Why Halloween is My Least Favorite Holiday
Halloween is coming soon...hoorah. Can you sense my enthusiasm, or lack thereof? I rarely meet a person who doesn't like the holiday, but I have my reasons.
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Why Halloween is My Least Favorite Holiday
1) You don't actually get the holiday off. When it doesn't land on a weekend, it's not like you get to fully enjoy it. 2) I worked at a Halloween store when I was a teenager. For two seasons I saw enough costumes to last a lifetime. I'm happy to never step in another Halloween store again. 3) I have a terrible sweet tooth. I have no willpower when it comes to candy and neither do my teeth. Just ask my mother. One dental visit I had 7 cavities. Or, maybe, the matter is that I am terrible at brushing and flossing my teeth? 4) The traffic. Really, how does one holiday manage to create freeway gridlock for 3-5 straight hours in my city in all directions? 5) It should be renamed Hello Jerk Day. In my experience, all the monsters do come out on this night...or turn into ones after all the drinking that goes on. 6) If you don't dress up, people think you're lame. I'm just lazy and unimaginative most years, actually. 7) No one told me monsters and ghosts weren't real. I may be over the hill, but I have to admit, I still get scared. Thing is, my parents were raised in a culture that is really superstitious and believes in the spirit world. Maybe if I were raised thinking it was all make-believe, I'd feel differently about Halloween. Now that I'm a mother, though, it's hard to resist dressing up my daughter as funny characters any day of the year. Thanks to no shortage of presents in Little D's closet she has much to transform into: owl, moose, dragon and hamburger hats, fairy and princess dresses (care of her grandmother) and tiger, butterfly and strawberry costumes, among others. And, indeed, it kills me to see her in each - they're not scary, they're happy. With Halloween almost here, and celebrating the second one with a kid, I've warmed up to the holiday just a little with a new list: 
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Why Halloween is an Okay Holiday
1) My little girl loves walking up to knock on anyone's door. 2) I have a terrible sweet tooth. ;) 3) I believe in dragons...and love them. For today's giveaway, I need your help! My daughter and I still haven't decided on costumes. Tell us about some of your most memorable - and genius - costumes below by Thursday, Oct. 31, at 8 pm ET and you'll be entered into our random giveaway for a Rockabye Baby CD of your choice. Three (3) winners will be selected! 
11 comments
I made my costume this year and it was really fun, I wish I could share a picture of it. I’m 7 months pregnant and it’s a skeleton costume with a little baby skeleton on the belly. :)
Found the idea on Pinterest.
Sarah Star
My 2 yr old is going as Harajuku Kitty. I refuse to pay $40 for a cheesy hllo kitty costume and she wabted to be a cat. Cute punk 80s colored dress with tutu underneath, cat ears, hair bow, and cute helo kitty makeup! Easy
nicole betts
My son was born 5 weeks early and a week before Halloween. We dressed him up in a sailor Build-a-Bear costume because nothing else would fit him.
Nicole T
Hub and i made robot costumes using boxes, foil and duct tape. Was a ton of fun and looked great!
Jenna D
Hubby and I are both big readers, and we have passed on our love of books to our six year old daughter. This year, when asked what she wanted to be for Halloween, she told me that she wanted to be Emily Elizabeth (from the Clifford the Big Red Dog books). She will be wearing Emily Elizabeth’s signature outfit and carry around her big stuffed Clifford with her (unless I can talk her dad into wearing a homemade Clifford outfit!).
Kori
My most memorable Halloween costume was when I was around 8. My mom rented my costume a beautiful little Bo peep gown, complete with cane and curly wig.
Alayna
Favorite family costume we were all M&Ms My husband was the orange one, I was the peanut one in a yellow dress, my twin boys were both the red and blue m&Ms and my daughter at just 5 months old was the green M&M in a green swaddle.
Cynthia
I am dressing my 5 week old as Tinkerbell and I am going to be her pixie dust!
Antoinette
Well, my son is 11 and he is really tall he want to be the hulk this year but no luck, so jeans, a plaid shirt, cowboy hat and boots, and now its a family affair that my two in half is going to join in.. creative and easy
Patricia Valencia
I made a costume for my service dog. It looks like two dogs are standing upright carrying a treasure chest…I am posting it on your Facebook page now…since I can’t seem to add a picture of it here.
Oh, and you need to add some Johnny Cash to your lineup!
Olivia Rubin
This is my daughters FIRST EVER Halloween. And to be honest; I’ve never celebrated it before – I always thought it was ridiculous, to be honest. But now… seeing it through the eyes of a kid changes everything!
My daughter – who is part French, part Australian and part American had her American grandmother send her over the CUTEST little outfit to wear… And so we decided to dress her up to go to crèche, even if, in France here we don’t really celebrate Halloween by dressing up. The reaction was awesome! The staff there loved it, so did the parents – and my little baby mouse (she was dressed as a tiny little grey mouse with pink ears & nose, tiny whiskers and a little tail) loved all the attention that she got!
Happy Halloween to you guys!
Sam
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