Easy Children’s Halloween Costume Ideas

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If you’re a mom gifted with turning out fantastic costumes from pieces of cloth, then your problems are solved. For those who are not as fortunate, there are some online websites that will give you ideas on how to create your own cool Halloween costume using things you can easily buy or find around the house. One of the easiest costumes you could use for your little girl is an old colorful dress that you can recycle into a style that was popular in the 60s. Add some long bead necklaces, a wig, and you have your little girl in retro outfit.

Another cool Halloween costumes idea is the Mummy. Just wrap your child in white bandages, and put some white make up on the face. Splotch some green paint to make the costume look moldy. You should teach your kid to walk with a “stiff leg” to complete the picture.

Older children usually would want to choose their own costumes. Usually boys would prefer to go as Harry Potter, while girls prefer to be dressed up as a fairy or a princess. It is quite easy to find these common Halloween costumes for kids in department stores as well as online stores.

When choosing Halloween costumes for infants or toddlers, you would have to consider safety and comfort for your child. If the costume comes with a mask, make sure it does not totally block his eyesight, and there is still enough room for him to breathe. Halloween costumes with hoods can be quite warm and uncomfortable, so choose the ones that will allow your child to move freely.

You can dress your child in his or her favorite animal or cartoon character outfit. For animal outfits, the most popular ones are ladybug, lion, panda, and butterfly. For cartoon characters, kids would often choose to come as the latest Disney figure like Buzz Lightyear and Mulan.

The more traditional costumes include dressing up as a ghost, the Grim Reaper, a pumpkin, a witch, a priest, and a bride. These are just some of the cool Halloween costumes that you can get for your child. Whatever your choice may be, make sure to do your Halloween costumes shopping early. Make your child remember this year’s Halloween celebrations. Don’t forget to take pictures of your kids – they will definitely love looking back and remembering how much fun Halloween was.

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Hanging fake spider webs and creating your own lanterns is one way to decorate your house during Halloween. If you want to make something bigger or more life like, why not add a mummy?

To make one, you don’t have to buy a mannequin or an inflatable. You will need though a lot of newspaper since this will help make up the entire body.

When all the parts are ready, hold everything together using some tape then begin wrapping the mummy using bandages. The best ones to use are those used in the hospital. Since this is too expensive, you will have to substitute this with toilet paper instead. It is best to use the plain kind since people will probably laugh if they noticed that it has a flowery design.

Now that your mummy is ready, put this where there is a lot of traffic like beside the front door to your house or in the dining room.

If you want to scare people, put this in places where they don’t expect like the bathtub or the closet. If people ask where the toilet is, just give them the directions. The same goes if people come in and want to hang their coat then just wait until you hear a loud scream.

Another way of making a mummy will require adult size clothes for a large mummy and child size clothes for a small one. When you have it, lay these on the floor and start stuffing it using newspaper. If you notice, the end result will make your mummy look like a scarecrow.

For the hands of the mummy, get a pair of gloves then attach this to the arm then wrap this up using toilet paper or gauze. If you can spare an old white bed sheet which you can cut into strips, even better.

As for the head, try inflating a balloon or a gallon sized milk jug then put this near the collar of the shirt. Continue wrapping until you are also able to cover the mummy’s face. If you want to put some eyes, use black construction paper then glue this on the face.

While most mummies lie still, you can make your mummy different by letting it sit upright on a chair. One suggestion will be put the chair beside the table where the candies are.

Your life sized mummy will look great wherever you decide to put it. If the tissue, gauze or strips should come off just patch it up as fast as you can.

Although most mummies are color white, you can give it an aged appearance by using some spray paint. The two ideal colors to use for this are translucent beige and brown which you can easily buy from the craft store.

When Halloween is all over, take one last look at the mummy and then take it apart. Some of the stuff you use can be recycled for next year while the rest has to be thrown in the trash.

Now that you know how to make a life sized mummy, you can also use the toilet paper and gauze to create your own Halloween costume. If the two are identical, some people will think that they are talking to you when actually they are talking to a dummy.

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