1.      Mini-candy- it takes a least 20 Halloween sized candy to make one regular candy bar…at least that’s what I’m telling myself.

2.     Live out your fantasies- it’s the perfect time, so strap those Danishes to your head, feel the force, and let Han Solo show you his light saber.

3.     Size can work to your advantage- if you are a larger princess, embrace it.  There are a multitude of costumes perfect for larger ladies…pumpkins, sumo wrestlers or pre-natal octomom to name a few.

4.     Totally inappropriate costumes- everyone knows the soccer mom of four who wears the costume so trashy it only needs the pole to complete the look.

5.     Pumpkin carving- there is something so cathartic about scooping out a big mess of pumpkin innards with your bare hands; it almost makes me wish I went to med school.

6.     Haunted houses- what other holiday, except maybe Christmas with the in-laws, encourages screams of terror, wet pants and nightmares?

7.     Thriller- enough said.

8.     Adult trick ‘o treaters- Nothing like grown men and women with a pillow case thrown over their head ringing your doorbell with nary a child in sight for fifty cents worth of candy.

9.     Glow sticks- from 80’s concert staple to must have Halloween safety item.   Save some for after the kids go to bed and you can play the adult version of “stranger danger.”

10.  It’s the only time of year you can tell a complete stranger to “smell your feet” without fear of getting bitch slapped.