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Happy Halloween!

With hundreds of costume choices and thousands of masks to choose from, it's impossible not to find a very cool character to portray. Makeup and prosthetics help complete the picture. They can make you the hit of the party, or make your kids the prizewinners on the block.

When you're creating those characters you'll need some advice on how to apply or remove makeup, but that is easy to find. That should include how to use a prosthetic that doesn't get in the way of enjoying the party. It would also cover how to make or apply stage blood. But whatever the specific task, there's lots of easy-to-follow advice available on maximizing that Halloween adventure.

Houses on Halloween now get almost as much attention as they do at Christmastime, too. Whether it's decorating with a dozen creatively carved pumpkins or a superbly scary coffin, they will all look great. You can find with ease hundreds of stencils to guide your pumpkin carving efforts. And making your own decorative coffins, large and small, is very simple. Create a cemetery scene for the front yard and your spooky atmosphere will be complete.

Lighting is key to any overall decorating scheme. Strobe lights, spotlights and candles all help create the ideal look: sinister, scary and just a little unnerving. But don't forget to use plenty of props. Flying bats, garish ghosts and scary skeletons are a must for creating that Halloween look. Add sound effects and you now have an entire Hollywood movie set at your home address.

Exchanging gifts is another Halloween practice that is rapidly becoming a new tradition. Neighbors can pick out decorations to use around the house. A Teddy Bear wearing its own little costume is just right for the little ones. The whole family will have great fun picking out the perfect gift.

Complete the Halloween festivities with some delicious snacks that are reserved for the family. Creepy cookies, horrible ham dishes and more are all ghoulishious at this time of year. Exercise your culinary creativity while someone else takes care of the dreadful decorations.

Halloween is now one big party on block after block, in neighborhood after neighborhood. Everyone gets into the fun spirit of the day with costumes at work and parties at night. The goodies overflow the plate and even a fine wine fits right in with the celebration of All Hallow's Eve.

Give some thought to how you want to create your character, spruce up your home and fill your table with food and drink. You'll find it's easy and lots of fun.