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Now, I know I have the best and brightest readers out there. So since I’m stumped, I just know if I bring my problem to you, you’ll have the perfect solution.

We need a costume for Hallowe’en.

For the actual day, it’s fine if Hayden dresses up as, y’know, whatever. But we also have a Hallowe’en party that’s a tradition—and there are prizes. Of course, I don’t care about such things. I just want to rest secure in the knowledge that my children, husband and I have the most creative, best executed costumes in the known universe.

That sounds like a manageable assignment, don’t you think?

What do you suggest? Share your best family costume ideas here!

(A reminder: we have two adults, me and Ryan, and two kids, our two-year-old son, Hayden, and our two-month-old daughter, Rebecca.)

I was almost six months pregnant with Hayden when Hallowe’en rolled around. I was completely stumped for a good costume, and we had a party to go to. After looking on dozens of message boards and lots and lots of web searches, I assembled the granddaddy of all lists of pregnancy-related costumes.

I realize that not everyone is looking for a couple/pregnancy costume, so the list starts off with “stand alone” costumes that highlight your “baby bump.” Next is couple costumes, although there is some overlap between the two. Most of the costumes were fairly self explanatory, but I elucidated a bit for a few. Please note that I’m not saying that I think these ideas are good/creative/funny; they’re just everything I found.

Stand Alone

• 8 Ball (you could even be magic, if you feel so inclined)
• alien creature coming out of your belly
• angel
• baker
• Baker’s Wife (“Into the Woods”)
• Barney
• big baby
• belly dancer
• Big Bird
• bowling ball
• bumblebee



• bump in the road (wear all black, use sticky-backed felt strips to create road markings. Stick some cars on your belly)
• bun in the oven
• clown
• cow
• devil
• duckling
• fairy/fairy godmother
• fishbowl
• grape bunch
• gumball machine
• gypsy
• hillbilly bride
• hula dancer
• kangaroo
• M&M
• man with a belly
• marshmallow (Stay-Puf Marshmallow Man, anyone?)
• Marshmellow Peep
• “Midnight Priestess”
• Mike Wazowski (“Monsters, Inc.”)
• Minnie/Mickey Mouse
• the Moon
• Mother Earth/Mother Nature
• “Mummy”
• Pillsbury doughboy
• pirate (with a belly?)
• pregnant bride
• pregnant hippie
• pregnant nun
• pregnant nurse
• pregnant schoolgirl
• pumpkin/jack o’lantern—paint your shirt (or if it’s warm and you’re a bit of an exhibitionist, paint your belly)
• Raggedy Ann/rag doll
• scarecrow
• skeleton with baby skeleton on your belly
• Sneetch (star-belly or plain-belly)
• trashy lady/man
• Violet Beauregard Blueberry (“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”)
• watermelon
• Winnie the Pooh
• witch

Couple Costumes

• “Mummy” and “Daddy”
• bowling ball and pin or bowler
• bun in the oven & baker
• cow and milkman
• hillbilly bride and hillbilly groom
• Humpty Dumpty & the king
• M&Ms
• Minnie and Mickey Mouse
• Mr & Mrs Potato head
• pregnant angel and devil
• pregnant hippies
• pregnant nun and devil
• pregnant nun and priest
• Rosemary and the Devil (“Rosemary’s Baby”)
• Sneetches (star-bellies, plain-bellies, or mix’n'match)
• trashy couple
• Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum

There were a few things on my list that were “topical” (read: “dated”). Can you tell what year this was?

• Britney Spears and Kevin Federline
• Padmé and Anakin (or Darth Vader) (“Star Wars”)
• Shrek & Fiona
• Sidney Bristow and Michael Vaughn (“Alias”)

My favorite idea wasn’t really related to pregnancy, but adorable: Sesame Street Martians (see for an awesome example and their family song if you’ve forgotten it .) I told my husband it’d be cute to put “Yip, yip, YOU!” on his back and “Yip, yip, ME!” on my back and “Yip, yip, BABY!” on my belly. Ryan laughed at me.

Our choice? That’s us at the top of the post. The day of the party, I got some pipe cleaners and headbands and made myself a halo and Ryan a set of sparkly red “horns.” He wore his red boots and his shirt with flames on it; I wore a flowy white shirt and skirt. It ended up being so flowy that almost no one could tell I was pregnant. Oh well.

Personally, I don’t really ‘get,’ the whole pregnant nun thing. I’m not offended by it; it’s just not very funny to me.

I am SUPER excited about our costumes this year, though—no pregnancy necessary.

Scribbit’s first Winter Bazaar starts today! Each Wednesday this month, participants can post Hallowe’en tips and tricks tricks and treats for a chance to win fun prizes—kids’ costumes! (Yes, apparently Hallowe’en is a winter holiday in Alaska. You know, like Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter and Labor Day. )

I wracked my brain for what I could write about, and then I remembered I’d compiled this list a while back (i.e. when I was pregnant) and finally have the chance to post it!

The bazaar will continue next month with a different theme and prize, and until the snow melts in Alaska.