http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/10/12/halloween-costumes-waste-of-money-or-investment-in-the-memory.aspxI&#39;ve got a secret that could make me the mom they whisper nasties about on the playground. I&#39;ve never paid a red cent for a Halloween costume. I&#39;ve never made one either. I&#39;m not bragging. Well, maybe a little. I just don&#39;t get theenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20910.1126)http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/10/12/halloween-costumes-waste-of-money-or-investment-in-the-memory.aspx#137793Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:05:01 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:137793AllisonWonder<p>I paid $20 for my son's costume this year, but it'll still fit next year, and he's got a brother a few years behind who can wear it some day- and then it'll be going in the dress-up box. Before that, though, I paid $6 for a similar type of costume (plushy animal) second-hand, and his first one was a gift.</p> <p>I always found it was more fun to be creative and put something together, myself.</p> <img src="http://www.babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=137793" width="1" height="1">