The Biz

When children discover there’s a day set aside to dress up like Shrek or a Disney Princess out in public and collect gallons of candy from strangers, it’s hardly a surprise that glorious day becomes every little monster’s favorite! Halloween often requires retailers to stock their shelves a bit more creatively than other celebrations, and The Giggle Guide^® has found just the right mix from La Vie New York, International Playthings LLC, Surprise Balls, and Paper Magic Group to guarantee every trick-or-treater has a safe and spook-tacular time!

Josiah has an important question.

In fact, all of the young rats in Professor Perimeter’s class — a class designed to teach ‘bad’ rats to be more “normal,” — have the same pressing question. Josiah (a bright eyed aspiring painter), Sarah (a ballet dancer with grace down to the tip of her tail), and Priscilla (a singer with a voice far bigger than expected and who is particularly fond of bright scarves) all want to know, “Why am I bad?”

Old pillowcases. Outdated bedspreads. And… feed sacks? These items usually inspire a charity donation or a rummage sale, but for Kirsty Mogensen, creator of Sailor Rose, pillowcases inspired a tailor’s vision. After having her daughter, Kirsty found herself drawn to children’s clothes made from non-conventional fabric — old tee shirts, pillowcases, and yes, even the feed sacks. “Not only did I find these inspiring for their beauty,” she says, “but for their ingenuity and that they retained a history.”