Ditto what Glenda said.

I wish I had a reason to dress up! Not sure what I'll do for Halloween night.... the last time it was on a Saturday, nobody came to the door.

Best costumes I ever made for myself: the Pillsbury Doughboy! and Carmen Miranda as a close 2nd. :O)

Already dressed up twice. Clown and ghost. Then I will be dressing up on the 29th for another party. Maybe the ghost again. On Halloween I am going Trick or Treating with the grands. I will dress up "light" then. Nothing too involved. Maybe a scarecrow. I also wear themed shirts during the month of Oct. And little red horns. I grow them every year. In the past I've handed out candy in witch attire including full stage makeup.

I think your Mother Nature sounds great! Appropriate for the season, not scary for the little one, comfy, pretty.

It's not my holiday. I only dress up if there's a party (there isn't), and then it's more of a masquerade thing (pretty with a theme twist) rather than a disguise style costume.

Have fun!

We never get trick or treaters at the house or at most 3. This year we will be in Louisiana at the RV Park down on the river. They have a big deal there for the kids they dress up, have games and face painting, and the kids trick or treat around the rv Park plus a cook out. You don't have to participate. I will take a bag of candy and participate. I won't be dressed up however. I might get a pumpkin for outside. Our house sitter is welcome to partake of the candy if no one shows up here.

No treat or treaters come back here.....we are quite a ways from town, on a dead end road and down a very long driveway. The only masked beings I will be expecting are the raccoons. No....I don't get dressed up for Halloween...or for much else either, for that matter. I quit that when I was about 10 years old....however, my daughter is 35 and I guess she will never outgrow Halloween. She lives "inside the loop" in Houston and the area of town she lives in (Montrose), celebrates Halloween in a big way. I think they call it a "pub crawl" or something like that. She is dressing up like Wendy from the Adam's family....I think that's it.

I have to work this Halloween. Thought about buying some cute earrings to wear. Worked last Halloween too. The year before, though I used my daughter's donkey costume and it was a lot of fun. Got my picture taken by a lot of parents with their kids. lol

Yes. It's the state championship for marching band. So we'll be dressed as band members. That counts right? Not! What's really cool? The host band does wear Halloween costumes every year, but this year, it's actually ON Halloween, so even better!

One workday morning, years ago, hubby was getting ready for work. He wears slacks and a nice polo shirt every day and works in the office at a manufacturing plant - he's V.P in charge of customer service. He said he was supposed to dress-up for Halloween that day at work, and what could he be? I bet he pulled this last minute "crap" on his mother when he was a kid..... He also despises these time wasters at work, and must have felt compelled to try to participate, because it is totally out of character.

Since he was fully dressed, and there was no time for a real costume, I grabbed a container filled with safety pins and went to the sock drawer and pinned several socks on his clothes. Astounded, he asked, "Just exactly what am I dressed as?" I told him - Static Cling. And I bet there won't be another person there in the same "costume".

He loved it!!! He was able to take the socks off and go back to "normal" shortly after the costume competition was over.

You are a good sport. I haven't donned a costume since I was a wee Trick or Treater. What are the boys going to be?

We don't get any trick-or-treaters here either, so my grand effort in costuming will be for the sole benefit of Batman and Robin . . . er . . . I mean my little grandsons. :-)

No I do not dress up & we do not get trick or treaters. But do watch "The Ghost & Mr. Chicken" with Don Knotts every year. I don't do scary movies either.

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken!!! Love that movie. Maybe I'll watch it too and dress up as Mother Nature. What fun!

Alisande, I dressed as Mother Nature one year, in a long gauzy gown. I sprayed it with glitter, I recall. A visit to the craft department resulted in a pile of inexpensive butterflies and bugs, most of which I glued to a small grapevine wreath that I wore as a crown.

We're attending a gathering this Saturday where costumes are expected. I found a bee keeper's smock with hat and veil for less than $20 on Amazon for Robert and a hoard of little bees to glue all over it.

Naturally, I'll be a bee! I've got the perfect antennae deely boppers, my black capris, my white tuxedo type blouse, a black and yellow striped sleeveless tank to wear over the blouse, black and yellow striped knee highs, black ankle boots.....none of which I had to buy this year! Oh, I have a big, fake daisy corsage and daisy earrings.

I did purchase a pair of glasses that will complete the outfit, SEE HERE.

I'm also supposed to be Mother Nature if my costume fits. I bought the gown off of Amazon last year and it was too small. I've lost weight so hoping it fits. I guess I should go try it on.

Omigosh, the glasses are a brilliant touch, Rhizo! I think we deserve a picture of you and Robert in full regalia.

And thanks for the bug/butterfly tip. I'm on the case!

If I go to our church's Trunk and Treat, I shall dress up in a witch's hat and my long purple dress with spiders and webs all over it. I made years ago.

Sue

Odd that so many here don't get ANY trick-or-treaters. On a typical year, I'll get anywhere from 12 - 20 or even 30. One year with especially nice weather I got a huge amount -- and one Saturday I got none because there were so many parties for everyone to attend. I never know how much candy to have!

I always try to wear *something* at the door -- even if it's not a full costume. We're only encouraged to wear a costume at work if we're working at a government facility... my all-time favorite work-costumes were when my two friends/co-workers dressed as 'Men in Black'. Another guy in the building dressed as the Energizer Bunny in a full-size hot-pink fur bunny costume and he was fully accessorized! :O)

When I was growing up in NYC we got zillions--and years later, my parents got nearly as many where they lived in Florida. But I live in a rural area, on a dirt road. My only visible neighbor is my son and his family. Most of the families up and down the road belong to a fundamentalist Bible church, and I'm guessing they don't celebrate Halloween.

Likewise, I live too far out in the country. Plus by the road, you can't tell that anyone but two families live on it. It is really in the swamps!

I will say I am greatly disappointed we won't be home (even if we'll be doing something completely awesome!). My last home, Halloween was our block party every year. Adults would sit in the yards and have fires going with beverages, while the kids alit to each door wherever they felt since it was blocked on both ends by barricades. I hear tale that this neighborhood also has a big celebration. We won't get to see it! Dang.

Does your town sponsor a parade or the little ones? Or the library?

We never have trick or treaters, we have lived here for 39 years. More kids now go to Trunk and Treat that churches and other places have. That makes it more safe for the kids. Today we bagged up 50 bags of candy to have for our church and of course all kids are welcome, there will be a bounce house, and other games and a hay ride. There is also a pitch in meal for all. With a lot of people decorating their trunks for the kids, they will get a lot of treats. The kids also vote on the trunk they like the best and they win a prize.

Sue

We host a large Halloween party every year, and will do so again this year, and always dress up. We threaten that if a guest shows up not in costume we will assign them one.

I don't yet know what I will be this year. Last year my wife and I were the Morticia and Gomez Addams.

Another year we were a gangster and a flapper

Another time she was a pumpkin, so I was a banana.

I've also been a vampire, a zombie, Bob the Builder, and one of the best ones was a Stinkbug

Hahaha, Bob.....love the stinkbug! While I was at Virginia Tech, our Hort. Club had an annual costume party and one of my pals went as a green aphid. We made it out of one hoodie, the arms from another sweatshirt and the green sweat plants. It was the hit of the night.

I don't dress up for Halloween, but we do get over 70 kids come to the door. I always make treat bags as I dislike kids who try to grab handfuls of candy or complain about what I have. I hand them a bag and comment on their costume.

I usually decorate the day of Halloween. Both my daughters still like to go to parties and dress up. They are 26 and 28.

Honestly though, since my kids are grown and I really don't know the new young families, I can't say I enjoy distributing the candy. I enjoyed knowing the kids who came to the door. My friends and I would call each other with the "sighting" reports of seeing each others kids.

Looks like you and your wife have a lot of fun, Bob! And you make a great stinkbug!

Y'all reminded me of my favorite Halloween, which was when I was in grad school. Kronos Quartet were playing, and wore head costumes--I remember the arrow through the head and a witch's hat. For an encore, they played the shower scene from Psycho. :)

Oh, gosh, I remember the Kronos Quartet! Hadn't thought about them in a long time. I looked them up, and they're still touring--although I don't think that young woman was in the group back in the 70s. :-)