What's Happened to Halloween ?

Halloween has become too commercialized under the name of Christmas. The traditional carved pumpkins were featured prominently on the front of the houses are now shaded with outdoor lighting and decorations. The (NFR) National Retail Federation ( www.retailindustry.about.com ) estimates consumers will spend $ 3.29 billion on Halloween items . Every major business sector target consumers with products ranging from candy to decorate the house . NRF estimates that consumers will spend $ 840 million in the decoration , ranking second to spend Halloween season home decoration . The costumes are an exception , with sales steadily increasing each year.

Have we lost the true spirit of Halloween? Remember when your parents have helped to create a costume. It was a great family activity that leads to lasting memories. A time when parents and children worked together to create the best mom, Soldier , or a vampire costume . Today, almost looks like an ancient art . Make that very rarely sees a child wearing a suit "homemade" .

With most families in which both parents work, it became more convenient to buy a pre- suit - Fab . This is the price worth the convenience ? On average suits from $ 25.00 or more in the price and used about 2-4 hours. Would you buy clothes for your child, then discard after a few hours of use? Most of us would not . So why are we willing to do for a Halloween costume ?

Effective marketing has attracted the attention of children that influence the buying decision of parents. Millions of children go trick or treating this part wearing the latest fashions and accessories for Halloween , but not many stand out in a crowd.

In the past, you never knew what to expect when he answered the door on Halloween night . The creative costume, I 'm ahead of you ? Just open a magazine or go to the mall and you have a pretty good idea of ​​what you see before you buy candy.

If you want to return to the pleasure of Halloween, make a costume can be easier than you think. The boxes are great items to use to make a costume. You can make robots , gift , Jack -in-the -boxes and many other costumes from a box and other items for easy access. It's inexpensive and fun when you and the suit with their children.

Although adults who still think of the great costumes that we did with our parents. We laughed at some of the costumes that we had, but it's still a wonderful memory . Create a lasting memory of Halloween with your children to make a costume together.

Happy Halloween!