HALLOWEEN COSTUME IDEAS. IMPORTANT.

The Hubs and I did Frankenstein/Bride of Frankenstein one year. So fun!

Easy other idea - Black turtleneck, black skirt, black tights, black boots, cat ear headband + catlike makeup.

Dress like a celebrity that is distinctive - I got a beehive wig one year, some temporary tattoos and mega-eyeliner dressed like Amy Winehouse (RIP...this was before she passed away...)

Have fun! I LOVE Halloween!!!

some ideals i gave my boys. 8 and under

Greaser ( guy from Grease)
punk rocker
minion
Mechanic
bob the builder
train conductor
Leg Lamp ( been trying to convince the 8 year old to use the dog E- collar for this.

Go as Madonna, shes scary.

wear a leather jump suit and you could be either black widow or throw a different colored wig on and you're an alien (just add some makeup too)

One year I took a 30 gallon trash bag, cut out a hole for the head, put a giant "T" on the front that I had cut out of poster paper, and used yarn and another piece of the poster paper to write "Tetley" and attached it to the top.

The Hubs and I did Frankenstein/Bride of Frankenstein one year. So fun!

Easy other idea - Black turtleneck, black skirt, black tights, black boots, cat ear headband + catlike makeup.

Dress like a celebrity that is distinctive - I got a beehive wig one year, some temporary tattoos and mega-eyeliner dressed like Amy Winehouse (RIP...this was before she passed away...)

Have fun! I LOVE Halloween!!!

I like these ideas. Especially the distinctive celeb one. I won a costume contest years ago when the Clinton/Lewinsky scandal was big, by going as Monica and a friend was Bill. A party at my house several years ago voted the best costume friends who came as Jon & Kate Plus 8 with a bunch of dolls in tow, lol. They had the advantage of already truly looking like reality TV's Jon & Kate.

I am a big Amy Winehouse fan :-( and when I did that costume in '09 it was probably the most complimented Hallowen costume I've ever done! Even though I was like 3X her size it was a really good costume tbh. An artist friend even helped me with realistic tattoos.

A couple more inexpensive ideas I've done and liked...

Retro Cigarette Girl - get a shallow box and paint/decorate it to look old, you could put candy cigarettess, real cigs (which I did even though I'm a nonsmoker, I had access to old looking brands like Pall Mall etc) or other treats in the box...attach a length of heavy canvas or satin to go around your neck (takes a bit of trial and error to get it at the right level to hold the box steady), just wear dramatic makeup and a simple dress with tights or fishnets. You could do some kind of jaunty hat with it too. I opted for a curly ostrich feather headband from etsy.

Rosie the Riveter - although this seems to be a really common one now, it wasn't as much when I did it in '06. All you really need is a red polka dot scarf/bandana and a denim shirt w/ sleeves rolled, and you can doll it up as much as you like.

Hippie - sort of a cop-out costume, but leather, tie dye, and bell bottoms go a long way. Bonus is comfort.

80's Chick - again, a bit of a cop-out but you can get really creative with it. My legwarmers and Wham! album earrings were a hit last time I did this ;-)

Take a Black Trash Bag, cut out for your head and arms, use white duct tape down the middle in dash form. Go as a divided highway!!!

I say Leeloo from 5th element

http://i.giphy.com/BTe6OassV0iDS.gif

so apparently I don't know how to post gifs, but Leeloo is the character played by Mila.

My sisiter who looks EXACTLY like me (we are not twins) usually go as the same thing every year to confuse people. This year we are going as minions! I'm pretty excited about it. Plus we make our costumes. It's half the fun

It doesn't have to be a zombie. I mean, much of those same materials can be re-purposed as "Ebola Patient."

Seriously, how lazy do you want to be? I've bought T-shirts and hoodies and used those as my starting place for a costume. (see my current picture). Ghostbuster shirt + khakis + random water gun and a backpack. Also Superman T shirt + red (reebok) shorts + blue jeans + red towel tied around my neck. If you have some outstanding T-shirts, you can make it work.

Where I'm at, Halloween tends to be pretty cold so I'm pretty fond of incorporating a beardo beanie into my costumes.
http://www.beardowear.com/collections/beardhat

Last year, I bought a viking beardo and made myself a pole-arm axe out of cardboard. It went well.


btw, Cardboard boxes CAN be awesome:

A box and lamp shade on your head (one nightstand)

Or wrap your self in brown paper from the waste down (half in the bag).

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Bump because I'd like more ideas myself.