# Doper Parents: What's your kid gonna be for Halloween? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 29, 2009, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-whats-your-kid-gonna-be-for-halloween/515628 "2009-10-29T16:58:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-whats-your-kid-gonna-be-for-halloween/515628/21 "2009-10-29T19:13:01Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > What a peculiar use of the word “adult”! But thank you. 😃 I hope it’s obvious that I meant the word ‘adult’ in the sense that, at 18, she’s legally an adult! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-whats-your-kid-gonna-be-for-halloween/515628/22 "2009-10-29T19:19:54Z")
> [@norinew](#): > > My **mudgirl** decided she wants to be a red-kneed tarantula for Halloween. It took me a while to figure out how to pull off the costume, but once I puzzled out the “how”, the actual doing was easy! > > So, what’s your kid gonna be? We made a spider outfit for our little one: [![](https://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/malthusmalthus/baby/Dsc02264.jpg) ](https://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/malthusmalthus/baby/Dsc02264.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-whats-your-kid-gonna-be-for-halloween/515628/23 "2009-10-29T19:52:41Z")
> [@norinew](#): > > I hope it’s obvious that I meant the word ‘adult’ in the sense that, at 18, she’s legally an adult! 😉 Yes, but even _she_ thinks that’s absurd. I don’t think this little bird will be leaving the nest too soon… ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-whats-your-kid-gonna-be-for-halloween/515628/24 "2009-10-29T19:56:50Z")
The Firebug is going to be a turtle. (He’s only 2; he’ll be happy with that.) My wife finished up the costume earlier today. ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-whats-your-kid-gonna-be-for-halloween/515628/25 "2009-10-29T19:57:00Z")
Another baby skellington here! 4 month-old irishbaby will be wearing a store-bought skeleton suit. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-whats-your-kid-gonna-be-for-halloween/515628/26 "2009-10-29T19:58:51Z")
> [@Woeg](#): > > My ten year old is going to be Dr Horrible. I am going to be Captain Hammer whilst escorting them on their trick-or-treating escapades! Awesome! :wonders if there’s time to conjure up a “Bad Horse” costume: ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-whats-your-kid-gonna-be-for-halloween/515628/27 "2009-10-29T20:01:47Z")
> [@Juliana](#): > > The two things adults fear the most. > > 11 year old son: Death. > 10 year old daughter: Taxes. Complete with briefcase and 1040s to hand out. Reminds me of the year I carved a mathematical formula into our jack o’ lantern. I figured it would scare the crap out of the kids! ---
**Author:** ![Grey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-whats-your-kid-gonna-be-for-halloween/515628/28 "2009-10-29T20:09:16Z")
6 year old - Indiana Jones (with whip) 8 year old - Packer fan (with cheese head) ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-whats-your-kid-gonna-be-for-halloween/515628/29 "2009-10-29T20:11:59Z")
Hopefully, my children will remain non-existent this year. Otherwise, it will be the scariest Halloween ever. ---
**Author:** ![Ol\_Gaffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Ol\_Gaffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ol_Gaffer)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-whats-your-kid-gonna-be-for-halloween/515628/30 "2009-10-29T20:21:16Z")
8-year old: A knight. 10-year old: Snake Plissken from _Escape from New York_. I tried to convince (unsuccessfully) my wife that we should go as Maggie and Brain to complement his outfit. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-whats-your-kid-gonna-be-for-halloween/515628/31 "2009-10-29T21:44:19Z")
At 2, my son was a fireman At 3, Thomas the Tank Engine At 4, a ghost At 5, a pirate This year, a vampire (I have no idea where he even learned what a vampire is). ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-whats-your-kid-gonna-be-for-halloween/515628/32 "2009-10-29T22:07:40Z")
Let’s see: Eldest - Betsy Ross Middle - Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes Youngest - Jelly (don’t ask. I understand a friend will be PB) Oh yeah, ages 21, 20, and 18. Halloween is pretty much the high holiday of the Dinsdale clan. ---
**Author:** ![Reloy3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Reloy3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reloy3)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-whats-your-kid-gonna-be-for-halloween/515628/33 "2009-10-29T22:09:15Z")
4 year old - an M&M 8 year old - ninja 14 year old - God’s gift to women (Dressed as a present with a tag saying “To: Women From: God”) 16 year old - Michael Jackson today (Skeleton costume with sunglasses and one sequened glove) ---
**Author:** ![BetsQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@BetsQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BetsQ)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-whats-your-kid-gonna-be-for-halloween/515628/34 "2009-10-29T22:17:44Z")
3 year old - Sleeping Beauty 7 year old - one of many pirates, apparently. Sleeping Beauty was so not my idea and it took us lots of driving and three stores to find exactly what she wanted, but she’s soooooooo happy with it that it’s worth it. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-whats-your-kid-gonna-be-for-halloween/515628/35 "2009-10-29T22:23:25Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Reminds me of the year I carved a mathematical formula into our jack o’ lantern. I figured it would scare the crap out of the kids! One year I did a winky emoticon in our pumpkin. I made a box look like a computer monitor. It won third place in our pumpkin contest! A couple of years ago, our daughter was a witch doctor. She wore the stereotypical witch costume, but carried a doctor bag and wore a stethoscope. She came up with it. I thought it was totally cool - nobody got it! ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-whats-your-kid-gonna-be-for-halloween/515628/36 "2009-10-29T22:27:12Z")
> [@Reloy3](#): > > 14 year old - God’s gift to women (Dressed as a present with a tag saying “To: Women From: God”) > 16 year old - Michael Jackson today (Skeleton costume with sunglasses and one sequened glove) Bwah! ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-whats-your-kid-gonna-be-for-halloween/515628/37 "2009-10-29T22:28:53Z")
I used to love making the kids’ costumes and now they just want to get store-bought ones like their friends have. Boy (5) is going to be Thomas the Tank Engine and Girl (7) is going to be a Red Power Ranger. If I were going to a Halloween party (I was invited to 2, but they are both on Halloween itself and I can’t pull that off), I was going to be Junie B. Jones. ---
**Author:** ![Wednesday\_Evening](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b2d939/32.png) [@Wednesday\_Evening](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wednesday_Evening)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-whats-your-kid-gonna-be-for-halloween/515628/38 "2009-10-30T00:13:35Z")
5 year old: green octopus 3 year old: purple octopus I made the costumes from oversized sweatshirts (not my own idea - I got it from Family Fun magazine). They turned out pretty well, with not too much effort. Much better than last year, when I spent about 10 hours painting spots on the dalmatian costumes! ---
**Author:** ![Martha\_Medea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@Martha\_Medea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martha_Medea)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-whats-your-kid-gonna-be-for-halloween/515628/39 "2009-10-30T00:26:58Z")
9-year old - a Dementor ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-whats-your-kid-gonna-be-for-halloween/515628/40 "2009-10-30T01:28:31Z")
> [@lorene](#): > > I used to love making the kids’ costumes and now they just want to get store-bought ones like their friends have. Boy (5) is going to be Thomas the Tank Engine and Girl (7) is going to be a Red Power Ranger. > > If I were going to a Halloween party (I was invited to 2, but they are both on Halloween itself and I can’t pull that off), I was going to be Junie B. Jones. Personally, I like the _challenge_ of figuring out how to make a particular costume work! I was disappointed in myself this year, because **mudgirl** originally wanted to be a Ball Python (snake) and I just _couldn’t_ figure out how to do the costume! Then she reverted to being the red-kneed tarantula she was last year. Well, fortunately (for me) I already figured that out _last year_, so I know what to do this year. Fortunately for her, it won her an “originality” prize in every costume contest she entered last year! Unfortunately for her, she’s sick right now with a sinus infection. So she’s already missed the costume contest at the local supermarket (which happened earlier this evening); hopefully, she’ll be feeling well enough by Saturday to go to bowling league (in costume; prizes given) and trick-or-treating! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-whats-your-kid-gonna-be-for-halloween/515628.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-whats-your-kid-gonna-be-for-halloween/515628.md?page=3)