One of our all time favorite Halloween shows is by far, “It’s the great pumpkin, Charlie Brown“.  It’s a tradition in our family that goes way back to when I was young.  I hope my children watch it with their kids when they grow up and have their own families.  I know Charlie Brown will still be around even then!

Did you know that the Charlie Brown Halloween show has been on the air since October 1966?  It’s been on every year since then during the month of October.  That’s got to tell you something!  The show is adorable!  Who can resist Linus and his hope to see The Great Pumpkin? 

All the Peanuts characters are wonderful; Charlie Brown, Linus, Sally, Lucy, Peppermint Patty, Pig Pen, Marcie, Schroeder and of course Snoopy and Woodstock.  Charles Schulz really knew what he was doing when he invented all these great characters.

HalloweenExpress.com now has a whole line of Peanuts costumes that will make a great theme if you’re looking for group costumes or even if you’re going on your own.  Looking for a Charlie Brown costume, then look no further!  Go as the whole Peanuts gang for Halloween this year!

Ever since May 2001, the lovable ogre Shrek has become a household name.  Today, with three more movies added to the franchise, Shrek and his friends are more popular than ever!

All the movies are hilarious!  I can’t say enough good things about them.  It’s such a great animated film that you can take the whole family to.  My kids loved it and I think my husband and I were laughing even harder than they were. 

For the past eight years, Halloween costumes for the Shrek characters fly off the shelves during the holiday and this year will be no different.  There’s so many great characters to choose from when it comes to picking out your Halloween costume; Princess Fiona, Donkey, Puss in Boots and the Three Blind Mice are so much fun to dress up as.  

Since the latest movie in the series was just released a couple months ago called “Shrek Forever After“, Shrek and his friends are back on the scene!   This Halloween make it a family night by everyone dressing as a character from the movie!  Dad can be Shrek, mom can be Princess Fiona and have the kids dress up as Donkey, Puss in Boots or even the Gingerbread Man.  The possibilities are endless and fun!

Trick-or-treating on Halloween night is for kids of all ages from toddlers to tweens.  They do start early when it comes to getting candy! 

I’ve seen toddlers that haven’t even started toddling yet trick-or-treating.  Even though they can’t say “trick-or-treat” or even walk up to the door to ring the doorbell, there they are all dressed up in the cutest baby costumes.  Mom and dad are pulling them around in their Little Tykes wagon and they couldn’t be happier.  There’s usually an older brother or sister pre-school to elementary school age that mom and dad are actually following around the neighborhood and the little one gets to come along for the ride.

Tom Arma Costumes are perfect for toddlers and infants.  His costumes will have every other parent in the neighborhood jealous of how adorable your little one looks.  You’re in luck too because the Tom Arma Costume line is only available exclusively from Halloween Express! 

Even though there’s really not any candy that a baby/infant can have during the trick-or-treat festivities, they are just as happy to sit by and watch all the kids running around having a good old time.  It won’t be long before they’re dressed up in the latest Halloween costumes and running along side their brothers and sisters on Halloween night!

On November 10, 1969 a children’s production with a mix of adults, kids, muppets, live animation and music premiered on PBS.   It was a little educational program geared toward inner city children that turned into the longest running children’s program on television.  There’s not a child or adult that does not recognize the theme song when they hear, “Can you tell me how to get…how to get to Sesame Street”!

The muppet characters on Sesame Street are just as popular today as they were 40 years ago. 

• Bert and Ernie
• Big Bird
• Cookie Monster
• Elmo
• Oscar
• Grover
• Count Von Count

Sesame Street costumes are always popular at Halloween for both children and adults.  Just last year, our friends next door went to the annual neighborhood party as Bert and Ernie.  The kids loved it because the characters were recognizable to them.  The adults loved it because the costumes were hysterical!

Who doesn’t love Big Bird and Elmo; the grouch Oscar with his garbage can or the adorable blue Cookie Monster?  Sesame Street is filled with wonderful characters that children love to watch and learn from.  There’s not many shows on television today that both children and parents love to watch.

Here’s to another 40 years of Sesame Street!

How many times have we referred to our little girls as “my little angel”?  It’s an endearing term that just about every mother and father gives their little bundle of joy. 

I’m pretty sure that it’s some unwritten law that little girls have to be an angel for Halloween.  I was when I was young and both my daughters have been angels for Halloween.  The white dress, the fairy wings and the beautiful halo are all a part of what children see when their looking for that perfect angel costume.

Mine always loved a costume that sparkled and angel costumes glitter, so it’s a perfect match.  You don’t see too many little boy angels because they’re usually more into things that don’t glitter and have wings. 

Angel costumes aren’t just for Halloween either.  Many schools use them for plays and productions, especially around the Christmas holiday.  They also come in every shape and size so your daughter will have plenty of costumes to pick from in the angel department!  

Tom Arma costumes are by far the cutest kids costumes I’ve ever seen. One look at your child in a Tom Arma costume and you’ll wonder why you didn’t buy one sooner.

They are absolutely adorable!

Every year our neighborhood has an Easter parade for all the kids. They decorate their bikes, wagons, strollers and scooters with streamers, decorations and of course Easter baskets and ride down street in perfect parade fashion. The parents sit at the end of their driveways and give out candy. The kids love it!

For the last few years my kids have been wearing Easter costumes and now practically the whole neighborhood does it. It’s sort of an early Halloween because all the kids call it their Easter trick-or-treating parade. If you have a small neighborhood you should really think of having the kids put on a parade. The kids get so into it there’s not much the adults have to do anymore!

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!

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!

Wow, how many times have you heard that line before?  Every time you hear any type of heavy breathing it’s always followed by that infamous line by Darth Vader in Star Wars.  I love it – it always makes me laugh!  However, did you know that it’s actually a “misquote”?  The line, from The Empire Strikes Back, was never actually said and is the most misquoted line in movie history!  The real movie quote was, “No I am your father,”  but I think the misquoted quote is so much better!  

No matter what the line,  no one is going to soon forget such great characters as; Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Princess Leia, Chewbacca, etc.. from the more than six Star Wars films that have been released since 1977.  The most recent being Star Wars: The Clone Wars; an animated film that follows the Star War saga, was released in 2008. 

Since 1977 Star Wars costumes have always been a classic during the Halloween holiday.  You can never go wrong with a Darth Vader costume or Storm Trooper costume.   Want to have fun?  Go to your next Halloween party with a group of friends all decked out as  Star Wars characters. 

No matter your age, Star Wars costumes are the way to go this Halloween!  Don’t believe me?  Check out the ABC show, The View for great Halloween costume ideas.  This morning they had a catwalk of  awesome Halloween costumes on their show from HalloweenExpress.com; costumes ranging from Vader to Vampires! 

So stay away from the dark side and go to HalloweenExpress.com for all you Halloween costumes needs! 

 They have the largest selection in all the galaxy!

“To Infinity and Beyond”, gosh I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard that over the years!  My son, Caden was obsessed with Toy Story and when he saw that they are bringing back Toy Story and Toy Story 2 in 3D, well he was beside himself.  He had a Buzz Lightyear costume for Halloween a few years ago and wore it everyday for a year until it practically fell off him. 

To be honest I’m kind of looking forward to it too.  My husband and I loved the Toy Story films!  I know a lot of parents that saw the movie with their children and liked it as much as they did.  Just seeing all the different toys that we used to play with as a kids was cool enough for me.  I laughed throughout the whole movie! 

The 3D movie will only run in theaters for 2 weeks at two different times.  The first is October 2, 2009 and the second is February 12, 2010.  Both of these are in preparation for the release of TOY STORY 3 in Digital 3D on June 18, 2010.  Wow, we definitely can’t wait for that one to come out! 

Disney Pixar did such an amazing job with Toy Story!!  Even though it’s a computer animated movie, the characters are brought to life with their own funny and quirky personalities.   Of course the two main characters are Woody, the cowboy and Buzz Lightyear, the space ranger.  Here are a few other great characters that you couldn’t help but fall in love with.

• Mr. Potato Head
• Jessie (cowgirl)
• Hamm (the piggy bank)
• Bo Peep
• Rex (T-Rex)
• Slinky Dog

I even loved the army men in the beginning of the movie as they completed their covert mission of parachuting downstairs to find out what toy Andy got for his birthday.  The whole movie was a blast! 

This year Toy Story costumes are going to be all the rage with children and adults alike with the 3D movies coming out.  Oh did I forget to mention that since adults love the movie so much they also love the costumes as well.  What a great idea for a couple costume – Buzz Lightyear and Woody OR Woody and Jessie.  They’re perfect and sure to win you first place in any Halloween costume contest!