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Cinco de Mayo Costume Ideas

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

Mexican Sombrero Hat

Cinco De Mayo commemorates the initial victory of Mexican forces led by General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín over French forces in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. A common misconception is that Cinco de Mayo is Mexico’s Independence Day - but this is not true.

AnytimeCostumes.com has several Cinco de Mayo costumes to choose from to celebrate this historic event!

We have Mexican Sombrero Hats for men & women, a Senorita Deluxe Woman’s Costume, a funny Adult Hey Amigo Costume, & we even have a pet Lil Bandito costume.

Happy Halloween 2007

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Happy Halloween to all!

Time-lapsed Video of Rotting Pumpkin

Monday, October 15th, 2007

Have you ever wondered what a pumpkin looks like as it rots? For most, the thought of what happens to a pumpkin after it is picked, carved and thrown in the trash doesn’t cross the mind. Here is a cool time-lapsed video of a rotting pumpkin.

7 Pumpkin Designs Like You’ve Never Seen

Monday, October 15th, 2007

Are you tired of the same old cookie-cutter jack-o-lanterns littering the streets this time of year? If so, we’ve got some original masterworks that will appeal to the inner Picasso in any pumpkin artist. Read forth and feast your eyes on these tempestuous marriages of pumpkin and knife.

Osama bin Lantern

Osama bin Lantern

We definitely wouldn’t recommend putting this on your doorstep but some may want to mock terrorism…Maybe put a knife through the top? This white pumpkin was remade into the Al Queda leader’s face, complete with badly kept beard.

Carved by gunfire

Carved by gunfire pumpkin

On the surface, it looks like your ordinary jack-o-lantern. But while most pumpkins are carved with knives, this one was re purposed with another tool: a .22-caliber rifle! It must have taken a pretty skilled marksman to fashion a face out of live ammunition!

Balinese Carved Pumpkin

Metallica Halloween pumpkin

This pumpkin is a flawless recreation of a Balinese demon, inspired by the island of Bali, Indonesia. The detail and precision on the creature’s teeth and ears are absolutely stunning. This is an example of the boundless potential inherent in the artisan-pumpkin relationship!

Metallica

Metallica Halloween pumpkin

Heavy metal fans rejoice! No longer will you be left out of the Halloween celebration that your dark metal music shares so much in common with. This craftsman looked at his pumpkin and saw in his mind’s eye the tribute to hard rock music that had for so long been missing from autumn decorations. The pumpkin features the familiar fist artwork from the “St. Anger” album artwork.

The Burger Pumpkin

The burger pumpkin

Think you’re looking at Burger King’s latest creation? Think again! This pumpkin was actually split in half, turned upside down, and stuffed with burger fixings to create the image of a delicious cheeseburger.

Disclaimer: The authors of this website are not responsible for the behavior of dogs who mistake this pumpkin for a burger, should you choose to emulate it!

Angry Tiki God

Angri tiki god pumpkin

From the sacred texts of ancient mythology comes this pumpkin, a stunning replication of an angry tiki god. The tribal paint on his face is consistent with mythical portrayals of how this god looked, and the open top is considered a vent for the tiki god’s anger to flow out of him.

Chinese Dragon

Chinese phoenix pumpkin

In the spirit of saving the best for last, we offer you this pumpkin masterwork. With an exacting precision and skill, this masterwork transcends pumpkin carving to become fine art itself. Notice how the artist takes care to position everything in just such a way that it utilizes the right amount of light. The end result is a lit pumpkin that brings this ancient symbol of Chinese heritage to a stunning level of visual realization.

The Halloween Candy Hierarchy

Monday, September 24th, 2007

The National Confectioners Association estimates that Halloween candy sales average about 2 billion dollars annually in the United States and that 93% of children will go trick-or-treating each year.

Although all candy is free for trick-or-treaters and most kids will take anything with a smile, they tend to consume and categorize candy to what is known as the Halloween Candy Hierarchy, a research that was conducted in 2006 with thorough testing and re-testing…

  • TOP TIER - (not suprisingly, exclusively chocolate-based)
    • Milly Way — Snickers — Peanut M&M’s — Regular M&Ms — Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups Junior Mints — regular old Hershey Bars* — Twix
  • SECOND TIER - (also exclusively chocolate, after fending off a few intruders)
    • Kit-Kat* — Nestle Crunch — Almond Joy — Mounds — Tootsie Rolls* — Dark Chocolate Hershey Bars — Fair Trade Chocolate — Butterfinger
  • THIRD TIER - (also referred to as the chewy range or, in some circles, the Upper Chewy or Upper Devonian)
    • Milk Duds — Starburst — Jolly Ranchers (if a good flavor) — 100 Grand Bar
  • BOTTOM TIER - (the Lower Chewy and Gummy-Based, also the Middle Crunchy Tart Layer)
    • Dots — Lollipops — Nerds — Whoppers — Swedish Fish — Gummy Bears straight up — Licorice — Anything from Brach’s — Hard Candy — Bubble Gum — LemonHeads — LaffyTaffy — Including the Chiclets (but not the erasers) — Jolly Ranchers (if a bad flavor) — Black Jacks — Bottle Caps — Smarties
  • Tier so low it does not register on our equipment
    • Healthy Fruit — Pencils — Lapel Pins — Extra Strength Tylenol

For more ideas on what to pass out for Halloween check out The Etiquette of Handing Out Halloween Candy article on Stuffmagazine.com.