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Everyone loves a great mermaid movie! Here are three of my top picks for best mermaid movies, with a few honorable mentions. I'm a child of the 80's so of course my number one pick is the iconic movie Splash with Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah. This movie is a sweet love story that loosely follows the classic Hans Christian Anderson tale where the mermaid has only a limited time on land. Both the main actors are well cast, Tom Hanks is his usual lovable self, and the movie has a strong comedic supporting cast with John Candy and Eugene Levy. My second favorite mermaid movie is Aquamarine. I know this is a silly kids take on the mermaid legend but the characters are so well played by Emma Roberts, JoJo and Sarah Paxton that you can't help but love them. My favorite scene in this movie is when Aqua the mermaid is trying to call the local hunk Ray. When he actually answers the phone she screams and throws the phone out the window. I laugh every time, it is so right on! My third ...

Most mermaid costumes are a variation of the fish tail skirt and bikini top. You can decorate your top with beads or shells and don't forget to add some sort of headdress or seashell crown. The skirt can be more complicated if you sew it yourself or you can make it super simple by just wrapping some shiny material around your waist and pinning it. For a great story about mermaids and mermen visit Seabornseries.com! Another variation of the mermaid costume is the couples costume. Here is a lucky fisherman that caught a beautiful mermaid. Or how about the tough warrior mermaid? This mermaid looks like she's ready for anything! Here is a tip for your mermaid costume. You can apply some shiny makeup through a fish net stocking to get the illusion of scales. And last but not least, how about being the mermaid villain? They always seem to have more fun! However you decide to celebrate Halloween, be safe and have fun being a mermaid! Let's be mermaids!