My favorite part of Halloween is the food. I love the spooky appetizers at parties, endless amounts of fun-sized candy bars, and hot apple cider.
In most cases, to get to these themed goodies, one needs to try to look scary, silly or a mixture of both. But as Halloween approaches, I always find myself excited about the treats but anxious about what costume I’m going to pull off. Granted, I’m a grown-up. I can buy full-sized candy bars any day of the year in sweatpants, but there’s something about the season that begs for creativity, even if it’s low effort.
Here are a few costume ideas I’ve thought of over the years: “Music fan,” a costume that included ripped jeans, a concert tee, and multiple lanyards of backstage passes from my days as a merch girl. “Jogger,” literally just what I wear to go running plus a headband. And perhaps my favorite, “Skeleton,” which is a hoodie I got at Hot Topic about ten years ago and have worn every Halloween since.
