January 26th, 2012

Dr. Seuss & The Cat in the Hat – Read Across America

Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat - Read Across America

“How did it get so late, so soon…”? It’s that time of year, when children will swoon.

When teachers of laughing, listening and yelling, will stop all their pointing and asking and telling.

And hand out a book, or two or three, and encourage their whos to climb up a tree.

To read about Sneetches, and Sneedles and fish. Or Grinches that steal a town’s Christmas wish.

With red books and blue books and books of all kinds, they will work to excite and expand childrens minds.

All across America, the children will read. Still, with all the Dr.’s help, this is no easy deed.

So the educators come, dressed like Brown bar-ba-loots. Or feline mischief makers, with Things in red suits.

In costume they’ll party, and to Seussville they’ll go, hoping to teach the children some things they don’t know.

Like why a Flustard eats custard or why Geelings love ceilings. Or what a super-zooper-flooper-do does, and what is the feeling?

Whether you read with your eyes closed or while your whoofing along, or listening to bagpipes and singing a Yawn song

Be sure to remember this Day of all Days, with limericks and stories and song time and plays.

Read to your child  be it parable, poem or prose. They might even like it when hanging from their toes!

Foster a love of literacy, for now and all time. Whatever you do, remember – it’s better in rhyme!

Check out our entire selection of Dr. Seuss Party Supplies and Costumes.

January 6th, 2012

NFL Postseason 2011: Wildcard Weekend Predictions

I’m not a betting man by any stretch, so I wouldn’t throw any dollars down on these predictions – but I figured I’d throw my hat into the ring anyways. Each week, from now until Super Bowl XLVI, I’ll be throwing out predictions for each winning team based on a complex set of calculations I’m performing using a combination of my abacus, my mind, which team plate my dog eats her dinner off of, and some other high-falutin’ technological ideals.

Feel free to weigh-in with a comment on what you think might be achieved this post-season. Is it going to be a battle of the 12’s (Rodgers and Brady) in Indianapolis? Maybe Big Ben will take the Steeler Nation to Lucas Field, battling Drew Brees and his team of Saints? Only you know for sure! Pick up a party pack, featuring your favorite team’s logo, and guarantee their spot at Superbowl 46! For more information, and to see how your team is doing, click here.

Plus! To sweeten the deal, BuyCostumes.com is offering 15% off any of your NFL party supplies, using the coupon code: TOUCHDOWN.

Take a walk on the wild side with this weekend’s match-ups:


In the AFC


Saturday, January 07, 4:30 PM ET on NBC

The Cincinnati Bengals vs. The Houston Texans

Prediction: Texans


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Sunday, January 08, 4:30 PM ET on CBS

The Pittsburgh Steelers vs. The Denver Broncos

Prediction: Steelers


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In the NFC


Saturday, January 07, 8:00 PM ET on NBC

The Detriot Lions vs. The New Orleans Saints

Prediction: Saints


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Sunday, January 08, 1:00 PM ET on FOX

The Atlanta Falcons vs. The New York Giants

Prediction: Giants

December 30th, 2011

The Official Presidential Mask Poll 2012â„¢


1 mask = 1 vote. This poll can be bought! Vote for your favorites by buying one, ten, even 100 masks today!

It’s here! It has returned. Welcome to the The Official Presidential Mask Poll 2012â„¢. For those of you who are uninitiated – since the dawn of the 21st century, BuyCostumes.com has successfully predicted the outcome of every US Presidential Election based on sales of masks featuring the candidates likeness. You read that correct. In 2000 we predicted GW’s victory over Al, GW’s re-election vs. Kerry in 2004, and President Obama triumphing over the veteran McCain in 2008.

In 2008 we took things a step further than we had in the years prior by extending our predictions to that of both the Democratic and Republican primary races. We also took steps to make the poll more accessible to the masses by producing $0.99 paper masks of all available candidates (previously we’d based our predictions on the sale of more expensive latex masks). This year we’re doing it again.

During primary season and continuing through the GOP official nomination, we’ll be tracking sales for Barack Obama Masks, Newt Gingrich Masks, Mitt Romney Masks, Ron Paul Masks, Rick Perry Masks, and Michele Bachmann masks, all available for $0.99 a piece. As a candidate pulls their figurative hat out of the figurative ring, we’ll grey them out from the rankings.

You’ll be able to visit our Official 2012 Presidential Mask Pollâ„¢ hub to see which potential candidate, including the incumbent president, Mr. Obama is in the lead based on percentage of total masks sold. You can also take Mr. Obama out of the mix and compare the individual Republican candidates excluding the incumbent, as seen in the screenshot below.

Finally, you can view a 60-day break down of each candidates percentage of total mask sales underneath the Flag graph.

I’ll be posting blog entries often, updating the process of the pull and an coverage we might have seen along with some other great tidbits throughout the election year. We’d love to see your mask photos on our Facebook page and you can check out our Twitter handle for periodic updates as well.

Most importantly though…


Vote early and vote often.

December 23rd, 2011

The 12th Day of Christmas: The 12 Days of Christmas Sale at BuyCostumes.com

On the twelfth day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…12 rings for wearing.
On the eleventh day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…11” bowls for filling.
On the tenth day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…10 flutes for toasting.
On the ninth day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…9oz cups for drinking.
On the eighth day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…8 Ties for wearing.
On the seventh day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…7” Plates for Serving.
On the sixth day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…6 Puzzles for Solving.
On the fifth day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…5” Gold Foil Stars.
On the fourth day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…4” Elf Ears.
On the third day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…3 Wiseman Cards.
On the second day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…2 Glitter Bows.
On the first day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…a Christmas tree with presents for feet.

Do you remember Captain Planet? Because I’m about to reference it, and you probably won’t have a clue what’s going on if you’re not familiar with the show.

“Snowman, Penguin, Santa, Reindeer, Bear with a Santa Cap, Christmas Tree! When your powers combine – I am Captain Christmas!” OK. That was a bit of a lame reference. Anyways, you can score 12 of these jazzy Christmas rings for 20% off on our twelfth day of Christmas. This package comes with 2 of each of the rings you see in the photo – so if you have to kids you won’t have to worry about them arguing about “I WANT SANTAS HEAD!” or something bizarre like that.

(man, did I just use the adjective “jazzy” to describe these? What year is it? 1977? Also, “twelfth” is a bizarre word, I mean, look at the letters “lfth” what a cacophony of phonetic chaos. Everytime I look at it I feel like I’m experiencing jamais vu all over again.

Merry Christmas!

This holiday season, we’re presenting our own rendition of ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’. Each day, Buycostumes.com will launch a new product correlating to each day of the song. All items will be discounted beginning the day they are added to the sale, through the remaining twelve days (through December 23). Save anywhere from 20 – 50% off selected items and stock up on some great gifts!

December 22nd, 2011

The 11th Day of Christmas: The 12 Days of Christmas Sale at BuyCostumes.com


On the eleventh day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…11” bowls for filling.
On the tenth day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…10 flutes for toasting.
On the ninth day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…9oz cups for drinking.
On the eighth day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…8 Ties for wearing.
On the seventh day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…7” Plates for Serving.
On the sixth day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…6 Puzzles for Solving.
On the fifth day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…5” Gold Foil Stars.
On the fourth day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…4” Elf Ears.
On the third day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…3 Wiseman Cards.
On the second day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…2 Glitter Bows.
On the first day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…a Christmas tree with presents for feet.

Today you can sashay your digital self into our digital store and buy yourself a physical lemon lime large plastic bowl. If that doesn’t whet your whistle sufficiently, allow me to pontificate on the value of a bowl. Bowls are one of the most versatile dishes in existence. Just think about it. You can fill a bowl with solids (apples, peas, dog biscuits, door keys, frogs, pieces of bread, or peanut M&Ms) and you can also put liquids and semi-solids in them (juice, water, beer, paint, plaster of paris, Windex, etc.), plus, you can stand on them to use them as a stepstool (though I wouldn’t recommend standing on these), you can sit on them as a tiny chair (again, not recommended), you can play catch with them, and, depending on the aerodynamic design of a particular bowl – it might serve function as a frisbee.

Watch for tomorrow’s featured item for the twelfth day of Christmas!

This holiday season, we’re presenting our own rendition of ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’. Each day, Buycostumes.com will launch a new product correlating to each day of the song. All items will be discounted beginning the day they are added to the sale, through the remaining twelve days (through December 23). Save anywhere from 20 – 50% off selected items and stock up on some great gifts!

December 21st, 2011

The 10th Day of Christmas: The 12 Days of Christmas Sale at BuyCostumes.com


On the tenth day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…10 flutes for toasting.
On the ninth day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…9oz cups for drinking.
On the eighth day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…8 Ties for wearing.
On the seventh day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…7” Plates for Serving.
On the sixth day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…6 Puzzles for Solving.
On the fifth day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…5” Gold Foil Stars.
On the fourth day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…4” Elf Ears.
On the third day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…3 Wiseman Cards.
On the second day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…2 Glitter Bows.
On the first day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…a Christmas tree with presents for feet.

Your Problem: It’s Christmas evening, our entire family has gathered around the dinner table. Ugly, hideously ugly sweaters are present, people are smiling, laughing, passing around the different foods – a ham, perhaps. Some mashed potatoes. Stuffing (mmm, stuffing). Obviously, fruitcake – whatever that is. And tons more. As proprietor of my household, I want to call a toast, to thank everyone for being there when we needed each other, etc. etc. So, I raise my glass champagne flute, my buttery butter knife and start tapping. Of course – everybody is still enjoying each others company (like a scene out of 7th Heaven and I can’t get anyone’s attention – so I tap harder. To the point that my flute shatters, and now I’ve gotten the attention of everyone at the table – and the lovely smell of champagne all over my awesome lighted Christmas sweater.

Our Solution: A 10-pack of plastic champagne glasses. The perfect, break-resistant-ish way to toast your special occasion! Now, you can tap your glass to your hearts delight when attempting to command the dinner table for a Christmas toast. What’s more, you can get these great flutes for 50% off their regular price. Commanding just $0.45/flute. I’ll drink to that!

Watch for tomorrow’s featured item for the eleventh day of Christmas!

This holiday season, we’re presenting our own rendition of ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’. Each day, Buycostumes.com will launch a new product correlating to each day of the song. All items will be discounted beginning the day they are added to the sale, through the remaining twelve days (through December 23). Save anywhere from 20 – 50% off selected items and stock up on some great gifts!

December 20th, 2011

The 9th Day of Christmas: The 12 Days of Christmas Sale at BuyCostumes.com


On the ninth day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…9oz cups for drinking.
On the eighth day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…8 Ties for wearing.
On the seventh day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…7” Plates for Serving.
On the sixth day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…6 Puzzles for Solving.
On the fifth day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…5” Gold Foil Stars.
On the fourth day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…4” Elf Ears.
On the third day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…3 Wiseman Cards.
On the second day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…2 Glitter Bows.
On the first day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…a Christmas tree with presents for feet.

You’ll shoot your eye out, kid! Or more accurately, you’ll get your tongue stuck to a metal pole if you buy this 8-pack of A Christmas Story Paper Cups. HAHA! Just kidding! Fooled you! You won’t get your tongue stuck a metal pole, that’s not possible if you’re drinking out of an awesome A Christmas Story paper cup that will clearly block your tongue from sticking to any sort of metal pole. You can easily cut the cup to be flat and boom – instant tongue/metal pole barrier. I TRIPLE DOG DARE YOU to buy these.

What these great paper cups (seriously 8 cups for $0.99, talk about a steal) won’t be able to help you do is prevent you from shooting your eye out with that Red-Rider B.B. Gun. But maybe drinking your Ovaltine will help with that!

Watch for tomorrow’s featured item for the tenth day of Christmas!

This holiday season, we’re presenting our own rendition of ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’. Each day, Buycostumes.com will launch a new product correlating to each day of the song. All items will be discounted beginning the day they are added to the sale, through the remaining twelve days (through December 23). Save anywhere from 20 – 50% off selected items and stock up on some great gifts!

December 19th, 2011

The 8th Day of Christmas: The 12 Days of Christmas Sale at BuyCostumes.com


On the eighth day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…8 Ties for wearing.
On the seventh day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…7” Plates for Serving.
On the sixth day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…6 Puzzles for Solving.
On the fifth day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…5” Gold Foil Stars.
On the fourth day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…4” Elf Ears.
On the third day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…3 Wiseman Cards.
On the second day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…2 Glitter Bows.
On the first day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…a Christmas tree with presents for feet.

“It’s always a good time for a tie.” Yeah, it’s true, nobody ever says that, and with good reason – nobody really likes ties. They can look nice, sure, but they always add a level of formality to an outfit that stuffs up the room. Inevitably, someone won’t wear a tie, and upon encountering the tie-wearer there will undoubtedly be this really bizarre interaction of misaligned formalities that neither party knows how to fully address. This Holiday Lights Tie is the perfect tie-breaker for that situation (HO! HO! HO! PUN). You can bolster your formality with a tie, but you’ll have one so ludicrous that neither you or any parties that you encounter (both parties as an individual, and parties as a fun time) won’t be sucked into the formal twilight zone. Plus, it’s 25% off! Win-Win!

Watch for tomorrow’s featured item for the ninth day of Christmas!

This holiday season, we’re presenting our own rendition of ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’. Each day, Buycostumes.com will launch a new product correlating to each day of the song. All items will be discounted beginning the day they are added to the sale, through the remaining twelve days (through December 23). Save anywhere from 20 – 50% off selected items and stock up on some great gifts!

December 18th, 2011

The 7th Day of Christmas: The 12 Days of Christmas Sale at BuyCostumes.com


On the seventh day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…7” Plates for Serving.
On the sixth day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…6 Puzzles for Solving.
On the fifth day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…5” Gold Foil Stars.
On the fourth day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…4” Elf Ears.
On the third day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…3 Wiseman Cards.
On the second day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…2 Glitter Bows.
On the first day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…a Christmas tree with presents for feet.

Mmm. 7” shining season dessert plates. You know what plates mean? Besides circles, obviously. Plates mean food. And really now, who doesn’t love love love food? And dessert? Well, dessert is the best part of food. Plus you get 60 of these bad boys saving 20% on the price. Sixty. Sixty instances of seven inches – now, I’m too terrible at math to try to figure out how many inches across that is in total, but I do know that you have to throw in pi (3.14) to figure out the surface area of a circle, and oh god, YOU CAN EAT PIE OFF OF THESE. Need I say more?

Watch for tomorrow’s featured item for the eighth day of Christmas!

This holiday season, we’re presenting our own rendition of ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’. Each day, Buycostumes.com will launch a new product correlating to each day of the song. All items will be discounted beginning the day they are added to the sale, through the remaining twelve days (through December 23). Save anywhere from 20 – 50% off selected items and stock up on some great gifts!

December 17th, 2011

The 6th Day of Christmas: The 12 Days of Christmas Sale at BuyCostumes.com


On the sixth day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…6 Puzzles for Solving.
On the fifth day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…5” Gold Foil Stars.
On the fourth day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…4” Elf Ears.
On the third day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…3 Wiseman Cards.
On the second day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…2 Glitter Bows.
On the first day of Christmas, Buycostumes gave to me…a Christmas tree with presents for feet.

This time around, you actually get the appropriate number. For just $3.19 you’ll get a a six-pack of these awesome puzzle cubes. They’re basically cooler versions of Rubik’s cubes that don’t have generic colors, and instead have neat holiday themed images. They make great, infuriating stocking stuffers, that will be sure to keep your nieces and nephews occupied for hours on the big day. That way you can busy yourself with enjoying the most joyous holiday of the year for yourself – and that’s never a bad thing.

Watch for tomorrow’s featured item for the seventh day of Christmas!

This holiday season, we’re presenting our own rendition of ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’. Each day, Buycostumes.com will launch a new product correlating to each day of the song. All items will be discounted beginning the day they are added to the sale, through the remaining twelve days (through December 23). Save anywhere from 20 – 50% off selected items and stock up on some great gifts!