Top Costumes 2011
We had a record number of trick-or-treaters last night --- between 60-75, I would say … I never know exactly because I suspect some of the candy doesn’t make it to the trick-or-treat bags!
I always find it interesting to see what types of costumes are most popular (totally unscientific - based only on the kids coming to my doorstep).
Top Costumes 2011
Princess / Fabulous Witch - too many to count
Ninjas - the streets were safe last night due to the numerous girl and boy ninjas I saw - too many to count
Army Guy (no girls) in camo gear - I saw 6 - but one kid might not have been dressed up - he might just have been wearing camo pants. I know they were Army/armed forces because they had the little G.I. Joe hats and military weapons -- not hunters w/ orange etc …
Pretty Girlie Bumblebee - we had at least 4 of these glamorous bees
Vampires - girls and boys. Some of these were Twilight types - but most were classic Dracula (yay!)
Werewolf - we saw at least 4 werewolves last night … the scary type - not the Twilight varieties that seem so popular at the moment …
Football Player - 1 Craig, 1 Packer, 1 Bear
Literary Tie-in - I saw Harry Potter, various Hogwarts students, Dorothy, Girl Robin Hood, Thing One and Thing Two carrying a teeny-tiny Cat in the Hat, and the Queen of Hearts
Super Hero - it was a bad year for super heroes - I only saw two - Spiderman and Batman - where were the Captain Americas, Thors, and Supermen? And not one female superhero … Wonder Woman? Electra?
Psycho Maniacs - pleased to report that I only saw one Jason this year … and no Freddy or Michael Myers - these are the creepiest and least favorite in my opinion … yikes
Zombies - it’s true - the Zombie Apocalypse is upon us. While I didn’t see anyone who was just a zombie - I saw Zombie Princesses, Army guys, Vampires … oh the horrors!
Classic Monsters - no Frankenstein’s Monster, no mummies, no ghosts, no Creatures from the Deep …
Real Life Heroes - other than the military personnel, I didn’t see any firefighters or police officers. I did see one doctor.
Not Wearing a Costume - usually I see a group or two of teens sans costume just wanting the candy ... I didn't see that this year. I did see some kids I know are in high school -- but because they were wearing awesome costumes - they got the candy. I'm willing to hand out candy to any kid/teen who takes the time to put on an actual costume.
So, did you see anything out of the ordinary? Anything creative? What was the most popular costume in your neck of the woods?
Jamie Swenson is a children's author and an employee of Hedberg Public Library. She is a community blogger and is not a part of The Gazette staff. Her opinion is not necessarily that of the The Gazette staff or management.
Nov 1, 2011 at 9:44 p.m.
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redbedhead-YES, that is it. It was even better at night.
Nov 1, 2011 at 8:50 p.m.
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dado4.....i believe the costume you are talking about is in the gazette's halloween picture gallery
Nov 1, 2011 at 7:43 p.m.
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I saw a mom dressed in a foam ketchup bottle costume & her daughter in a foam mustard bottle costume. But the kicker was their pet that was walking with mom....a bassett hound dressed as a hotdog in a bun. <cute theme>
Nov 1, 2011 at 7:09 p.m.
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I had what looked like a 15 year old kid, dressed as a 15 year old kid with grungy clothes, no make up or mask and, he was shocked when I said nice try ! No soup for you !!!! 2 year.
Nov 1, 2011 at 3:28 p.m.
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The best one I saw was a home made costume with a young boy trapped in a cage by a demon or a ghost. It is hard to explain. The costume was about two feet taller than him and his head was in the cage on top of a doll body.
Nov 1, 2011 at 1:37 p.m.
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only 7 kids this year !(
Nov 1, 2011 at 1:07 p.m.
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WE HAD LOTS OF CUTE LITTLE ONES AT OUR DOOR (143 OF THEM!)FIRST ONE WAS A CHRISTMAS PRESENT WITH A BOX AROUND HER BODY AND THE BOX HAD CHRISTMAS PAPER ON IT.
Nov 1, 2011 at 12:18 p.m.
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Creative - A little girl wearing a big clear bag filled with colored balloons. On the front was "10 Cents" (cents sign). She was a gumball machine.
Cute - A mom in an old fur coat carrying her little one dressed as a Dalmation. Cruella DeVille rocks!
Nov 1, 2011 at 11:03 a.m.
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A little girl in a cupcake costume. SO CUTE!!!!!!!!!!
Nov 1, 2011 at 9:59 a.m.
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Sounds like you had way more fun that I did on a cold & rainy Sunday night trick or treat. I normally have about 120 but I probably had about a 1/3 of that. Just wanted to hand the treats out & close the door - didn't even pay attention. I made sure to double up on the treats though because I figured the die hard trick or treaters deserved a little extra for taking on the elements.
Nov 1, 2011 at 9:54 a.m.
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The best one we had was a Dad in a banana costume holding his little one dressed as a monkey too cute!!
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