With the Museum's popular Halloween Spooktacular Parties just around the corner (Oct. 24-26 & 31) and the all-new, 2-week Halloween twist on a permanent gallery, Spooky Woods, those of us at the Museum definitely have costumes on our minds!

Our friends at Star Tribune started a Halloween photo costume contest for proud parents to display pictures of their children at their goofiest, cutest and/or scariest (in costume, of course)! The contest is for children 12 and under.

There are several rounds of the contest, and voting will go through October 25. Check out some of the costumed cuties already posted. It'll help you get some ideas for this year's Halloween costume, too!