Spooky season is upon us! I just learned this year that all the cools kids are calling it “Spooky Season” instead of Halloween, October, or Fall. What better way to celebrate my newfound Halloween wisdom than with a roundup of my favorite spooky season posts from years past? I’ve got it all covered—scary movies, costumes, [Read More]
7 Easy Halloween Costumes for Men Featuring a Flannel Shirt
Every year my husband’s workplace throws a Halloween potluck. And every year my husband waits until the night before the Halloween potluck to lament how he doesn’t have a costume. He wants to be festive and join in the fun, but he just runs out of time and steam. Luckily, he’s married to me, the [Read More]
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Checklist for a Midwest Halloween Costume
I have lived in the Midwest longer than anywhere else and I’ve lived in a lot of places: California, Maryland, Arizona, North Carolina and British Columbia. Heck, I even studied abroad in Sydney, Australia. I’ve learned a lot in my years in the Midwest: I know what bratwurst is. I know that winter lasts six [Read More]
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10 Things to Say to the Trick-or-Treaters Dressed as Elsa
Warning! They’re coming. Not the walking dead. Or the Boy Scouts with their popcorn. No, the Elsas are coming. All 5,082,367 of them. How do I know there will be so many of them? A couple weeks ago I took my daughter, 7, to a Halloween event. And then I almost lost her. That’s because she [Read More]
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Tales from Halloween Past, Part II
A couple weeks ago, I lamented over the fact that my baby boy, once dressed as a pumpkin, has grown up and wants nothing more than to be a frightening/bloody/ghoulish mess this Halloween. Several of you were curious about my daughter Sydney’s Halloween experiences. I’m pleased to report that at the age of 5 she [Read More]
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Tales from Halloween Past and Present
Once upon a time, I had a baby boy. I dressed him as a pumpkin for his first Halloween. Then I dressed him as a fluffy chicken for his second Halloween. I dressed him as a caterpillar for his third Halloween. As the years passed, my baby boy grew in wisdom and stature. He began [Read More]
