Halloween is almost here. Have you decided on which costume you will be wearing this year? There are many options and you may want to opt for something a little different for 2009. How about a gijoe Halloween costume?
GI Joe has a special place in the heart of most Americans and has become even more prominent since American troops were engaged in Iraq over five years ago. Americans want to show solidarity to their servicemen and what better way than to wear the fatigues of GI Joe whilst also giving a nod to those fighting in Iraq.
GI Joe has been around for many years, since 1964 in fact. Back then during Vietnam the GI Joe comic books became more and more popular. As well as the comic books, dolls became available propelling the popular character into toy stores and children’s bedrooms. In recent years there have been films, cartoon shows, and many more merchandise products. GI Joe is ever popular and nobody would have trouble recognizing you if you chose to wear a gijoe Halloween costume.
The character has never stopped causing excitement in children and adults alike and everybody loves to read about the adventures of GI Joe and his gang. Costumes for Halloween are everywhere at the moment and you should have no problem finding some great gijoe Halloween costumes. Take a look online and there are countless options available. You could choose the traditional gijoe Halloween costume from the sixties or how about the new sleeker GI Joe look as introduced in the latest films including The Rise of the Cobra.
You could even make your own gijoe Halloween costume and it wouldn’t need to cost you much money. You may even find that you have all the items available at home already. Costumes are available online for both children and adults and all will enjoy wearing such an exciting not to mention different costume this year.
To make your costume even more authentic how about some face paint? You could paint some stripes on both cheeks or even just go mad and cover your whole face. Make sure you test a small amount of paint somewhere inconspicuous first to make sure you do not have an allergy to the paint. That could be very embarrassing and could result in you missing the whole of Halloween!
A gijoe Halloween costume would make a great alternative to the usual werewolf or ghost costumes. Why not learn some army signals or marching chants so you can really have fun when trick or treating or going to your Halloween party. And don’t think GI Joe is just reserved for the boys. Remember Demi Moore as GI Jane? Her shaved head caused a real stir in Hollywood, but you don’t need to go quite so far! Just have fun and enjoy your Halloween!
