Before Halloween

The costume aisle fills up weeks before anyone needs it, which is either admirable planning or mild panic dressed as preparation. A few things worth noticing while they're still in stock.

First, a costume that technically belongs to a different season entirely: the Guirca Pietenpak in orange and purple is sized for five and six year olds and built for Sinterklaas, not Halloween, but it shows up in the same boxes this time of year regardless. Compare more costumes.

Starbucks has apparently decided pumpkins and cats belong together, and so the 2026 Halloween mug with the pumpkin kitty print exists, in black and white, for anyone building a seasonal shelf of mugs that never get used for coffee. The best tableware.

Kipling's contribution is a small red devil monkey keychain, officially the Halloween Devil Monkey, the kind of thing that ends up clipped to a bag and stays there long after October. Compare more women's accessories.

For the younger crowd there's the pack of four Bluey Halloween figures, already dressed up and articulated enough to survive a toy box. The best action figures and accessories.

Back to mugs: the Starbucks x Peanuts Snoopy Halloween mug arrives limited edition and boxed, which is mostly a way of saying don't expect a restock. Compare more collectibles.

And if a mug feels too stationary, there's the Snoopy Halloween tumbler with lid and straw, clear and green plastic, built for carrying things rather than displaying them. The best kitchen and dining finds.