Here we have a baby on grannies back. This guy looks so funny here in this homemade costume. It would be easy to make if you are handy with fabric.

Here is a Halloween costume idea for a man (or woman for that matter) who would like to sport those Billy Bob teeth. All you need is a tool belt, big fat stomach made out of fabric, and a short cropped tee shirt. Here is a picture to help you with this costume and this guy looks hilarious. He has thick black horn rimmed glasses with big nose attached and those horrible hillbilly teeth. Add a few stains onto that tee short and make sure it is short to allow the gut to hang out. It would be so funny to get some furry fabric and cut it into a rectangle and stick it to the armpits. Now, here is a view of the back of this outfit.

Oh boy, his crack is showing.

Halloween costume idea here for a couple. Here we have characters from the movie: There's Something About Mary. Also see the previous post for more pictures and information about this idea and see below.

Nice hair gel.

Oh oh, it looks like the dental hygienist has not been in yet to help out with this unfortunate situation.

If you have a group of people it is fun to all dress up with a theme in mind. Movies make great themes and can be a lot of fun. Here we have the cast from the movie "There's Something About Mary." This movie came out in 1998 and was so funny. We all remember Ted, who was played by Ben Stiller, and we see a likeness of him here in the middle wearing a prom tux from 1980 something. Mary was played by Cameron Diaz and we all remember the funny part where she got "hair gel" stuck in her bangs and went ahead and went out like that. You can see the hair gel hangin on Ted's ear as well. The character on the right is Magda, Mary's friend who liked to suntan a little too much and don't forget about the dog who needed shock treatment. It would be great to have someone play the part of Pat Healy the private detective who was played in the movie by Matt Dillon.

Jack O' Lanterns for Halloween with errie faces carved from pumpkins keep away ghosts that return each October 31st. Choosing the right pumpkins for this Halloween task is part of the whole pumpkin carving tradition. Choosing the right size and shape for your design is only one part of this process. It is also important to choose the right variety of pumpkin.

Pumpkins actually come in different colors such as white, red, and bluish green. These may be fun to add to your pumpkin carving designs but they may not be the best choices for actual carving.

To select a pumpkin that would be the easiest to carve, select one that is fairly light for its size. The goal is to find one that has less flesh and has tougher skin. (If you were looking for pumpkins to cook, you would look for pumpkins that are heavy for their size and therefor have more flesh)

If you would like a good compromise between cooking and ornamental, try these varieties: Fairytale, Lumina, or Jarradale.

For more information about pumpkins, cooking pumpkins (found under the pumpkin soup recipe), or pumpkin seeds, click on the link under blogroll "pumpkins." For more information about Halloween, click on the link "Halloween."

Sara

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This Halloween costume is very funny and a lot of fun to wear. I won a Halloween costume contest at work a few years back with this costume idea. It happens to be a barnyard pig.

Find some pink long underwear or sweats (shirt and pants). Buy some baby bottle nipples and attach them down the front of the pink top. I hand sewed them using a large needle and thread but it may work to use some kind of glue. Place a pillow over your stomach under the shirt to get that piggy tummy.

Now for the nose and ears. You may be able to purchase some pig ears but I made them using a plastic head band. I then sewed the ears using pink felt and then sewed them onto the head band. I purchased a pig nose from a costume supply store.

You could make a curly tail and that would be cute to add to this halloween costume.

Happy Halloween!!!!

Sara

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You will need a zip up hooded sweatshirt and matching sweat pants in yellow. The idea here is to make a cute little quacky duck costume. You will also need some rain boots in yellow or orange and some gloves in yellow. Then get some yellow feathers from the craft store. Attach the feathers to the sleeves either by sewing or glueing them. Also attach some feathers to the very top of the hood which makes a cute little funny addition. If you wanted to add some more fun, add some feathers around the edge of the hood to frame the face. This costume is cute just like this, or, if you can find a duck bill to strap on around the face, that would be a really cute addition. You could make a little baby duck trick-or-treat pail by painting a pail yellow and adding feathers etc.

Sara

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Make a bucket full of gooey ghosts. I tried this and it turned out cute.

Take a pail or bucket and paint it black and white. I took a ribbon and glued it around the top edge of the bucket. I then glued black, orange, and white jelly-beans to the ribbon. You could also glue leaves to the bucket or have the kids help by painting fun halloween decorations on the bucket.

Squeeze ghost-like cone shapes from a pastry bag using meringue into the bucket. I took a peice of cardboard and cut it into a circle and placed it inside the bucket about 1/3 of the way down for the ghosts to sit on. Then take some black icing and paint little beady eyes on the ghosts.

Have fun!!

Sara

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Looking for some ideas to decorate a Halloween party table? Purchase some of those plastic pumpkin pails used by trick-or-treaters. Then paint them a different color like glittery gold and turn the expected into the unexpected. Use washable acrylic paint or try spray painting them.

Now you can fill your newly painted pumpkin pails with fun fillers. Fill them with dried flowers and leaves, candy and nuts, fortunes, black and orange suckers, party favors, and any number of other fun stuff.

Scatter tiny pumpkins around the place settings and even use a toothpick inserted into the tiny pumpkins with flags that have each quests name on it to mark place settings.

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I was just in the Illuminations store yesterday when I was shopping downtown. I happened to be walking by when I spotted the coolest lantern in the shape of a skull. It drew me into the store where I also saw many other cool halloween decorations. You can hang it on a post hanger like you would use for a solar light or set it on the steps of your porch.

The url address above takes you to the page where the lanterns are. They also have owl lanterns. I am not affiliated with these people. I just wanted to pass along something cool.

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