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Ima Floozy Costume
One daughter went as a ShihTzu (little pony tail at forehead, dressed in brown, with a dog collar) Cute!
This one REALLY scared our young daughter. She refused to kiss her dad goodbye!
For the "Blue Fairy", use a blue suit and blue makeup. Have your husband dress up as Pinocchio. Container of glitter (fairy dust) to sprinkle liberally as you grant wishes and a magic wand, of course!
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By Diana from Prospect, KY
Editor's Note: If you have an easy and inexpensive Halloween costume idea, share it below.
By
08/31/2009
I go to thrift stores and buy hooded capes and turnmy grandkids into super heroes or witches, or vampires.
By Gina (Guest Post)
10/14/2008
An easy and affordable costume for a girl or woman is Miss America. Just wear a nice dress that you already own. Buy some white ribbon or fabric or use something that you already own to make a sash. Write "Miss America" in black magic marker. You can also find an affordable tiara at a place like a toy store or a costume shop, even clairs boutique and Wal-Mart have barretts that are sparkly enough to qualify as a tiara. It does not have to be some fancy, expensive looking, huge tiara.
By
10/05/2008
Take an old vinyl tablecloth and put a hole in the middle big enough to put your head through. Using a hot glue gun, glue plastic play food, paper cups, napkins, plates, plastic forks, spoons, knives, and fake bugs. Put on a big floppy hat, sunglasses and carry a picnic basket. You are now a PICNIC!
Another easy idea is wear a nice dress and put on a fake beard. Last year I was the bearded lady. The kids coming to my door didn't get it, but the parents got a chuckle.
To be a deviled egg take either white sweats or a white gown and tape a yellow circle in the middle. Put on devil horns, tail and carry a devils pitchfork thing.
By
10/05/2008
Take an old vinyl tablecloth and put a hole in the middle big enough to put your head through. Using a hot glue gun, glue plastic play food, paper cups, napkins, plates, plastic forks, spoons, knives, and fake bugs. Put on a big floppy hat, sunglasses and carry a picnic basket. You are now a PICNIC!
Another easy idea is wear a nice dress and put on a fake beard. Last year I was the bearded lady. The kids coming to my door didn't get it, but the parents got a chuckle.
To be a deviled egg take either white sweats or a white gown and tape a yellow circle in the middle. Put on devil horns, tail and carry a devils pitchfork thing.
By
10/04/2008
A great "buckskin" Native American or "Daniel Boone"-explorer type costume is easily made with white clothing (cheap t-shirts and sweats) dyed in tea and then the bottom and sleeve edges cut into fringe with the scissors. Mix up about 6 family-size tea bags into a large sink or basin of hot water, and throw in your clothing. The longer you leave it in, the darker it will get, and it will be kind of streaky and very natural-looking. For a "dress" for a little girl who wants to be Pocahontas, just use a XXL-size men's t-shirt.
By
10/04/2008
A great "buckskin" Native American or "Daniel Boone"-explorer type costume is easily made with white clothing (cheap t-shirts and sweats) dyed in tea and then the bottom and sleeve edges cut into fringe with the scissors. Mix up about 6 family-size tea bags into a large sink or basin of hot water, and throw in your clothing. The longer you leave it in, the darker it will get, and it will be kind of streaky and very natural-looking. For a "dress" for a little girl who wants to be Pocahontas, just use a XXL-size men's t-shirt.
By
03/10/2006
THis upcoming year is a big one, my boys will be 5 and over 18 months. They will be Thing One and Thing 2 (respectively) and I will be Cat in the Hat. The stroller being a big red wood box may be some trouble, but the outfits will be easy: red sweat shirts/pants, and a set of black for me! All I need are two blue wigs and a Hat!
By
01/14/2006
One year we waited until the last minute to come up with an idea for my daughter's Halloween costume. We decided on a scarecrow.
We began with the usual, an oversized pair of jeans and a flannel shirt. We stuffed that a little, and used a piece of rope for the belt. We put a pair of my husband's old work boots on her. There was this quirky old hat hanging around that worked great, and we put her hair up inside of that. She put work gloves on to cover her hands.
Next, we painted her face with yellow face paint, and then drew on her mouth and eyes that were done like they had been stitched on. Just a straight black line that went from one cheek to the other over her mouth, and then we crossed down over that on the cheeks to look like big stitches. Her eyes had triangles drawn around them (also in black) with a stitch on each leg of the triangle. Perfect.... but something was missing.....
Well, we decided to put pinestraw coming out of her sleeves and the bottom of her pants and around her neck and out of her hat ( I will have to say that rafia would have worked better as it would not have been scratchy, but remember this was last minute and I didn't have any). But the crowning touch was the cut off broom handle that we ran through the sleeves to hold her arms out.
Well, she won the first place ribbon for the entire school and was quite proud of herself. All of this was done for free with stuff we already had. Her dad and I were very proud of that, also!
By
01/14/2006
For an older child who likes something tongue-in-cheek, you can make him a black eye with black face paint and put a big "P" on his shirt. He will be a black eyed "P"!
By Danielle A. (Guest Post)
10/26/2005
Well this year I refused to buy a costume for any of my 3 kids so this year may 2 year old is a black cat: we took apart a stretch velvet dress that doesn't fit me and made a long sleeved body suit with a hat with ears, a tail me made with a wire coat hanger wrapped in egg crate and balck velvet. Draw a couple whiskers and she is sooo cute. My 9 year old is Elvis, we bought a pattern and is using fabric that I picked up sometime in the past on a really good sale. My 8 year old is a spider, black sweats and a piece of cardboard upholstered with two extra legs on each side between his arm and leg. The legs can be made the same as the cats tail. top off with a black hat and you have one big spider.
By syd (Guest Post)
10/26/2005
Bath Lady - Won 1st prize
This is definitely an inside costume.
Sewed two large bath towels together, made a knot over one shoulder and secured with rubber band (wore a straples top under it), used quilt batting to make soap bubbles attached to double faced tape & pasted on arms & face, and shower cap with soap bubbles also and carried a bath brush and soap on rope and wore flip flops.
By
09/12/2005
I designed a costume for my neice one year. A bunch of grapes...! We used purple sweats and sweatshirt. Blew up purple balloons, and attached all over the sweats with safety pins. We also painted her face with purple face paint (this is optional). Was very adorable. Can do red, white..etc. Have fun with it!
By Renee
By Danielle (Guest Post)
09/23/2004
Lego's are very easy and fun to make - they can even all fit together - If you e-mail me on my other account I will send you more detailed instructions along with pictures. All you need is a box - a stack of plastic cups (dollar store, or walmart) and also a can of spray paint. - can make it for $5.00 or less. Me e-mail is danielle.howard (at) plattsburgh (dot) edu if you want to contact me!
By
08/23/2004
If you have a little one, buy an inexpensive yellow or tan hooded sweatsuit or pajamas and a matching feather boa from the craft store. Cut the boa into lengths and sew around hood, down arms and leave a little for the "tail." If you can find a duck's "bill" at the thrift store or toy store you'll have a cute duck. Buy the clothing large and it will last for several years. Also, hit the stores after Halloween and you'll get huge savings on costumes for next year.
By Linda. (Guest Post)
08/23/2004
There are lots of books in the library on costumes. Also the fall women's magazines usually have ideas. Gypsies, hobos, clowns can usually be attired from your closet or thrift store. A cardboard box with arm and head holes can be wrapped in gift paper and pop a bow on your kids head and they are a present, wrap box in foil, put a metal colander with pipe cleaner antenna on it upside down on head and add details of choice and its an alien, or robot, or, using a funnel spayed silver on the head and you have the basis for a tin man.
By
08/23/2004
Matching sweatshirts and sweatpants combined with a little bit of felt are great for making animal costumes - just make the ears/tails/other features out of the felt and safety pin them to the sweats. Afterwards they can still wear the clothes. Hooded sweatshirts are great for cats and dogs - just attach the ears to the hood and use a little makeup for the nose & whiskers. Tiger or Zebra stripes can be attached with double stick tape - although an extra safety pin from the inside is a good idea.
The other nice thing about the sweats is that they are warm and can be layered over turtlenecks or other warm clothes if you live in a colder climate like I do.
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