Getting Halloween Ready

We are about three weeks away from that fun night of costumes and candy, but are you ready? 

According to a National Retail Federation survey conducted by BIGinsight, 7 in 10 Americans plan to celebrate Halloween this year, and they plan to spend an average of $79.82 on decorations, costumes and candy. They will end up spending $28.65 just on costumes alone this year.  Is that what you have spent? 

Most Halloween shops are stocking up on the popular costumes like Barack Obama and Mitt Romney masks, zombie and super hero costumes.  Here is a list of the most popular costumes by category from Squidoo.com and the National Retail Federation.


Most popular kids costumes

    1. Avengers
    2. Angry Birds
    3. Harry Potter
    4. Hunger Games Characters
    5. Olympic Athletes
    6. Honey Boo Boo
    7. Twilight
    8. Monster High
    9. All Princess characters
   10. Star Wars
   11. Smurfs
   12. Ironman
   13. Superheroes
   14. Pirates
   15. Justin Bieber
   16. Mario


Most popular baby costumes
   
     1. Owls
     2. Disney Princess
     3. Lions
     4. Bears
     5. Superheroes



Most popular adult costumes:

1. Witch
2. Vampire
3. Pirate
4. Batman character
5. Zombie
6. Vixen
7. Princess
8. Ghost (tie)
9. Nurse (tie)
10. Cat
11. Superman

and we can't forget our furry friends!

Most popular pet costumes:

1. Pumpkin
2. Devil
3. Hot dog
4. Cat
5. Bee
6. Dog (tie)
7. Ghost (tie)
8. Action or superhero
9. Witch
10. Bowties/fancy collars/bandanas
11. Superman