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This video definitely shows you awesome DIY Halloween costumes for girls, kids and teenagers as well as older Halloween lovers like parents, couples, and adults. First, we’ll show you our DIY Halloween Baseball Player costume, perfect for a last minute Halloween costume with stuff you likely already have! This DIY Halloween costume includes a baseball t-shirt, baseball hat, denim jeans, and some cute athletic socks. Pop in some bubble gum and you’re set!

Next up, we show you our Peanut Butter & Jelly last-minute DIY Halloween Costume. How easy is this? We bought a brown shirt and a red shirt from Target and added some vinyl lettering to say “peanut butter” and “jelly”.

What about a Pizza & Pizza Delivery Guy DIY Halloween Costume? Bailey reused the same baseball tee and hat from our previous Baseball Player Costume and paired it with some ripped denim jeans, Converse, and a pizza box. Brooklyn wore an all black outfit with a DIY Halloween prop to look like a giant slice of pizza.

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You may know of Elliot and Gertie, from the movie ET, who served as inspiration for our next costume! For Gertie’s DIY costume, you’ll need black overalls, striped shirt, sunflowers, & Reece’s Pieces. Cute pigtails with ribbons perfectly round out her costume. For Elliot, we use ripped jeans, red hoodie, and cute basket with an ET stuffed animal (wrapped up in blanket with his cute red heart showing thru).

Our Google Maps Pin DIY Halloween costume is up next! Grab a grey t-shirt, add yellow duct tape, and printed street names and destinations. We also cut out giant red poster board pins to wear on our faces. This couples costume is ADORABLE!

The DIY Piñata & Birthday Boy is also a cute Halloween costume idea! We found birthday supply items from Walmart and wore them as decorations. We cut the edges of felt to create a piñata fringe look and then hot glued that all to a dress we bought. We also used two Styrofoam cones and added the fringe there as well to create a cheap and inexpensive DIY piñata headband.

Superheroes create a cute look and are definitely a last minute Halloween costume option since it only requires a couple superhero t-shirts, denim shorts, some cute socks and shoes, and a bow to match the shirts. Brooklyn opted for a Superman t-shirt and Bailey picked a Batman t-shirt for this last minute Halloween costume.

This year Pokemon is all the rage, so why not create couples Halloween costumes of Pikachu & Ash Ketchum? We bought Pikachu ears and tail from Amazon and paired it with a yellow tee and socks. Bailey wore a cute Ash Ketchum baseball hat with a simple white tee and jeans!

Our DIY Scuba Diver costumes are our personal favorites! We created our DIY scuba gear out of 2 liter soda bottles, black tubing, pacifiers, and fun foam to create the belt. We added DIY flippers out of fun foam to fit over our shoes and some snorkeling masks and headed out to sea!

If you loved this video, please give it a HUGE "👍🏼", and comment below with which couples costumes you loved the most!

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White tube top dress: Nikibiki Seamless Tube Dress
Stretch gauze bandages
2 black tea bags
two faced “Born this way” foundation
Mehron clown white paint
Kat von D monarch palette
white scarf
LianSan oversized sunglasses
Milani red matte lipstick
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Party delights inflatable machine gun (I do NOT recommend this brand because it deflates easily..try another one)
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white cardigan & shorts - forever21
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Halloween Costumes & Makeup Ideas 3

Lego Costume
What you need.
  cardboard box
  paper or styrafoam cups
  enamel paint
  glue
You will have to make the lego body from a cardboard box. Pick a box that will allow you to fit inside
comfortably and has room for you to make a hole in the top for your head and a hole on either side for each
arm. Using glue, attach the paper or styrofoam cups to the cardboard box in straight rows. Allow to dry
completely. All you need to do now, is paint your lego box with either a paintbrush or a spray can. Enamel
paint will melt plastic cups, so only use latex paint. You can use any color, but try to get a color that will
match your sweats that you can wear.
Life of the Party Costume
What you need.
   Lampshade
   3" x 5" label
This is the easiest costume. Put a lampshade on your head. Print the words "Life of the party" on a 3 x 5
card and your done.
Lost Dog
WHAT YOU NEED:
  A stuffed dog or cat with half the stuffing removed.
  needle and thread.
  Piece of paper for sign.
What you need is an old stuffed dog or cat (no longer in use) with 1/2 to 3/4
the stuffing removed. Sew the stuffed animal to the back of your dress or
slacks. make your own sign. Attach the sign to a wooden paint stir
Macaroni and Cheese
What you need.
  orange or yellow jacket
  6 polystyrene wreaths
  or polystyrene tubes "Zots"
  orange or yellow paint (not enamel)
  orange or yellow hat (optional)
Instructions:
1. Cut the wreaths or "zots" into 6" pieces, each piece will be a noodle.
2. If you can't find yellow or orange polystyrene, you will have to paint it in a well-ventilated area. Spread
newspaper before painting. Place the noodles a few inches apart. Lightly spray the noodles with the yellow
paint, wait for them to dry and paint the other side. Finish covering the remaining exposed polystyrene with
the orange paint, giving a two -tone effect.
3. Stitch the noodles (or use hot glue) to the sweatsuit.
4. Place the noodles on the hat and hot-glue them in place.
MIME Costume
What you need.
  White and Black clothes
  White gloves
  White and Black makeup
A mime traditionally wears all black & white clothes, it doesn’t matter which fashion you choose as long as
it  is white and black. You should apply black and white mase up to you face, being careful not to get it on
your clothes. Try to learn some mime moves and imitates them. And remember, a mime doesn't talk during
a performance. The mime in the photo is a well know mime known by the name "Hoopoe".
Mummy
What you need
  strips of old cloth or gauze
  needle & thread
1.Take an old white sheet (or gauze) and tear it up into long strips. Take one strip and wrap it around your
slacks. Stitch it in place. Continue this until the slacks are covered with strips. Now repeat this with the top.
Make sure they are secure and that you won't trip on any loose pieces.
2.The last step after you have made the top & bottom is to put them on.
3.Wrap the gauze around your head. Be sure to leave plenty of room for eyes, nose & mouth.
4.In the movie "the Mummy", the mummy walked with a limp and held his right arm out.
Note:If you cantfind gauze, then toilet paper can be substituted.
Nurse
What you need
  Medical scrubs, sweats or white lab coat.
  Face mask (made from scrap material)
  Stethoscope -optional
This costume is real easy if you can borrow scrubs or a lab coat from a doctor or nurse. You could use
pajamas or sweats. You can make your own head mirror by attaching a round mirror from a cosmetic case to
a headband. You could also make the mirror with a piece of round cardboard covered with tin foil. It looks
very original. You could carry a small sports bag that looks like a medical bag to collect candy in.See if you
can find a fake stethoscope for an extra effect.
Popeye & Olive Oil
What you need For Popeye costume.
  Captains hat
  Corn cob pipe
  Long sleeve white or pink shirt
  Short sleeve shirt
  Fiber stuffing for shirt sleeves
What you need For Olive Oil.
  Black Skirt
  Red blouse with white collar
  Put hair in a pugTo dress up as Popeye & Olive Oil wear the clothing above. The only other thing you
need to do is have Popeye stuff the arms of the white shirt with cotton fiber filling. Draw an anchor on the
sleeve. Olive Oil should have her hair pulled back and slicked down.
Oompa Loompa
What you need.
  orange makeup
  white makeup
  white gloves>
  green temporary hair color
  brown turtleneck
  white shorts or capri pants
  white suspenders or cloth strips
  white shoes or sneakers
To do makeup, cover the face in orange makeup, adding white  makeupon lips and white eyebrows. You
could glue some cotton for eyebrows.
Use a wig, or curl hair up at ends. Push some hair up in the front in a wave and hold in place with hairspray.
Spray the hair green and let dry.
Get dressed in the clothing listed above. Use suspenders or cut two white strips of cloth to attach and
crisscross in the front and back.
Outhouse Costume
What you need.
  large cardboard box
  smaller cardboard box
  white paint
  2 hinges or duct tape
  extra jeans
  extra shoes or sneakers
  fiber fill to stuff jeans
  optional: roll of toilet paper
This costume is bound to get laughs when you enter a room. The little guy in
the photo made this himself. Use a large sturdy cardboard box. One side will be the door. If you do  not want
to buy hinges, you could cut only three sides of the door and leave one side attached. Take the smal ler box
and fit it in the bottom of the larger box. This is where the fake legs will hang over, when you have cut the
smaller box to the right size. This
Pippi Longstocking
What you need.
  Dress or jumper, any color
  Mismatch knee socks, any color.
  Red wig, yarn, or koolaid for hair.
  Coat hanger for hair.
  Red wig, yarn, or koolaid for hair.You will need 2 different knee socks, any colors and any color dress.
If you don't already have red hair use one of the following, a red wig or red yarn that you can make a wig
with. If you have light color hair you can use red Koolaid to dye your hair temporarily. You will need to
braid a pig tail on each side. Using a coat hanger or wire for the inside of the pig tails. Put a straight piece of
coat hanger in your braids while you are braiding your hair. The coat hanger is to make your braids stick
out! After you braid your hair, bend the hair/coat hanger facing up. You can use a felt tip pen to make
freckles or our makeuprecipe to make freckles.
P I Z Z A - S L I C E
What you need.
  2 sheets 1/4 inch thick foam rubber
  Red/yellow paint
  Clothespins
  Red, yellow, green, brown felt
  Red and yellow Spray paint
  Hot glue or thread & needle
  Black marker
  Red/yellow felt
  Clothespins1: To make the crust, measure height of person then cut 2 large triangles from the foam
rubber to suit them, using clothespins to hold the sheets together. Make the triangles slightly bigger than you
need so you can turn the pizza inside out after you glue or sew it. Apply a line of hot glue, about 6 inches at
a time, approximately 1 inch from the outside edge. Press the layers together firmly for a few seconds after
gluing. Continue all the way on both long sides
2: After the glue is dry, slip the pizza slice over the persons head, and mark where the forehead and chin are
on the front and where the arms are on the side. Removepizza from person and cut a circle for the face
where you marked and a slit on each side to slide arms through.
3: THE TOPPINGS: In a ventilated area, spray-paint the front of the pizza red, and the back and crust
yellow. Use water based paint or the foammight melt from the enamel. When dry, sponge-paint on white
cheese and brown grill marks. Cut out toppings from colored felt and attach with hot glue.
4: CANDY BAG: Tape closed a clean pizza box, leaving front side open. make handles by using red string
or yarn for handles.
Pirates Of The Caribbean
Pirate Girl  Pirate Guy
What you need
► Bandana
► Felt or paper hat
► Striped skirt/slacks
► White shirt
► Vest
► Eye patch -optional
► hoop ear ring -optional
What you need
► Bandana
► Felt or paper hat
► Striped slacks
► White shirt
► Vest
► Eye patch -optional
► Plastic sword -optional
Wear a white ruffled shirt, or take the ruffles off
something old and add them to one of your
shirts. Or, use a white or striped T-shirt. Add a
vest, an old button-down shirt can be cut into a
vest easily. Wear or make a big wide belt or tie a
bright sash around your waist. Make pants from
some striped or bright colored sheet (use a pair
of your regular pants as a guide. Cut the fabric a
couple of inches wider all the way around so
you can keep the pants loose. You could also
wear a pair of sweats.Accessorize with an eye
patch and hoop earring. Cover regular boots or
shoes with loose black fabric, folded over at the
top to make pirate boots. Tie a sash around your
head or wear a bandana.
Wear a white or bright shirt or t-shirt. You could
cut slitsinto the sleeves to give it a ragged look
if you use an old shirt. Add a vest (an old
button-down shirt can be cut into a vest). Make
a big wide belt or tie a bright sash around your
waist. If you don't have pants you can cut,
consider making some out of a stripped or
bright-colored sheet (use a pair of your pants as
a guide, cut the fabric a couple of inches wider
all the way around so you can keep the pants
loose, sew and your done). Accessorize with an
eye patch, hoop earring and carry an empty
bottle marked XXX while muttering
"aargh". Tie a sash around your head or wear a
bandana.
P O P C O R N
What you need.
► Large cardboard box to fit size
► White paint (spray or can)
► Red paper for stripes (or paint)
► Bottle of glue or glue gun
► Styrofoam packing peanuts 1. The box: First find a box that is suited to your height and is big enough
to cover your body, but not so big that it's clumsy. Now you need to cut 3 holes in the box. One hole should
be on the top (for your head). Measure your head, then cut the hole in box about 2 inches larger than your
head. Slip the box over your head and measure where you will cutthe 2 holes for the arms. Now cut the
arm holes. Be sure to make the hole big enough so arms have room to move.
2. Paint your box: Be sure to paint in a ventilated area if not using water based paints. Spread old
newspapers on the floor before painting. Paint the entire outside of the box white. You may want to paint a
little inside near the holes also. Let the box dry completely.
3. Red stripes: Measure red stripes from construction paper being sure to measure and make the stripes all
the same size. You could also paint the red stripes. Painting is much harder that gluing though. Wait for the
stripes to dry on.
4. The hat: The girl in the photo glued styrofoam packing peanuts to an old hat to make it look like
popcorn. You could also use a small box for ahat and make it look like a small popcorn box.
5. Finishing touches:Spread glue on the top of the box where your head will come through. Now cover the
box with styrofoam packing peanuts and allow it to stick to the box. You can also use real popcorn for this.
You can glue popcorn to an old hat and wear the hat if you like. Now if you like you can write the word
"Pop Corn" with black paint or write your own name like "Daniel's Popcorn."

Halloween Costumes & Makeup Ideas 2

Cat in the Hat
What you need.
  Red and white hat
  Red scarf
  White gloves
  Marker or eyeliner
Nice easy costume. You can either buy a hat at a party store or make your own with red and white paper.
Draw whiskers with an eyeliner pencil. Put on the scarf and gloves and your done.
Cave Man & Cave Woman
Cave Woman  Cave Man
What you need
► Fake animal skin material
► Plastic club or plastic bone
► Necklace fake teeth/beads
► Ankle bracelet-teeth/beads
What you need
► Fake animal skin material
► Plastic club or plastic bone
► Necklace fake teeth/beads
► Ankle bracelet-teeth/beads
Easy to make. Purchase some fake animal skin material that you
can purchase at any material shop. Measure and cut 2 pieces of the
animal skin material to your size, for a front & back. No need for
sleeves. Accessorize by wearing any of the following that youcan
find at a costume shop: A bone for your hair. A plastic ankle
bracelet that looks like rocks or tigers teeth. You could also carry a
plastic bone or club.
Cheerleader
What you need.
  cheerleaders outfit or 2 piece summer set.
  pompom's
  white sneakers
  short socks
  homemade paper megaphoneYou can use a cheerleaders outfit or a matching short skirt and shirt
combination. You can use any matching set, like a summer outfit. Put on white socks and white sneakers.
You could cut out a large letter from felt and attach it to you front of the top. Pick the first letter of your
school name. You can carry PomPoms or make a paper megaphone for this outfit.
Cinderella Costume
What you need for this costume.
  pastel or white colored gown
  tiara or wreath of plastic flowers to match dressYou will need to wear a long white or pastel colored
gown. Thrift stores are a good source for old clothing. Make a tiara with plastic flowers or buy a plastic tiara
at a costume store. Some costume jewelry and makeupadd the finishing touch. Wear tights to keep warm if
the weather is cool and you'll be outdoors. Now you look like a princess going to the ball!
Cleopatra
What you need.
* white dress, sheet
* gold lemae material
* costume jewelry
* dark hair, colored spray or wig
Use a white dress, make a costume from a sheet, buy a white dress from a thrift store or
even use a nightgown. Use the gold lemae cloth to make a sash for your waist and make a headband of gold
lemae also. You can decorate with glitter or fabric paint along the edges. Color your eyes with blue eye
shadow and black eyeliner. Use the makeuprecipe on this web site to make free makeup.
Clown Costume
What you need.
  red makeup
  white makeupfor base coat
  blue makeup
  green makeup
  black makeup
  any color makeup
Go to our makeuprecipe and make the colors of makeup that you want to use. The things you need are in
most homes. These adorable clowns used red, white, blue and green. After you put on your makeup then put
on the most mismatched clothes you can find, be sure to mix patterns and colors. Bright fabrics turnan
ordinary sweat suit into circus attire. Add a cheap wig and large pom-poms. Use construction paper to make
a hat or use a lamp shade, shape the paper into a cone shape and trim the edges. Decorate the hat withbits of
colored paper.
Cowboy and Cowgirl
Cowgirl  Cowboy
What you need
► Western hat
► Western boots
► Blue jeans or cowgirl dress
► Bandana for neck
► Optional: Vest
► Optional: Lasso
► Optional: Turquoise jewelry
What you need
► Western hat
► Western boots
► Blue jeans or cowgirl dress
► Bandana for neck
► Optional: Vest
► Optional: Lasso
To dress up as a cowgirl you should wear country &
western clothing. If you don't already have some try a
thrift store or yard sale. You will need a cowgirl hat
and cowgirl boots. A bandana for your neck would be
a nice touch. If you can, wear some Turquoise
jewelry.
To dress up as a cowboy you should wear
country & western clothing. If you don't
already have some try a thrift store or yard
sale. You will need a cowboy hat and
cowboy boots. A bandana for your neck
would be a nice touch. If you can, carry a
lasso.
Crash Test Dummy
What you need.
  jump suit
  yellow & black makeup
  yellow & black circular disks
You can buy a commercial Crash Test Dummy costume, but one that looks a lot better can be home made
with just the additional black and yellow markings on a jumpsuit. You will need face makeupto draw
yellow and black symbols on the cheeks and forehead. Put stripes and circles on the jumpsuit with tape or
print the designs here and use them.
CRAYON
What you need.
  2 hoops plastic or wire
  vinyl for crayon body any color
  black paper for letters
  colored paper for hat
  black or dark clothes
  or you can wear matching sweats
Cover the top hoop with vinyl. Construct the crayon by taping colored vinyl to two hoops. Now cut a hole in
the top hoop large enough for your head. Cut out black letters that spell "Crayola". Glue theletters on to
your clothes. You could make the letters with a black marker also. Wrap the matching color construction
paper into a cone shape for a hat. You could also wear matching sweat pants and shirt instead. Use the same
color construction paper to make a pointed hat. You can paint your face the same color too.
Cruella DeVille costume
What you need.
  black and white wig
  black dress
  white scarf
  long red gloves
  red shoes
  dark tights or stockings
  black dress
You may have seen this lady in the Disney movie "101 Dalmatians’"? Most importantly is the black/white
wig. If you cannot find one at your costume shop, you can use colored hair spay and color one side of your
wig with it. You could even color half of your own hair. You will need to have a black or dark dress. Find a
white scarf or boa. You need a pair of long red gloves. Now you will need to paint your face using the
makeuprecipe. Make your face a pale white and use dark red lipstick and fingernail polish. If you have a
stuffed toy Dalmatian dog, carry that along with you.
Little Devil Costume
What you need.
  red clothing
  optional: red cape
  plastic pitchfork
  tail & horns Wear all red clothing for both the male and female devils. You can use any red
clothing such as sweats. For the pitchfork, tail and horns you can buy at a party store. Its easier to buy them
than to make them.
Deviled Egg
What you need
  white, yellow and red felt
  hairband plastic horns
  double-sided tape
  devils pitch fork
1. Plastic horns or glue paper shaped horns attached to a hair
band.
2. Measure first to fit, than cut 2 pices of white felt and sew or
glue together to form an egg. Be sure to leave a hole to slip
your head through.
3. Measure, than cut a piece of yellow felt and sew or glue to
the front.
4. Measure, than cut a piece of red felt and sew to the back for
a tail.
5. Attach the felt egg to the outside of yourcloths with
removable double-sided tape
Dilbert
What you need.
round wire frame glasses.
white shirt
black slacks
red and black tie
wire pipe cleaners To dress up as Dilbert, wear round wire frame glasses, a white shirt and black dress
slacks. Take a red and black striped tie and using pipe cleanersinsert them inside of the tie after you have
tied it around your neck. Bend the pipe cleaners up so that it will form the upward bend that Dilber t has.
Doctor
What you need
  Medical scrubs, sweats or white lab coat.
  Face mask (made from scrap material)
  Stethoscope -optional
This costume is real easy if you can borrow scrubs or a lab coat from a doctor or nurse. You could use
pajamas or sweats. You can make your own head mirror by attaching a round mirror from a cosmetic case to
a headband. You could also make the mirror with a piece of round cardboard covered with tin foil. Itlooks
very original. You could carry a small sports bag that looks like a medical bag to collect candy in. See if you
can find a fake stethoscope for an extra effect.
Dr. Who Costume
What you need.
  2 piece suit
  white shirt
  tie
  sneakers
  glasses
You may already have the things you need to dress up as Dr. Who. First you will
need a white shirt & tie and a suit. Put on sneakers, if you can get red sneakers even
better. Put on a pair of fake eyeglasses, or use your own glass' if you have them.
You can also have a parent apply mousse to your hair and make it stand up a bit.
This is a hot new costume for this year.
Dracula Costume
What youneed.
  black cape (made from trash bag)
  makeup-
  plastic vampire teeth (be careful)
  black slacks or sweats
  medallion on red ribbon
Black or red capes are sold in both plastic and cloth, the plastic is cheaper. If you don't have a cape you can
make one from a black trash bag. Wear dark slacks and a white shirt. You will need some black, red and
white makeup. The makeupcan be made from our recipe or you can purchase it. Color your face white and
darken the area around your eyes with black makeup. A trickle of red makeup coming from your mouth to
look like blood and add 2 red marks on your neck to give the appearance of a vampire bite. You will  need a
set of plastic vampire teeth. Be careful when holding the plastic teeth in your mouth!
1. Print this page.
2. Glue to thicker paper and allow to dry.
3. Cut around the borders of the badges.
4. Place a photo of yourself over the current photo for a more realistic look.
5. Place badge on your right side, now go win a costume contest.
Ghost
What you need.
  White dress
  white sheet or materialThis costume can be made from sheets, old sheer curtains, white material or a
white dress. Take the sheet or any old large piece of cloth. Fold it in half and then cut the sheet to your
height. Cut 2 holes for eyes or a larger hole for the face to show after you have adjusted the sheet to your
height. You can keep your hands under the sheet or cut holes to stick your hands out. Use the free white face
makeuprecipe to cover your hands and face. You can also use white gloves for your hands. Complete this
with some black lipstick and black eye makeup. Looks very realistic and is not for the faint of heart. This is
a very realistic ghost.
Goth Angel
What you need.
black dress, pants suit or sweat suit.
halo made from wire
black cloth, fake fur or black flowers.
wings -cardboard painted black
an old pair of torn black nylon stockings To dress up asa bad angel. You should wear dark colored
clothes, preferably black. You may already have some, if not try a thrift store or yard sale. You will need
wings, you can make these from cardboard or wire and shear nylon. After painting, attach the wings to the
back of costume by sewing or pinning them to the back of your dress. Now you will need a halo, this  can be
made with wire wrapped in black cloth or fake fur or wear a wreath of black flowers. A little glitter in your
hair completes the outfit.
Goth Prom Queen
What you need.
black dress, pants suit or sweat suit.
ribbon for sash
dried or black flowers.
black shoes
torn black nylon stock ings Wear dark colored clothes, preferably black. If you don't have any, try a thrift
store or yard sale. Now you will need a Tiara, this can be made with a wreath of black flowers or dried
flowers. Using a felt tip marker, carefully write "Goth HomecomingQueen" on the sash. Apply some dark
makeuparound your eyes. A little glitter in your hair completes the outfit.
Bunch of Grapes
What you need.
  Red, green or purple balloons
  A clear plastic trash bag.
  Tape
Bunch of Grapes
1. Buy balloons (all the same color) and blow up the balloons.
2. Cut slit about 8" at the bottom center of bag to slip head through.
3. Cut a slit at the bottom on each side so your arms can fit through.
4. Slide the plastic bag over head and put arms through the two holes.
5. Now connect the blown up balloons to the bag with strongtape.
Bag of Grapes
1. Buy balloons (all the same color) and blow up the balloons.
2. Cut 2 slits about 8 inches, at the bottom of the bag 4 inches apart.
3. Attach string around top by using scotch tape every few inches.
4. Put legs through the two holes and pull the plastic bag up.
5. Now have someone fill the plastic bag with the inflated ballons.
6. Fasten the trash bag by tightening string under your arms.
Sandy & Danny from Grease
What you need.
  black shirt
  black slacks
  hair spray
Step 1:This is a nice easy costume for two. Sandy needs to tease her hair out in large curls. Danny combs
his hair back with a wet look. Step 2:  Put on the black slacks and shirt and your all set. Sandy canadd a
little  makeupfor a special effect.
Groceries
What you need.
  large brown paper leaf bag
  piece of corrugated cardboard
  thick string
  empty grocery containers
  glue gun 1. Cut the bottom off the leaf bag.
2. Measure the length & width of the bag's top and cut a piece of cardboard that is 4 inches longer than the
bag on both the length and width. Fold up 2-inch flaps in the front and back of the cardboard.
3. Cut an oval hole in the middle of the cardboard big enough for your waist. Make a small hole with a nail
in the 4 corners of your cardboard to attach a piece of string to the 2 left sides and another to the right side.
The string will be the straps to hold costume up. Apply glue to the 4 flaps on the cardboard and glue inside
the top of the bag about 4 inches from top.
4. Fill the top of the bag with Groceries using clean empty food containers such as Milk, Cereal, Eggs,and
snacks.Make sausage links by inserting inflated balloons into a long nylon stocking leg and tying knots
between the links.
5. Make a milk carton hat (or other box) by washing the container cutting the bottom off and then cutting an
opening for your face in the front panel.
Harry Potter
What you need:
  black robe or cloak
  white shirt with collar
  tie
  black witches hat
  glasses from costume shop
  sneakers
  stick for wand
  red makeupfor scar
  broom CAPE -You can purchase a cape from a costume store for several dollars or you can also use
a plastic tablecloth. Sew a thick piece of string to both sides of the cape so you can easily take off the
cape. Print this page and glue the badge to heavy paper and let dry. Cut out the badge and attach itto
the robe with double sided tape.
SCAR -Harry has a lightning shaped scar on his forehead put there by the evil Lord Voldemort. Use
red makeupto draw a lightning scar.
GLASSES -Harry Potter wears big circular black glasses. You can purchase some for a few dollars or
make your own by tracing a canon paper and cutting out the center.
HAT -Can be made out of cardboard or purchased for a few dollars. Make a cone shape and tape or
staple it closed, cut the bottom even. Cut moons and stars from construction paper and then put
glitter on them. Attach with white glue and or you can glue on large metallic confetti.
WAND -Find a crooked stick and hot glue or tape a star made out of cardboard to the end. Put glue
on the star and then glitter on both sides of the star.
Optional:Write the word "Firebolt" on abroom with a marker.
Hermione Granger
What you need:
  black robe or cloak
  white shirt with collar
  crooked stick for wand
  tie
  sneakers
  skirt or sweats
Optional:
  glitter for wand
  book bag
CAPE -You can purchase a cape from a costume store for several dollars or you can also use a plastic
tablecloth. Sew a thick piece of string to both sides of the cape so you can easily take off the cape.
Print this page and glue the badge to heavy paper and let dry. Cut out the badge and attach it to the
robe with double sided tape.
WAND -The wand should be a crooked stick. Hot glue, or tape a star made out of poster board to the
end of the wand. Put white glue on both sides of the star and than glitter all over both sides.
CLOTHES -Put on a white shirt with a collar and a tie. If possible use a maroon and gold tie. Wear a
dark skirt or sweats.
Optional: Carry a book bag with several light books in it. Put hair in a ponytail.
Ipod -MP3 Costume
What you need.
  Large cardboard box
  Paint
  Colored construction paper
  Black marker 1. Find a cardboard box that fits your body size. Keep the 4 bottom flaps in place and do
not remove. On the top (open end of the box) Cut a hole for your head to fit through.
2. Measure first before cutting holes for the head and arms, position them toward the front of the box to fit
you comfortably.
4. Paint the outside of the box, including both sides. The IPod can be any color.
5. Create a keypad using white construction paper and a black marker. Using a different color construction
paper make the buttons.
Jack-O-Lantern Costume
1 of 4
What you need.
  orange and yellow makeup
  green plastic or paper leaves
Easy and looks fantastic. If you are trick-or treating with others, you could all
dress up as a "pumpkin patch." Just make enough makeup to use on the whole
patch. You can use the makeuprecipe right here to make orange and yellow
makeup for your face. Wear some green plastic leaves on a headband. Or you
could even dye your hair green with koolaid.
2 of 4
What you need.
  pumpkin leaf bag
  green plastic or paper leaves
Looks great and only costs about 75 cents. Buy a Jack-O-Lantern trash bag. If it's a
pack of 3, share the expense with 2 friends and go as a pumpkin patch. Cut 2 slits
about 6" in the bottom of the bag for legs, leave a 4" space between slits. Cut a slit
5" on both sides for arms. Tape a piece of string along the entire top of the bag by
putting a piece of tape every 4". Put your legs through the 2 wholes in bottom.
Stuff the inside of the bag with crumbled newspapers to puff it up. Pull the string
gently so that it closes loosely on your neck. You can use green plastic or paper
leafs to make a collar.
3 of 4
What you need.
  2 large sheets of cardboard paper
  black paint
  orange paint
  yellow paint
  leaves made from cloth or paper
Cut 2 large circles (to fit) from the oaktag. Hold a piece of cardboard up to you,
and mark where you want the holes for your arms and head, the bottom will be
left open. Use hot glue or paper glue to seal the 2 pices together about a half
inch all the way around except for where the head and arms will go. The bottom
remains unglued. Paint the entire circle both sides with orange paint. When the orange paint is dry, paint an
outline for the pumpkin face with black paint. Trim the pumpkin face with yellow paint. Complete the
costume by making a collar of leaves from paper or cloth.
4 of 4
What you need.
  orange material
  black felt
  green felt
Use a pattern for a long sleeve dress or another garment like a sweat shirt and
sew the pieces all together. If you don't have a pattern, just copy a sweatshirt or
dress. Leave the costume lose and baggy. Sew a collar of green felt that has
been cut to look like leaves to the costume. After you have sewn the costume
together turn it inside out to hide the seams. Cut a face for your Jack-O-Lantern
costume from black felt and attach the face pieces with fabric glue to the body
of the Jack-O-Lantern Costume.
Ladybug
What you need
  red sweater or sweat top
  black felt
  2 pipe cleaners
  2 pompoms
The most recognizable feature of a lady bug is the black dots on a red background. To achieve this cut 4
inch circles from the black felt. Sew black felt dots on to a red sweater orjacket.
Attach a pompom to the end of pipe cleaners and then attach those to a plastic hair band for antenna.
You can make Ladybug wings out of cardboard and attach them to your back.
Draw your pattern on some cardboard before you start cutting. You willhave to
adjust the size of the wings to fit you. Connect the wings together with strong
tape. You should now paint the wings red with black spots. If you like, you can
use glue around the outside and then sprinkle glitter over the glue. Attach the
wings to your clothes with staples that can be removed later. Be sure to have the
pointed parts of the staples away from you facing out.
Larry the cable guy
What you need.
  sleeveless flannel shirt
  old cap with fishing hooks in it
  jeans
Larry the cable guy from "Blue Collar TV" and comedy cd's. Known for his catch phrase "Git er done."This
guy is really funny in concert. The most important things are the sleevelessflannel shirt and the cap. You
can draw a small beard like Larry's with an eyebrow pencil.
Laundry Basket
What you need.
  large laundry basket
  empty bleach bottle
  wide ribbon or yarn
  large empty detergent box
  hot glue gun
  empty box of fabric softener
  socks and other laundry Step 1: Using large shears, cut out the entire bottom of the plastic
laundry basket. Make sure there are no sharp edges left.
Step 2:Thread two pieces of ribbon through the laundry basket holes to make suspenders.
Adjust the suspenders to fit yourself and tie the ends together under the rim.
Step 3:Using the hot glue gun, glue some old laundry to the inside top of the basket. Position it
so that you can hang it over the outside when the glue is dry.
Step 4:This costume is ready to put on when the glue is dry.

Halloween Costumes & Makeup Ideas and Projects

Halloween Costumes & Makeup Ideas and
Projects
Scary Halloween Makeup Ideas
Using makeup is a great idea to get the look you want without the dangers of a mask. Following are step-by step instructions on how to create creepy Halloween looks.
Bruises
Items Needed:
1. Deep blue powder eye shadow
2. Charcoal powder eye shadow
3. Shimmering green powder eye shadow
4. A makeup brush
Directions:
1. Get the makeup brush slightly wet.
2. Dip wet makeup brush in blue eye shadow.
3. With your fingertips add splotches of charcoal eye shadow and make areas of the blue darker.
4. Apply the shimmering green powder around the outside.
5. Smudge the entire area.
Blood
Items Needed:
1. Half bottle of light corn syrup
2. Hot water
3. Red food coloring
4. Small amount of liquid soap
5. Blue or green food coloring
Directions:
1. Pour the corn syrup into a bowl.
2. Add hot water while stirring, until you achieve the consistency of blood.
3. Add the liquid soap (this will make it easier to clean later.
4. Add a few drops of red food coloring.
5. Blue or green can be added to make the blood look darker.
6. Smear where needed for costume
Scars
Items Needed:
1. Clear gelatin
2. Hot water
3. Bowl
4. Spoon
5. Foundation or red food coloring
Directions:
1. Combine the gelatin and water in a bowl.
2. Stir until mixture is no longer grainy.
3. Let gelatin cool to room temperature, but make sure it is still gooey.
4. Mold the mixture on the skin in the shape you want.
5. Allow it to dry completely.
6. Use the foundation or red food coloring to get the desired color.
Wrinkles or Bumps
Items Needed:
1. White school glue (don't worry this is safe and non-toxic for use on skin)
2. Cereal or tissue paper
Directions:
1. To create wrinkles or the effect of dry skin, apply a thin layer of glue allow glue to dry and then lightly
rub hand over it.
2. To create bumps, glue a dampened corn flake to the skin. Cover with glue let dry then cover with
foundation.
Moles or Warts
ItemsNeeded:
Items Needed:
1. White school glue
2. Puffed wheat cereal
3. Skin colored or brown makeup
Directions:
1. Glue a piece of the cereal on to the skin.
2. Allow the glue to dry.
3. When dry cover with skin colored makeup for warts, or with blackor brown makeup or face paint for
moles.
Jack O' Lantern Halloween Costume for Babies
What you will need:
1. 2 yards 54" wide orange fabric
2. Padding or stuffing
3. ¾ yards green fabric
4. Measuring tape
5. ¾ yards of half -inch elastic
6. Dark brown or black shirt and pants
7. Orange "beanie" style hat
8. Black felt
9. Scissors
10. Orange ribbon
Directions:
1. Lay out orange fabric and cut two rectangles 21" long and 54" wide.
2. Place rectangles on top of each other, so that the edges line up. If needed use pins to hold in place.
3. To create the arm seams, sew four inches down from top edge on the 21" side of the rectangle.
4. Leave 5" opening from stitch made in step three for the arms.
5. Below 5" opening sewthe side seams, so that you have created what looks like a large tank top.
6. On the bottom turn up edges 1". Make sure that this is done with the two pieces of fabric separated, this
is going to be a hem, you do not want to sew the two pieces together .
7. Pin and sew along edge so that there is a 1" opening all around the bottom of the garment.
8. Repeat this process on the top part where the head hole is.
9. Thread elastic through the bottom 1" opening.
10. Pull the elastic until you have desired opening size, then sew.
11. Thread ribbon through the top 1" opening and leave long ends so that it can be tied after putting on
child.
12. Cut leaf shapes from green fabric.
13. Sew onto neckline.
14. Create a Jack O' Lantern face out of the black felt.
15. Sew onto front of orange shirt.
16. Sew leaves and stem onto orange hat.
17. Put garment on child and stuff from the bottom with enough padding to make it look rounded.
Pet Hula Girl Halloween Costume
This adorable pet costume is easy to make and can be adjusted to fit any size dog or other pet.
What you will need:
1. Box of clear straws
2. Five petal silk flowers in pink, blue, green, yellow, purple, and orange
3. String
4. Shimmering green material
5. Ribbon in light green and dark green
6. Scissors
7. Quilting needle
8. Fabric glue
Directions for necklace:
1. Cut a piece of string long enough to go around your pet's neck three times.
2. Cut straws into half inch pieces.
3. Tie a large knot in one end of the string.
4. Thread the other end of the string through the quilting needle.
5. Thread two of the same colored silk flowers onto the string.
6. Next thread on a straw piece.
7. Repeat process alternating flower colors, until you have reached the end of the string.
8. Tie the two ends together to make a necklace.
Directions for skirt:
1. Cut a three inch wide piece of green fabric long enough to go around the animal's middle.
2. Cut one inch from each end of the fabric.
3. Cut dark green and light green ribbon into equal pieces long enough to reach just about to your pet's tail.
4. Lay the green fabric down.
5. Put a line of fabric glue down one long edge of the green fabric.
6. Lay ribbon pieces next to each other in the glue so that the length of the ribbon hangs down from the
green fabric.
7. Allow glue to dry.
8. Fold green fabric in half so that the edges of the ribbon are covered.
9. Carefully sew a straight line on the green fabric to keep it folded in half.
10. Cut two pieces of ribbon about five inches long.
11. Sew to the short ends of the green fabric. These will be used to tie the skirt onto your pet.
Witches' Hats
What you will need:
1. Black felt fabric
2. Wire (optional)
3. Scissors
4. Fabric pencil
5. Other fabric or materials needed for decorations
6. Ruler
7. Measuring tape
Directions:
1. Measure the head of the person that the hat is for.
2. Mark this length with the fabric pencil on the black felt. Now mark approximately one inch out from each
end of the measurement.
3. Mark the center between the two furthest out points.
4. With the ruler draw a line out from the center mark.
5. Draw a line from one of the outer marks to the center line you just drew. Do this on the other side as well
so that you have made a triangle.
6. With the fabric pencil and a large circle as a template trace onto the black felt the circle underneath the
triangle so that you have what looks like a large piece of pie.
7. Cut out this piece.
8. Fold the piece in half and line up the edges.
9. Sew the two edges together about a half-inch in from the end. Do not sew one inch from the bottom
(widest part).
10. Turn the piece inside out, and you now have the top part of the witch's hat.
11. On black felt draw a circle that has a diameter length of half of the head measurement.
12. Draw another circle around this circle that is five inches bigger.
13. Cut out the piece so that you have a doughnut-like shape.
14. Optional: This is if you want the brim of the hat to be stiff, if you want it to be floppy, skip this step.
Fold the outer edge in one inch. Sew along the edge so that it creates a hem. Leave inch not sewn. Through
this thread the wire. Sew up hole. You can shape the wire to make the hat look the way you want.
15. Slip the cone part of the hat into the smaller hole. Fold cone edges up and either hand stitch or use craft
glue to attach the two parts.
What you will need:
1. White school glue
2. Scissors and craft knife
3. Craft foam sheets: orange, black, 3 white, 2 light pink, 2 dark pink, green, 2 purple
4. 1 yard of ribbon in each color: black, white and pink
Directions:
1. Cut 3 eight-inch circles; one out of white, one of purple and one of orange.
2. An adult needs to use the craft knife to cut eyeholes in each circle.
Adam & Eve
What you need.
Pink 1-piece pajamas
Large plastic leaves from craft shop
Small plastic leaves on vine
Wire to wrap small leaves on for halo.
Rubber snake
Apple This is a nice easy costume for 2 people. You need a pink one-piece pajama or a white one youcan
dye. Attach the plastic leaves to costume with thread, do not staple. Wrap the rubber snake around your
neck and let it hang. Carry an apple with you. You can wear an optional halo of plastic leaves.
1950's Couple
50's Girl  50's Guy
What you need
► poodle applique or cut felt
► sweater or blouse
► white socks
► saddle shoes or sneakers
► optional: Pink Jacket
► yarn or tubing for leash
What you need
► blue jeans
► white socks
► black shoes or boots
► white T-shirt
► leather or school jacket
Poodle skirts were the big thing for girls back in the 50's.
You can use any long skirt you have or get one from a
thrift shop or yard sale. The Poodle appliqué should be
sewn or ironed on. Wear a short-sleeve blouse or an
angora sweater, white bobby socks, saddle shoes or white
sneakers, and a scarf for neck. Put your hair in a ponytail
if you can and hold it with a rubber band. If you have an
old 45 rpm record box you coulduse this to collect candy
in. By putting on a pink jacket you change to a pink girl
from the movie "grease." Quotes: "Gee, this sure is a
swell party."
Roll up the cuffs on the blue jeans. Wear a
white T-shirt with the sleeves rolled up.
Wear a pair of black shoes or boots with
white socks. Comb your hair back and
make it slick looking, use hair spray.
Leather jackets were the big thing back in
the 50's but you can wear a high school
jacket with a letter on it also. Or wear a
red jacket an go as the "Rebelwithout a
cause." Have a comb sticking out of your
pocket.
H i p p i e - C o u p l e
1960's Girl  1960's Guy
What you need
► bellbottoms or bluejeans
► white or tie-dyed shirt
► sandles or boots
► cloth for a bandana
► optional: vest
► optional: peace sign button
What you need
► bellbottomsor bluejeans
► concert or tie-dyed shirt
► sandles or boots
► cloth for a bandana
► optional: peace sign button
Wear bell-bottom pants or blue jeans, white peasant
shirt or band t-shirt like "Pink Floyd", sandals or tall
boots. Thrift stores are a good source for old clothing.
Walk around giving the peace sign to everyone,
saying, "Peace, man." "Make love, not war." "Heck no
we won't go!" and "Far out, man!" Using the Makeup
recipe, paint small flowers or peace signs on your
cheeks.
Wear any color bell-bottom pants or blue
jeans, sandals or tall boots, tie-dyed shirt
or 60's band t-shirt like "Pink Floyd."
Thrift stores are a good source for old
clothing. Wear . Walk around giving the
peace sign to everyone, saying, "Peace,
man." "Make love, not war." "Heck no we
won't go!" and "Far out, man!" Using the
makeuprecipe on the main costume page,
paint small flowers or peace signs on your
cheeks.
Addams Family
A great costume idea for a family or single.
This pic was submitted by the family in the
photo. They made the costumes themselves,
and look fantastic. You may even have all the
items you need in your closet. Does this
family love Halloween?
Gomez Addams
What you'll need.
  dark suit
  white shirt
  tie
  pocket watch is optional
Wear an old dark suit. Suits can be bought cheaply at thrift stores
or yard sales. Use black hair spray if you need to darken hair. Use
makeupfor fake mustache or buy a fake one. If you have an old
pocket watch in your vest pocket.
Morticia Addams
What you'll need.
  long black dress
  dark wig or can of black hair spray
  baby powder, or white makeup
Start with a long black dress. They can be bought inexpensively at
thrift stores or yard sales, or try dyeing a dress black. Apply
makeupor powder to your face tomake it look pale. Need a black
dress?, try a thrift shop or yard sale.
Pugsley Addams
What you'll need.
  shorts
  Striped short sleeve shirt
Easy or what? Wearshorts and a striped short sleeve shirt. Note: If
you wear the shorts, you may not want to stay outside in the cold
for long.
Wednesday Addams
What you'll need.
  black dress
  black tights
  paper doilies or coffee filters
  old doll
A black dress can be bought cheaply at thrift stores or yard sales.
Make the white collar from coffee filters or doilies. Wear hair in 2
pigtails. Use makeupto lighten face. Carry an old doll.
Alice in Wonderland
What you need.
  blue dress with white collar
  white apron
  hair ribbon
  optional white tights
If you already have a blue dress your all set. If you need a blue dress try a thrift shop or yard sale. Add a
white apron like the one in the photo. Put on white tights if you have them and your all done. You could
carry a stuffed rabbit for an extra touch.
A L L   A M E R I A C A N
All American Girl  All American Guy
What you need
► Red/white striped material
► Blue material with white
stars
► Red, white or blue shoes
► optional: tiara for a nice
touch
What you need
► Red/white striped material
► Blue material with white stars
► Red, white or blue shoes
► optional: tiara for a nice touch
To dress up as an All American Lady you will
need to purchase the following material: Red
stripes -blue with white stars and white
material. You can do this anyway you like
really, you may come up with a better design.
The whole idea is to dress in red, white and blue
clothing. This outfit would go great with the
"Uncle Sam" costume. Be sure to plan ahead so
the costume is all sewn by Halloween time.
To dress up as "Uncle Sam" you will need to
purchase the following material: Red stripes -blue with white stars and white material. A red,
blue and white hat, made or store bought. You
can do this any way you like really, you may
come up with a better design. The whole idea is
to dress in red, white and blue clothing. Be sure
to plan ahead so the costume is all sewn by
Halloween time.
ANGEL
What you need.
  White or light colored long dress
  heavy wire or coat hangers
  tin foil
  cardboard
You will need a long light colored dress (white, pink, blue or yellow). If you don't
have one in your closet, try a thrift store or yard sale. To dress up as an angel you
need to make a halo. You can fashion this by making the wire into a ring and then
covering it with tin foil. Or make the halo with a ring of gold or silver flowers
instead. If you can't find gold flowers, spray paint any color plastic flowers. You will
need wings, you can make these from cardboard and attaching to dress with thread.
You will have to make the wings to fit the size of the angel. You could use wire, shaped like wings,for the
wings and stretch shear nylon (like old curtains) over the wireand sew it. Attach the wings to your back in
advance by sewing or pinning them to the back of your dress. A little glitter on the wings completesthe
outfit
Army/Military Costume
What you need.
  Army camouflage shirt and slacks.
  Boots
  Helmet or army cap
  Optional knapsack (good for storing candy)
  Optional canteen, gas mask etc.
Wear any camouflage clothing or kacky colored clothing. If you don't already have
some, try to borrow some, or try a thrift store or yard sale. You can use old clothes and spot colorthem with
paint. Apply green, tan and brown paint to an old coat or t-shirt. Accessorize by wearing any of the
following that you can find: A helmet or army cap, canteen, gas mask, mess kit or anything that looks
military. If you like you could put green/brown/black makeup on your face using the makeuprecipe on this
site. You could also dress up like a military brat like the photo on the left.
Astronaut Costume
What you need.
  Silver quilted material from fabric shop.
  American flag patch, or other patches
  rubber boots (space boots)
Most importantly you will need a silver suit. After you have the silver material you will need a pattern. You
can copy a garment that the person wears. Measure and copy a snowsuit or sweat suit with a hood. If you
have an old pair of boots that you can paint silver it would be a nice effect. Be sure to plan aheadso the
costume is all sewn by Halloween time.
Big Babies
Baby Girl  Baby Boy
What you need
° 1-piece pajama, sweats
° Pacifier on your neck
° Large baby milk bottle
° A bonnet -optional
° Teddy Bear -optional
What you need
° 1-piece pajama, sweats
° Pacifier on your neck
° Large baby milk bottle
° A bonnet -optional
° Teddy Bear -optional
You will need a one-piece pajama set, matching sweat suit or long-johns(blue if possible). If you
can, find a bonnet and a big milk bottle at a costume store. You could put freckles on your face
using a red felt tip pen with washable ink. Make your cheeks really rosy, you can use the makeup
recipeon this web site to rosy cheeks. If you don't want to carry a big milk bottle you could use a
baby's pacifier tied around your neck with a ribbon. If you can't find a bonnet put a ribbon in your
hair. Carry around a teddy bear or a small blanket. A perfect baby
Ballet Dancer
What you need.
  light colored party dress
  light colored tight's
  Ballet slippers or sneakers
  Optional: Tiara  This is a fun costume. If you dont have the dance outfit you can
use an old party dress. Wear with a light colored tights. You may know someone who is not using a retired
Bridesmaid's dress or you could get a used one at a thrift shop? Any color will do. They can be cut down
and used for a ballet dress. Get some cardboard and cut it and make a tiara or crown and decorate it
yourself. Cover with tin foil or glitter. You can also by a plastic tiara from a party shop. Pink orwhite ballet
shoes if you have them, otherwise you can use any sneaker or low cut shoe.
Basketball Player
What you need.
  Basketball Uniform
  Or shorts & T-shirt
  Sneakers
  towel-optional
You need a Basketball uniform, any color. If you don't have one, try to borrow a Basketball uniform from
someone on a team. It looks better than any store bought costume too. Put on the Basketball uniform  as you
would usually do. If you are going trick-or-treating you could carry a sports bag to put your candy in. If yo u
are going to a party you could carry around a towel and a bottle of gatorade for effect
Bugs are Biting
What you need.
  assorted colors face paint
  bobby-pins
  assorted plastic bugs
  temporary silver hair color spray
1.  To make the bugs look three-dimensional, you'll want to paint them on in layers. Begin by mixing
orange, blue and red face paint to create a beige shade that's just a little darker or lighterthan your
complexion. Use the mix to paint a shadow for each bug. The shadows should be a little bigger than
the insects you plan to paint on top of them. For an extra-creepy effect, you can even add bug bite
marks near a couple of the shadows.
2. Now usegreen, orange, red, blue and black face paint to paint the bugs on top of their shadows. A
narrow margin of the beige undercoat should remain visible along the edges.
3. Top each bug with a dab of white face paint. This will make the bugs look like they have shiny
shells.
4. For a finishing "cobweb" effect, you can spray your hair with temporary silver hair color and then
bobby-pin on assorted plastic bugs. The hair spray and the bugs are available at novelty and party
stores.
Butterfly Costume
What you need
  2 large sheets of cardboard
  mixed paint colors
  small paint brush
  black marker
The most important thing is the wings. You will have to make the wings from cardboard. Draw a wing
pattern on newspaper before you start cutting. You will have to adjust the size and shape of the wings to fit.
When you are satisfied with the way the wings look you can cut the cardboard wings out. You should now
color the wings. Outline the wings with a black marker and then fill in the center with yellows and golds. If
you like, you can use spray glue, then sprinkle glitter over the areas where you sprayed the glue. Or you
may want to use a tube of glue and just put the glitter around the boarder. Attach the wings to your dress
with staples that can be removed later. Be sure to have the pointed parts of the staples away from you facing
out.
Cat Costume
You can dress as any color cat you like, but for now let's pretend your going as a black cat.
What you need.
  black leotard or dress
  makeup from our free recipe
  old belt or strip of cloth
  fake fur material
  black lipstick
  black nail polish  Dress like the cat's from the Broadway play "CATS." You will need to
have a black (or any color) leotard for this. Woman can wear a dress if you like. You will need to make the
headpiece out of the fake fur material. You can fashion one by copying a pattern for a hood. after youhave
sewn the hood, sew some of the fur material around the ankles and wrists. Now you will need to paintyour
face like a cat using the  makeuprecipe. Be sure to give yourself a pink or black nose and whiskers. If you
want, you can make a collar out of scrap cloth or an old belt, you could even attach a fake jewel or tag to the
collar.  The easy version: You need a leotard to start. To make the ears use construction paper or
felt. Cut the ears to shape leaving enough of a seam to glue to a hairband.  To make a tail you will need a
matching piece of cloth. sew the cloth in a long strip forming a tube that you can put fiber fill in. Attach the
tail to your leotard or sweatswith a few stitches and you can take the tail off after Halloween without
damaging the leotard. Make the tail short enough so that you don't step on it. For face makeup, use our free
makeuprecipe. if you dont use makeup, party stores sell black cat masks. This costume is nice and warm for
trick-or-treating.
Caterpillar
What you need
  4 pairs of matching gloves
  fiber filling
  2 pipe cleaners
  2 pompoms
Check your closet and see what you have. Any matching 2 piece suit will work. You can use sweats or a
snowsuit or just a shirt and slacks. You must then take the 4 pairs of glo ves and fill them with fiber fill.
After the gloves are filled attach them to the suit with needle and thread. You can remove the gloves after
halloween. Attach a pompom to the end of both pipe cleaners and then attach those to the hat for antenna.

Halloween Costumes You Can Make with Items Around the House

What People Write to us for  Halloween costume ideas !

Use these fun Halloween costume ideas and make them right up to the witching

hour -with items you have around the house. Find your "base" item and add a few

choice elements to put together these ideas in a snap. 

Costumes You Can Make with Sweatshirts and Sweatpants

Get a white sweatsuit. From there, your tot can be a dog, a cow, or a ghost. Just

get some black felt, cut it in shapes and pin (or velcro) the 'spots' to her suit! Add a

little black eyeliner to the tip of her nose. For a dog, use the pencil to draw whiskers.

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Attach balloons to a sweatsuit and be a bunch of grapes!

"I bought a hooded black sweatshirt for my two-year-old girl and hand-sewed black

felt triangles on the hood and glued smaller white felt triangles inside the black ones.

She just wore it with black pants and shoes and I used eyeliner to draw whiskers.

She was an adorable cat and wore the sweatshirt all winter."

More Costumes You Can Make with Sweatshirts and Sweatpants

"Be a bird! I cut out poster-board wings and tail and stapled on elastic bands. My

daughter glued on hundreds of feathers, about $2 at Walmart, and wore a blue

sweatsuit."

"One son was a dinosaur. He wore yellow and green sweats with yellow socks over

his shoes. We cut green and yellow sponges diagonally, then tacked the corners

together and to the sweats to make the ridgesof stegosaurus running down his back

and tail."

"One of my kids' favorite costumes was a skeleton. They wore black sweat suits and

white gloves. I cut bones out of white contact paper, peeled the back paper off and

just stuck them on, painted their faces white and black, and off they went! When

they were done, I peeled the 'bones' off the sweat suits and they wore the suits all

winter!"

"Last year my one-year-old son was a snowman. I bought a white sweatshirt and

pants. We painted his face white, black around eyes, and gave him an orange nose.

He wore mittens and a matching knit hat. For 'coal' buttons, I cut circles of sticky

-backed black felt that could be removed easily from his sweatshirt after Halloween.

This costume worked well because he stayed warm all night while trick or treating,

and then we were able to use everything all winter." 

Costumes You Can Make with Hair Gel

What's a quick and easy costume for the toddler? How about a 'baby greaser'? Use

hair gel to slick his hair back, a white T-shirt, jeans rolled up, a comb in his back

pocket and a jacket. We used a black spray-painted raincoat from a thrift store but

you can also use a jean jacket or similar." Costumes You Can Make with a Cardboard Box

"Make a refrigerator out of a box. When you open the 'refrigerator' door, there are

pictures of food glued inside."

"When my sister and I were younger my parents made us into dice. They got a box

for each of us, painted it white, cut out head and armholes, and then painted black

dots on each side. I was six and on the front of my box were six dots,

and my sister was two and so the front of her box were two dots. I have also seen this done with

dominos (although that would be harder to sit down in, I imagine). We got tons of

compliments and it cost next to nothing. Many stores will give away the boxe

s theyhave in storage!

"The easiest costume (and cheapest) I ever made for my daughter: I got a big box,

took off the bottom, cut holes for arms and head, and wrapped it in gift wrap. Then,

I taped ribbon around it, and tied lots of curly ribbons in her hair. Everyone raved

about how cute and clever the costume was. I was thrilled that, after years of

sewing, one with so little effort got such a result!"

Bag Costumes

"When my daughter was 18 months old, I made a peacock costume for her. I picked

up turquoise material and stitched it into a large bag--large enough for her to wear

her snowsuit underneath. I then took the leftover material and made a hat for her.

On the hat, I glued a few feathers, googly eyes and a foam beak (using craft foam).

I also cut out foam feet and attached elastics to them to use as boot toppers. For the

tail, I cut out a tail shape and glued peacock-feather wrapping paper (the most

expensive part of the costume) on both sides. She looked adorable! (I kept the

costume. *Sigh.*) I even made a 'matching' costume for me, using a turquoise

pullover, plastic mask covered with feathers and matching boot-toppers. It was a lot

of fun! Both costumes cost me less than $20 Canadian (about $13 U.S.)."

"Get one of those orange, plastic-pumpkin leaf-bags and stuff it with newspaper.

Place holes for you child's head and arms. Then staple the bottom together. Total

cost: about 90 cents."

Costumes You Can Make With Overalls

"When my son was two, I dressed him in a pair of his overalls and folded up one of

the pant legs about mid-calf. I used a black makeup pencil and drew a few freckles

on his face. He wore a baseball cap turned sideways. He was an adorable 'Little

Buddy.'" 

"This year my 10-year-old daughter will be a scarecrow. Blue overalls, a plaid shirt,

bandana, straw hat, raffia for the straw, a little face paint, and voila, one scarecrow."

Costumes You Can Make with Poster Board

"Last year I had to make my seven-year-old a new costume at the last minute. My

nephew was an M&M, so she decided to be an M&M bag. I put together two yellow

pieces of poster board from Wal-mart, a few paints from around the house and some

jute. I drew freehand the letters from a real M&M bag , painted them, used a paper

punch to place holes at the top, and tied the jute together. It resembles

advertisement boards people wore in the '40s. She loved it and we received many

compliments about how original it was. You have to cut the poster board down to fit

your child. Total cost: $1.20!"

Costumes You Can Make with Pajamas and Snowsuits

"The Halloween that my son was two, I let him wear his Batman pajamas (which

were actually given to him by an older friend, so I didn't even pay for them!).

Jammies with feet in them lend themselves to all sorts of variations--add ears to

make a bunny, paint his nose black and add whiskers for a lion, etc."

"When my kids were little, I'd dress them in snow suits (for warmth), stitch or pin

felt ears to the hood and add a simple tail to the back. Then I'd get out my makeup

and paint on a cat face."

Costumes You Can Make with Yarn

"Add a little yarn on the hood of a sweatshirt or hooded coat. Paint on whiskers and

a dark nose with eyeliner and you have an instant lion!"

Costumes You Can Make with Pantyhose

"Panty hose stuffed with paper, socks or other fabric makes for great 'tails'--perfect

for all kinds of animal costumes."