Finding the right costume can be the most difficult part of the season!

Today huge trends for Halloween costumes are geared toward characters from movies that are released over the summer. Here are just a few of the big summer blockbuster movies being released in 2008 that will definitely be big sellers for Halloween costumes

Speed Racer – ‘Go, Speed Racer, Go’
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian – ‘A New Age Has Begun’
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – ‘The Adventure Continues’
Kung Fu Panda – ‘Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting’
Hellboy II: The Golden Army – ‘Humanity’s Only Hope’
The Dark Knight – ‘Gotham Needs You’ much anticipated sequel to Batman Begins
Horton Hears a Who – ‘One Elephant, One World, One Story’
The Incredible Hulk - ‘Our Only Hope is Something Incredible’


Tired of the same old costumes? We've found alot of clever costumes for adults and couples. Take a look at some of these! (some ideas may be offensive)

If you are looking for props and/or accessories that are realistic and effective, here, you can find everything from tattoo sleeves to fangs; HalloweenOnly.com

Here are some suggestions from listeners...

Basket of laundry...clean or dirty.
Wear sweat pants and sweatshirt if it is cold. Tights and a turtleneck if you will be in a warm building. Take an inexpensive (thin) plastic laundry basket and cut a hole in the bottom that you can fit through. Make it small enough so that is "sits" on your hips after you pull it over your head. Fill basket with laundry and pin a few dryer softener sheets to your sweatshirt

Black Eyed "P"
Wearing all white, with black tennis shoes, I cut out the letter 'P' from black construction paper and pinned the P's all over the white outfit. I painted a black spot over one eye ("black eye" ... get it? :) hee hee) and I was a "black-eyed 'P' "

Cereal Killer
Attach little cereal boxes to a shirt, cut a slit in the boxes, glue in plastic knives into the holes, drip red paint running down from the knife hole in the box.

Dice
Grab a friend and take 2 cardboard boxes, paint them white. Cut out several black circles (From construction paper) and glue them in the appropriate places to make you and your friend a pair of dice!

Dresser!
Walmart or Kmart sells cardboard dressers in the laundry department. Cut out holes for arms on the sides and hole on top for head. I put foam in the inside for the shoulders to hold it up. I painted the dresser and wrote on each drawer underwear, socks, ect. Hot glue a doily to top with hairbrush and hair accessories. Hang underwear, socks, shirt, and pants out of drawers. Put a small lamp shade on child's head so neck and face are base of lamp.

Sometimes it's just easier to order your costume when there is little time to make one:
Kid Costumes

Make Your Own Halloween Make-up
You will need:
2 tablespoons of soft shortening
4 tablespoons of cornstarch
Food coloring

Mix ingredients shortening and cornstarch. Separate the recipe into different cups, add food coloring.

Wash your face and any area that you will be applying makeup to and than dry thoroughly.

Apply a thin coat of cold cream to the entire face.

Using a cotton ball, gently pat cornstarch over cold cream. Keep your eyes closed.

Apply make-up with fingers tips.