Dressing up for Halloween is something most children (and many adults) look forward to all year. If you head to the store to buy your costume, it can get expensive quickly. By applying a little imagination, it's possible to save piles of money putting together a great Halloween costume with things you may already have at home. In this article, I'm going to share five ideas for cheap or free costumes you can put together yourself in under an hour.
1. The Candy Bar - Halloween is all about candy, so why not dress as your favorite candy bar? All you have to do is grab the art supplies and draw or paint the wrapper design on two large piece of cardboard. Attach some arm straps and you're all set. Optionally, you can add some brown pants and a top to be extra chocolicious.
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2. The Graduate - If you've still got your cap and gown gathering dust in the closet, break it out. Wrap a rolled up sheet of drawing paper in the cord from your curtains and you're good to go. If this is an idea you or your child like but you don't have a cap and gown, many thrift stores have them for a few bucks and they've only been worn once!
3. FBI Agent - All this takes is combining dark clothing with sunglasses and a wallet where you can stash a homemade FBI ID to flash whenever possible. Hair should be slicked or tied back to be extra intimidating. Bonus points if you can add a blazer and tie.
4. Cowboy/Cowgirl - Have a cowboy hat laying around the house? Grab that and add a flannel shirt and some jeans and you're done. Cowboy boots add some extra kick, but if you don't have them or don't have time to run to the thrift store for a pair, just tell people you're an urban cowboy. For a variant on this, stick a star on your chest (cut one out of paper) and make yourself sheriff.
5. Chalk Body Outline - Dress head-to-toe in black (include gloves and a black stocking cap if you want to be completely authentic). Outline your entire body with masking tape. If someone asks you what you are, lie down and show them. This costume can be extra-funny if you go out on Halloween with someone dressed as an FBI agent.
Most people have things in their home that, with a little imagination, can make Halloween a lot easier on the pocketbook. These are five ideas to illustrate that you don't have to pull out your wallet to have fun on Halloween. Sometimes saving money is just a matter of looking at what you already have and thinking of new ways to use it.
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