Make a witch costume with a hat and cape.
Attending an adult Halloween party doesn't mean you have to spend a fortune shopping for a fancy costume to wear. You can put together costumes using what you already have or by purchasing inexpensive items. Shop for what you need to complete your costume at thrift or dollar stores.
Scarecrow
Transform yourself into a cute scarecrow for little or no money. Wear an over-sized flannel shirt and old blue jeans. If you don't already own an old over-sized flannel shirt and a pair of old blue jeans, shop at garage sales to find them cheap. Put the shirt and jeans on, then stuff them with plastic grocery bags or paper. Tie the waist of the pants using a rope or some bailing twine. Place some straw coming out of the shirt sleeves and pant legs. Tie some rope around the pant legs and sleeves to keep the straw from falling out. Paint your face, and you are ready to go.
Beauty Queen
Recycle those old bridesmaid, prom or other formal gowns that you have hanging in the closet and turn yourself into a beauty queen. If you do not have any formal wear that would work for this, visit a thrift store where you can usually pick one up inexpensively. Add some long white gloves, costume jewelry and a plastic tiara from a toy store. Find some matching heels to finish off the look. If you want to be Miss America, you could even add a sash, made from some ribbon, that says Miss America across it. Use glitter glue or puff paint to write "Miss America" across the sash.
Skunk
Find a pair of black sweat pants and a black sweatshirt. If you don't already have these, look for some at a discount or dollar store. Purchase some white fabric paint at a hobby shop. Paint a white stripe all the way down the back of the shirt and down the pants. Be aware that most fabric paints are permanent. Put the pants and shirt on to make yourself into a skunk. You could even take some black yarn and tie long pieces of it together to make a skunk tail. The tail can be hot glued or sewed onto the back of the pants.
Dice
A low cost couples costume idea is to make yourselves a pair of dice. Find two large boxes that can fit around each of you. Cut holes for your legs, arms and heads. You can then paint the boxes, let them dry and draw black or white dots on the sides. If you prefer, you can purchase felt to cover the boxes. Cover the entire boxes with your felt, minus the cut out hole. Cut out large circles of white or black felt and glue them onto the sides of each box.
Old Man or Woman
Dress up as an old man or old woman for a low cost Halloween costume. For an old man, put on a pair of dark colored pants that have cuffs at the bottom, with a dress shirt and jacket. Wear an old flannel hat and carry a cane. To dress as an old woman, find an old dress to wear along with some knee high stockings. Roll the stocking down a bit and wear a pair of old looking shoes. Carry a huge purse to complete the look. Purchase a can of gray hair paint and color your hair to make you look even older, for both costumes. Most of the items for the old man or old woman costume can be purchased cheap at thrift stores, if you do not already have them.
Static Clean
For a costume that is inexpensive and requires very little preparation, you could go as static clean. Just wear an outfit that you normally would wear any day. Use some safety pins to pin on some dryer sheets, hand towels, various socks, wash cloths or any other small clothing items to your shirt and pants. You might get some stares and will likely get asked more than once what you are, but your answer might amuse those asking.
Ghost
A low-cost Halloween costume is the traditional ghost. Take an old white bed sheet and cut out some holes for your eyes and a small slit for your mouth and you have a ghost costume. Jazz it up a bit for ladies and put makeup around the eyes and draw eyelashes. Put some blush on the cheeks and lipstick on the mouth. For men, you could skip the makeup and draw a beard or mustache on the face to dress it up.
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