Jonesing for some 70s Halloween!

[HardyGirl]

Even though now that I'm an adult, and Halloween is a big fat letdown, (Well, it was when I was a kid too), I still get into the preparation. Hardly any Trick-or-treaters come, but I still decorate the windows, hang a sign on my front door and put an LED pumpkin in the living room. I even bought a lawn sign w/ Snoopy lying on his back on a pumpkin that says "Trick Or Treat", hoping to attract more local kids. I pulled out my spooky 70s Halloween records today. I keep going to Walgreens, wishing I'd see some Ben Cooper and Collegeville costumes, (even though I know that'll never happen), and even going through the archives here on MM about the old Collegeville and Ben Cooper costumes. I'm looking foward to dopey construction paper projects w/ my pre-schoolers, and making caramel apples and cookies for our party at school.

Am I crazy???

[Doc]

Hells donkeys remember when people MADE costumes? I remember one 70s halloween with two indians rowing a cardboard canoe down the street. Old sheets were sacrificed. boxes became robot parts, Dad and moms old love beads became a part of hippy outfits.....And you could go tricker treating for miles before everyone got scared of apple razors and candy pins......

[kingdom warrior]

I was at Party City (retail costume bday store) I don't know if they have chains around the country and they have throw back Batman ben cooper style masks......I was going to buy me one but I was there shopping for my daughters B-day party so I passed on it....for now.

[Werewolf]

I miss seeing the Beistle cardboard Halloween decorations in stores. None of the stores around me carry it. Love the art style. Spooky but with a sense of fun and whimsy. The stuff I see now is generally either too morbid or too cutesy.

[HardyGirl]

I was at Party City (retail costume bday store) I don't know if they have chains around the country and they have throw back Batman ben cooper style masks......I was going to buy me one but I was there shopping for my daughters B-day party so I passed on it....for now.

Oooh! I want one! If you do go back, can you send me one? I'll pay ya! Please?

[kingdom warrior]

Oooh! I want one! If you do go back, can you send me one? I'll pay ya! Please?

I'll let you know if I can get my hands on them again....

[palitoy]

The wife and I went to a big Halloween store yesterday, life sized Freddy and Jason? dead zombie babies? A lot of this stuff isn't really age appropriate or in good taste IMO. To me, Halloween is for kids.

We've bought a lot of vintage decorations over the summer and I build a new guy every year, this year I'm doing a life sized Sleestak.

[Cmonster]

this year I'm doing a life sized Sleestak.

Gonna need to see pics of THAT for sure...

SC

[The Toyroom]

The wife and I went to a big Halloween store yesterday, life sized Freddy and Jason? dead zombie babies? A lot of this stuff isn't really age appropriate or in good taste IMO. To me, Halloween is for kids.

Yeah we checked out Spirit Halloween last week and that's all they seem to have in the store.....tons and tons of dead zombie babies That's a turn-off for me....

[Godzilla]

We're pulling out our decorations today. Lot's of stuff I had as a kid. Our kids love it and it's a blast for me too.

[generic]

I miss seeing the Beistle cardboard Halloween decorations in stores. None of the stores around me carry it. Love the art style. Spooky but with a sense of fun and whimsy. The stuff I see now is generally either too morbid or too cutesy.

Werewolf, did you see the "Monster High" Halloween costumes yet?

I was at Party City (retail costume bday store) I don't know if they have chains around the country...

They have them all over the place here in Atlanta, GA.

The wife and I went to a big Halloween store yesterday, life sized Freddy and Jason? dead zombie babies? A lot of this stuff isn't really age appropriate or in good taste IMO. To me, Halloween is for kids.

Although I totally respect your opinion about Halloween being for kids, I have to say that the reality these days is that it's a HUGE party holiday for adults. The stores probably make a lot more money selling adult costumes and accessories than items for the kids.

[BOTZWANA]

I agree the Zombie babies are just gross. I miss me some seventies halloween! Maybe Halloween should put the zombie babies on hold next year and do a theme of seventies halloween for next year.

[Werewolf]

Werewolf, did you see the "Monster High" Halloween costumes yet?

Yep, I think they're groovy. I mentioned a while back in the Monster High thread I thought they would be really popular this Halloween.

[HardyGirl]

The wife and I went to a big Halloween store yesterday, life sized Freddy and Jason? dead zombie babies? A lot of this stuff isn't really age appropriate or in good taste IMO. To me, Halloween is for kids.

We've bought a lot of vintage decorations over the summer and I build a new guy every year, this year I'm doing a life sized Sleestak.

I'm in full agreement about Halloween being for kids. Even though my mom wasn't big on it, I had costumes all through grade school (mostly witches, I was kinda stuck in that for awhile). And I always celebrated at school and church. As for the monsters, I think it should be kept Universal Monsters, and B-movie stuff like aliens, mad scientists, the Blob...stuff like that. That's just scary enough to be age appropriate in my opnion.

And you're making a life-sized SLEESTAK??? WOW! Can't wait to see the pics of that!!

[Meule]

Been Halloween shopping for weeks now, gonna put up the decorations and build my cemetery in the garden this afternoon