Listen, some years are just not the years for elaborate Halloween costumes. Maybe it’s not in the budget, or maybe you’re just not feeling it. Good news! Jennifer McGuire has pulled together a list of easy costumes you can do with just one accessory. You might even already have it lying around the house! Spend that extra time wisely (eating candy, obviously).

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“Fall is the time of year when I’m most ready to feed my family,” writes Samantha Darby. “There’s something about it not being 1,000 degrees outside that makes me want to serve my kids anything other than prepackaged yogurts and bananas for breakfast, and having a list of easy fall breakfast recipes is a must. I want to give them cozy, hearty meals before I send them off into that crisp fall air, but it’s also morning and there are three of them and we have school routines — it just needs to be easy.” And luckily for us, she’s got some ideas.