By Adrianna Noton
There are many contests for the best Halloween costumes when October comes. Mothers and kids all work together in order to bag the grandest prize or just simply to receive the most goodies into their Halloween bags. Either way, Halloween is really a fun time to don the cutest, most hilarious, and the scariest outfits for that special day. It is a time to have an excuse to be somebody else (or make fun of somebody else).
It is an excellent time to be somebody else for a night. Shopping malls and specialty stores fill up their racks of various Halloween costumes. And many people end up with the same costumes. Nothing is worse than finding out you bought the same costume as your friends. Another problem is that if you do not have enough money to go to another expensive store for something unique, you may end up with what everyone else is wearing. So, why not look at stuff in your own home instead?
To give you an idea where to start, here are just some easy and fun things to wear on Halloween.
A Savvy Ghost
Using the same old white sheet with slits for eyes as your Casper like costume, why not make your ghost extra cute by dressing it up a little. For the girls, put a little lipstick by the mouth area. Put on fake lashes for an extra stylistic touch to your costume accessories! Stick on some fun fake earrings or a toy necklace. The boys may add character to their ghost costume by putting on a bandanna around the head, or any hats. How about that for an exciting ghost!
Tourist on Vacation
It will be authentic for you to be a typical tourist. If you paint your face and arms with just a small amount of brown body paint that will show a tanned tourist. Boys can don their typical Hawaiian shirts and shorts, and camera slings around their necks. Girls can wear shirts, shorts and sandals. Then bring along big tote transparent bags with maps, a book, a bikini, and sun block lotion. And do not forget straw hats! Use more flamboyant ones for the ladies.
The Oldies look
Looking like grandma and grandpa is relatively easy and it costs you little to nothing. Just raid your grandparents attics for a good old flannel shirt or suit, a vintage cap and a cane for the boys. Girls can take a pick amongst grandma’s lovely old, ruffled-style dresses. Try to find also some old stockings, oxford shoes and a vintage purse. To look really old, you can use these two old tricks on theater make-up. Dust off a little bit of baby powder or flour on your hair, and apply egg whites over your face.
Straight out from the Grocery Store look
Get a big box from the garage that is right for your body size. Cut holes on the sides and the bottom (for your arms and legs). Paint the box with your favorite cereal brand. Then use black or colored tights, gloves and a wig to look more fun!
Love Mother Nature
As a way to show love to Mother Nature (and also to make use of all those dry leaves in the backyard), create your Halloween costume by using anything from the garden leaves, twigs, ferns and even flowers. Arrange and glue them up on a piece of leotard or tights. Put on a face mask of earth-tone colors, and try to stick those little bits of leaves and flowers on your face to go with the whole look. Before putting on those leotards with bunch of leaves, paint your body first with the color of nature.
Be the hit of a party for less! Bring out your creative juices and use whatever you have around your home. Nevertheless, you do well for our planet by recycling some of your stuff. There are a lot of interesting DIYs for your halloween costumes, you just have to free your imagination.
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