Halloween weekend is quickly approaching. Are you ready for the fun-filled holiday? Are you still trying to figure out a costume for your children or yourself? Here are some easy, last-minute Halloween costumes you can make at home. The best part of these costumes is no sewing skills or special supplies required!
Classic and Quick Costumes
- Ghost: The classic ghost costume is always easy and fun. Take an old white sheet and cut out eye holes. Add sunglasses or a hat for extra flare.
- Mummy: Cut long white fabric strips from an old sheet. Then wrap yourself up. Use safety pins to secure.
- Cat: Start with a black outfit. Add paint whiskers with black eyeliner. Next use paper or felt to create cat ears. Secure your kitty ears on a headband.
- Witch: Wear a black dress. Carry a broom. Create a pointy hat from black construction paper.
- Vampire: Wear dark clothes. Add red lipstick for blood. Slick your hair back for a traditional vampire look.
Pop Culture and Fun Ideas
- Error 404: Costume Not Found: Write that phrase on a white T-shirt with marker.
- Smarty Pants: Tape or use hot glue to secure Smarties candies all over your jeans.
- Static Cling: Wear your normal clothes. But attach socks and dryer sheets with safety pins. For added fun, use hair spray to make your hair spiky.
- Tourist: Wear a Hawaiian or flowered shirt. Add sunglasses, map, destination brochures, and a camera to your costume.
- Cereal Killer: Glue mini cereal boxes to a shirt. Add plastic knives and fake blood to your outfit.
DIY with Things Around the House
- Bubble Bath: Tape white balloons to a white shirt. Also wear a shower cap and place rubber duck on your costume.
- Rain Cloud: Wear a gray shirt. Add cotton balls for clouds. Tape blue paper raindrops hanging on string from your shirt.
- Lumberjack: Wear a flannel shirt, jeans, and a beanie. Make an ax from paper or poster board.
- Identity Thief: Write random names on name tags or white labels. Stick names all over your shirt.
- Burglar: Wear or create a black-and-white striped shirt. Add black hat. Next label a pillowcase with a “$” sign.
For Kids or Families
- Scarecrow: Wear a plaid shirt and blue jean overalls. Add straw or raffia to your pockets. Next draw on stitches.
- Superhero: Use a solid color shirt. Create homemade paper logo and secure to shirt. Add cut to size sheet or a towel cape.
- Emoji Face: Wear a yellow shirt. Secure a paper emoji face to your shirt. Or paint an emoji on your shirt.
- LEGO Block: Use a box big enough for you to wear. Or wear a smaller box to create a hat then wear a matching-colored outfit. Paint a cardboard box and glue on plastic cups.
- Bubble Gum Machine: Wear white pants and red shirt. Next secure colorful pom-poms to your top.
Last minute costumes are all about fun and not cost. Use your imagination and let your creativity flow. Happy Halloween!
