Google Trends data will help you make Halloween costume decisions for you

Based on the results, have students rank the costumes from most controversial to least controversial, and then discuss what trends they see.

“People don’t realize (people in the media) culturally-appropriate when they do things”.

So, if you don’t want the embarrassing situation of showing up as one of five Daenerys Targaryen’s at your Halloween party, here’s a handy cheat sheet as to what a lot of people are dressing up as for Halloween.

So dressing up for Halloween has come to this: sexualizing little girls. We might as well call kids in these outfits prosti-tots.

So that was the background I had going in to this whole Halloween deal as a mom.

And that is also what I hate about Halloween – those creative and unbelievable costumes.

Since the 1950’s when “trick-or-treating” and mass-produced costumes became a centerpiece of this “holiday” originally rooted in the Celtic Festival of Samhain, we have put on masks to escape, entertain, and even revel in feeling frightened.

What do you think about school rules surrounding ethnic Halloween costumes? Running will take 17 minutes to burn those miniatures off, swimming will take about 15 minutes to burn them away, and you’ll need about 26 minutes of lifting to shed those calories. “It’s going to be a big couples costume, but not as a prepackaged product”, he says, because the required items are regular clothes. But do it with eyes wide open. Front and center, Conrad, who just celebrated her first wedding anniversary with husband William Tell, channels her inner Bambi, rocking handmade antlers (of course!) with fur-topped sandals and an ivory maxi dress.

Use common sense. Don’t fall into that trap of thinking that Halloween is a time when all the rules of respective social interaction go out the window.

Ask yourself: Is this a costume that belittles either the wearer or is it a belittling reference to someone else? If you’re looking for a totally outside-the-box (or outside the package) costume, Goodwill is the place for you.

Well, Halloween is slowly creeping up, so if you want to save a few cash this year while prepping for it, shop early and smart to avoid the scary last-minutes prices in October. Past year a Sexy Ebola nurse costume offered by online retailer Brands on Sale inspired headlines at ABC News, NPR, and BuzzFeed, even though I could find no evidence of anyone purchasing it. The same is true for Spirit Halloween’s Caitlyn Jenner costume; employees at the company’s Midtown Manhattan store said they’d yet to sell one despite its prominent display. So why would they want to see that happening on Halloween night?