Trump, Beetlejuice and Skibidi Toilet? 2024’s top trending Halloween costumes

Do you know what costume you’ll be wearing for Halloween this year? CBC Kids News has put together a list of what costumes have been most popular this spooky season. There are the classics, of course, like skeletons and clowns, but also ones inspired by some of 2024’s biggest pop culture moments. Is your costume on the list?

WATCH — How a viral trend of stealing zipper pulls became real for one kid

Zipper pulls are dangly little pieces of string and plastic that attach to the zippers on a backpack. You probably don’t even think about them most of the time. Unless it’s the zipper pull from a Nike Elite Hoops backpack. People are posting videos to TikTok, Instagram and YouTube of zipper pulls they claim to have stolen. CBC Kids News walks us through how the trend has affected one Canadian kid.