Introducing Spider-Bat | SuburbanDaddy

According to the National Retail Federation, the most popular kids costume is a Princess.? Other popular costumes include Star Wars, witches, and Spiderman.? See below for the full list of the top 20 most popular kids costumes from 2005.

This year, I feel very comfortable saying that Thing 2 will be wearing a truly unique costume, one that I don’t think we’ll see as we trick or treat, and probably not one we’re likely to see again.

His costume started as Spiderman.? But he didn’t like the mask part, so for the last few weeks he’s been the unmasked Spiderman.? Then, SuburbanMommy got a Batman costume for Thing3, and Thing 2? loves the Batman mask.? But he also loves his Spiderman costume, especially since it is the kind that has the built in muscles.

To Thing 2, he isn’t just wearing a costume.? He believes he actually is Spiderman.? For several weeks now, when someone says his name, he impatiently corrects them and says No, I AM SPIDERMAN! (Some days he says he is Yucky Man, a character from a Backyardigans TV Show, but that’s a whole different story).

So, we have Spider-Bat.? Part Spiderman, part Batman.? Oh yeah, there is one more twist to the costume.? This new superhero creation, Spider-Bat, also wears womens high heel shoes.? Nothing too high, mind you, because that would make catching the bad guys difficult.? But still high enough to get noticed by the other superheroes.

2005 Top Kids’ Costumes
			# of Children
1	Princess	11.8%	3,778,217
2	Witch	5.2%	1,664,215
3	Spiderman	4.5%	1,439,321
4	Monster	4.1%	1,304,385
5	Darth Vader	3.9%	1,259,406
6	Superhero	3.9%	1,259,406
7	Star Wars Character	2.5%	809,618
8	Batman	2.4%	764,639
9	Ninja	2.3%	719,660
10	Clown	2.3%	719,660
11	Pirate	2.1%	674,682
12	Angel	2.0%	629,703
13	Pumpkin	2.0%	629,703
14	Power Rangers	1.8%	584,724
15	Cinderella	1.7%	539,745
16	Vampire	1.5%	494,767
17	Cheerleader	1.5%	494,767
18	Cat	1.5%	494,767
19	Ghost/Ghoul	1.4%	449,788
20	Soldier/Sailor	1.4%	449,788

8 thoughts on “Introducing Spider-Bat”

Z-Dub it’s going to be Spiderman for Halloween. I think he has that same costume. I like the added bat mask. I’m all for creating (or improving) characters.

And they say genetic engineering has gone too far … or perhaps this is just Halloween’s version of Darwin?! Survival of the fittest!! (costume!)

Your lucky I was not drinking my cofffee.. that was hysterical… kids .. they really keep it interesting huh??

I like the combination. Nicely put together! The list of Halloween costumes was quite interesting. Why is Batman so popular, I wonder? I think we have 2 Batman costumes, in fact.