – football, the changing color of the leaves, pumpkins and of course Halloween!  Did you know that there are only 39 more days until Halloween?  Have you decided what you’re going to be?  I wouldn’t wait too much longer to decide, because that 39 days will fly by and Halloween will be here before you know it.

The first step to picking out your costume is deciding what you want your costume to portray?  Do you want to be scary, cool, humorous, sexy or sinister?  Once you decide that it’s easy to find a costume you’ll like at HalloweenExpress.com because our website is so easy to manage your way through.  Thinking about sexy?  Simply click on “sexy costumes” and you’ll find everything you need whether you want to be a seductive french maid or a sexy fire woman with a click of a button. 

What about something at the other end of the spectrum in the “funny costume” category such as; the Man Eating Shark or the ever popular Beer Keg?

And finally there’s always the classic “horror costumes” of movie characters that make for great scary costumes such as; Jason from Friday the 13th or Michael Myers from the movie Halloween.

So no matter what type of costume you’re looking for you’ll find it here at HalloweenExpress.com.  With a click of a button you can have you’re costume shipped to your home in no time.  Why wait?  Start shopping today!

With a new school year beginning so is the headache for many parents that go along with it - spending money.  Our children need new school supplies, school books and of course, all new school clothes.  What is it with kids today, that for some unknown reason those jeans they wore all summer long are now not cool enough to wear at the beginning of the new school year.  Is it some unwritten teen and tween rule that you have to have a new wardrobe to start school?  And it’s not just a new pair of jeans or a couple new shirts, it’s jeans, shorts, skirts, shirts, backpack and shoes.  When I was young my “new” school wardrobe consisted of whatever my older sister didn’t wear anymore and it was handed down to me!

At HalloweenExpress.com they understand that and have a great selection of “Super Saver” discounted costumes, decorations and accessories at an unbelievable low cost.    You can pick from historical couple costumes such as Mark Antony and Cleopatra;

or more humorous couple costumes such as Doctor and Nurse Get Well;

or maybe you would prefer a more popular couple costume such as a Pirate and Buccaneer Beauty.

No matter what you decide whether it’s a couple costume theme or individual you’ll find it in our “Super Saver” section on the home page.  Everyone loves to have fun and save money and you can do both this Halloween at HalloweenExpress.com!  But hurry, at these prices the costumes won’t last long!