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A Halloween Contest ~~ Giant Squid Style

Okay Giant Squids, it's time to show your stuff again for this contest. What is your favorite Halloween costume? Have you already used it or will it debut this year? Do you have a spooktacular recipe for a Halloween treat? A ghoulishly delightful tale from a Halloween past, or simply a favorite Halloween tradition? What is the absolute best idea for a Halloween party ever? Have you ever made your own Jack-O'-lantern? Tell us your stories, show us your pictures, wow us with an awesome lens - and enter the contest.

So, How Do I Enter? 

First, you need to be a Giant Squid to enter this contest.
Second, the lens (or lenses) you enter must be in the SquidBOO! format.
Third, the lens needs to be about a costume idea, a favorite story or piece of Halloween lore, a Jack-O'-lantern you made, or a great party idea or Halloween treat.

So that's it: three easy steps to the coolest Halloween contest ever.

Once you have your lens, add it to one of the link lists below (any voting may not necessarily indicate the winner, just so you know) no later than ten o'clock pm (eastern) the night of Saturday, October 18th, 2008. (If you want confirmation of your entry, send me a note through the "Contact me" button, and I'll e-mail you back.)

(The 2008 Giant Squid Halloween Contest Entry Deadline is October 18, 2008)

What's In It For Me? 

What Do I Win?

A winner from each category will be given a featured spot on the SquidBOO! Headquarters home page through the season for Halloween 2008. Not to mention the bragging rights involved with winning, and the accolades you will receive.

Are there other perks or prizes -- who knows, there just might be.

The SquidBOO! 2008 Contest Winners 

featured lens Missouri Ghosts

I have always been able to sense ghosts and spirits. I don't see them with my eyes; it is more like a mental image or picture in my mind. Sometimes the image comes with knowledge of how they might have died. These are mostly just feelings or things t...

featured lens Plan A Fun Filled Children's Halloween Party

You've come to the right place! I've put together everything you need to plan a wonderful Halloween party for kids and adults. Break out the costumes, decorate those pumpkins, and get ready to have some fun! Halloween is one of my favorite holidays,...

featured lens How to Make a Pink Clover Who Hat or Pink Clover - Easy Halloween Costumes

It's easy to become a Who or Horton the Elephant for Halloween. All you need is a few pipe cleaners a large pom pom and a little time. With a few twists and turns you'll soon have your own Pink Clover Who Hat or Pink Clover Accessory. Horton Hears a...

featured lens Pumpkin Carving

I started carving pumpkins by myself when I was in middle school. I remember taking my time to get it just right and being so proud of my work. In 8th grade I entered a Jack-o-lantern contest at school and won!  One of my teachers liked it so mu...

A Video Tribute To Halloween Costumes 

Halloween Costume Tribute

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Halloween Party Pics 

Dread Spread (2) by boopsie.daisy

spider cupcakes by kylie lambert (Le Cupcake)

Vintage Halloween Party Invitation by Neato Coolville

Costume Party Oct 31, 1919 by kawkawpa

1950's Charles Dye Halloween Calendar Top by Neato Coolville

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Just What Is A Spooktacular Idea? 

Tell a story about a favorite Halloween costume you had as a kid, or a fantastic idea for one you've worn to a party as an adult?

What was the coolest thing you ever did to 'spiff up' a costume you bought or were given?

What were the details of the coolest Halloween party you ever threw, or attended ('cause with Halloween parties, it's all in the details...).

Do you have a favorite Halloween treat or tradition in your family?

Tell me about a Halloween icon, or tradition, or superstition and how it came to be - and I mean really tell me about it.

Show me the coolest Jack-O'-lantern (yes, that's really how you spell it, I looked it up in two places!) you ever made. Even better, chronicle the making of your Jack-O'-lantern from pumpkin to finished product.

 

featured lens 13 Ways to Cloak Your True Identity for Halloween

One easy way to create a simple, fun and effective Halloween costume is to start with with a mask, a cloak, a cape or a robe to hide your true identity. Halloween is a time when children and grown-ups alike get to take on a different identity for a...

featured lens Halloween

Also called All Hallows' Eve or All Hallows' Evening a holy or hallowed evening, observed on October 31, the eve of All Saints' Day. In modern times, it is the occasion for pranks and for children requesting treats or threatening tricks. In ancient...

featured lens Halloween Shopping for Babies

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays and my family and I try to make the most of it every year.  We have been putting together Halloween specials at the Mommy Mall for over 12 years now, but this year I wanted to also share them with my frie...

featured lens Wolf in Sheep's Clothing Halloween Costume

I tend to pick some really strange Hallowe'en costumes. Sometimes the more obscure the better! Last year I recreated a 'wolf in sheep's clothing' take from Queens of the Stone Age's Someone's In the Wolf music video. Here's how you can do create it a...

featured lens How to Make Horton Hears a Who Headband Ears - Easy Halloween Costumes

It's easy to become Horton Hears a Who for Halloween. All you need is a headband, a few pipe cleaners, some blue paper, yarn or a large pom pom and a little time. With a few cuts of paper, some twisting and turning you'll soon have your own Horton He...

 

featured lens Colour Themed Halloween Parties - Ideas for Costumes and Decor

A colour theme is a great idea for a Halloween party if you have reluctant friends who don't all want to dress up. Some people prefer to dress in something they already own, or buy something they will wear again on an ordinary day. (Image by Mario Alb...

featured lens Brach's Candy Corn

Those classic triangle-shaped yellow, orange, and white candies have been around forever and are one of the high points of the fall season. Candy corn is one of my favorite candies, but only when it's manufactured by Brach's. You can really taste the...

featured lens Halloween Party Food Ideas

Scare up some fun with these creative and spookily good beverage and food ideas for Halloween parties! After all, what fun would a Halloween bash be without some great food for everyone to enjoy? The ideas in this lens are great for both kid and adu...

featured lens Spooky Halloween Meal

Our Halloween tradition for the last five years has been to create a Spooky Halloween Meal for my grade-school-aged daughters. We always hold the Halloween dinner at my parents house. This lens contains the Menu of items and recipes along with sever...

featured lens Healthy Halloween Treats

It is possible to enjoy Halloween, stay healthy and still survive the start of Candy Season.* To do so it takes a bit of thought, planning and perhaps developing new traditions for how one typical spends Halloween. With daughters who want to have al...

 

featured lens Black Cats: Classic Icons of Halloween

Black cats have long been associated with witches and are favorite icons used for Halloween costumes and decorations. This association dates back to the Middle Ages and may have been due to the fact that cats are nocturnal and therefore more active a...

featured lens Bloody Bones is Going to Get You!

Get your Halloween Spirit off to a spooktacular start! Read the stories, check out the freaky products, and add your impression about visiting this lens. SQUIDBOO HQ

featured lens Missouri Ghosts

I have always been able to sense ghosts and spirits. I don't see them with my eyes; it is more like a mental image or picture in my mind. Sometimes the image comes with knowledge of how they might have died. These are mostly just feelings or things t...

featured lens The Addams Family Theme Song

Written and Composed by: Vic Mizzy The Addams Family Theme Song They're creepy and they're kooky, Mysterious and spooky, They're all together ooky, The Addams Family. Their house is a museum Where people come to see 'em They really are a scream T...

featured lens The Original Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera, Erik, is the main character in Gaston Leroux's 1909 book by the same title. This musical genius lives beneath the Paris Opera house in the catacombs masking his face because of a physical deformity. In 1925, the Phantom of...

 

featured lens Carve the Perfect Pumpkin for Halloween!

Carving your Halloween pumpkin is quite an experience. The whole family can take part in the fun. All you need is a pumpkin, a little prep work, and the proper tools. Let's dig in and get to some Halloween pumpkin carving...

featured lens Pumpkins!

Pumpkins are very popular during the fall season, especially for Halloween and Thanksgiving. They have so many uses. You can plant, grow, and cook them. They can be used for decorations, or to create beautiful, albeit temporary, works of art. Pumpkin...

featured lens Carving A Pumpkin ~~ A Pumpkin's Journey

So, Squidoo did something odd for a website -- it actually coaxed me away from my keyboard. Yes, it's true! I was pulled away from the computer because I was compelled to get pumpkins of my own that I could take knife and creativity to and see what w...

featured lens Pumpkin Carving

I started carving pumpkins by myself when I was in middle school. I remember taking my time to get it just right and being so proud of my work. In 8th grade I entered a Jack-o-lantern contest at school and won!  One of my teachers liked it so mu...

Halloween Costume Photos 

My Lil Green Army Man Costume Halloween 1999 Clifton Heights by Mike Paquin

Beau and Steven Halloween Costume Portrait by jacquiscloset

E twins halloween costumes [2007] (2) by jde-09

Kira Halloween Costume! by CＯRKYDＯLL๏̯͡๏

Bullwinkle Halloween Costume by BetsyGH

1980s (mid) - Eve, Britt, Emily, Nathan, Blake (we think), Clint, Laine - Halloween - costumes - sitting - 0071 by Private Pestilence (in your pants) (ClintJCL)

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For A Halloween Costume, Which Is Better? 

Store Bought or Home Made

Which do you prefer for your Halloween costume -- store bought, or home made? Can you tell me why?

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Store Bought All The Way!

awelldressedbullet says:

Definitely store bought, cuz unless I can fit into a pumpkin, I can't sew! And I must admit, they do actually have so many really nice ones. Besides who has time to make a costume when we are busy making lenses?

Posted October 18, 2008

EclecticWAHM says:

It's a time thing...the store. Or something literally thrown together from what's in the closet.

Posted October 05, 2008

JaguarJulie says:

Well, at the moment, what with all this Squidoo-dilling, I don't have time to devote to a homemade costume so I'm going for the store bought! Just can't decide which witch. ;)

Posted October 04, 2008

Christene says:

Store bought.
I'm not talented enough to make my own. And...my extra time goes to Squidoo! I wouldn't have time to make one. ;)

Posted October 03, 2008

I Much Prefer Home Made

CCGAL says:

Home made because it's more fun and makes Halloween last all month, and because that's the only way we can be SURE nobody else will have the same one.

Posted October 11, 2008

The_Party_Animal says:

Home Made all the way - dare to be different

Posted October 11, 2008

prosperity66 says:

A homemade witch... while I would like to have more sewing skills and wear a Berverly Hillbillies' costume ;-)

Posted October 11, 2008

janices7 says:

I like to sew and I've made lots of fun Halloween costumes like Mr. Potato Head and a Giant Pumpkin in the past. It is great fun to get those creative juices flowing. That said, this year, I'll probably have to do a store bought costume because I'm running out of time - seems I've become a Squidaholic so the time just keeps ticking away much faster than I realize.

Posted October 10, 2008

Eclectic_Muse says:

I've done both...I really wish there was a response for the fence straddlers--me! Lately I've been doing a combination. It seems to work well when store bought doesn't quite hit the mark.

Posted October 10, 2008

 
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Own The "Monster Mash" 

The Original Monster Mash

The Original Monster Mash

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You really should own the original "Monster Mash" This is the the one and only complete album (from the 60's)sung by Bobby Boris Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers. Much of the songs are re-mixed and re-mastered, yet it retains it's lighthearted fun. It's a must have for your Halloween party - for the song "Monster Mash" alone, but is invaluable for it's nostalgia factor too. I wore out my vinyl album of this, did you?

The Trailer From The Original Halloween Movie 

Halloween 1 - the original trailer for the first movie, '78

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What Are You Doing For Halloween? 

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The SquidBOO! Home 

Once you've got your fabulously wonderful SquidBOO! lens, don't forget that there is a specail home for it on Squidoo...
featured lens The SquidBoo Home Headquarters

Join the haunting fun right here!!

Do You Want To Show Off A Little? 

Giant Squids can e-mail me a picture of themselves in costume and I will happily post it on this lens. Use the "Contact Me" feature, and I will tell you what e-mail address to send it to.

Giant Contest Guest Book 

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aj2008 wrote...

Great lens as I was checking out some links for my new lens. Will feature this one, as it has all the links my readers will ever need!

ReplyPosted October 23, 2008

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Comfortdoc wrote...

So many great entries. I am honored to have had my Horton Who Hat chosen.

ReplyPosted October 22, 2008

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awelldressedbullet wrote...

ReplyPosted October 18, 2008

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KimGiancaterino wrote...

I submitted 3 SquidBoos... My 'Monster Mash' lyrics lens was built in the regular format, darn! Happy Halloween!

ReplyPosted October 17, 2008

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naturegirl7 wrote...

As a new Giant Squid, I hope it's okay to enter the contest. I couldn't decide which category my lens fit best into, so I entered it into 2 different ones. We love Halloween, but don't have any trick or treaters where we live. I guess it's toooo spooky back here in the deep, dark woods!

ReplyPosted October 15, 2008

 
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