These were some of the Halloween decorations at the White House this year. You can see a video of the Obamas handing out treats here and you can watch a video about the White House spider cookies here. Here are some of the decorations.
A skeleton and candles decorate the Blue Room of the White House
A fairy inside a giant bubble near the North Portico of the White House
A giant spider hangs from the North Portico of the White House
A performer dressed as a grapevine tree moves about the north grounds of the White House
Heidi Klum and husband Seal dressed as giant black crows for Halloween. They talked to E! about the costumes, which Heidi designed and had someone else make. Heidi said she thinks about her Halloween costume for a long time in advance.
When Seal didn't seem too enthused about being forced to walk around in a giant bird costume she said he could pick the costumes next year. Ever the gentleman, Seal demurred and said that he leaves all that to her. He gamely tried to backtrack and say that the costumes weren't really that uncomfortable, but clearly they were. The giant beaks, the black makeup...not easy to wear. It's pretty funny, take a look:
We couldn't tell what Jennifer Love Hewitt's costume was as in the hilarious photo that Jamie Kennedy posted earlier. This photo makes it clear that she was dressed up as a Playboy bunny. Jamie Kennedy posted the photo on his Twitter account and tweeted, "who doesn't love a nice bunny...happy belated halloween."
Many celebrities went as characters from popular children's programs this year. Some decided to give a sexy spin on the characters. We don't quite recall Princess Jasmine sporting this much cleavage. Kim Kardashian blogged that she decided to go as Princes Jasmine because she's "been wanting to go as her for years and found the perfect costume!" She also wore a Snow White outfit to another party to complete her Disney themed Halloween. She says she will be posting that photo later on her blog.
President Obama, Michelle Obama and the first grandmother Marian Robinson handed out candy to the children of military families at the White House for Halloween. Barack did not go in costume, but Michelle looked fabulous in black pants, a leopard print twin set, cat ears and some awesome cat eye makeup. She accessorized with bangle bracelets.
The first couple greeted guests and passed out goody bags filled with
a large butter cookie made by White House pastry chef Bill Yosses and a National Park Foundation Ranger activity book. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs came as Darth Vader. Michelle told Jay Leno that it required security clearance to find out what Sasha and Malia were doing for Halloween and what their costumes were. We're guessing they went trick or treating with school mates to try to have a more normal evening.
Take a look:
Designer Christian Siriano and his boyfriend Brad Walsh went all out for Halloween this year. They dresed up as Ariel and Prince Eric. Christian Siriano posted the photograph on his Twitter account earlier today. You can see a larger photo of their costumes here. It sounds like they were hosting their own Halloween party this year as singer Kat DeLuna tweeted, "On my way to my boos @csiriano and @bradwalsh Halloween party!!!"
Alyssa Milano and her husband chose cute over scary this Halloween. Alyssa was a pretty garden fairy and her husband, Hollywood agent David Bugliari, was dressed as Tinky Winky - see here. Alyssa Milano posted on her Twitter, "Trick or tweet! I'm a garden fairy!" Alyssa also dressed her dogs as an angel and a devil.
A Michigan dentist's office is offering to buy candy back from kids on Monday. Kids can trade in some of the candy they collected while trick-or-treating for cash at a rate of $1 per pound. A local store here on WNDU says the collected candy will be sent overseas to the troops. The dentist says he is not out to ruin Halloween and says he hands out candy himself. Take a look:
Several animals at the Brookfield Zoo - including lions, tigers, polar bears, brown bears and gorillas - were given pumpkins to enjoy to celebrate Halloween. The program is part of the Zoo's zoowide behavioral enrichment program. Take a look:
White House pastry chef Bill Yosses reveals some of the treats children will receive who trick or treat at the front door of the White House this year. Bill Yosses says trick or treaters will receive a White House cookie with a spider on it. It will be in a big with dried fruit including dried peaches and dried pears. Ingredients used in the cookies include honey from the White House garden, organic flour and organic eggs and other organic materials. The AP says as many as 2,000 kids knocked on the White House door. Take a look:
Dr. Horrible and The Guild star Felicia Day dressed up as a Zombie Cowboy for Halloween. She dyed her hair blue and put on jeans and a flannel shirt. She says she used this kids' ride a pony costume from Target and zombified it.
A group of scuba divers carved pumpkins 30 feet underwater during a pumpkin carving contest in the Florida Keys. Beverley Moore of North Wales, Pennsylvania's orange-skinned octopus jack-o-lantern won the contest. Take a look:
Senior MAC Cosmetics make-up artist Chantel Miller shows Russ Mitchell some fun Halloween make-up ideas. Some of the looks include a zebra lady, butterfly and he-devil. In addition to these looks you can also watch Chantel Miller create a chic vampire look here. The looks in the video below take about two to three hours to do. Take a look:
Kate Gosselin's hair is turning out to be quite popular this Halloween with many stores selling out of Kate Gosselin wigs. Earlier this year Kate Gosselin talked about how everybody wants her hairstyle. It turns out she was right. People do want her hairstyle to celebrate Halloween. Erin Burnett tried on the wig for the Today Show. Take a look:
