Let's face it, not every person can afford to spend a lot of money on by comparison Halloween costumes, especially if you're living on a fixed income. Likewise, not every person can afford to spend a lot of time making them either, especially those without sewing abilities. Wouldn't it be nice if you could generate your own costumes with dinky time or money invested? Well you can. In fact, there are numerous costume ideas that can be created yourself for next to nothing. Good still, there's dinky or no sewing involved. All you need is a dinky imagination and some creativity, something most of us already have tucked away somewhere inside us. And if for some fancy you don't have it, I'm sure the kids do.
An thoughprovoking way to come up with ideas for costumes is to keep a trunk or box somewhere handy and fill it with miscellaneous items. This can help spark the imagination. For instance, load it up with old clothing, fabric of varying lengths, pantyhose, fashion accessories, synthetic flowers, pipe cleaners and other craft supplies, aluminum foil, yarn, old sheets or curtains, etc. Nearly anything can be used. Instead of original Halloween bags for candy, use other items related to your costume and store them in the 'imagination box.' For example, you can implement items such as old pocketbooks, pillowcases, garbage bags, baskets, doctor's bags, small backpacks, or even diaper bags.
Amazing Halloween Costumes
Ever since my kids were old sufficient to participate in trick-or-treating activities, I have made their costumes. Once Halloween approaches, I begin asking them what they would like to be. Then I scour the house and our box of goodies to find anything I might already have on hand, making a list of the items with which I need. Generally, these few items can be purchased at the local thrift shop or dollar store so there usually isn't too much money invested in the project.
Easy, Low-Cost Diy Costume Ideas for Halloween
For security reasons, I prefer to use make-up or face paint as opposed to masks. You can unquestionably make your own out of food coloring and corn starch. This is not only safer than using masks, but it's also cheaper, easier to apply, and comes off just as unquestionably with mild soap and water. A simple cream can be made with one part corn starch and two parts food coloring to generate the desired shade for your costume. Apply to the face with your fingers just like foundation. And with a few drops of red food coloring and a dinky corn syrup, you have home-made blood for those ghoulish costumes.
One year my daughter went as a witch. It isn't as difficult as you might think to come up with creative ways of putting this outfit together. In fact, they can be as easy or difficult as you can handle. For the witch ensemble, I simply used a tattered black dress and a witch's hat my daughter already had. I mixed up some green face paint and added a wart with an eyeliner pencil. For her hair, I used some fiery, red-orange yarn that I attached to the hat with Velcro. Add a small broom and there you go.
Another year, she was a butterfly. The butterfly was fashioned together by cutting a pair of wings out of some cardboard, which I decorated with multi-colored pieces of felt (you can also use aluminum foil and decorate with sequins, glitter, etc.). The body of the butterfly consisted of nothing more than a black sweat suit; however, a dark-colored leotard should work just as well. Wings can be attached in anything way is easiest for you. They can be sewn onto the back of the sweatshirt or fastened with elastic bands fitted colse to the child's arms. You could also try using Velcro for felt-covered wings. This not only sticks to the felt but to the shirt as well. Add an antennae headband and, if desired, some face paint. The headband can whether be purchased from the dollar store for a concentrate bucks or put together yourself using an ordinary black headband with black pipe cleaners attached.
I transformed my son into a thoughprovoking jack-in-the-box one year. This idea came about straight through my own childhood memories. My mom also made a lot of our costumes growing up. Aluminum foil would incredibly come to be a tiara, a wand, or antennas. Lacy curtains would suddenly come to be flowing gowns. Her creativity was amazing, and one costume in single stood out above all others--a kitchen table. She had taken a simple cardboard box, cut out a hole in the bottom, and slipped it right over my head. After draping a tablecloth over the box, my protruding head became the centerpiece with a determined located 'hat' made from a pair of pantyhose and synthetic flowers.
And from this kitchen table costume, another one was born--the jack-in-the-box. It uses the same 'box' plan and originality. I simply took a box, decorated it, and attached it to my son with suspenders (can use elastic as well). On one side of the box I fashioned a handle. He wore dark sweatpants and a regular long-sleeved shirt that I attached ruffles to. I painted his face to mimic that of a joker.
A few years back, my kids decided that they wanted their costumes to match. We looked colse to the house and soon sufficient found ourselves with a cowboy and an Indian. For the cowboy, my son donned a cowboy hat and boots, a western shirt, blue jeans and a denim jacket. All of which we already had. To accessorize the look, I tied (loosely) a red bandana colse to his neck and fastened the holster (complete with toy guns) colse to his waist. Once again, these were items that we already had on hand.
My daughter, of course, was the Indian. Her costume was also something we had just lying around. I took an old brown pillowcase and cut a v-neck hole in the lowest that was large sufficient for my daughter's head to fit through. I then cut two more holes in whether side for her arms. I hand-stitched designs colse to both the neck line and lowest of the 'dress' and with a pair of scissors, I determined cut slits along the edges to give it a frilly look. If you don't sew, that's ok; you can unquestionably use fabric paint to decorate the dress instead. To set off the dress, my daughter wore braided pigtails with a feathered headband colse to her forehead. The only item I purchased for this was a pair of moccasin slippers from the dollar store. To hold all their candy, my son carried a pillowcase 'loot bag' while my daughter used an old harvest basket lined with an orange towel.
Ever had the selection of dressing up for work with the most original taking first prize? This one worked for me. Once again, I borrowed the idea from my mother, giving it my own twist--a tomato plant. For this costume, I wore a dark green leotard with green hose and slippers. I found a dark green table skirt and simply cut out holes to allow me to both slip it over my head and run my arms through. I pinned some green synthetic leaves onto the leotard and table skirt along with dinky tomatoes made from Styrofoam balls that were painted red and topped off with green stems (you can also use tomato pin cushions found in craft stores). I ended it off with a green beret full of leaves. By the way, I took the prize.
I have found balloons to be quite beneficial for costumes; however, they should only be applied to those of older children or adults. Once again, security is foremost and balloons tend to pop unquestionably and small children can accidentally try to eat the balloon pieces. Balloons are reasonable and come in a wide range of shapes, colors, and sizes. You can generate one-of-a-kind costumes with hardly any work involved. Dream a bunch of grapes (like that from Fruit-of-the-Loom). Select a purple sweat suit or leotard and attach purple balloons determined with small security pins. Add some ivy vines and top it off with a matching hat full of ivy leaves. This could also be used for other berries as well with appropriate colored sweats and balloons. For instance, you could try raspberries, strawberries, or blackberries.
Then again, why not go out as Mr. Bubble? Wear white and use some white balloons to instantaneously come to be soap suds. Accessorize with a scrub brush and a hat or bag made up of bath materials such as sponges and empty shampoo, bubble bath, or soap containers. When you apply balloons to any costume, however, try not to put any on the backside. This could make it difficult to sit down.
Other thoughprovoking costume ideas might include a scarecrow using denim bib overalls, a plaid or flannel shirt, rope or twine for belt, a straw hat, gloves and boots. Stuff all the pockets with straw. Turn an old sheet into a ghost. generate a hobo from some old clothes and add a hat. Paint the face with a five o'clock shadow and fashion an old hankie to a stick. What's autumn without leaves? Use a dark-colored sweat suit (with hood) and pin silk leaves all over it. Walk colse to carrying a rake and fetch candy in a leaf bag.
Remember, a dinky imagination can go a long way; and best of all, it's free to use.
Easy, Low-Cost Diy Costume Ideas for Halloween
