For Bag Lady, Halloween ranks between Christmas and Fourth of July. For Shopping Siren, it sits just below Thanksgiving and far above Columbus Day.

So, clearly, in holiday terms, it’s up there, rating first among occasions during which one can gorge on chocolate and cavort in tacky earrings. (Sorry, Easter, so close.)

This week we wrap up The Other Freeport with some of our favorite seasonal offerings. Hello, Black Plague? Fanged ice cubes? Halloween, a shame you come but once a year.

* Eyelike Halloween reusable sticker book, Sherman’s Books & Stationary, $6.95

Includes 400-plus reusable stickers of bats, cats, toads and other creatures. The back of the book provides scant details on stickers’ reusability. Thankfully, we’re trusting sorts.

* Twinkling Treasures blinking pumpkin earrings, SBS, $6.99

Don’t wear them with the spider bracelet below. Overkill.

* Jack the Ripper Tavern mini pub sign, British Goods, $11.95

Made out of cork, featuring the aforementioned Jack with a bloody knife in hand. Inviting and creepy. It’s hard to pull that off in a sign.

* “The Black Plague” Pitkin Guide Book, Bridgham & Cook British Goods, $8.99

Rats. Germs. Skeletal remains. What’s a little pestilence among friends? Lets one appreciate the playfulness of Halloween that much more.

* Black cat pasta, 14 oz., Mangy Moose Emporium, $5.95

Mmm, furry.

* Cold-blooded fang ice cube tray, MME, $8.95

The tray itself is red silicone and coffin-shaped. Makes five sets of fangs at a time. Just one fang per Diet Coke, please.

* One Hundred 80 silver or black-beaded spider bracelet, MME, $5.95

He perches right on your wrist. Exactly where you’d want a giant spider to be.

* Gortex Big Game Hat in Day-Glo orange, L.L.Bean, $29

Safety first! (I.e., make sure the cars can see you as you dash across the street to get to the rich house before it runs out of full-sized Hershey bars.)

* L.L. Bean hybrid flashlight, LLB, $34.99

Trick-or-treating in the dark is fun. Tripping over your neighbor’s poorly placed jack-o’-lantern, not so much. With this flashlight you can light your way using either the hand crank or four AAA batteries. Or the hand crank and four AAA batteries. Hey, it takes a while to fill that pillowcase with candy.

* Grabber hand warmers, two pack, LLB, 95 cents

Stuff a hand warmer in each pocket to stay toasty between houses. Your costume doesn’t have pockets? We pity you.

* Baby Count Dracula costume, Gymboree, $23.99

Sweeping black cape, white ruffle collar, red vest — to die for. Fangs not included. We understand that at some age kids bite a lot naturally, anyway.

* I Want My Mummy long-sleeved T-shirt, Gymboree, $10.39

Sometimes full costumes are just too much time, effort and stress, both for your little one and you. Pop this on, head out for candy and prevent a temper tantrum, both for your little one and you. Mostly you.

Best find: Bee costume and flower costume, baby and toddler sizes, Gymboree, $23.99

Is there anything more adorable than a 2-year-old in a bumblebee costume complete with little black wings on the back? Yes. A 2-year-old in a flower costume with a skirt of pastel petals. Not adorable enough? Grab the matching flower headband for $6.99. Still not adorable enough? We question your humanity.

Think twice: Yorkie candy bar, Bridgham & Cook British Goods, $1.50

Forget bite-sized Snickers and mini bags of M&Ms, and hand out this Nestle UK candy bar to trick-or-treaters. Just, you know, be careful — the candy’s tagline warns, “It’s not for girls.” Also, it comes in raisin and biscuit flavor. We’re not sure which is worse. 

*Prices as of Sept. 29

R.I.P. Freeport’s Play and Learn

The long-standing toy store has decided to call it a day, closing shop by the end of the year. We’re sincerely bummed.

Bag Lady and Shopping Siren’s true identities are protected by a pair of stylish, sweater-wearing Doberman pinschers (who love black cat pasta without the pasta) and the Customer Service counter at the Sun Journal. You can reach them at baglady@sunjournal.com and shoppingsiren@sunjournal.com.

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