Halloween: Top 5 Most Popular Pet Costumes For 2022

Spooky season is quickly approaching! Woop woop!

With fall drinks and treats returning to menus and temperatures (finally) starting to drop, it's time to shift into fall mode. For those that partake in the festivities surrounding Halloween, we know that the most fun part of the holiday is picking out costumes and dressing up for the occasion. It's the one set day a year that you can be literally anything or anybody you want. It's always so fun to see the different characters everyone chooses and how they decide to put together their costumes. Some buy a full costume already pieced together at the store, and some make their entire costume from scratch. Talk about dedication.

Even more fun than choosing a costume for yourself is choosing one for your pet! Our pets are already the cutest little nuggets in the world. How could they get any cuter? I'll tell you how. Throw a fire helmet on their head. Heart. Literally. Melting.

A new survey from the National Retail Federation has revealed the most popular pet costumes for Halloween this year chosen by pet owners. After reviewing the list, it's no wonder why these are the top five. The cuteness overload is nearly too much for any human to handle. And while I was originally planning to dress my dog up in something more unique, these top pet costume ideas are making me second guess everything. Butch would look so cute in all of these!

The fireman costume is gonna be hard to beat this year, but these most popular pet costumes have inspired me and reminded me that it doesn't take the most originality in the world to conquer Halloween. All that matters is that you have fun with it, and that's exactly what Butch and I intend to do.

Without further ado, here are the most popular pet costumes for Halloween 2022:

It only takes a couple of pieces to put this costume together for your furry friend!

Any pet would look ADORBS as a cute little bumblebee.

If you can wrangle your pet for long enough to slide on the bat wings, this one is a sure-fire winner.

Okay. Butch might have to be a hot dog this year. Sorry, Butch.

My heart just skipped a beat. Cutest pumpkin in the patch!

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October 31 is only 63 days away leaving just enough time to get decorating. It has never been a better time to improve the functionality of your space with some themed décor. Have you gotten your Halloween decorations?

Decorating has been noted as a way of affecting mental health in a positive way. The science behind it may not be fully proven but the way color schemes and grids coordinate may have a lot to do with how someone controls their breathing habits. Certain colors may allows individuals to relax causing their breathing to become more controlled. Color therapy or chromotherapy is the idea that using color or colored light has an affect on physical and mental health.

A study called, "The Effects of Color on the Moods of College Students" written by Sevinc Kurt and Kelechi Kingsley Osueke, studied the psychological affects of colors on college students who used their student union complex. The results showed that students who entered the colored space were more calm and excited to be there compared to more neutral color painted space like their cafeteria. The neutral white walled space was looked at as boring and uninteresting. The students were more likely to remember a vivid memory from the complex. Using colors that create more positive emotion will better help the functionality of a room.

The 99 Cent Only Store may have decorations over the one dollar mark but don't let that turn you away.

We know you were in Target's bullseye corner buying cheaper décor just the other day. And décor that is well priced over 99 cents. From haunted nut crackers— yes they're not just for Christmas— fake rubber body parts, eyeball flowers, skeleton-hand plastic cups and Día de los Muertos wall art, there are décor items for all your spooky needs and desires. We hope you find Halloween decorations with colors that uplift your mood and space for this ghoulish holiday.

Halloween time at Disneyland® Resort is truly magical.

Upon entering the park, you're greeted with fiendish fun from the decorations, music, ambiance and so much more. As an adult, taking the first few steps into the park instantly elicits feelings of joy and innocence. The pure happiness radiating from each person and family makes you feel simply put: happy.

The park becomes a place of ghoulish activities that include the Haunted Mansion Holiday, Guardians of the Galaxy “Monsters After Dark,” ride and other hauntingly fun experiences that you can only get at Disneyland.

However, another portion of the park that we need to highlight is the curated and Disney-crafted cuisine. This Halloween season runs from Sept. 2 to Oct. 31, which means that ghoulish sweets and treats will be available during that allotted period of time.

Disney chefs and mixologist have concocted special recipes and goodies with master culinary skills and, of course, a sprinkle of magic.

From Halloween-themed hearty meals, special cold brews topped with fresh cream and desserts that are haunted-house scream worthy, Disney's holiday treats will transport you right to Halloween town, and you simply can't miss them.

Along with snacking on the limited-edition treats, you can also enjoy special events that happen during this time such as Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom Park and “Mickey’s Boo-To-You Halloween Parade!"

There's also dessert parties and other devilishly delightful activities that are uniquely available during this Halloween season.

Until Oct. 31, attendees will be greeted under the Oogie Boogie at the entrance at Disney California Adventure® Park. If you're going to Disneyland® Park then you can expect to be greeted by the famous Mickey pumpkin; both acting as symbols that you're about to enter the most magical place on earth.

Here are some of our favorite Halloween treats that Disney will offer for this upcoming season. Cheers!

A marshmallow pop coated in vanilla chocolate with dark chocolate eyes.

Devils food cake layered and topped with white chocolate mousse and buttercream. This cake is available until Nov. 10.

Cripes rice treat dipped in orange and shaped into Mickey Mouse. Drizzled in black dark chocolate web.

Stuffed with cookie and cream buttercream.

We love this super cute cake pop topped with a white-chocolate orange bow! This chocolate cake pop is covered in milk chocolate, too.

A Granny Smith apple coated in caramel with marshmallow ears then dipped in orange-white chocolate and green, white chocolate leaf.

Purple-colored vanilla sponge, raspberry mousse, fresh raspberries, and candied cocoa nibs.

Citrus shortbread bat cookie dipped in dark chocolate with a vampire Mickey face.

Pumpkin-flavored cake filled with dulce de leche and cream cheese frosting with chocolate stem and mousse leaf.

Pumpkin-flavored cake filled with dulce de leche and cream cheese frosting with chocolate stem and mousse leaf.