So, let me get this straight.  One night, you and a couple friends scrounge up ridiculous outfits hidden in boxes stored in the basement.  After adorning said clothing, you then traipse around the neighborhood, demanding sweet rewards for looking ridiculous?

Count me in.  I mean, there’s candy.

Halloween is not an extremely complicated event; in fact, it’s very simple: dress up, walk around, receive candy, eat said candy.  But it can end up being just another thing to ad onto our already full plates.  There’s that one aspect of All Hallows Eve that can keep you up at night, worried about the consequence to this one impossible decision:

What to be for Halloween this year?

A question uttered by far too many of us who woke up this morning with the cold, hard realization that you forgot about the favorite holiday of your childhood. But instead of contemplating how this represents the soul crushing nature of our society or one’s loss of innocence with maturity, you’re stuck in the conundrum of a quick costume choice flung together after school or the weekend for a Halloween party.

Let’s be honest, Minnetonka is a bubble.  We Skippers tend to look alike, think alike, and dress alike.  So Halloween is the one chance all year you have to not look exactly like all your best friends. Take advantage of your creative juices (everyone has some) and come up with a great, unique costume.

By unique, I don’t mean another cowboy or cowgirl, because you and your girlfriend don’t look nearly as cute as you think  yopu do when there’s fifteen other identical couples around you in the Commons.  Not a ghost, unless your costume involves much more than a single sheet draped over you, allowing you to avoid conversation (though I wouldn’t blame you for not wanting to associate yourself with one of the many people who think store-bought cat ears and a few strokes of magic marker count as a suitable costume).  Not something you’d wear to school on any average day (duh).  Oh, and that also doesn’t mean to go for the most scandalous costume available.

Some more interesting fare might include animals—a convincing mouse or rat could serve as a good antithesis to all the felines— a Johnny Depp character, or your favorite household item.  Spanish teacher Señor Felty recommends any sort of superhero, or a decades themed costume, such as a denizen of the 60’s or 80’s .  For a more crafty option, chemistry teacher Mr. Kokesh suggests dressing as a molar solution this trick-or-treating night.  The point is, do something.

So stay classy (and spooky) Skippers, eat lots of candy, and DRESS UP!  Happy Halloween!