Category Archive: Holiday Costumes

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Plan now to make your upcoming holidays as special as possible and make sure you have the photos to keep those memories alive. Using costumes as well as holiday themed accessories will add character as well as originality to your celebrations and will make this year’s family gathering the one everyone really talks about for years to come.

It almost seems like it happened overnight, but it only takes one brisk fall morning to remind you that we are knee deep into autumn.  The days are getting shorter and shorter and although (last time I checked) there are still 24 hours in a day, it’s a little bit difficult to stay motivated when you have less daylight to work with and cram everything in that needs to be done.  Make the most of your time by planning ahead for your holiday season.  Crossing some things off your Santa to-do list can only make your life in the ensuing weeks that much easier. 

One of the most treasured things we do during the holidays is take family pictures and portraits.  It’s fun to reflect back on family gatherings and holidays from days gone by and these events are recorded for posterity through our family photograph collections.  Inevitably with Thanksgiving and Christmas just around the corner, you will be taking plenty of family photos and will be recording your very own personal history for future generations to come.  We have a few ideas to give your family pictures some extra panache and festive holiday style this year that you won’t want to miss out on!

With all the relatives gathering for a Thanksgiving meal and obviously many pictures being snapped in the process, why not dress up the family in some appropriate holiday attire?  We have many costumes that are perfect for any Thanksgiving celebration.  Pilgrim costumes as well as Native American costumes will accentuate your holiday and put your entire family in a festive mood.  And as for the pictures that will follow–well, with authentic looking Thanksgiving apparel on some or all of your family members–this years Thanksgiving is likely to go down in your family history as one to be remembered.  You may even start some new traditions of your own!

While we are on the subject, be sure to start thinking about those Christmas pictures you are going to want as well.  Perhaps you want to take an extra special picture for your Christmas card or just want to capture your children’s excitement on film when they get a visit from Santa Claus.  You can easily recreate all of these special holiday moments if you wear one of our amazing Santa Claus suits.  Even if you don’t have children around, what a great Christmas card picture it would make to have your sweetie dressed in full Santa attire and you dressed up as one of his very sweet and sexy helpers, or even as Mrs. Claus herself. 

Plan now to make your upcoming holidays as special as possible and make sure you have the photos to keep those memories alive.  Using costumes as well as holiday themed accessories will add character as well as originality to your celebrations and will make this year’s family gathering the one everyone really talks about for years to come.  Start planning your holiday photo album now!

Talk Turkey

It’s highly possible that your child is learning about the Pilgrims, The Mayflower, Native Americans and the early Colonists in school during the autumn months. If you are looking for an authentically styled costume for your child to dress up in for a school or community Thanksgiving-themed event, we have many appropriate styles to choose from. 

It’s highly possible that your child is learning about the Pilgrims, The Mayflower, Native Americans and the early Colonists in school during the autumn months. If you are looking for an authentically styled costume for your child to dress up in for a school or community Thanksgiving-themed event, we have many appropriate styles to choose from. 

It’s highly possible that your child is learning about the Pilgrims, The Mayflower, Native Americans and the early Colonists in school during the autumn months. If you are looking for an authentically styled costume for your child to dress up in for a school or community Thanksgiving-themed event, we have many appropriate styles to choose from.

Now that Halloween is over and you are packing away your Halloween decorations and costumes until it’s time to bring them out again for next year–you may want to give some items a second glance.  Kids costumes are certainly not just for Halloween use anymore.  If you noticed how much fun your child had getting all dressed up in his or her Halloween outfit, then you already know how exciting it was for your child to role play a new and exciting character on Halloween night.  Dressing up is fun for children on any day, and costumes are great for imaginative playtime to make their daily creative adventures more realistic as well as exciting.  Costumes also make fabulous Christmas presents and you will want to be sure your kids find their favorites under the Christmas tree on Christmas morning.  Now is a great time to find some fabulous deals on many of our costumes, too.  Your child is going to love dressing up as his favorite characters all year round.

With fall in full-throttle now, your thoughts are probably also quickly turning to the upcoming holiday season.  A favorite holiday amongst many, but one that often gets a bit lost or even overlooked during the Christmas shuffle is that of Thanksgiving.  It’s highly possible that your child is learning about the Pilgrims, The Mayflower, Native Americans and the early Colonists in school during the autumn months.  If you are looking for an authentically styled costume for your child to dress up in for a school or community Thanksgiving-themed event, we have many appropriate styles to choose from.  History can come alive and will also be more meaningful to any child with a proper costume to role-play any historic and time-honored Thanksgiving character, from Squanto all the way to Myles Standish.  We even have an adorable rendition of a Thanksgiving turkey!  Don’t miss the opportunity to dress up and get into the spirit of gratitude and appreciation by celebrating this traditional holiday in bona fide style.

Even though it’s time to say goodbye to Halloween this year, you can hold onto the memories you’ve made by leaving those costumes out for your kids to dress up in and play with for a little while longer.  Learning about historic figures at school and watching interesting characters on TV and in the movies is one thing, dressing up as and ‘becoming’ them during playtime is quite another.  Let your child’s imagination soar while taking advantage of fall’s many golden opportunities that teach kids things about life, the world, as well as historic events–all while having some pretty serious fun through the creative use of costumes!

The Holiday Countdown Has Begun

Santa Suits!

Only 54 Shopping Days Till Christmas

You know what’s funny about Halloween?  Well, lots of things actually and we’ve been spelling them out for you for weeks here– but what is also quite phenomenal is that crazy thing that happens as soon as Halloween ends.  (Yes, folks, sadly Halloween is over <sniff, sniff> and won’t be back for another year.)  Interestingly enough, however, the morning after Halloween you wake up, and suddenly you’ve found yourself smack in the month of…November.  Oh my goodness!  That means in the space of one night we’re now, according to protocol, right on the threshold of the holiday season!  How in the world did that happen?

Not to alarm anyone here, but the countdown now has officially begun.  There are only 54 shopping days until Christmas.  No need to panic because if you are reading this you are already one step ahead of everyone and can start your holiday planning now.  A great Halloween is now in the tank and what lies ahead is a magical season filled with friends, family and wonder.  There is plenty to look forward to, and certainly we hope that you are as excited as we are to make this the best holiday season ever.

Let’s also not forget that one of the best gifts you could ever give to a child is one that fosters his imagination and allows him to use his inner creativity.  Dress up and creative playtime is a fantastic way to allow your child to experience his favorite characters for himself.  Costumes are certainly not just for Halloween, and kids love to wear costumes on any day just to explore the world of different characters or to pretend to be a more adult role.  We have everything your child could envision for his or her dress up adventures such as army costumes, fairy princesses, superheroes, Disney characters, and hundreds of other possibilities.  Costumes are a wonderful gift for your child that will offer up many hours of imaginative playtime fun!

And while we’re on the subject…don’t forget that someone needs to deliver the goods to all the good little boys and girls out there.  We have a huge assortment of Santa suits and Santa’s helper costumes that are going to add some extra Christmas magic to your holidays.  Try to imagine the sheer delight that your kids would have if Santa were to come and pay them an actual visit!  Think about making a Christmas memory that your child will have for a lifetime if a real Santa were to actually arrive at your home or party.  With one of our beautiful Santa suits you can make it happen easily, before you can lay a finger on the side of your nose and say…”Merry Christmas to all!  And to all a good night!” 

 

PS: Be sure to check out The History of Santa Claus!

Fourth of July Ideas for Patriotic Fun

6 Ideas To Get Your 4th of July Started

The Fourth of July can sneak up on us without much warning.  Just as all the school graduation ceremonies and Father’s day activities are winding down, another holiday weekend is here.  Because the 4th is at the beginning of the month, sometimes it’s easy to forget to make your plans ahead of time.  If you start now you can make your plans for a weekend that has great holiday potential.  The Fourth of July occurs on a Monday this year, which also means a 3-day weekend for most people.   Make sure your Fourth of July is filled with all sorts of good patriotic summer fun.  Here’s 6 great ideas to get your Fourth of July holiday started. 

Learn About Our Nation’s History:  A great way to engage your children in both learning about the history of the Fourth of July as well as to have some fun is to play a game of Fourth of July trivia.  Assemble an assortment of fun facts, history and trivia about Independence Day and quiz the kids or play a game that is focused around the information you have gathered.  Your kids will love learning the facts about the holiday and will get excited about why we celebrate the Fourth of July.

Dress Patriotically:  Whether you are attending a family or community Fourth of July event, you are bound to get into the spirit of the day all the more with an appropriate patriotic costume.  Colonial costumes are a fun choice or you can dress up as the traditional Uncle Sam.  Other unique costume choices for your Independence Day celebration are the Statue of Liberty, or any assortment of political figures, perhaps even George Washington.  Of course a very easy way to get into the spirit of the day is to just dress up in the colors red, white and blue from head to toe—use your imagination and be creative.  Don’t forget to wear your stars and stripes!

Create Neighborhood traditions:  Create a neighborhood tradition for your Fourth of July that everyone on your block is going to look forward to.  Have a neighborhood potluck or BBQ with all of the trimmings.  This is a great time to have a watermelon-eating contest or a chili cook off to get your neighborhood chefs motivated.   Have the kids decorate their bicycles in red, white and blue colors and have a bike parade.  Buy some inexpensive and small American Flags at a novelty store and attach them to everyone on your street’s mailbox.  This Fourth of July event is bound to become an event that your entire neighborhood looks forward to.

Uncle Sam Photo:  This is a fun tradition that the entire family can participate in.  Have everyone in the family make an Uncle Sam hat and take a traditional family portrait-Fourth of July style.  You can get very crafty with this if you like by adding spinners, glitter, etc. to the hats.  Start an album with your Fourth of July photographs including the pictures that you take during other fun activities that you do that day.  This family album will begin a fun tradition that you can keep adding to on a yearly basis.  Over time the photo album will become something your entire family will certainly cherish.

Take a Patriotic Vacation:  There are some very fun as well as traditional locations that you and your entire family can visit over the Fourth of July.  If you want to make the most of your family vacation and celebrate the holiday weekend in a patriotic fashion consider visiting one of our nations more historic locales.  New York City, Washington D.C., Philadelphia as well as Colonial Williamsburg, VA are some cities to consider visiting.  Immersing yourself in the local 4th of July festivities of one of these heritage rich cities is bound to be memorable for all your family members. 

The Big Finale:  No Fourth of July celebration would be complete without watching a fireworks display after dark.  Scout out your community’s local fireworks event or perhaps try a different venue out of town for a change.  Many beach communities have amazing fireworks displays that you can watch down on the pier.  Plan your holiday barbecue to coincide with your evening’s activities and get that perfect spot to watch the fireworks from after the sun goes down.  If you don’t live near the beach, many cities set off fireworks at local venues or community parks. 

No matter what you choose to do for your Fourth of July celebration, it’s a perfect opportunity to bond with your friends and family as well as to create memories that you will have for a lifetime.  Let your inner patriot fly free and make this Fourth of July be your best one yet! 

Luck of the Irish!

Fat Tuesday

Fat TuesdayToday is Fat Tuesday and the Mardi Gras celebrations are in full swing.  I’m sure beads and feathered boas are flying everywhere!  Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday marking the beginning of the 40 day season of Lent.  Easter Sunday will be here before you know it!

Celebrate St Patrick's DayHowever, between now and Easter we do have a little holiday called St Patrick’s Day, you might have heard of it?  I love St Patrick’s Day!  Between the parades, the parties and the celebrations it’s one heck of a fun holiday!  Bring on the Leprechauns, shamrocks and green beer!  St Patrick’s Day is next Thursday, March 17th and whether your Irish or not, head on out and celebrate!  Your corner pubs will probably be serving Irish food, playing Irish music and of course serving green beer!

Don’t forget to dress the part this St Patrick’s Day!   HalloweenExpress.com has everything you need from your luck of the Irish hats to deluxe Leprechaun costumes.  Surprise your friends and show up decked out as a little piece of Irish folklore!

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