What could be more fun than a bunch of people all in yip yip costumes? The yip yips, who are the Martians from Sesame Street, went around going "yip yip yip yip" and "nope nope nope nope" all the time, as they tried to communicate with different objects. The video below shows how much fun it can be for everyone to dress up as the yip yip Martians from Sesame Street. If you wanted to make your own yip yip costume, the video below shows you how easy it is. Some of the materials needed … [Read more...]
Pirates of the Caribbean Costumes
Looking for great Halloween pirate costume ideas? It is one of the most popular costumes of all, for both adults and children. I can't remember a single Halloween where there weren't any pirates. Young or old, male or female, you just can't go wrong with dressing up as a pirate for your parties! You can even get pirate costumes for your dog, as you'll see at the bottom of this post. Due to the popularity of the movie Pirates of the Caribbean, it's not hard to find great looking pirate … [Read more...]
What is Halloween About?
What is the meaning of Halloween? What is Halloween about? Why dress up for Halloween? Is it just about going out "trick or treating", all dressed up in scary costumes, hoping to come home with bags full of candy? Yes and no. What kid doesn't like dressing up for Halloween and playing "make believe" while going out and eating candy? There actually is some history behind this tradition. Halloween is said to come from the Celtic festival of Samhain (Samuin), which was a harvest festival … [Read more...]