halloween costumes  

here in australia, halloween is not really big. Kids do go around trick or treating but this year not one child came to my house. Thank goodness for that because I didn't have anything to give out.

One year, I had candy. I put the candy in bags so each child that would come to the door would get the same amount except for those kids who got dressed up. Those kids would get two bags of candy.

One kid asked me why he didn't get two bags. I said to him that he didn't get dressed up in a costume. He said, "yes I did. I am a school kid." I said "but you get dressed as a school kid every school day so what is the difference". That year I had a black dress on, black lip stick and long black nails with a really cheap witches hat and the kids had big smiles on their faces.

I'm not sure what the new big hits for costumes are anymore. My daughter is grown up now and I do not know what is popular these days.