Mom goes crazy for Halloween and her reasoning is hilarious

Move over, classic costumes!

Karen Gardner, an Indianapolis mother and grandmother, took Halloween take creativity to a whole new level by dressing up as grass: a costume that will make the internet roll with laughter.

In a now viral TikTok video Posted by her daughter on October 31 with the caption: “My mom wins Halloween.” Gardner is fully decked out in green streamers and transforms herself into her husband’s favorite backyard.

Gardner explained her hilarious inspiration behind the costume during a phone call with “Good Morning America.” “I just thought it would be an easy, simple costume, and my husband spends a lot of time in the garden,” she said. “The kids always give him a hard time about it, like he loves his lawn more than us.”

“We have ten grandchildren and the oldest is six, and he goes to work in the yard instead of spending time with the grandchildren. So I kept telling the kids, ‘I have a great Halloween costume,’ and they say, ‘What is it?’ And I said, ‘I’m going to surprise you.’ So I showed up on Halloween, and it was easy.”

In the video, Gardner cheerfully introduces himself: “Hi, I’m grass. I’d like my husband to pay attention to me and brag about me to the neighbors.” The camera then pans to her husband, who shakes his head, laughing and amused.

Gardner’s garden-loving husband is no stranger to being the family’s favorite lawn enthusiast. “Earlier I sent a picture to the kids because he picks up our acorns in the front yard. We have a lot of trees and he uses a shop vacuum to pick up his acorns,” she added.

Her unexpected take on Halloween proves that sometimes the simplest ideas have the biggest impact and get the best reactions!