Batman and Robin costume

Rubies Costume Co. Batman The Dark Knight Child Costume - Small

Batman and Robin call up numerous associations—different ones for different people of different ages, genders, and mindsets. Batman and Robin, that is, didn’t always inspire such sardonic satire as that of Saturday Night Live’s “Notoriously Gay Duo” animation or such innocent hero worship as the Batman or Robin costume and mask that little kid still wear for Halloween…forty years after the original dynamic duo did their stunts on TV every night right before dinner.


For some, the original Batman series is unparalleled for its colorful and clever and cutting-edge elements, it's first-time ever used comic book “sounds” (Bam! Zonk! Kapow!), its serialized nature (playing on the old radio shows, etc.), its stellar star lineup. My brother was riveted to the TV in those first years, watching The great Julie Newmar and Eartha Kitt as Catwomen, Egghead, Mr. Freeze, and the Penguin try to out-wit the witty, out-do the duo. I watched less faithfully, but always, always stayed in the room for the bookworm and the Riddler, my absolute favorites. (I was intrigued by the contraptions the Bookworm, Roddy McDowall, had for reading—despite how he also made time for crime; I was fascinated by Frank Gorshin’s hideous hyena giggling, his derisive and mocking laughter, his adept activities, his green bodysuit with the question marks, and, of course, his clever yet felonious riddles.)

For others, the original Batman and Robin are irrelevant, for the slew of Batman & Robin movies made in the last twenty years are all they know. This isn’t disturbing to us original Batman fans, as the movies have sort of lived up to the concepts and costuming (sometimes going beyond our expectations, with the futuristic Batman suits, for instance, for Michael Keaton, or the Cat woman costume Michelle Pfeiffer fit like a feline should…), though at the same time, they never attempt to REPLACE the originals, thereby bringing their own creative interpretations that seem to have done justice. (Jim Carrey’s Riddler, for example, was a stunning derivation for Riddler fanatics.)

For still others, the 19997 Batman & Robin will be memorable not only for Uma Thurman’s slinky and sexy Poison Ivy rendition but for the appearance of the IceMan as he was played by (California Governor) Arnold Schwarzenegger, the innocence or naiveté of a Robin played by Chris O’Donnell, or the darkly deep of a Batman played by the ever-popular with women George Clooney.

I can’t speak to the spinoffs, such as Cat woman starring Halle Berry, but I can speak to the original, which was finely balanced, cleverly cast, and, of course, dynamically written…for kids, teens, and adults alike. A phenomenon that has not stopped with the TV series but has extended over four decades with movies, more comic books, and much, much wonderful sought-after memorabilia.

Halloween Coloring Pages For The Classroom Or A Rainy Saturday

Peanuts Halloween Coloring and Activity Book (easy tear-out pages)

Look around you and you will probably find a lot of adults who really love to get out the Crayolas and stay inside the lines. One of the greatest joys of childhood is one of the ones that starts really early for most kids – coloring. There is just something magical about putting colored pencil or crayons to a sheet of paper and making magic with color. I don’t think any of us ever really outgrows the sense of joy and wonder that coloring brings. In fact, I am convinced that one major reason people decide to have children is to have the chance to sit down and color again – without anyone looking at them sideways.


So, if you are in charge of some kids this year – whether they are your own children, the friends of your kids, or a classroom full of wee ones – you should not let the Halloween season pass by without giving them the chance to fill in some beautiful or scary or just plain fun Halloween coloring pages.

You can do the old fashioned thing if you like and head out to the discount store and buy a few Halloween coloring books, but with technology what it is, you don’t really even have to make that much effort to put the fun of coloring into your classroom or living room this Halloween.

All you really need to do is get online and type in a search. Just type in “Halloween coloring pages” and you will come up with thousands of different sites that are related to Halloween, and there will be so many Halloween coloring pages to choose from. Just go to a few different sites and download or print whichever ones you like the best.

It is a good idea to match the Halloween coloring pages with the age of the people who will be coloring them in. The older the children, the more complicated the pages can be. If you have mostly toddlers, pre-schoolers, or kindergartners, you will want to stick with basic, easy coloring pages that have big areas to color and simple things like pumpkins or witches or black cats.

If you want to, it can be great fun to hold a Halloween coloring contest. If you own a local business, this is a great way to add a little flair to the Halloween season in your front office or below your cash register. Just print the Halloween coloring page and make plenty of copies; then, let your littlest customers color them and return them. Judge the best one a week or so before Halloween and give out whatever prize you want.

Halloween coloring pages are a great way for teachers to decorate the classroom or hallways, too. Kids love to see their work displayed for everyone to see, and the coloring pages can serve as decorations, too. So, give your students some time to make Halloween magic with crayons and provide them some Halloween coloring pages to set their creativity ablaze.

Great Halloween Party Supplies Make The Fun Even More Fun

Pirate Shot Glasses (50 Plastic Shots)

What exactly is so wondrous about Halloween? Is it the chance to scare the dickens out of little people and not get frowned upon for it? As a former teacher, that was always my favorite part; maybe you get a kick out of that, too.
Is it the chance to magically transform you into your favorite hero or villain? Of course, costumes are fantastic fun for both kids and adults alike. I am well past trick-or-treating age; in fact, so are my children, but I still love to get all gussied up in a really cool costume every year. Even if I do not have a party to go to, it is still awesome fun to become someone else for a night and lurk behind bushes or wait on the front porch for all the goblins to come hunting their treats.

Is it the chance to get scared silly by weaving your way through the local boy scouts’ haunted house? Whether you scream or just laugh at such antics, the creative haunting that folks can create to celebrate Halloween can be ridiculously fun and offer adults the chance to have a great time on what some folks mistakenly think of as a kid’s holiday.

All of the above stuff provides great entertainment, but the absolute best way to have fun on Halloween is to throw a party and decorate with really awesome Halloween party supplies.

A Halloween party is one of the easiest kinds of parties to host because your guests provide most of the entertainment by showing up in the required costumes. Whether your party is for kids, grown-ups, or both, all you really need to do is have some games, a costume contest, lots of great food and drink, and – most important of all – really amazing Halloween party supplies and decorations.

Halloween party supplies are easy to find and come in a variety of price ranges. You can go to your local drug store, Wal-Mart, and/or dollar store to find just about anything you could imagine. You can also look online for great Halloween party supplies at bargain prices.

If your house is normally pretty clean, you need to head out and get some artificial spider webs and hang them up in the corners. They usually come complete with some nasty-looking plastic spiders that you can put in them as well. As an added touch of fun, I really like to take one of those plastic spiders and stick it in the punch bowl – what a silly way to laugh like a hyena as people ponder over whether or not to fill up their plastic cups.

And speaking of cups, cups come in all sorts of cool designs for the holiday and make great Halloween party supplies, along with themed plates and napkins. When I was little, my mom and I always used to take the candy we would be giving out and put a few pieces inside a little treat bag. Whether you are having a party or just answering the door, little bags make great Halloween party supplies because there is a little extra thrill when the treat inside is a secret until the bag is opened.

Whatever kind of partying you choose to do this Halloween, make sure you spend a little bit of time and a few bucks to make a big hit with Halloween party supplies.