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Great costumes. Love the s'more, but nothing compares to that ear of corn. I am totally gonna do the corn for next year!!

I agree with Nat2b... $700 seems very reasonable to me, unless you get a lot of hand-me-downs. I thought they did an awesome job. Obviously, you could do it for less, but for these folks, the atmosphere of the nursery was clearly important.

I gotta say, though, that I'm amused that this post is accompanied by a photo of the Weego bottles. At $13 a pop, they're among the least budget-friendly bottles out there...

Some of these suggestions are good, although I bet most kids would still prefer a fun-size Snickers to an eraser. If you give a non-food item, it's got to be both awesome and season-appropriate (for kids in most of the US, bubbles and sidewalk chalk are not useful items to receive in late October).

I don't have any problem with handing out candy. The childhood obesity epidemic is about day-to-day lifestyle... it's not about Halloween. Kids need to be eating healthfully on a regular basis, and parents should settle down and let them enjoy special occasions like Halloween.

Pretty cool! I can't imagine spending $75 on a sheet for my kid's diaper to explode on, but if I had [far] more disposable income, I'd totally be getting this!

In preparation for our baby, we just tore out our carpet and replaced it with glossy, dark (espresso) laminate. It's beauuutiful; I love the look and the fact that it will stand up to not only the kiddo, but also our 2 crazy dogs.

But yes, it does show smudges quite readily, and I think both the dark color and the high shine contribute to that issue. With a high-quality laminate, you don't really get scratches the way you do with hardwood, so at least that isn't a problem. You can always clean the floor and it looks perfect... but then it looks dirty again fairly quickly just because everything shows up.