bluephinHalloween Costumes on a Budget
October 8th 2008 03:30
Halloween is almost near and I bet your kids are excited to get all dressed up for trick or treat or for children Halloween parties.
However, with the credit crunch and rising oil and interest prices that seems to have affected everything else buying your son or daughter another new costume that they could only wear for one day doesn’t seem to be practical at all.
But no fear. Don’t resort to telling your overly eager little ones that they can’t go trick-or-treat this year because they have no costume to wear. There are other alternatives to keeping that Halloween spirit even just for the sake of your love for your child.
GET MUMMIFIED
Isn’t the mummy one of the easiest scary personality that you can ever dress up to be? You don’t even have to buy those expensive 2 or 3-ply toilet papers. Just grab a couple of one-ply budget toilet papers from the grocery and spend minutes covering your child with it. Just make sure that you keep it fastened securely and remind your child to be careful with their movement. You wouldn’t want to be picking up litter and litter of toilet paper as your child walks about, do you?
RESURRECT THE ZOMBIES
No purchasing of any materials required. To be the zombie just have a set of shirt and shorts or pants or skirt that you can tear and tatter. Make the clothes look scrappy, rumple your hair and let mom do her magic with eyeliners and make-up to make you look like you’ve been buried 6 feet below the ground.
BE THE LADY IN WHITE
Little girls can be the lady in white, red or black. Simply dress them up in long plain dress or a long skirt and let their hair down (don’t even have to worry about keeping it rumple free). Use some make-up to make their face appear sober and lifeless. Heaps of foundation on the face, a very pale lip color and dark circles around the eyes would do.
LITTLE BIG BOY
Not all Halloween costumes have to be scary. You can even dress up your kid as a baby. All you need is a very short shorts, a shirt that is one size smaller than your child (could one of those clothes that he has over-grown which you are keeping in the basement, storage or the attic), a hat (put it on his head a bit skewed), and tie a bib around his neck (if you can still get hold of an old one). If you can find a gallon of empty bottle, fill that up with something that would look like milk and get your “big baby” to carry it around.
BE THE DRACULA
Don a slick hair style, utterly white face, dark eyes, formal black pants and formal shirt, a bit of painted red on the corner of your mouth and throw in a black cape if you could find one, and you’re all set to be Mr. Dracula.
THE SPORTS FANATIC
Keep it simple and not scary – dress up as your favorite sports icon. Whether it may be basketball, soccer, football, tennis, cricket, horse-back riding or swimming gear up and impersonate your favorite athlete. Surely this one would be easy for you as you already have all the gears at hand.
Whatever character you (or your child) may think of, always make sure to have a look around the house and see what materials you can use to play the part that your child has chosen. Don’t always resort to buying a costume off the racks just to save you time and worry. Be creative and rub off that creativity to your precious child.
However, with the credit crunch and rising oil and interest prices that seems to have affected everything else buying your son or daughter another new costume that they could only wear for one day doesn’t seem to be practical at all.
But no fear. Don’t resort to telling your overly eager little ones that they can’t go trick-or-treat this year because they have no costume to wear. There are other alternatives to keeping that Halloween spirit even just for the sake of your love for your child.
GET MUMMIFIED
Isn’t the mummy one of the easiest scary personality that you can ever dress up to be? You don’t even have to buy those expensive 2 or 3-ply toilet papers. Just grab a couple of one-ply budget toilet papers from the grocery and spend minutes covering your child with it. Just make sure that you keep it fastened securely and remind your child to be careful with their movement. You wouldn’t want to be picking up litter and litter of toilet paper as your child walks about, do you?
RESURRECT THE ZOMBIES
No purchasing of any materials required. To be the zombie just have a set of shirt and shorts or pants or skirt that you can tear and tatter. Make the clothes look scrappy, rumple your hair and let mom do her magic with eyeliners and make-up to make you look like you’ve been buried 6 feet below the ground.
BE THE LADY IN WHITE
Little girls can be the lady in white, red or black. Simply dress them up in long plain dress or a long skirt and let their hair down (don’t even have to worry about keeping it rumple free). Use some make-up to make their face appear sober and lifeless. Heaps of foundation on the face, a very pale lip color and dark circles around the eyes would do.
LITTLE BIG BOY
Not all Halloween costumes have to be scary. You can even dress up your kid as a baby. All you need is a very short shorts, a shirt that is one size smaller than your child (could one of those clothes that he has over-grown which you are keeping in the basement, storage or the attic), a hat (put it on his head a bit skewed), and tie a bib around his neck (if you can still get hold of an old one). If you can find a gallon of empty bottle, fill that up with something that would look like milk and get your “big baby” to carry it around.
BE THE DRACULA
Don a slick hair style, utterly white face, dark eyes, formal black pants and formal shirt, a bit of painted red on the corner of your mouth and throw in a black cape if you could find one, and you’re all set to be Mr. Dracula.
THE SPORTS FANATIC
Keep it simple and not scary – dress up as your favorite sports icon. Whether it may be basketball, soccer, football, tennis, cricket, horse-back riding or swimming gear up and impersonate your favorite athlete. Surely this one would be easy for you as you already have all the gears at hand.
Whatever character you (or your child) may think of, always make sure to have a look around the house and see what materials you can use to play the part that your child has chosen. Don’t always resort to buying a costume off the racks just to save you time and worry. Be creative and rub off that creativity to your precious child.
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