Close to 200 trick-or-treaters combed the Forest Square section of Brattleboro on Halloween. As is tradition, here’s your official 2014 list of costumes. Apologies to those we missed or got wrong, and thanks to all for all the original and entertaining ideas that kids had this year.
One notable trend: Star Wars is back. Other trends include parents getting more involved, nerds, and Robin Hoods.
Frozen princess Elsa
Ghoul
A red skin suit
Tiny Batman (Returns, one year later) A little bee, with parents wearing beekeeping gear
Army soldier
Lord Voldemort
The real Tinkerbell
Spiderman and spider baby
An equestrian
Princess
Evil clown
Slasher
Renaissance Princess and Maiden
Fairy
Scarecrow
Fisherman
Businessperson
Fairy
Angel
Queen of Hearts
Cowboy
Knight
Ninja
Ladybug
Angel
Jellyfish
King Arthur Pendragon
Vampire Girl
Viking
A cat
Fortune teller
Ghost
“Japan Girl”
Mad Scientist
Ghost
Ninja
Floating pair of glasses
Mummy
Monster
Witch
RoboKnight
Fireman
Pumpkin Witch
Hawaiian Hula Girl
Teeny Tiny Duck
Black cat
Witch
Elsa, from Frozen
Mrs. Doubtfire
Jedi
Minecraft 8 bit character
PowerRanger red
Witch
The filmmaker making Gravity
Spiderman
Snowman
Spiderman
Zombie
Minecraft character
Elsa
Policewoman
Power Ranger blue
Ninja
Duck
Tiny Monkey
DJ
Serial Killer
Power Ranger robot
Scooby Doo
Crayon
Minion
A blue… what are you? “I don’t know.”
Santa
Zombie with Ebola
Tramp
Top hat wearing person
Skeleton
Serial Killer
Robed creature
Vampire
Mime
Robin Hood
Molly the Dolly
Rock
Paper
Scissors
Obi Wan Kenobi
A person riding a cow (Bronco buster?)
Cowgirl
Power Ranger red
Skeleton
Zombie hunter, with two parent-sized zombies, captured
Silence of the Lambs pair
Witch
Taco
Pirate
Witch
Calvin and Hobbes
Bluebell Fairy
Doctor
The Scream
Cheshire Cat
Superman
Zombie
Gypsy Girl
Ninja
Identity Crisis (covered with many different name tags)
Centaur (one person with a half-horse appendage)
Vampire
Ninja 1, 2, and 3
Pink Goth Fairy “with black lips!”
Unicorn princess
Knight
Spiderman
Tiny Captain America
The Hulk
Brattleboro Cheerleader
Ghost
Witch
Zombie
Mummy
Railroad conductor
Ninja
Tiny ninja
Penguin
Cat
Zombie
Soldier
“Creeper form Minecraft”
Bilbo without sword
Zombie hunter, with two zombie parents in chains, in tow
Superman
Ninja
Special Forces
“Unknown”
Poodle
Poodle 2
Poodle 3
Luke Skywalker, with a mom-sized Princess Leia
A butterfly-winged unicorn
Soldier
A zippered face person, with a very convincing open zipper up the front of his face
Criminal thief with his long rope
A small strawberry
Scooby Doo
Unicorn
A victim in an accident
Vampire
Cat
Criminal
Jester, with black and white checked pattern
Deranged clown
Skeleton
Devil with horns
Vampire
Batman Dark Knight
(Cute) Nerd
Assassin
Three nerds, with tape on glasses
Jedi (Galen Marek?)
Witch
Wizard
Robin Hood
Robin Hood “With a real black eye!”
Zombie with pencil through head
Coraline
Lacrosse player
Graduate
Mrs Claus (a bit thin, flat-chested, and possibly in need of a shave…ahem)
Nerd (“Bill Nye?” Who’s Bill Nye?”)
Doctor
Skeleton
Hippy girl
Cat woman, with lights
Clown
Ice Wolf Ninja
Mr. Fox
The Doctor from Doctor Who
We're on Oak St and also had
We’re on Oak St and also had a lot of Star Wars trick or treaters (maybe the same kids?) Not as many zombies as I expected – lots of princesses and a very adorable devil who was bundled up in a fleecy devil costume and being transported from street to street in a stroller adorned with flashing red devil horns. One of my favorites was the “Zom -BEE”, a great bumblebee costume with very scary zombie makeup- pretty clever. I love Halloween here- we get between 150 and 200 kids – lots of families with the parents dressed up- a few teenagers. But all the kids are happy and friendly and polite. Fun night.
The Mini-Parade
Melrose Terrace gets an annual mini-parade by the Academy School kids. The teachers go all out, the kids are so excited and kitted out… but my favorite part is the littlest ones. Totally clueless, their costumes sagging off their shoulders or dragging behind, they haplessly waddle along with everyone else. The most charming, endearing sight of the year.
littlest
We had one very determined tiny duck that waddled quickly to the front stairs, then sort of fell over and climbed them, a bit like Ralphie coming back up the slide for Santa, with great determination and effort, and a bit of parental assistance.
You could almost hear the thought process: “I… will… climb… these… stairs… for… my … CANDY!”
I like the Zom-bees mentioned above – great mash-up of two classics.