Halloween is this Sunday – and if you don’t have the time or budget to get a costume at the stores, here are ten easy (and not creepy) ideas straight from your own wardrobe and pantry.
- The Princess
Great opportunity to pull out one of your favorite evening gowns! Add a tiara, plenty of make-up, maybe even a pair of long gloves, and you’re ready to go. - Olive Oyl
Remember that pencil skirt Trina wrote about a few weeks ago? Pair that with a white blouse and a red sweater. Tie your hair back in a bun and put on lots of red lipstick. Bonus: get your husband to sport jeans, a white polo, huge biceps, and a corncob pipe to go as Popeye! - The Iron Chef
All you need is an apron over your clothes (maybe a chef’s hat too?) and a can with Fe (the chemical element symbol) written on it. - The Apple Tree
Perfect for fall, just put on brown pants with a brown top. Cut out some leaves from green, red, and orange cardboard, and pin them to your clothes. Carry a bag of apples from a local apple orchard for a cute finishing touch. - The Baby
This one’s really easy. You get to wear your most comfy pajamas! Add a teddy bear in the crook of your arm and a pacifier or baby bottle in your mouth. If your hair is long enough, put it into pigtails. You can even add freckles with your eyeliner. - The Scarecrow
Grab your most comfy jeans, flannel shirt, and hat. Stuff with newspaper and hay (or yellow paper strips). Use your eyeliner to mark the smile lines on your face, apply blush to create bright red circles on your cheeks, and make a red nose with some lipstick. - The Tourist
Grab your dorkiest khaki shorts and pair them with a polo shirt and sneakers. Pull the maps you never use out of your car and tote them around along with the biggest, oldest cameras you own. - The Cereal Killer
Have empty cereal boxes lying around your house? What about plastic knives? That’s a costume right there! - The Nerd
Hike up your pants around your waist – you can use suspenders to hold them up over your white button down shirt. Don’t forget the pens and pocket protector! Pin a sign on your back that says “kick me”. Then complete the look with “broken” glasses – just put masking tape over the nose rim. - The Jersey Shore
This is one of the most popular costumes this year. But why waste $20 on a wig? Just poof up your hair with a comb. All you have to do is wear your most gaudy jewelry and your biggest sunglasses with your tightest shirt and skinny jeans. Then start shouting things like “the situation”, “snookie”, and “gtl”.
Happy Halloween!
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Cute ideas!!!