Life with kids is nothing if not a three-ringed circus. Get inspired by a classic family outing, the circus, and create Halloween costumes based around the Big Top. Parents can dress as the Ringmasters, and kids can be acrobats, elephants, clowns, and tigers.

From sassy to spooky, relive your favorite decade with these nostalgic looks.

And Halloween is the chance to live the punniest life you can dream of. For those who want something that's easy enough to pass off as a coincidentally quirky outfit that you just happen to be wearing on Halloween at the office,

The closest I got to Halloween as a child was through classic movies like “ Hocus Pocus ” and “Casper.” That’s because I grew up in a religious household that chose not to celebrate Halloween. Since I didn’t embark on the adventure of costume wearing as a child,