Nintendo put out one of the first popular gaming consoles but was overshadowed by the arrival of technologically advanced game consoles in the first part of the decade. Nintendo fought back with one of the most popular video game consoles of all time, the Wii. These days kids love playing Wii but their parents probably played their first video games on one of the early Nintendo gaming systems that only played one game or had clunky game cartridges. Originally Nintendo was a playing card company that had relatively good success for many decades. As card games became less and less popular with the public the company started to flounder. In the early 70s when the company was in real danger of going under developers started working on electronic game consoles, joysticks, and video games. In the early 80s Nintendo dropped all its other products to concentrate on developing new video games.
Video game characters are great Halloween costumes and can be a great way to come up with family costume ideas. Nintendo game characters from both 
the early days of Nintendo gaming and today’s current Nintendo smash hit the Nintendo Wii can be the basis for many different fun character costumes. Kids today might not have grown up playing Super Mario Brothers, but it’s a good bet that their parents did. Super Mario Brothers costumes are still popular for Halloween because Mario and Luigi are now classic gaming characters who are widely known. ( Mario Bros.Mario Adult Costume ) Here are some other great ideas for Halloween costumes based on Nintendo characters:
Yoshi – In addition to Mario and Luigi costumes Yoshi costumes from the Super Mario Brothers are very popular. To make your Yoshi costume a real hit start practicing your flutter jump and trying to copy Yoshi’s unique speech pattern so that you stay in character all night.
Donkey Kong – Old school gamers will love dressing up as Donkey Kong, the original video game bad boy. Even though Donkey Kong was originally a character in the Super Mario and Mario Brothers games he was spun off into his own series of more than 20 games. If you are going out Trick or Treating with your kids have one of your kids dress as Donkey Kong Jr and one dress as Mario to have a fun family Halloween theme.
Princess Zelda – In the Legend of Zelda series of games Zelda gets into trouble in many adventures. She was one of the first major female video game characters and was the role model for many of today’s female characters. In the Legend of Zelda series she is usually rescued by Link, her longtime suitor, who fights the evil Ganon for Zelda’s freedom time after time.
Pokemon characters – Pokemon is still wildly popular with kids and the characters and species from the Pokeman games make great Halloween costumes. Pokemon costumes usually need a lot of accessories in order to pull off the complete look so don’t forget wigs, makeup and other accessories that will transform you or your child into a beloved Pokemon character.
Among the ghoulish horror of vampires, witches and zombies, adults and children will likely be dressed as their favorite president or political figure. With a new president in office for this Halloween, Barack Obama, political masks and costumes are sure to be a popular choice.
Obama was born in 1961 in Hawaii. His father was from Kenya and his mother from Kansas. In addition to his parents, Obama was raised by his grandfather and grandmother.
He worked his way through college with scholarships and student loans. After college, he moved to Chicago to assist local churches in rebuilding communities that were devastated financially by the closure of local steel plants.
The first African American president of the Harvard Law Review, he successfully completed law school. After graduating, he returned to Chicago where he taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago. He also remained active in the community by leading a voter registration drive among other volunteer activities. He worked as a civil rights attorney in Chicago, and in 1997, he took a seat in the Illinois Senate which he held until 2004.
Obama met his wife, Michelle Robinson during their time at the law firm of Sidley Austin. She was assigned to mentor Obama as he was a summer associate. Their first date found Obama and Michelle at the movies where they watched Do the Right Thing. They married in 1992, and have two children, Malia Ann who was born on July 4, 1998 and Natasha who was born on June 10, 2001. When they moved to Washington D.C. after Obama’s presidential win, the girls started school at the private Sidwell Friends School.
He ran for the U.S. senate in 2004, and won by the largest margin in the history of Illinois. Three years later in 2007, he began his run for the presidency. He won the Democratic Party primaries against Hillary Rodham Clinton, and then defeated Republican nominee John McCain becoming the first African American President in U.S. history.
Obama’s public image is unique and is quite different from his predecessors. It is also believed that his calm demeanor and conservative support won him the presidency. His campaign set a multitude of fundraising records specifically in the quantity of small donations. He was the first presidential candidate to turn down public financing since the system was created in 1976.
An Obama mask and costume is sure to be a popular choice this Halloween, but also you’ll find an array of selections including John McCain, Sarah Palin, George W. Bush and his father George HW Bush. In addition, popular choices include JFK, Richard Nixon, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.
Among presidents, consumers also find other political figures as great choices for their Halloween costumes. These include Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rudy Giuliani, Al Gore, Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld.
No matter who you wish “to be” for Halloween, there are many choices on the market. By choosing a political mask or costume you can show your admiration or have a blast poking fun!
Halloween Political Masks and Costumes
Among the ghoulish horror of vampires, witches and zombies, adults and children will likely be dressed as their favorite president or political figure. With a new president in office for this Halloween, Barack Obama, political masks and costumes are sure to be a popular choice.
Obama was born in 1961 in Hawaii. His father was from Kenya and his mother from Kansas. In addition to his parents, Obama was raised by his grandfather and grandmother.
He worked his way through college with scholarships and student loans. After college, he moved to Chicago to assist local churches in rebuilding communities that were devastated financially by the closure of local steel plants.
The first African American president of the Harvard Law Review, he successfully completed law school. After graduating, he returned to Chicago where he taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago. He also remained active in the community by leading a voter registration drive among other volunteer activities. He worked as a civil rights attorney in Chicago, and in 1997, he took a seat in the Illinois Senate which he held until 2004.
Obama met his wife, Michelle Robinson during their time at the law firm of Sidley Austin. She was assigned to mentor Obama as he was a summer associate. Their first date found Obama and Michelle at the movies where they watched Do the Right Thing. They married in 1992, and have two children, Malia Ann who was born on July 4, 1998 and Natasha who was born on June 10, 2001. When they moved to Washington D.C. after Obama’s presidential win, the girls started school at the private Sidwell Friends School.
He ran for the U.S. senate in 2004, and won by the largest margin in the history of Illinois. Three years later in 2007, he began his run for the presidency. He won the Democratic Party primaries against Hillary Rodham Clinton, and then defeated Republican nominee John McCain becoming the first African American President in U.S. history.
Obama’s public image is unique and is quite different from his predecessors. It is also believed that his calm demeanor and conservative support won him the presidency. His campaign set a multitude of fundraising records specifically in the quantity of small donations. He was the first presidential candidate to turn down public financing since the system was created in 1976.
An Obama mask and costume is sure to be a popular choice this Halloween, but also you’ll find an array of selections including John McCain, Sarah Palin, George W. Bush and his father George HW Bush. In addition, popular choices include JFK, Richard Nixon, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.
Among presidents, consumers also find other political figures as great choices for their Halloween costumes. These include Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rudy Giuliani, Al Gore, Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld.
No matter who you wish “to be” for Halloween, there are many choices on the market. By choosing a political mask or costume you can show your admiration or have a blast poking fun!
Food costumes are a great way to dress up in a unique way on Halloween. Everyone loves elaborate costumes that really stand out and food costumes always make a statement. There are food costumes for couples like Salt and Pepper, Milk and Cookies, Cereal and Milk, and many others. If you want to go solo there are plenty of food costumes to choose from.
Food costumes are excellent choices for small children. Toddlers and infants food costumes are easy to assemble and accessorize. Since food costumes for kids usually have bunting or a onesie as the basis of the costume combines with some type of hood children’s food costumes are perfect if you’re taking your child out Trick or Treating and are worried about your child getting cold. If you want to make your Halloween party really unique this year have a gourmet food theme party and ask everyone to come as their favorite gourmet food or ingredient. Or, you can have a fast food party and have people dress as their favorite fast food. The possibilities to have fun with food costumes are practically limitless. Here are a few of the most popular food costumes this year:
Taco – Taco costumes for adults and kids are colorful and easy to wear for a night of partying or trick or treating. The Taco costume looks elaborate but 
it’s easy to wear. Made from a light foam material so that you won’t get tired wearing it around all night. Don’t forget to accessorize it with a sombrero and carry a few sour cream packets in your pockets to give out instead of candy.
Hot dog- Hot dog costumes are classic for Halloween parties. You can incorporate your own unique style with a hot dog costume by wearing tights and slippers in mustard yellow, relish green, or tomato red with the costume to contribute to the overall effect. Get your spouse or a friend to dress up as a baseball fan and stick close together all night for a fun twist on both costumes.
Fruit- Fruit costumes like watermelon, apples, pumpkins, bananas and strawberries are great for Halloween. Get a bunch of your friends to dress as fruit and go out on Halloween as a fruit salad. Or, one person can go as a slice of watermelon and others can go as seeds. Get creative! There are hundreds of ways to have fun with food costumes.
Chili Pepper- Another very popular food Halloween costume for adults or 
kids is the chili pepper costume. Chili pepper kids costumes are great for infants because their feet will be covered all night and you won’t have to worry about where their shoes and socks are. Bring a baby sling or a baby carrier though or you might get tired carrying the baby around all night.
Cereal costumes – Cereal character costumes give you the chance to dress like the pitch character from your favorite childhood cereal. Dress like Frankenberry, Snap, Crackle or Pop, Toucan Sam, Count Chocula or Captain Crunch and you’ll have people complimenting your costume all night.
Britney Spears Halloween costumes from each period of her life are extremely popular for different reasons. Fans who really like Britney Spears or who want a very sexy Halloween costume usually dress like Britney 
Spearks from the beginning of her career. The schoolgirl outfit she wore in the Baby One More Time video is a great Halloween costume when combined with a blond pig tailed wig. As Britney got older and started exploring her sexuality her style got a lot sexier but in a very unfashionable way. Fashion analysts trashed her choices of vinyl catsuits and leather bondage gear but they make great Halloween costumes. The personal and professional breakdown that followed is the inspiration for many Halloween costumes worn by people who aren’t fans of the pop tart.
Britney Spears h it big while she was still very young, which is sometimes blamed as the reason for her eventual breakdown. But she trained from early childhood for show business success. She spent years taking gymnastics and also taking singing and dancing lessons. She tried out for the Mickey Mouse Club when she was eight but the producers thought she was too young. Undaunted she tried out for Star Search, a popular talent competition in the 80s. She won the first round but lost in subsequent rounds. When she was older she tried out for the Mickey Mouse Club show again and made it along with several of her peers who would also go on to be huge pop successes like Christina Aguilera.
Her first pop single was Baby One More Time. It was written and created for a young adult market but women of all ages embraced it and the single went platinum fourteen times, meaning more than fourteen million copies were sold. Almost instantly young Britney Spears became a pop sensation. Parents and legislators were concerned with the over-sexualization of the underage star and there was a lot of controversy about Britney Spears’ music videos, photographs in magazines, and fashion choices.
Britney’s downfall continued through the years. Two failed marriages led to two children who were nearly taken away from her after a photo surfaced in the media of her driving a car with one of the babies in her lap instead of in a car seat. Other questionable parenting practices were given as the reason for a Department of Family Services investigation although the children were left in her care. Mediocre album sales and continued stress in her personal life led her to have some type of a breakdown eventually. The court intervened and appointed her father to manage her estate and look out of her. After a lot of drama and months of recovery she started working on a new album and started trying to stage a comeback. After a few false starts she launched a new album and a new tour. The media criticized her ballooning weight and costume changes, and she continues to battle bad press but it seems as if her fans still support her and she still wants to make music.