# Best kids halloween costume ever

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-kids-halloween-costume-ever/303356>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 11, 2005, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-kids-halloween-costume-ever/303356 "2005-05-11T05:26:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![lee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lee/32/7455_2.png) [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2005, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-kids-halloween-costume-ever/303356/21 "2005-05-14T05:22:18Z")

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How about dressing the youngster as a song? For her first halloween, We dressed Loren in a little gold lamé outfit lined with fleece for comfort and warmth. I crocheted her a purple toupee out of eyelash yarn. I made a sticker for her that said free the Expo '67 and a gold lamé hat. Several people even got it. She was happy and enjoyed the attention and adventure.

Avoid face paint and anything scratchy or binding is my advice.

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**Author:** ![inkleberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f17d59/32.png) [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2005, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-kids-halloween-costume-ever/303356/22 "2005-05-14T05:47:52Z")

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> [@Electronic Chaos](#):
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> When I first read the OP, I got Gene and Richard Simmons mixed up.
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> For the life of me, I couldn’t figure out why you’d want to put your kid through that.

Your idea takes the cake. Tink as Richard, me as Gene.

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**Author:** ![inkleberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f17d59/32.png) [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2005, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-kids-halloween-costume-ever/303356/23 "2005-05-14T05:49:44Z")

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> [@Mockingbird](#):
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> How about sending a kid out dressed as Jon Benet Ramsey?

If we have a daughter, we will totally do this.

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**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2005, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-kids-halloween-costume-ever/303356/24 "2005-05-14T06:53:20Z")

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You should be a digital camera or a palm device or something, and the little one should be a memory card.

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**Author:** ![MLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2005, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-kids-halloween-costume-ever/303356/25 "2005-05-14T14:53:55Z")

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> [@lee](#):
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> How about dressing the youngster as a song? For her first halloween, We dressed Loren in a little gold lamé outfit lined with fleece for comfort and warmth. I crocheted her a purple toupee out of eyelash yarn. I made a sticker for her that said free the Expo '67 and a gold lamé hat. Several people even got it. She was happy and enjoyed the attention and adventure.
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> Avoid face paint and anything scratchy or binding is my advice.

I don’t get it.

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**Author:** ![lee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lee/32/7455_2.png) [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2005, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-kids-halloween-costume-ever/303356/26 "2005-05-14T17:46:07Z")

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> [@MLS](#):
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> I don’t get it.

[Purple toupee and gold lame will turn your brain around](http://www.tmbw.net/wiki/index.php/Lyrics:Purple_Toupee)

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