Roberta Knight

Suggestions on Do It Yourself Halloween Costumes

Two hundred years ago if there were people out on Halloween's night they would likely be Scottish going from door to door singing and begging for food and drink. Most others would be huddled playing fortune playing games and telling ghost stories. Costume... Read >

What You Need to Know About Pirates and the Spanish Main

In 1492 Europeans discovered America and after that date the Spanish often sailed there. The lands that they visited were known as the Spanish main. From these lands they stole treasures from the Aztecs, in a land now known as Mexico. They loaded their sh... Read >

The Buccaneers And The Pirate Costumes

The buccaneers were pirates who lived on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola and in the 1600's, they attacked any Spanish ships heading back to Spain from South America, which were mostly laden with treasure. They took over many of the Caribbean islands an... Read >

What to Expect in Pirate Costume Parties

Today's great love of the pirate costume derived from the notoriety of the pirates. Pirates loved to attack other ships on the high seas. But many had special jobs to carry out on board their own vessels. Listed below are a few of these tasks. The capt... Read >

What You Have to Do When Choosing and Carving Your Halloween Pumpkin

An attractive accessory to your Halloween costume this year, would be a well designed pumpkin. Select one with no bruises or spots, because it will last longer. The difficulty when selecting, is we usually see a pumpkin as a large face. So for example, yo... Read >

Batman, A Hypothetical Psychoanalysis

Batman is possibly one of the most successful comic book characters ever created. He is also possibly one of the darkest. The origins of Batman are shadowy and unsettling. As a child, Bruce Wayne (Batman's alter-ego) watched as his parents were murdere... Read >

The Cool Gadgetry of Batman

'Where does he get those wonderful toys?' This was a very good question indeed. It was asked by The Joker (aka Jack Nicholson) in the 1989 'Batman' movie directed by the masterful Tim Burton. Throughout the (almost) seventy years of Batman we have b... Read >

The Tale of Jack O'Lantern and the Devil

Here is a little surprise you can set up this Halloween. Put up two card tables side by side with a small gap large enough to put your hand through. Now cover the top and sides of the table with crepe paper and cut a small slit so your hand can reach thro... Read >

Having A Halloween Event in Your Front Garden

Adults as well as children celebrate Halloween in many unusual ways. Take for example, a lady in Detroit, who waits for the school bus to leave her house on the morning of Halloween. She then sets to work on her front garden. When the bus returns the chil... Read >

The Time When I Wore a Halloween Costume in My Childhood

In the sixties when I was a child, it was the night of Halloween that I loved the most. When darkness had fallen, we would lather windows with soap, and ring peoples' doorbells, usually in our Halloween costumes. Sometimes it was neighbors we liked but... Read >

Halloween Party Game Suggestion: Moriarty, Are You There?

No need to spend on elaborate Halloween costumes this season. For this Halloween party game you will need newspapers and blindfolds. If your guests are too easily frightened then this game would not be suitable for your party. As you will know, Moriarty i... Read >

Being Batman for Entertainment

When you ask a child which superhero they would most like to be you can guarantee that Batman would be a popular answer. The chant of 'Dinner, dinner, dinner, dinner-BATMAN!' is synonymous with children's playgrounds everywhere. Most children (and a gre... Read >

The Popular Enemies of Batman

Like any other respectable superhero, Batman has had his fair share of enemies. Considering that it is almost seventy years since the creation of 'The Caped Crusader' you can imagine that to comprise a detailed dossier of each and every foe that Batman ha... Read >

The Development in Batman Costumes Design

In May 1939 'Detective Comics' created a character that would go on to become a household name not just in America but all over the world. That character was Batman (aka 'The Dark Knight' and 'The Caped Crusader'). Over the last seventy years he has starr... Read >

Fancy Party Dress Up in Batman Costumes

If you go to a fancy dress party and look for someone who has dressed up as a superhero for the evening then you can be pretty sure that it will be a Batman costume that you see. Out of all of the comic strip heroes from over the years few have had quite ... Read >