Costumes NEW YEARS EVE 2011

Whether you are a regular down at your local diner or you have a sock hop to attend, you are sure to find your perfect adult 50's costume. I have the largest selection of adult fifties costumes online, making it easy for you to be the best dressed at your next 1950's party. I have all the popular 50s outfits like: poodle skirts, car hop costumes, sock hop costumes, Grease movie costumes, T-Bird costumes, and other 1950 outfits. Browse the latest styles of adult 1950s costumes below (Note: women's costumes display towards the top and men's costumes display towards the bottom).



This my second career or encore career so be ready for some great buys for this Halloween or NEW YEARS EVE>.

Are you "dying" for you to read some spooky stories this Halloween?... But you're not sure that's such a good idea. Diane Goode's Book of Scary Stories and Songs is just the solution to your quandary! Now out in paperback -- thanks to Picture Puffin -- most of Goode's stories are more silly than spooky. And, better than that, a bunch of the stories offer real lessons for your students -- lessons about sharing, about listening to elders and following the rules, and about nosing into other people's business. Goode has dug deep into the world of folk tales -- tales with roots in the Sioux, African-American, and Tirolean cultures, and others -- to conjure up this collection of stories. She tosses into this concoction a sprinkling of fun poems and songs. But the highlight of the collection is its illustrations -- a ghastly gang of ghoulish ghosts and goblins as only Caldecott Honor medalist Goode could imagine! A sampling of the stories will give an inkling of what lies in store:

"The Pumpkin Giant" is a distinctly American tale that explains how pumpkins came to be.

With its roots in a collection of South Carolina tales, "'Taint So" tells of a man who refuses to believe what he hears -- until he has proof of it! · A tale of Sioux origin tells about "The Man Who Was Afraid of Nothing" until a most unlikely twist in the story occurs. · "The Conjure Wives," a story of African origin, teaches about the value of sharing as it explains how the owl came to be. · In a cautionary tale with English roots, "Mr. Miacca" brews up a special stew that convinces one little boy of the importance of obeying rules set by the adults in his life! The stories in Diane Goode's Book of Scary Stories and Songs are all brief. Each can be told in five to ten minutes. That makes them perfect for read aloud time, as a time-filler, or as an end-of-the-day reward.

You might even create a special "readers' theater" event to make your class Halloween party extra special! Divide the class into groups and give each group 30 minutes to prepare a skit (including props and scenery!) based on one of the stories. Diane Goode's Book of Scary Stories and Songs is a special treat the kids will love -- and it won't cause cavities!