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Easy and Inexpensive Halloween Costume Ideas for Kids and Adults

Author:Nancy Johnson
Category:Holidays
Keywords:halloween, costume, ideas, for, kids, adults, easy, inexpensive,

Everywhere  look  is  the  and    are  easy  inexpensive  costume  that  can  at  last    and  will  getting  the  of  holiday  dressing  as  pirate,  wizard,  a  driver.

These  ideas  not  if  hunt  costume  at  local  hand    you  helping  local  at  same    finding  clothing  your  you  get  accessories  as  boots,  and  jewelry,  belts,  also.

A  costume  be  easily  dark  pants  are  up  just  the    pirate  show  &  striped  but  more  wore  they  obtain  their    any  colored  with  sleeves  a  will    the  is  add  overcoat  the    or  boots  shoes,  bandanas  scarves,  lots  costume  finish  the costume.

A gypsy costume is  of  quickest  to   Obtain peasant-like clothing you can find such as full skirts, blouses or shirts with billowing sleeves, lots of scarves and costume jewelry. Layer large scarves over the skirt and shirt, and tie a scarf around the head. If you have a tambourine, carry it or hang it from a belt add to the gypsy costume.

A wizard costume is another easy Halloween costume idea! A high school or college graduation robe in black or blue works great for the wizards robe. Glue on silver or white stars cut from felt or foam and any trim or braid you may have lying around. Make a wizard hat from a 15 cone made from black or blue poster board and cover with more stars. Attach to the head with bobby pins. Make a wizards staff from a 4-5 foot dowel (length depends on the height of the wizard) found at the local hardware store. Secure on top of the pole a plastic ball decorated with ribbons and bells.

A Racecar Driver will be a popular costume idea this year due to the popular movies Cars and Talladega Nights. Begin with one-piece overalls that painters or construction workers wear. If you cannot find patches to glue on the suit, make them from felt. A good supplier for patches is an Army-Navy Surplus Store. A motorcycle helmet from the second-hand will finish off the look of this costume idea.

The Halloween costume ideas listed above can be finished off with a little Halloween makeup. Using white, black, blue, brown and green colors will enhance the costumes and add to the dramatic effect of the character youve chosen to become. Ordinary everyday makeup will work just as well as the packaged Halloween makeup. Or you can make your own smooth, thin makeup by blending one part cornstarch and two parts shortening with enough drops of food coloring to produce the appropriate shade. Use a green tint for the wizard or a brown for the pirate to give him or her the look of being out to sea too long.

Have fun with these Halloween costume ideas and let your imagination run wild!

As a mother, grandmother, and child development professional, Nancy Johnson, shares over 20 years experience working with children and planning activities on her website, Creative-Child-Activity-Notebook.com. Check it out for more school age child activity ideas including fall, holiday, learning, nature, and child party activity ideas.

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