Halloween Costumes

 Halloween is fast approaching and soon people will be scrabbling to find the perfect costume or just a costume. Even so, costumes can be pricey and sometimes it is better to be creative than spend $25+ for something that will only be worn once (especially when it comes to kids). Of course, adults can also get in the fun by keeping it simple and somewhat cheap.

 

However, if one is set on a specific item, Halloween outlets are offering deals. September is a great time to buy because there is still plenty of stock and lots of good deals, after the first week of October, items start to go pretty quick. Meanwhile here are a few ideas for costumes.

The Incredible Hulk Kids Costume

Materials:

• Green long sleeved pull over shirt, cotton 
• Jeans or elastic band pants
• Black Sharpie
• Paper bags or plastic, or wrapping and tissue paper, balled up
• Green face and body paint, safe for kids 
• Black face paint, optional

Directions:

1. Turn the shirt inside out, if desired, and place on the person. Draw ab in the area of the persons, using a sharpie. It can be real simple, just an outside outline and a line down the middle from the end of the chest down. The chest can also be drawn if desired.
2.  Stuff the arms and shoulders with paper to make them look like muscle, if needed use some medical tape to hold the bags down. 
3. Tuck the shirt into the pants.
4. Paint the hands and face green, or get green gloves for the hands.
5. Paint the eyebrows black, optional.

This entire costume, with a shirt from Wal-Mart, cost under $10 and people enjoyed it and our son loved it.

Kids Mummy Costume

Materials:

• White long sleeved shirt or a shirt with white long sleeves
• Torn white or off white bed sheets
• Safety pins or fabric tape, optional
• Brown face paint or brown eye shadow

Directions:

1. Simply wrap the torn sheets around the tummy, chest, and arms, tying or securing with tape or safety pins.
2. Wrap some more sheets around the head and tie to secure.
3. Rub some brown face paint or eye shadow over the face and hands.

Another one for well under $10 and loved by the kids.

   

 These are two fun and easy ideas for kids, the best part is it is no fuss and easy to put together and under 20 bucks or even less for two kids. Happy Halloween!!!!