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Quick & Easy Kids Halloween Costume Ideas for Kids

  • April 7, 2010 11:21 pm
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You can find a large variety of Halloween costumes available at stores in your neighborhood. However, when you consider the cost and lack of originality, homemade costumes are a more fun and oftentimes more cost-effective option. Plus, if you involve your children in creating the homemade costumes, the results will be worth more than any store-bought costume in any store.

Here are some inexpensive, quick and easy homemade Halloween costume ideas that will cost little money and show lots of imagination.

Ghost: Ghosts are an old stand-by that never goes out of style. Use an old white sheet with holes cut for the eyes and sew a simple treat bag out of a scrap of material or a worn out pillow case. You can dress your ghost up a bit by making lips out of red lipstick and a few false eyelashes. Or you could color a beard and moustache with markers. You may want to create a colorful ghost by using a sheet covered with polka dots or one that is brightly colored.

Clown: You can create a great clown with sweat clothes that are a bit to large decorated with fabric paint or markers. 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).

Scarecrow: An over-sized flannel shirt, some straw, and faded jeans with patches will make a great scarecrow. Stuff the jeans and shirt with plastic grocery bags and leave a little straw hanging out of the shirt and jeans. A little makeup will complete your scarecrow costume.

Hippy: You can become a hippy from the 1960s with a tie-dye shirt and faded jeans with holes in the knees. Combine this with a headband, a ponytail wig, and a jacket or vest covered in fringe and you will have the most authentic looking hippy costume of all time.

Nerd: Halloween is the time to dress like something completely out of character. You can dress your child as a typical nerd, complete with white shirt, pocket protectors, pants that are too short, horn-rimmed glasses, while socks and black dress shoes. 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 costumes out of inexpensive, household items. It’s quick. It’s easy. And, it’s fun.

Like the commercials say “The memory of your child in a costume you made together” … priceless.

Quick & Easy Kids Halloween Costume Ideas for Kids

Why Quick Halloween Celebrity Costume Ideas Could Be Knockouts

  • April 7, 2010 9:21 am

Toeing the celebrity theme for your Halloween costume is arguably the easiest and the most successful of all party costumes, one that can also be made up in the least time. Say for instance, you’ve been invited to a sort of extempore Halloween party and you have just a weeks’ time for your costume. By then, most of the rental shops would have run out of their best stock with discount store racks throwing up the same picture. So how do you intend to make ends meet? This is exactly what this article deals with, as here you’ll across some Halloween celebrity costume ideas that can be put together quickly without spending a fortune.

So the first thing you got to do is to zero in on your favorite celebrity. The image search feature of a search engine can simplify thing in this respect. For you’ll find the images to form a composite style analysis and there will be a free flow of Halloween celebrity costume ideas.

For those who wish to attend the party as a couple, you’ll find some of the quick Halloween celebrity costume ideas to be best suited for couples. The basic idea is to pick up the signature style statements of the target celebrity such as the hats, jewelry, clothing, or shoes they wear or accessories they make use of. The next thing for you to do will be procure such items from thrift or retro shops. Wigs are inexpensive and readily available and can be styled, gelled or whatever you wish to do with them. Capturing the celebrity persona is vital and for this you may have to resort to extensive makeup. Of course, you want to be easily identifiable as the celebrity, while concealing your true identity.

One celebrity costume genre that is extremely popular is the femme fatale. And Marilyn Monroe, or Paris Hilton is the ones who are the most sought after. For Marilyn look-alike, you will need red lipstick, a short blond wig and a glamor girl dress of the 1960s, complete with wide skirt and dainty heels. To be Paris for a night, you got to be bold, while accessories needed will be lingerie, wig and lots of pink lipstick and mascara. Or else, you can go for a sun dress, which is typical of Paris.

Another popular theme is the classic celebrities. Among them, Lauren Bacall, Bogie, they had strong, distinctive persons. Lauren’s style statement used to be her slim 1940s high-class dresses, her hair and her strong personality, which can be described as provocative at best. Thrift and retro stores are the places to scout relevant items, like the wig. For Bogie, his hat, plain suit and a cigarette present at all times are the things that describe him the best. Add a bit of sophisticated macho and you’re Bogie. The key is to mould your character to make things authentic and acceptable.

With this technique, you can think along the lines of these celebrities – Elvis who is an all time favorite. Then there is Dustin Hoffman as Tootsie, with his 1950s eyeglasses and shimmering red vamp dress. Those who wish to make things scary may consider being Robert Englund, as Freddie Krueger or the Phantom of the Opera. You can also be Hannibal Lecter, the unforgettable scary guy with the characteristic mask that he wore after being caged. And for couples, Clarice, with a bottle of Chianti and a piece of liver can be fun.

And lastly there’s Governor Sarah Palin, a celebrity politician. Eyeglasses and bouffant from the 1950s and a navy suit are the things that you’ll require. It will be easy to replicate as well as to identify. So make your pick and be the star attraction of the Halloween bash.

Why Quick Halloween Celebrity Costume Ideas Could Be Knockouts