Toy Soldier Halloween

Toy Soldier Halloween

Dress Up in a Green Army Man Halloween Costume This Year

One of the best-loved traditions in America is dressing up in costumes every chance we get! Halloween, of course, is the most well-known holiday for wearing costumes. However, theme parties are held year-round and call for costumes, too. Theme parties can be just for fun, or held as a fund-raising event for a charitable cause or business. One of the most popular costume ideas this year comes from Toy Story 3 – the green army man costume. The Toy Story movies are so much fun because we get to see the world from the toys’ perspective, and these plastic soldiers are no exception.

In the two previous Toy Story movies, the Green Army Men are Andy’s miniature green plastic soldiers, lead by the gung-ho commander, Sarge (voiced by R. Lee Ermey, based upon his character of Gunnery Sergeant Hartman from Full Metal Jacket). They are stored in a bucket, labeled Bucket O Soldiers. The troops are set in particular positions and stuck to bases (that doesn’t slow them down, however). The soldiers are quite disciplined in their “leave no man behind” policy and are masters of reconnaissance.

In Toy Story 3, only three are left, Sarge and the two paratroopers. They try to help the rest of Andy’s remaining toys get played with, but after a while the Green Army Men realize that Andy has finally grown up, and since he’s cleaning up his room before going to college, they parachute out the window. This scares Andy’s other toys even more, bringing up the possibility of being thrown out. After the toys have a final “staff meeting,” Woody reveals that the other Green Army Men were given away over the years, not thrown out, and everyone breathes a sigh of relief. At the end of the movie, the Green Army Men finally land in a playground, where they are immediately welcomed.

Army costumes have been popular the last few years anyway, but if you’re looking for a fun twist on fatigues, choose a green army man costume from the Big Screen! Dressing up is fun for everyone-adults and children alike. Pretending to be something you’re not, but wish you could be, even for a short amount of time, is all in the spirit of fun and celebration. And that’s why movie costumes are so popular- young and old alike tend to enjoy impersonating characters we see in the movies. Because of the recent popularity of the Toy Story movies, army man costumes are in demand this year. So this Halloween, prepare for the reconnaissance mission of a lifetime in a Green Army Man Costume! And don’t forget that you’ll find the best selection of online costumes for the entire family at BestCostumeShop.net.

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