Last Minute Costumes

Last Minute Costumes

Every year it seems like someone in the family has not got the costume together or it did not come in time in the mail or the one that was bought or made got messed up somehow. At that point, PANIC!!! It becomes a huge rush to figure out what to do, buy, or where to go. Well, take a breath and do not get spooked because these costume ideas will save Halloween.

The Peanut Gang

1. Charlie Brown: Black Fabric marker and a yellow shirt. Draw the triangle lines, put on some brown shorts and walk like Charlie Brown.
2. Linus: Black Fabric Marker, Blue Shirt, Blanket. Draw some stripes on a blue shirt, mess up the hair, wear some black shorts if able and carry the blanket like it is a lifeline.
3. Snoopy: Black Fabric Marker, Long sleeve White shirt (found in craft section), 2 pieces Black Felt, safety pins, Scissors, needle and thread, white hat or toboggan. Directions:

• Cut dog ears out of the black felt, secure to hat with safety pins.
• Cut some eyebrows from the felt, secure with safety pins, glue, or sew on to the hat.
• Draw a black spot on the back of the shirt.
• If desired, make a tail and pin in with the safety pin and wear white or black gloves for paw, and paint nose black.

Harry Potter

1. Hogwarts Student: Find a green and gray or black, yellow or gold and red, blue and bronze or white, yellow and black scarf (if already an owner of a Harry Potter scarf, Great!). Use a black graduation or purple graduation robe, wear a collared shirt, and find a stick that can be used as a wand.

Headless Horseman

Find an old coat with a collar that is easy to turn up, get a thin white scarf (used one from Michaels, only item that had to be bought for this), cardboard box cut to fit inside the shoulders, plastic bags or old fabric, duct tape, a hat (preferably pirate or colonial), and fake sword or ax (optional). Directions:

• Place coat on person. Cut the cardboard to fit inside the shoulders and stuff with fabric until the shoulders reach about cheek height.
• Take the jacket off and use duct tape to tape the fabric and cardboard inside the shoulders.
• Put jacket back on. Wrap the white scarf, one time, around the face (be sure it can be seen out of, make a hole for the mouth (which is covered by the turned up collar). Cut the fabric, fold the top and bottom pieces tightly inside the ends at the top and bottom of the head, secure with safety pins (cut hole for bottom of nose, if needed as well, safety always).
• Tie the remaining fabric around the neck, like a colonial man.
• Place hat on head.

Hopefully these will help. Happy Halloween Everyone!!!