Munson: Clever costumes make best Halloween treats
Justin Henine-Hardenne  |  by desmoinesregister.com. All rights reserved. 3.01 | 16:13

I'm sure you've received the memo on the dress code for the next several days: the wilder, zanier and more grotesque, the better. Get ready for the parade of Halloween costumes from now through Tuesday: Newborns dolled up as pumpkins. Pirate shirts and eye patches off the rack.

Couples decked out as Britney Spears and K-Fed, or Brangelina, or Tomkat. Yes, my 4-year-old son, Frankie, has become a monster truck fan, thanks to the Speed Channel and lax parenting.

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