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Costume parade

Your kids will enjoy happy haunting this Halloween while making fun, frightening fashion statements.

by Kelly St. John RegierPublished: October, 2008

Princesses and superheroes, ghosts and monsters … kids spend weeks, or even months, dreaming of the perfect costume for Halloween night. This year, costume stores report that many boys want to dress in movie star roles like Batman, while girls are looking toward television stars like Hannah Montana. Whatever costume you choose, knock-knock ‘em dead!

Ready for adventure
“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” is inspiring a new generation of boys to dress up as the whip-toting action hero.

> Indiana Jones Boys Costume, $29.99
Available in child small.
Spirit of Halloween retail stores or online at spirithalloween.com


“I’m Batman!”

Blockbuster summer movies are always an inspiration for Halloween. So let your little guy channel his inner superhero to save Gotham City.

> Batman Dark Knight Muscle Chest Child Costume, $34.99. Available in child sizes small, medium and large.
Spirit of Halloween retail stores or online at spirithalloween.com


What a transformation
Calling all Autobots! “Transformers” fans can lead the fight to save Earth by dressing up as Optimus Prime.

> Transformers Optimus Prime Deluxe Child Costume,  $49.99
Available in children’s sizes small and medium.
Spirit of Halloween retail stores or online at spirithalloween.com


It’s a bird, it’s a plane …
Who says boys have to corner the market on crime-fighting? Let your girl quick-change into a high-flying Halloween superhero.

> Supergirl Child Costume, $29.99
Available in children’s sizes small, medium and large.
Spirit of Halloween retail stores or online at spirithalloween.com


Cutie from the hood
Your Little Red Riding Hood can fill up her basket with Halloween candy.

> Lil’ Red Riding Hood Toddler Costume,  $24.99
Available in sizes 1T-2T and 2T-4T.
Spirit of Halloween retail stores or online at spirithalloween.com


Ahoy, Matey!
Your daughter will be the heroine in her own pirate movie: Elizabeth Swann, who tricked Jack Sparrow into saving herself and the crew of the Black Pearl.

> Pirates of the Caribbean Deluxe Elizabeth Child Costume, $49.99
Available in children’s sizes small, medium and large.
Spirit of Halloween retail stores or online at spirithalloween.com


Singing sensation
The biggest name in entertainment for the younger set is Hannah Montana, so let your daughter grab the microphone and dress up as her favorite heroine.

> Hannah Montana Child Costume, $39.99
Available in child sizes small, medium and large.
Spirit of Halloween retail stores or online at spirithalloween.com


Out for blood
Halloween traditionalists love a great vampire costume, so your son can haunt the neighborhood in style.

> Classic Vampire Child Costume, $19.99
Available in child small, medium and large.
Spirit of Halloween retail stores or online at spirithalloween.com


Sesame Street sweet
Toddler fans of “Sesame Street” know all about fairy-in-training Abby Cadabby, who loves pink. “That’s so magic!”

> Abby Cadabby Sesame Street Toddler Costume, $34.99
Available in toddler sizes 1T-2T, 3T.
Spirit of Halloween retail stores or online at spirithalloween.com


For special-needs kids
Parents of children with sensory-integration issues, mild to severe autism or other developmental delays might want to consider dress-up clothes like the Magical Apparel collection by Fun and Function LLC. Police dress-up vests and princess outfits have interior pockets that can hold weights to soothe children who need more sensory input, while snaps and buttons are designed to help kids develop their fine motor skills.

> Fairy Princess Dressing Vest, $39.99 and Fairy Princess Ball Gown Skirt, $29.99; fits children ages 3-6
> Police Officer Dressing Vest, $39.99; fits children ages 3-6
1/2-pound or 1-pound set of five weights for insertion in vests, $19.99 to $22.21
Available online at funandfunction.com





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