Halloween

I love Halloween.
Not the gorey scarey stuff, but the fun stuff.
Halloween is a big holiday next to Christmas.
In Wales, I read they call it Dappy Door Night. Cute.

I enjoy making costumes. I like going to costume contests and winning prizes!
The past several years, I have won for best group costumes. Prizes were a case of Red Hook beer (I don't drink though.), tickets to sports events or shows, gift certificates to the Mall or resturaunt and more!

So you are wondering what costumes won the goodies?

Ghostbusters (recycled materials made up the power pack) and the Dustbuster (feather duster, white gloves and a can of End Dust, easy and no frills) and Mr. Clean (looked tough and folded his arms).

The Publishers Clearing House Prize Patrol -- my crew all decked out in blue blazers, white turtlenecks, jeans. Each of us had a prop, a dozen red roses, old VCR camera (yardsale find $5.00), Fisher Price Microphone, and a huge homemade check and we all had red, white and blue balloons, three each. The van was even decorated and when people saw us coming, it was really fantasic. People are so funny. A couple of college guys were giving out fortunes at the party in a dark room and when we came in, they just could not stop with the compliments. Very very funny, we were a bit overwhelmed by their memorable verbal enthusiastic assault. They precidicted we would win the costume contest.


Last year we dressed up as Scooby and the Gang (tops and props, all wore jeans) and of course, the van became the Mystery Machine. I found at one yardsale a reddish orange sweater for Velma, and a purple one for Daphne (50 cents total and the inspiration), at Good Will I found a huge stuffed Scooby Doo with a ghost hanging from his mouth ($2.00). We found cheap wigs although Fred had a surfer dude look. Shaggy (lime green shirt and brown cords (could later wear as regular clothing) and had perfect natural Shaggy hair!) held Scooby, Fred (white shirt, red scarf) and Velma (wore nerd glasses) had huge toy magnifying glasses (50 cents from yardsales) looking for clues, Daphne (me with the scarf and headband) had a box of Scooby Snacks ($2.00) that the dogs got later on. We meet up with an adult Scooby and a baby (3 or 4 months old) Scrappy Doo in a carriage, both store bought costumes. Copy Cats! LOL

This year -- I have an idea. I know we will win again! Huge yardsales tomorrow so i get to look around for props. Very exciting!

It is fun to see all the little kids at the door. Our town has a specified two hour Trick or Treat night.
One child had a remote radio type thing in her sack and her dad stood by the street demanding lots of candy be put in the sack. Clever.

A few sacks of candy broke and we had candy all over the front lawn so keep some extra bags by your door if you get lots of kids. I liked the trail of candy left by some little kid between our house and the neighbor's house in the street.

I dress up differently at the door dishing out the candy -- I have been Miss America (recycled the roses from the Prize Patrol and a gown bought at a yardsale along with some trophies), Barbie (the original one with the pony tail and the cat glasses only I wore a gray pencil skirt, white blouse, and heels), WonderWoman (the same Barbie outfit recycled only had a bun and nerd glasses) and one year I recall, I was "Myself". How original!

I don't decorate the house. Too much work although Martha Stewart magazine a few years ago had window sized ghosts cut out of sheer fabric then place in your windows, that looks like an easy idea to do. Maybe.