How To Make Your Own Homemade Halloween Costume
Families everywhere are searching for ways to save a few dollars, especially with how the economy is today. The end of each year brings the most expensive holidays: Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Therefore, now would be a good time to think of new ideas to save a little money instead of wasting it all away.
Well, I’ve got great news for you! Why not take some time to make your own homemade Halloween costume? This will not only save you some money, but it can be a great family activity for you and your children. And in this day and age, we could always use a little more quality family time.
Now I realize that most of us aren’t the most creative, so I’m about to give you several examples of how you can quickly put together your very own homemade Halloween costume.
Look in your closet to see what you can find. Dresses that you used in your prom or as a bridesmaid can easily turn a little girl into a princess, bride, or beauty pageant queen. Got any old suits that dad hasn’t worn in awhile? Why not dress your son up as a Businessman or a nerdy computer geek? In fact, I’m sure if you kept digging through all those clothes, you’d soon find the perfect costume for a rock star or hippie!
Grab a headband and a hot glue gun, and you’re ready to put together a fun and simple costume. Start looking around the house for things you glue onto the headband. Look for small pieces of fabric such as lace and doilies. With a little creativity you can easily make a beautiful veil to go with her dress. And if you really want to spruce things up a little, add some small flowers.
Head the Goodwill store and get a white sweatsuit (if you don’t have one). By putting black spots all over it with a permanent marker, you’ve now turned your child into a cow or Dalmatian. How cool is that? You could even complete the costume by gluing some animal ears to a headband.
What kid doesn’t enjoy playing with a cardboard box? Grab the scissors and make some holes for your child’s head and arms, and then simply use your imagination to make a costume in a very short time. Try this one — draw a screen with several buttons to the front of the box, and now your child is a television! Add plastic straws to a headband for the TV antennae, and take an old electrical cord and tape it to the back of the box.
Here’s another suggestion: after drawing computer screen to the front of a cardboard box, glue an old computer mouse on the top or to the side of the box. Or how about a washing machine? Cut open a piece of the box on the very front so that swings open and closed. Glue a piece of rope on to it for a handle. Go a step further and attach some kind of receptical (like a bag or pillow case) inside the box to receive all the candy that the people will put into your child’s “washing machine”!
As you can see, making your own homemade Halloween costume can be both fun and economical. With a little creativity, and by using items you already have around the house, you can soon create a costume that will be loved and adored by all of your child’s friends.
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