Homemade Halloween Costume Ideas For Children
You can find a small group of Halloween costumes in a store around your house. But when you look at the cost and the absence of creativity homemade costumes are more cost-effective. You can get your kids to help out with there homemade Halloween costumes , the outcome will be something they remember for the rest of their lives and way better than a store costume.
Here’s some cheap homemade Halloween costume ideas that are easy on the wallet and have lots of imagination.
Scarecrow: An over-sized flannel shirt, some straw, and faded jeans with patches will make a great scarecrow. You can stuff the inside with grocery bags or news paper and glue some straw to all the opening of the clothes the neck ,arms, legs and ect. A little makeup will complete your scarecrow costume.
Ghost are easy and a costume that never dies. Just use a an old sheet cut holes for eyes and for the treat bag you can piece together scraps or you can use a pillow case. You can dress your ghost up a bit by making lips out of red lipstick and a few false eyelashes. And if you have a boy beards and mustaches would be the better way to go. You may want to create a colorful ghost by using a sheet covered with polka dots or one that is brightly colored.
Creating a clown Halloween costume is easy and fun all you need is sweat clothes and fabric pain or markers if you don’t want the clothes . Sew on some pom poms, use an inexpensive wig with a large, colorful hat, and you could even stuff the clothing with tissue (although the tissue will be a problem if the need for a restroom break arises).
Hippy: You can become a hippy from the 1960s with a tie-dye shirt and faded jeans with holes in the knees. You can even add a vest with fringe they’d be a real hippy costume that will make you soar into the past.
Nerd: Halloween is the time to dress like something completely out of character. You or your child could dress as a typical nerd like the ones they portray on TV. you know the ones white button up shirt high water pants that are to small and pulled past the belly button suspenders and the white socks that go clear past your knees . Don’t forget to tape one corner of the glasses for a true nerd appearance. Make sure you use plenty of hair gel to slick back the hair and a few overly large fake teeth will be a great addition.
Soda Can: Find an inexpensive plastic barrel and cut a hole in the bottom. Paint the entire barrel the colors and design of your favorite brand of soda in a can. {With holes for arms and your head, a simple barrel can transform your child into a soda can.}
Your child can be the hit of your block or at the neighborhood Halloween party if you use a little imagination and create special homemade costumes out of inexpensive, household items.
Like the commercials say “The memory of your child in a costume you made together”… priceless.
Posted: December 22nd, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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