He wanted to make it as recognizable as possible to the most number of people. After careful consideration of all the possible characters and skins, my son settled on 'Minecraft Steve'. The pixelized, blocky look of all of the characters make them perfect for construction out of cardboard - which happens to be free and plentiful. The simplicity in particular is what made this a logical choice for this year's costumes. While I'm not much into gaming myself, I can definitely appreciate the virtues of this game - namely the simplicity and open-ended creativity that it offers. until now! Thank you Minecraft! Our kids, like millions of others around the world, are obsessed with all things Minecraft. Our vision of what would be awesome and their vision of what would be awesome has never aligned. Sadly, this has fallen on deaf ears year after year after year. For years we have been trying to convince our kids that Halloween is all about making your costumes, not buying them.
