Every year, I do the Mommy Shorts Halloween Costume Awards. This year, my awards were a little delayed because a) there was a very important election going on that diverted our collective attention and b) Instagram turned off “most recent” hashtags to prevent election misinformation from spreading, so I wasn’t able to see anyone who tagged the #mommyshortshalloween hashtag this year.
I tried waiting a couple weeks and Instagram STILL hasn’t turned back on the hashtag. I guess that’s because people are are STILL spreading election misinformation. DAMNIT. The 2020 hits just keep on coming.
So, I’m just going to move forward and award what was submitted through facebook and direct messages. Sorry it took so long, but better late than never, right? Time really seems to be standing still anyway. I mean, besides the fact that we blew right through fall and it’s already Thanksgiving. WTF.
Anyway, without further ado, below are this year’s Halloween costume awards. Some of them will only make sense in 2020. LET’S HOPE.
The Very 2020 Mommy Shorts Halloween Costume Awards:
First to Sell Out During a Pandemic
Most Likely to Social Distance
Best Chance to Combat the Plague
Most Likely to Get a Warm Welcome on Everyone’s Doorstep
Most Likely to Capture the Collective Attention of America While They were All Stuck at Home:
The Five Stages of the Coronavirus: Karen, Toilet Paper, Carole Baskin, Murder Hornets and Your Child in a Mask Playing Video Games
Best Use of Masks
Most Likely to Get the Job Done
Most in Need of a Peggy
Still Looking for a Peggy
Found her!
Most Likely to Live at the Rosebud Motel
Best Imposter
Most Likely to Dissent
Most Likely to Have Her Name Mispronounced:
Most Likely to Wait Out the Pandemic by Staying in Bed
Least Likely to Grow Up
Best Tribute to the Original Ghostbusters
Most Likely to Getaway in the Mystery Machine
Most Likely to to Come From Another Planet
Best Crime Fighting Ladybug
Most Cuckoo (Clock and Bird)
Least Likely to Say Beetlejuice Three Times
Best Store Bought Toy Story Costumes
Best Homemade Toy Story Costumes
Best Way to Keep the Kids from Getting Separated
Most Likely to Vote for Pedro
Best Use of a Candy Receptacle
Most Likely to Live on the Moon
Most Likely to Be Called By the Sea
Most Excited for Christmas
Most Likely to Trade His Candy for Honey
Best 90s Throwback
Most Likely to be Chosen In Animal Crossing
Sweetest Child O’ Mine
Most Mythical
Most Likely to Ride Off on a Vacuum
Most Likely to Attack
Slowest Trick or Treater
Most Likely to Steal Your Candy
Least Likely to Join a Fuller House Reunion
Most Likely to Collect Dust on Your Mantle
Most Likely to Murder for Candy
Least Likely to Be Honored by PETA
Best First Couple
Most Likely to Believe in Magic
Most Likely to Catch a Train to Hogwarts
Most Likely to Be Sent to Space
Most Likely to Emerge from the Sewer
Best Coffee Competition
Most Likely to Brag About His Cool New Shoes
Least Likely to Be Allowed in a School Cafeteria
Least Prepared for the Elements
Most Likely to Become a Warrior
Most Likely to Get Raided at Midnight
Most Likely to Get Lost in the Woods
Most Likely to Be Eaten at Meal time
Best Posture
The Nightmare at Sea Award
Scariest Hairstyle
There’s Always One Frozen Family Award
This one gets extra points for the dad kneeling.
Best Use of a Pinata
The Scariest Movie Characters Award
Most Likely to Be Chopped Down
Best Use of an Umbrella
Most Likely to Use the Force
The Fierce Female Award
Best Unibrow
The Tiniest Troll Award
Grumpiest Shark
And finally…
The 2020 Election MVP Award award goes to…
Thank you to everyone for participating!
