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Halloween can be a spooky good time for children and adults alike, but the cost of costumes can be downright scary. When I was a child, my brother and I dressed as a pirate and a gypsy, respectively, for several years, as they were costumes that could be put together using things you might find around the house. This week, a focus on inexpensive or FREE Halloween costumes. Happy Halloween!
- Most anyone can come up with a ghost costume (basically, a white sheet with eyes cut out and cut off at the bottom so it’s not too long). How about dressing up that ghost with costume jewelry and makeup, or a mustache/beard drawn on, with a tie and carrying a briefcase labeled “Scare Corporation”? Use hats or other dress-up accessories to make Dr. Ghost or Officer Ghost. The possibilities are endless.
- A basic scarecrow needs only a flannel shirt, a pair of jeans and socks, a floppy hat and some straw. Stuff wadded-up plastic bags into shirt or pants to fill, then use rubber bands to secure straw at the cuffs. Paint on a funny face. (Thanks, J.R. in Illinois.)
- Be an over-the-top tourist: A loud Hawaiian-style shirt paired with a pair of shorts, perhaps socks with sandals? Carry a camera on a strap around your neck. Use a small carry-on bag as your treat bag or decorate a paper sack by gluing on squares cut from a map.
- Be Static Cling! Use safety pins to pin a variety of small items to your outfit – think socks, scarves, even a pair of undies if you dare! Tease hair until it’s standing straight up and use hairspray to keep it that way.
- Get your hands on a large, clear plastic bag and some small colorful balloons. Cut leg and arm holes in the bag, with the opening side up (it will be secured at your neck). Blow up the balloons and fill the bag while you’re wearing it. Secure loosely at your neck with a pretty ribbon, and you’re an instant Bag of Jellybeans. Make a sign to attach across your back or front. Be careful when you sit down!
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