UCG/Universal Images Group/Getty Images The scariest thing about Halloween might well be the dent it leaves in your wallet. Whether you’re aiming to have the best-decorated house on the block, or just trying to put together costumes for the family, you’ve probably spent your fair share at Spirit Halloween. What can we say? Spooky season...
Scary Mommy; Getty Images One of the best things about the spooky season is how sensory it all is. Sight, sound, smell, taste, touch — every single one gets engaged in such a heightened way this time of year, which just makes you want to immerse yourself entirely. And, really, what better way to immerse...
Ariela Basson/Scary Mommy; Getty Images, Amazon It’s a moment in parenthood that comes for us all: You’re walking the aisles of a Target or a Walmart or a Spirit Halloween, your kid darting back and forth inspecting all the costumes. And then suddenly, you pass their usual section and wind up in that one definitively...
It’s October, and I personally believe that that means it’s costume season. Don’t make your kids wait until October 31st. Don’t listen to the naysayers who’ll tell you we’ve taken Halloween too far, that the whole month has exploded into one giant holiday. I live in a town over from America’s Halloween capital of Salem,...