It just wouldn’t be Halloween without seeing people decked out in their Halloween costumes. Halloween costumes are worn by everyone from the smallest infant to senior citizens. It is the only holiday where adults can experience a return to their childhood dress up games.
Vampire Halloween Costumes
On October 31st each year the streets are crowded with both children and adults in Halloween costumes. While there are the standard ghost, goblin and zombie Halloween costumes, you will also see butterflies and lady bugs and even the President of the United States roaming the streets.
School rarely has a chance to start after the long summer vacation when kids begin planning what their Halloween costume will be for the school party or parade. While in the 50′s and 60′s the most popular children’s costumes were hobo’s, scarecrows and cheerleaders, today’s kid’s prefer dressing as vampires, aliens and princesses.
Some Halloween costumes are passed down from sibling to sibling, while others find their way into a dress up box for the entertainment on rainy days.
Teenager Halloween parties are almost always populated by the goriest Halloween costumes available. Horror film characters such as Jason and Freddie Kruger abound along with hit men and other dangerous villains.
Teenage girls dress as gun molls, female vampires and even murder victims.
Theme parties decked out with the coolest Halloween decorations will have adult guests showing up in Halloween costumes featuring royalty, movie stars or even space aliens. It is not unusual to attend an adult Halloween party and see a french maid dancing with Jack the Ripper. Or to see Moses dancing with a she devil.
While some people spend an entire paycheck on a designer costume, others choose to make their own using their imagination and sewing skills to create beautiful original Halloween costumes for only a few dollars.
Some Halloween costumes get worn at other times of the year. Those who dress up as elves for trick or treating can use the costume again for Christmas. And more than one person has purchased a Big Foot costume for Halloween and then used it to frighten and surprise neighbors on April fools day.
Whether you are an adult or a child, choosing the perfect costume takes a lot of thought. You want to keep up with current trends while at the same time you want to find a costume that is unique and one of a kind. Some people start shopping early determined to find the “perfect” costume while others wait until the last minute leaving the decision to chance.
No matter how you shop for your Halloween costume or whether it is store bought or home made, costumes add an element of fun and excitement to your Halloween celebrations. Playing dress up for one night of the year can make even the youngest child feel like a grown up and the oldest adult feel young again.
Halloween costumes simply make a fun holiday more fun.