Being a kid during Halloween basically means you're a blank canvas for your parents to either test out their creative skills or just dress you up in something they think is cute. And as it turns out, most of these costumes, as goofy as they were, were pretty darn cute.

The face paint, the over-sized body suits and the creepy looking masks are all part of growing up and experiencing those first few years of Halloween. And it's fair to say, these days costumes are getting more unique than ever. Trends in 2012 include tiny presidential candidates, homemade robots and probably the strangest — baby Borat.

Some costumes like Superman, witches and princesses will never go out of style, but we all still remember dressing up as characters from Star Wars, Jem and The Holograms (which is back!) or pop stars like Michael Jackson and Madonna.

So let's go back in time — we want to see your cutest (and most embarrassing) costumes from your childhood! Click below to upload your own picture:

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  • Little Devil

    Jesse Ramon Ferreras, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/british-columbia/" target="_hplink">Associate News Editor, Huffington Post BC</a>

  • Classic Princess

    Leanne Mifsud, Account Manager, AOL Canada

  • Small Superman

    Michael Bolen, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/politics/" target="_hplink">Politics Editor, Huffington Post Canada</a>

  • Mime, Anyone?

    Michelle Edwards-Boldt, Business Manager, Cultural Ambassador, AOL Canada

  • Raggedy Ann

    Rebecca Zamon (at left), <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/living/" target="_hplink">Living Editor, Huffington Post Canada</a> (accompanied by a Care Bear and hobo)

  • Witchy!

    Allison Burley, Account Executive, AOL Advertising, AOL Canada

  • Meow

    Associate Editor Lauren Strapagiel, Huffington Post Canada, making for a cute cat alongside her Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle brother

  • Halloween 1959

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Lewis_Bartholomew"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://graph.facebook.com/670411061/picture?type=square" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Lewis_Bartholomew">Lewis Bartholomew</a>:<br />I was Zorro long before I knew what a "Z" was.

  • Angela's Happy Halloween

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/debralk"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://s.huffpost.com/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/debralk">debralk</a>:<br />My favorite crayon!!!

  • Witch Out!

    HuffPost Canada reader Kailey McEachern (at right) with her sister when they were younger.

  • No Witch Can Be Without Her Cat

    Katja and her animangus Jasmine...wonder who she REALLY is? -submitted by HuffPost Canada reader Denise Sevier-Fries

  • Halloween Bunny, age 2

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/lady_ariella"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/twitter_profile_img/4098564.png" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/lady_ariella">lady ariella</a>:<br />Playboy bunny costumes are so overrated.

  • Genie & Aladdin with Abu

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/WakeUpCallToAll"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://i.huffpost.com/profiles/2999822-tiny.png?20120426051419" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/WakeUpCallToAll">WakeUpCallToAll</a>:<br />Genie & Aladdin with Abu

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