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No, Cher didn't go blond. It's Kelly Ripa (on the right). Ripa took two of her kids, Lola Grace and Joaquin Antonio, out and about for some tricks and some treats. What's that in her hand, Cousin It or her regular hair? Photo: Celebrity Moms

I'm rather amazed at the variety of costume policies implemented today at schools around the U.S. When did kids wearing costumes become a political statement? But the talk about the high school that banned all Halloween costumes because three students dressed as Captain Underpants last year (an awesome...

As a kid, I planned my Halloween costumes around how much makeup I could get away with "borrowing" from my mom's cosmetics drawer. I loved slathering on rouge, lipstick, eyeliner, mascara... it made me feel so glamorous and exotic and grown up. But - *sigh* - those were the good ol'...

You know that house in the neighborhood that goes all out for Halloween? It's a lot of fun to look at, but it's borderline creepy and you have to let a few other people take their kids there first, just to make sure it's safe. Well, that house has just been outdone. You think that pumpkin...

Several years ago we acquired some Henry and Mudge books, sweet stories about a boy and his big best-friend dog. One story, though, seemed to bother my kids, a Halloween-themed story about when Henry's mother tells ghost stories and Henry thinks he'd going to be scared but it turns out it's...

Heidi Klum, Seal, kids, pumpkins. What's missing? Nannies! I guess the pumpkins took up all the empty seats in the Klum-mobile. Photos: dlisted

My kids looked over my shoulder this morning as I was writing this post and read the headline. Candy-free Halloween! they cried, aghast. How do you do that? Well, I said, You know how sometimes you get pretzels and chips and pencils and things instead of candy when you're trick-or-treating? Yeees...

For me lately, my big decisions regarding Halloween have been, "Do I leave the light on and deal with the effing trick-or-treaters or can I just bail (again) this year?" I HATE Halloween. Not only is it my Annual Sewing Event, for which I lack any kind of expertise despite my fancy-schmancy...