The Costume Craziness that is Halloween has come to an end along with our fabulous Costume Countdown. It got supremely hectic down at Scavenge in those last few days. The staff was in costume, half of our customers were in costume, and something happened for the first time ever.
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November 2nd, 20095 Great Events for Halloweeners
September 16th, 2009
Are you a Halloweener? Sounds bad, but it’s actually a good thing. A Halloweener is a lover of all things Halloween. So for all you Halloweeners out there, here’s a list of five pretty cool Halloween events in the USA.
- New York’s Village Halloween Parade. This is huge event happening on the evening of Halloween itself. It’s now in its 36th year and is said to be the biggest public Halloween event in the USA. Two million attendees, 60,000 costumed marchers, and even national media coverage. Sounds like a perfect place for a Halloweener to me.
- Little Five Points Festival and Parade in Atlanta. Join the folks of Atlanta Georgia for their 9th annual parade. They’ve got competition categories and prizes.
- West Hollywood Costume Carnaval. Join a half million other Halloweeners for some west coast Halloween fun. The big event is on Halloween night itself, but they’ve got a whole week’s worth of events leading up to Halloween. Get your costume ready and do Halloween California style
- The “World’s Largest Halloween Party” at the Louisville Zoo. Looking for something a bit more family friendly. This huge event is totally geared toward kids. Both kids and adults can costume up, but they need to be fun, friendly, non-scary costumes. Loads of fun events.
- Festival of the Dead. Head to Salem, Massachusetts, the headquarters for all things witchy in America’s early days. There are so many Halloween events here, you might want to stay for a week or longer. How about a Zombie Ball, a Vampire’s Masquerade Ball, or the Witches Ball. Or maybe some Ghost Hunting 101 or pick from one of the many other events perfect for Halloweeners.
Let your little Halloweener brain ponder over those five frightfully fun events. Brainstorm and come up with your perfect Halloween costume. Ah, but don’t book your airline tickets yet. I’ll have five more fantastic Halloweener destinations on the next blog post.
The Coordinated Outfit Travelers
September 14th, 2009
Have you ever seen this sort of family? Maybe at an airport, or a theme park, or some other public place? I spent the last few days in airports, subway stations, and even downtown New York City and you just wouldn’t believe how many coordinated families I saw.
They were everywhere – some wearing matching shirts only, others dressed in entire matching outfits. I knew two families who used to do this every time they travelled or took the whole family on outings to crowded public places. They’d dress everyone t-shirts of bright purple, fluorescent yellow, or some other “get your attention” color. As I sat in the airport people-watching between flights, I saw several of these ultra-safe, ultra-coordinated families moving their way through the crowds. I’ll give it to them, they sure did stand out.
And then I got to thinking . . . why not take it a step further? Why just do matching jeans and t-shirts? I mean, the whole wear matching, brightly colored shirts, is so 1980’s. Everyone is doing it. And they are all doing the same thing. If you really want to stand out, you’re going to have to do something a bit different.
How about matching wigs? Your group would be so easy to spot in a crowd if you were all wearing . . . red afro wigs.
Head toppings are easy, so pick out a crazy hat – of course, make it something bright and outlandish. Your family will be safe, secure, together and having fun all at the same time.
Got a favorite sports team? Have everyone wear that team’s jersey.
Going somewhere cold? How about matching costumes. Something to keep you warm and easy to identify.
How about a family of Teletubbies?
Have everyone dress as a Hogwarts’ student with a nice robe and scarf.
Or a family of superheroes? Okay, maybe that’s going a bit far (or maybe not), but you get the idea. If you are going to wear matching clothes, have some fun with it. And, on top of all that, you’ll have the perfect set of coordinated outfits to use for your next set of family portraits or Christmas cards. Talk about efficient!
