Best Halloween Costumes for the Whole Family

Best Halloween Costumes for the Whole Family

Do you plan on having a family-style Halloween? If you’re thinking of dressing up the family in theme or look-alike costumes, there are an abundance of ideas and costumes available. Sometimes it’s difficult to choose, so here are some ideas to make it easier.

They’re creepy and they’re kooky - The Addams Family television series reruns are some of the most watched by today’s kids and adults. Kids love them, and the costumes are sure to provide a ghoulish cast to your family-style Halloween. Morticia, Gomez, Wednesday and Uncle Fester can all come alive when you dress up your family in these unique Halloween costumes, complete with wigs.

If you want a silly and fun look for Halloween, dress your family in the various Sesame Street character costumes that are available online – characters such as Big Bird, Elmo, Bert and Ernie, and even the Cookie Monster are sure to delight your entire family.

You can even choose characters from your favorite cartoons. Dad may choose to be the loveable Great Dane dog and dress in a costume that includes the body, hood, mitts, feet and blue collar. Mom might want to dazzle the crowds by dressing as the fairy godmother from Cinderella – and the kids can let their imaginations run wild when they choose from the wide array of children’s costumes.

Some Halloween costume theme ideas might include costumes from the 50s – poodle skirts, pony tails and bobby socks were the style then, and now they make colorful and fun Halloween costumes. Think about dressing up your family for Halloween as characters from the movie, “Wizard of Oz.”

There’s Dorothy, of course, and the Scarecrow, Lion and Tin Man – and don’t forget the Wizard. You’ll find everything from makeup, wigs and loads of other ideas online – an easy way to shop to be sure you get everything you need and in the correct sizes.

You can even go back in time and learn some history by dressing up your family as Roman Soldiers or Greek Gladiators, Cleopatra and goddesses from a time when clothing showed your wealth and position in society. These costumes are well-made and easy to get in and out of and allow room for layering underneath so that you’ll stay warm when the wind begins to howl.

A scarier theme for Halloween could be costumes such as witches and warlocks, ghouls and skeletons. Ideas abound online for ways that you can make this Halloween one that your whole family will always remember. 

Halloween Couple Costumes

Halloween Couple Costumes

Be ready for that last minute Halloween party invitation – or have a party yourself – and tell everyone to come in costume. There are so many ideas online and fully assembled costumes that you can purchase for a fraction of the amount it would take to make or even rent one.

A costume set that will make everyone laugh is the Plug and Socket couples costume. This set comes with a giant socket tunic -- giant gray sockets on the front and opening flaps for the prongs. The prong costume is made of white foam and has an elastic waistband with an attached “cord.” There are two large gold fabric prongs in front that “fit” into the socket. (Warning: Don’t wear these costumes to a church or school celebration!)

How about going to the party as the couple who are the father and mother of us all – Adam and Eve? And, you don’t even have to get naked. The adult Adam and Eve couple costumes are flesh-tone jumpsuits with leaves to cover certain body parts. Leaf headpieces complete this unique couples’ costume.

What goes together like bacon and eggs? No one will have to guess if you belong together when you wear the adult Bacon and Eggs couples Halloween costumes to the party. They’re made from lightweight foam covered with fabric that resembles bacon and eggs and easy to wear over clothing.

Hopefully, a ball and chain doesn’t symbolize your partnership, but the Ball and Chain couples’ Halloween costume is a zany choice to wear to a party. Assembled from metallic lame’ mounted on foam, the ball is held in place by a single strap. The chain is connected from the ball to the other person by a waistband.

We’ve all laughed at the typical tourists in bright Hawaiian print shirts, shorts and the inevitable camera around the neck. Now you can recreate this hilarious couple by wearing the adult Tacky Traveler Tourist costume and be the stars of a Halloween party. The costume is unisex to be worn by men or women and includes the jumpsuit with a wire hoop for a “beefy” effect. Add a lei, straw hat, drinks, big bag and hang a camera around your neck and get ready for a good time.

Have you always dreamed of being a performer in a circus? Now, you can make your fantasy come true when you wear the adult Women’s Knife Thrower, Magician’s Assistant costume. The dress is trimmed in sequins with an attached black, ruffled petticoat. The knives give just the right effect, along with the necklace, apple headpiece, feathers and gloves.

Dress up your partner in the adult Knife Thrower costume that features a shirt, sash, knife belt and “knives” and also comes with a blindfold – and you’re ready for an exciting Halloween eve.

Kids Halloween Costumes

Kids want to stand out in their chosen Halloween costumes. Go online to find some of the most unusual and popular costumes that your child will be excited about wearing. Costumes such as Hannah Montana, Superman and ghoulish vampires can be purchased with the assurance that you’ll get exactly what you want without having to fight the crowds.

Kids Halloween Costumes

If your little girl dances around the room to Miley Cyrus (a.k.a. Hannah Montana) tunes, you can choose from a wide array of costumes, including the Hannah Montana Purple costume with Wig, Hannah Montana costume with jacket, the Pink Jacket Hannah Montana costume or the ultimate Disguise Hannah Montana costume with gold jacket and a blonde wig.

She may want to take the scary route by dressing up in the Girl Vampire costume. This outfit includes a dress with silver trim, cape, collar and a bat medallion. Dress up her brother in the Scary Skeleton costume that comes with a skeleton mask, axe-like staff and a hooded robe with sash and gloves. The two will make a scary couple when they prowl the neighborhood for Halloween candy.

All little boys dream of being cowboys and you can make his dream can come true this Halloween when you dress him up in the chaps, cowboy hat and ve

st that comes with the Dress Up Cowboy costume. Other cowboy costumes to choose from are the Western Cowboy costume with a holster, vest and pants, the Lil’ Sherriff costume consisting of chaps and vest decorated with stars, cowboy hat and a neckerchief or the Cowboy Costume that comes with yarn hair, jumpsuit, vest, scarf and belt.

Sequins adorn the Lil’ Mermaid costume that comes with a shell headband -- or you can fulfill your little girl’s fantasy of being a mermaid by choosing the Ariel costume which includes a shiny purple top, cameo and a green bottom with a glittery mermaid “tail.” You can also purchase accessories for the mermaid costumes such as a tiara, shoes and boa wrap.

If your child is a Star Wars fan, he may want to pretend to battle the dark side and dress up for Halloween in the Obi-Wan Kenobi costume that includes tunic and pants. Or, he may prefer to be Darth Vader, Anakin Skywalker or Jedi. All of these terrific costumes are available online and are sure to delight your child.

Halloween is a festive time of year that should be celebrated with great parties, photo ops and memories. These costumes will be a part of your child’s make-believe play long after Halloween is over.

Plus Size Halloween Costumes

Plus Size Halloween Costumes

Finally, there are plenty of Halloween costumes that can be found in plus sizes. There’s the Sexy Shimmer Witch costume for women that comes with a black mini dress, shiny, full length overcoat and realistic witch’s hat.

Keep your head, but go to the party as Marie Antoinette in a plus size costume that includes the dress, headpiece, sexy stockings and fan. Think about being a pirate’s wench when you accompany your pirate to the party in a stunning pirate’s wench costume that includes the dress and hat.

Men can also find plus sized Halloween costumes online. There’s the Black Evil Court Jester costume, black and white or red that includes a shirt, pants, sash mask and headpiece. You can also purchase gloves and scepter separately. He may choose to dress as the tall and fearsome character of Hercules. The package includes vinyl armor, tunic, cape, arm bands, cuffs, head band and leg guards.

If you’re a plus-sized woman, you shouldn’t have any trouble finding a costume that depicts your personality – or fantasy. The Queen of Hearts costume is highly recognizable and comes in plus sizes. The costume includes the dress with collar, headpiece and trim. You can purchase the playing cards and fishnet hose to complete the look.

Enjoy Halloween dressed as Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, looking demure in a blue denim dress. If you want to be a bit more menacing, you can go as a vampiress in the Sassy Vampiress Vampire Queen costume or, rather than being Alice – be Malice in Wonderland in a corseted dress, crinoline, apron and leggings. Of course, if your heart’s set on being Alice, you can also buy that costume in plus sizes.

You can be a naughty police woman, sexy, strip poker babe or a mafia mobster on Halloween night -- or transform yourself into a lady pirate or a sexy Parisian maid. Indulge your every fantasy with so much to choose from.

The Gothic Nurse costume comes with a short sleeved mini dress, stethoscope, play needle – the Sexy School Girl costume includes a dress with suspenders and tie. You can be the bad girl in the office by wearing the Office Tramp costume with a chiffon camisole, skirt, neck tie and thong.

Don’t stay away from the festivities of Halloween because you think you can’t find a costume that fits. Plus sizes can be found in abundance online.

Women’s Halloween Costumes

Women’s Halloween Costumes

It’s so much fun to be a woman on Halloween – so many fantasies to indulge by dressing up as your favorite character. You can be sexy, sweet, intriguing or mean -- whatever you choose, by going online to find a costume that fits how you picture yourself.

Turn heads and expect cat calls when you enter the party dressed in the Sexy Woman’s Naughty Police Correction Officer Dress Bad Lady Cop Outfit. It’s black and comes with all the accessories like the mini dress, a badge to look official, handcuffs, walkie talkie, baton, belt and police-lady’s hat.

Perhaps you’ve always wanted to sail the seven seas or just have a thing for uniforms. You’ll love the Sailor Cutie Sexy costume that comes with a hat and long sleeved dress with a pleated skirt on the bottom.

Are you a Nascar groupie? Then, you’ll feel right at home in the red, black and white Cute Hot Rod Racer Girl Costume Black Nascar Race Car Driver Jumper Romper. It zips up the front for a hint of sexiness.

A Greek Goddess costume will show all your curves in a flattering way. It’s a gorgeous water-blue silk-type gown that fades from blues into a beautiful cream color on the top. The gown has beautiful gold accents, flowing sleeves and comes with a headband made from faux gold leaf. There are also Cleopatra and Athena gowns available.

Transform yourself into a sexy cowgirl, a swashbuckling female pirate or a French maid for a Halloween entrance that won’t soon be forgotten. Go back to the disco era with the Go Go Mod Retro Disco Dress 60s and 70s outfit and “go go” the night away.

You may prefer to be something more demure, such as the character of Belle in “Beauty and the Beast” or Cinderella, the Ice Princess. You can be menacing in the Batgirl costume or choose to be sexy in the Feisty Feline costume which includes a cat suit made from spandex, cat ears and tail. Purrrrrfect, Dahling!

Some of the most recognizable costumes are the wicked witch, Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz and the “Marilyn Monroe” costume. You’ll have a difficult time choosing from all the unique women’s Halloween costumes online. Costumes like The Slave Girl, Betty Boop and the 50s Style Hop Polka Dot Rocker Theme Party Outfit can get you into a playful Halloween mood.

You can even dress up as Lady Godiva, although you’ll have to furnish your own white horse! All you need is The Lady Godiva wig – oh, and maybe a flowing cape to keep you warm.

Disney Halloween Costume

Disney Halloween Costume

You can rely on the Disney brand of costumes to be quality-made and exact matches to the characters in their movies and cartoons. Disney costumes come in all sizes, from infant to adultpurchased online, sometimes at a discount.

Be different this year – rather than being “Sleeping Beauty, the Princess,” dress as the wicked Maleficent in an adult Disney costume that features a full length tunic with hood and collar (attached). Complete the costume by purchasing the Maleficent staff, topped with a menacing crow.

What little girl wouldn’t want to dress up as Belle from “Beauty and the Beast” in the Belle deluxe costume that is an exact copy of the gown Belle wore in the movie. It comes with an off the shoulder gown, glittery overskirt and a cameo with the likeness of Belle. Your little girl will enjoy many play hours after Halloween in this unique and colorful costume.

Disney also created the unforgettable movie character, Wall-E, which can now be worn as a costume. The package includes a 3-D foam-constructed costume with face mask and gloves. And, Disney didn’t forget pet costumes – you can purchase a Snow White Halloween pet costume for your little princess, made of durable, embroidered fabric. Other Disney pet costumes include Cinderella, Peter Pan and more.

Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Aladdin’s Jasmine character and Tinker Bell can also be purchased online in many children’s and infants’ sizes. Some of the cutest Disney costumes for adults include the Cinderella and Prince Charming characters. You and your loved one can fulfill a fantasy and dance all night at the Halloween Ball.

Peter Pan and Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean character, Jack Sparrow, are costumes that can be found online in several sizes. Disney’s Woody character is unmistakable and comes as a package with the jumpsuit featuring space graphics and a cowboy hat to complete the costume.

Adults can find many unique costumes such as the Deluxe Captain Hook Pirate outfit that’s sold as a package with a maroon and black jacket with gold trim, pants, sash, dickey and shoe covers to complete the look. The lady can dress as Peter Pan’s irascible sidekick, Tinker Bell, in Disney’s Sexy Teen/Adult Halloween costume. This package includes the dress and detachable wings. Items such as a wand and even “pixie dust” can also be purchased online.

You can depend on Disney to produce and deliver complete and quality costumes to wear and be recognized on Halloween evening.

Halloween Costumes for Dogs and Cats

Include your pets in the Halloween festivities by dressing them up in cute (or scary) costumes made just for them. You can go simple with a witch’s hat for kitty or some angel wings for that mischievous mutt. Or, you can go all out with a full costume for your pet such as “Batman the Dark Knight Joker” featuring faux arms, shirt, pin-striped pants and a joker wig.

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A small dog, such as a Shih Tzu or terrier will look cute in the Daisy Bee Dog Halloween costume. It’s yellow and black with a tutu, daisy flower and tiny wings and fits perfectly and easily around your pet’s tummy.

If your kitty acts like a princess, she’ll be right at home in the regal Princess Cat Halloween costume. Made of sheer tulle fabric, the “ball gown” is ruffled and can be easily put on or taken off your kitty with the Velcro neck and waist fittings. You’ll want to take lots of photos of your princess kitty to share online and off.

The Wonder Woman Deluxe Pet Costume is perfect for that “brave” doggie who would take on the world for her master. The costume comes with a cape and headpiece along with the jumpsuit, belt and arms.

Your dog doesn’t have to be Toto, Dorothy’s pooch in “The Wizard of Oz,” – she can actually be Dorothy, herself, in the Wizard of Oz Dorothy pet costume. She’ll be precious in her blue and white gingham dress as she holds a basket with faux arms. A pigtail hairpiece completes the look for Halloween -- and lots of photo ops.

Love the Flintstones cartoon? Now, there’s a Flintstones pet costume – Dino, the Dinosaur! This costume is cartoonish rather than scary. It fits like a sweater over the doggie’s neck, front legs and paws. The costume is pink with black polka dots and features a Dino head with a tuft of black “hair.”

Everyone loves Dr. Suess books, especially the most famous one of all – “Cat in the Hat.” Your dog will be so cute in his Cat in the Hat Pet costume which includes a striped, Dr. Suess hat and a jumpsuit that resembles a tuxedo with a red bow tie.

Many amazing costumes for your dog or cat can be found online and at discounted prices. Alice in Wonderland, Strawberry Shortcake, The Evil Cat, Star Wars character, Yoda, sexy French Maid costumes – and so many more – are available for you to choose from.

This Halloween, make your pet the star and dress him or her up in your favorite character costume – or in one that suits his personality. You’ll create memories that your entire family will cherish forever.

Halloween in Las Vegas

Halloween in Las Vegas

Halloween in Las Vegas is where the ghosts hang out or so it is said.  To see the scary side of Las Vegas, take the haunted tour.  It begins at the Greek Isles Hotel and Casinos.  It is located right off the strip.  You can go and visit the haunting grounds of Liberace, Elvis, and Bugsy Siegel.  The tour lasts about two and a half hours.  You will find out many dar secrets of Las Vegas.
According to a paranormal historian, there have been about forty places where paranormal activity has been recorded.  The tour itself includes the “Motel of Death” where many celebrities have died, and Tupac's murder site.  You can also listen to stories of Elvis sightings at the Hilton and hear Liberace play the piano for restaurant patrons.
Also on or near Halloween, there is a Fetish and Fantasy Ball.  It takes place at a different hotel every year.  The ball includes erotic stage performances, fire performances, laser and light shows, a DJ, walkers on stilts, and of course, a costume contest.  They give prizes in the sexiest, naughtiest, and scariest costume.  Early bird discount tickets are available through paypal right now.
Performers will be announced for the program as they sign up.  So check the site daily to see what is happening.
Monster Mayhem is also a big happening in Las Vegas.  There are seven haunted houses in which all kinds of ghouls wander around in.  There are crypts, creepy catacombs, and fog filled pathways.  The houses take about ten minutes to walk through so you need to allow at least a hour and a half to get through all of them.
The Boneyard is another scarefest.  It is an above ground graveyard with corpses and lurking ghouls.  Halloween in Las Vegas. Take your time walking through this graveyard.

Home Decorating for Halloween

Home Decorating for Halloween

Home Decorating for Halloween If there is ever a time of year when the ghosts and goblins roam the streets of the modern world, that time would be Halloween. Today's ghost and goblins are probably a little more frightening than at any other time in history but they are often tempered by a princess seeking frogs and a few witches and wizards along the way. Halloween is a great day to be a kid but can also be a great day for grown ups as well. Decorating for Halloween can be almost as fun as going out and begging for candy any day of the week.

Besides, having a well decorated home for this holiday gives you the perfect excuse to scare the evil out of some young ghoul or vampire that thinks he or she has the market cornered on frightening. The really cool thing about decorating for Halloween is that it is not one size fits all. You are perfectly free to find some very scary home decorations for this delightful holiday or take on a kinder, gentler, more kid friendly style of decorating. Either decision is yours and yours alone and should carefully monitor the scare-ability of your own children when deciding. You certainly don't want them afraid to come home.

For a more frightening Halloween scene you will probably want to use some strobe lights, frightening music and sound effects, dry ice in order to incorporate spooky fog, and plenty of spider web type netting in order to give those who dare approach your door bells a complete and thorough case of the willies. Doesn't this sound like so much fun? Coffins with headless straw men are also a great addition as well as skittering spiders and the occasional chainsaw or two. A glow in the dark hockey mask may also be a good choice. Bodiless heads suspended by fishing wire are also quite the highlight for a true and robust fright.

If your goal is to create a kid friendly Halloween atmosphere there are cheerful pumpkin decorations that can be found in many shapes and sizes as well as Casper the friendly ghost, Frankenstein piñatas, and countless other fun party favors that are designed to bring entertainment and delight rather than terror and far. String pumpkin lights around the porch for added lighting and another friendly face in addition to keeping plenty of candles and lanterns lit nearby. Not all trick or treaters are older kids who appreciate a good scare so keep this in mind as the little ghosts, goblins, princesses, and super heroes arrive.

For adult gatherings all bets are off when it comes to home decorating for Halloween. There are all kinds of themes that can be followed from the incredibly zany and outrageous to the frightening or flamboyant. The biggest suggestion in these matters is to have fun at all times and bring the be the life of the party rather than having the decorations upstage your efforts. Far too many people spend more time concerned with how they will decorate their homes rather than wondering how they will decorate themselves for the festivities. If you find the perfect costumes all eyes will be on you and not your decorations.

Favorite suggestions for adult parties would include strobe lights, much like the frightening scene described above, low additional lights, perhaps black lights near the food and drink area of the party. More dry ice (if tolerable some people have difficulties with the smell particularly those with allergies or asthma so you may want to avoid this inside your home and leave it for the exterior). Bales of hay in the corner make excellent additional seating and can contribute to the harvest/autumn/Halloween atmosphere you are attempting to create. Just remember that the underlying goal is for you and your guests to have a great time. Have good food, good music, and good friends, and the decorations really and truly should be a secondary concern.

Halloween Vampire Makeup

Halloween Vampire Makeup

Halloween Vampire Makeup - When will Halloween arrive! Its taking so long to get here. I am looking forward to terrifying the little ones out trick-or-treating. I wear my vampire gear complete with glued on fangs, special make up and a dark long cloak. And I am confident I resemble the real thing when I am done.

Just ask the numerous small ghouls, witches and monsters that came knocking on my door last year. I paid a high price for my fun though, in the form of large handfuls of candy. But it was worth it. Halloween is just one day. I think everyone should get into the swing of it and enjoy the whole ghoulish experience. Are you ready for Halloween? Do you have your costume?

So what will you be? There are always people drawn to the Jason or Freddy costumes. I don’t know what it is about those flicks. What reason could there be for wanting to walk about as a movie serial killer? I don’t know. But like them, it’s the same costume every year for me.

You might think this is a bit unimaginative but I have it down to a science now. I’m sure like the fans of Freddy or the vampire ensemble I have, you are drawn to some specific area, be it werewolf or witch. Whatever character you are thinking about, your best bet for a huge selection is the internet. That’s where I get my fangs and make up.

You don’t have to drag yourself to the store and rummage about looking for something. You don’t have to worry about your favorites costume being out of stock or the costs being too high. All you need to do is check out the variety of sites choose a costumes and you would be on your way.

Gazing Through The Eyes Of A Halloween Mask

Gazing Through The Eyes Of A Halloween Mask

Gazing Through The Eyes Of A Halloween Mask - Masks have mesmerized people from all different cultures and countries from the time of the ancients until this modern day. Masks have been used for many different reasons, from religious rituals, theater to the delightful play of children. Although, many masks are still used today in all these different ways one of the most popular reasons for wearing a mask is in celebration of Samhain, Halloween and magnificent masquerade balls. Masks have such a whimsical allure that you will find many antique masks on display throughout many countries of the world.

For some people, when they begin to determine what they would like to dress up as for Halloween, may start with their costume and then go about choosing just the right mask to accentuate their Halloween costume, while others will first choose their Halloween mask and then build their costume around it. Since everyone is different, neither of these choices is better than the other when it comes to choosing a Halloween mask and accessories. In other words, choose your Halloween costume and mask in the manner that best fits your needs.

Halloween masks add both excitement and mystery to your costume while being wonderful accessories. However, while choosing the perfect Halloween mask you should know that some of the most realistic looking ones are the latex masks. When choosing a latex mask you can be just about anything from an alien, animal or insects. You may also choose from a wide assortment of Halloween masks that include your favorite television shows, movies and cartoon characters.

Unless of course you would rather show up in a scary mask while trick or treating, door to door or simply enjoying time with friends and family while carving a Halloween pumpkin, there are so many to choose from. Such as Jason or Freddie masks as well as a large and wonderful assortment of goblins, ghouls, corpses and creepy clowns. Although, we should not forget the classics like Frankenstein, werewolves, zombies, ghosts as well as Presidents, goons, monsters and other masks of mayhem.

There are also witches, wizards, pirates and Mardi Gras masks. Old men and women masks are also popular as well as going to a haunted house wearing a Game Face sports ball mask. Although, you may also choose a Halloween mask that is not so frightful such as queens, kings, princess, angels, fairies, unicorns and dragons.

Therefore, you see there are many different kinds of Halloween masks such as these and so many more. Whether you choose to wear a theater mask or a bush mask, you will be able to enjoy October 31 while wearing your favorite holiday fashions as you masquerade about on All Hallows Eve.

You may be interested to know the most popular Halloween masks for children last year were, Princess, Pirates, Witch, Spider-Man, Superman and Disney Princess as well as Power Rangers, Pumpkins, Cats and Vampires. The most popular masks for adults last year were the Witch, Pirate, Vampire, Cat, Clown as well as the Fairy, Gypsy, Superhero, Ghost and Ghoul. This means that there is a wide variety of choices on the market when considering a Halloween mask and accessories. However, you should also keep in mind that if you wait to long that all the great Halloween masks will be picked over quickly, so if you are in the mood for celebrating Halloween by wearing a mask, you should start early.

Halloween Costume Baby Shower Ideas for a Halloween Baby

Halloween Baby 

As with any other baby shower, your Halloween Costume themed baby shower requires invitations. Consider using Halloween themed invitations or creating your own custom design.

Donning Halloween Costumes

Since this is a Halloween-themed party, be sure to remind people arrive in costume! If you would like, you could also impose guidelines, such as asking your guests to wear baby-themed costumes.  You can also consider providing simple costume accessories (like eye patches or princess tiaras) for the guests who may not normally dress up for the Halloween season.

Halloween-Inspired Decorations

Decorations are another must for any party. Of course, with a Halloween-themed baby shower, you will want to apply more traditional Halloween decor. Look for black and orange streamers and balloons to decorate the room. You can also use traditional Halloween icons like witches, black cats, ghosts, and skeletons. To keep with the baby theme, consider using black kittens and baby ghosts as part of your decorations.

Enjoyable Games

Many traditional baby shower games can be done with a Halloween touch to them or you can take Halloween games and put a baby spin on them. For instance, try bobbing for instead of bobbing for apples. Play a memory game using Halloween accessories on the tray as well as baby ones. Mark your baby Bingo cards with orange and black markers. You can even do things like decorate a baby shirt with a Halloween design.  Consider giving guests different sized baby onesies (so you will have one for now and ones to wear in the years to come) to draw their own pumpkins, ghosts, and black cats on them.

Entertaining Gifts

If this is a shower for a second, third, or more baby (one where it is more about getting together than mom actually wanting baby items), you could challenge guests to bring the most creative Halloween gifts for baby. This can include everything from baby costumes and Halloween clothing to decorations to hang in the child's room.

Halloween-Inspired Favors
Since the stores are full with trick-or-treat goodies, locating favors to send home with guests should be relatively easy. Consider getting mini treat buckets to fill with goodies or Halloween-themed gift bags.

Thank You Notes

As the recipient of the party, mother-to-be will need to send out thank you cards for all the gifts received. An easy way to make this task easier for mom (who may not have much free time in the upcoming days) is to have guests address their envelopes while they are there (you can even have them address two if mom is planning on sending out birth announcements).  Try using Halloween cards as your thank you cards to keep in the theme.

While it may sound a little unusual, a Halloween Costume themed baby shower can be an enjoyable way to incorporate costumes and Halloween fun into the traditional baby shower routine. Your party will definitely be remembered for some time to come!