Happy Halloween,I have never been much of a Halloween person, something about a day for the dead doesn’t go down too well for a wuss like me who is still having nightmares from that skin ripping scene in the Silent Hill movie not too long ago. Jamaicans are also largely a superstitious bunch, well at least the older folks are as the younger peeps continue to absorb American culture.

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Halloween Costume 2011

Halloween Costumes 2011: With three kids, I learned the best time to go shopping for Halloween costumes on the day after Halloween. This is a good time to buy things like makeup, wigs, hats and accessories. All of these things does not affect the size of the person wearing it. You can buy it very cheap by almost 80% to 90% off the regular price. It’s things as well, that will not go bad until next Halloween. Just put aside in a box that says Halloween costumes and set aside for next year.

You’ll see when next year comes and you do not have to pay big money for these things, you’ve saved a lot of money. You can also use items you have purchased a few things around the house, and then you have your own original Halloween costume. You can not beat that then you will have more money to buy candy.

Halloween Costumes 2011: Halloween costume ideas for couples and fans of science fiction in 2011, this is a special time of year when children and adults get to dress up in costume in public without ridicule is almost here. The smartest start thinking about Halloween costumes now, before the big rush hits and all the costumes available.

From classics like Doctor Who and Star Trek and Star Wars to modern science fiction hits like Iron Man and other superheroes, there are plenty of costumes for fans of science fiction this year. To help the nerds and sci-fi geeks out there, we have compiled a list of the top Halloween costumes in 2011, science fiction.
Sci-Fi Costumes for Toddlers

When it comes to the big Fantasy Halloween costumes for children, there are standards that all go with him. How many children did you see Yoda? What Child Princess Leia? A lot, I think.

There is nothing that you can not make a cute robot child. It is important to remember that you want to make sure costumes are safe for baby or toddler.

1. Yoda
2. Princess Leia
3. Star Trek uniform
4. Chewbacca
5. R2D2
6. Baby Ewoks!

Fantasy Halloween costumes for children

When the children a little older, they begin to want to go a little deeper into their costumes, and it is natural. There are more ideas for Halloween costumes of science fiction, such as age children. Of course, the standard Star Wars characters is used, although children may be more interested in the movie the clones and new characters. Star Trek, Power Rangers and Super Hero classes are popular.

1. Boba Fett
2. Jedi Warrior
3. Clone Trooper
4. Transformers – Bumblebee and Optimus Prime
5. Man of iron
6. Batman

Halloween costumes for teens science fiction

For preteens and teens to find the perfect costume for Halloween can be tricky. At this age, kids are really starting to get more sophisticated with their costumes. The good news is that there are many great Sci-Fi Costumes for teens and preteens in 2011. From classics such as Star Trek and Star Wars, with new heroes of science fiction in the 21st century, there are a lot of great Halloween costumes ideas.

1. Darth Vader, Darth Maul and Darth is one of – er, the Sith.
2. Star Trek Next Generation
3. Han Solo
4. Chewbacca
5. Clark Kent Superman
6. Queen Amidala
7. Captain America

Fantastic Halloween Costumes for Adults

Not all adults dress up for Halloween, but some dress up in costumes from the sci-fi throughout the year. For those who dress up every year on Halloween, we have some great Halloween costumes ideas.

1. Stormtrooper – The longer you go, the harder you will be to look at.
2. Darth Vader – a classic, but to spend money to get the voice changer.
3. Doctor Who – none of the doctors – a scarf is the easiest!
4. Han Solo – only certain people can do this, but those who can look!
5. Star Trek – Large selection here for both men and women.
6. Batgirl – Wonder Woman – Many superheroes choice for women. What Xeen?
7. Gladiator – for men or women – sexy or not – this is a good choice.

Kids Halloween Costumes 2011

Baby Halloween Costumes 2011

Adult Halloween Costumes 2011

You will be a distinguished Devil in this quality costume for Halloween. The red satin cape has foam in the collar and the gold buttons in the front secure the cape across the chest with the gold chain that loops around. The red crushed velvet dress buttons up the front with gold colored buttons and ties in the back. The black satin sleeves are attached to the vest and have a matching satin collar. The black ruffle jabot is attached to the front and is further ornamented with a plastic gold and ruby gem medallion. Complete this look with the men’s red gangster shoes or the devil makeup kit. You will look rich and powerful this Halloween when you wear this handsome costume to the next monster bash.

Fergie cuts a sexy figure as iconic Egyptian queen Cleopatra during a Halloween party at NYC hotspot Avenue on Saturday night (October 31).
The 34-year-old Black Eyed Peas frontwoman was accompanied by Aussie singing sensation Kylie Minogue, who recently wrapped touring in North America. Not sure on her costume but Kylie did her own make-up!

Other pictures include Fergie catching a departing flight out of LaGuardia airport in Queens, New York earlier today (November 2).

Batman & Joker Halloween Costume Ideas

Lately I have been sort of obsessed with “Vintage Halloween Photos” featuring kids or adults dressed-up as their favorite Batman characters. I don’t know, since the holiday is coming up I thought it would be an interesting idea. Anyway, I have been asking readers to send in their photos & the response has been wonderful! I have a lot of them so far but want even more so if you have some cool pics like this then please send them in. Now, to talk about these 2 photos. The 1st one is a friend named John. I met him at MySpace & he’s a pretty cool guy. Last year he dressed-up as the Joker ( The Dark Knight movie version ) for Halloween with this awesome costume he made hunting through Thrift Stores. His Joker make-up & green hair look great too. The next photo, with Batman, is our friend Christopher. I kinda-sorta know him over at Facebook. He was kind enough to send this very cool photo of him dressed in his “1989 Batman Movie” costume. He says he wears it sometimes to charity events to help raise money for certain causes. Wow, that’s really really awesome! I love when people do that. When people think about others in need instead of their own BS then it’s a big step towards making the world a better place. Thanks to both John & Chris for sharing these 2 “Joker & Batman” Halloween Costume photos…you both ROCK!

Although Halloween is often claimed to be a cultural descendant of the Celtic festival of Samhain, such claims are generally not considered either historically accurate or scholarly.[4] In particular, the custom of dressing up in costumes and going “guising” or trick-or-treating at Halloween developed from Christian customs created in Western Europea around the 15th century.[5] Guising at Halloween in Scotland is recorded in 1895, where masqueraders in disguise carrying lanterns made out of scooped out turnips, visit homes to be rewarded with cakes, fruit and money.[2] The practise of Guising at Halloween in North America is first recorded in 1911, where a newspaper in Kingston, Ontario reported children going “guising” around the neighborhood.[6]

The holidays of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day were often celebrated with costume parades, wild parties, and licentiousness of all sorts.[7] In the 18th century in the United Kingdom, Halloween was celebrated in rural areas by farmers as a fertility rite, while in cities it had a Carnival-like atmosphere.[7] But as Halloween was transported to the United States by waves of European immigrants,[8] the licentious and rowdy elements of Halloween were domesticated to conform with the emerging Victorian era morality. Halloween was made into a private rather than public holiday, celebrations involving liquor and sensuality de-emphasized, and only children were expected to celebrate the festival.[9]

While wearing costumes at Halloween is recorded in Scotland in 1895, there is little evidence of costumes in England, Ireland, or the United States prior to 1900, however.[3] Early Halloween costumes emphasized the pagan and gothic nature of Halloween, and were aimed primarily at children. Costumes were also made at home, or using items (such as make-up) which could be purchased and utilized to create a costume. But in the 1930s, A.S. Fishbach, Ben Cooper, Inc., and other firms began mass-producing Halloween costumes for sale in stores as trick-or-treating became popular in North America.

Halloween costumes are often designed to imitate supernatural and scary beings. Costumes are traditionally those of monsters such as vampires, ghosts,[10] skeletons, witches, and devils, or in more recent years such science fiction-inspired characters as aliens and superheroes. There are also costumes of pop culture figures like presidents, athletes, celebrities, or film and television characters. Another popular trend is for women (and in some cases, men) to use Halloween as an excuse to wear sexy or revealing costumes, showing off more skin than would be socially acceptable otherwise. Young girls also often dress as entirely non-scary characters at Halloween, including princesses, fairies, angels, farm animals and flowers.

Halloween costume parties generally fall on or around October 31, often falling on the Friday or Saturday prior to Halloween.

Halloween Costumes!