10 Make Your Own Cheap Halloween Costume Ideas
Doctor or Nurse: Purchase scrubs from a thrift store, Wal-mart, or borrow from a friend. Optional: get a stethoscope, or wear a fake name tag on a lanyard.
Cat: Purchase cat ears, make your own tail. Pair with any black outfit you have, and use your makeup to draw whiskers on your face. This do it yourself Halloween costume will take no time at all!
Princess: Wear a pink dress you already own, borrow one, or buy one for cheap. Make a crown with cardboard or poster board and cover it with foil. Optional: make a scepter with cardboard and foil.
Ghost: Use one of your old sheets or buy one from a thrift store. Throw it over your head and cut eye and mouth holes. This is a definitely a cheap Halloween costume idea, and you can make it on the fly.
Witch: Start with a black dress you currently have, borrow one, or buy one. Purchase a witch hat. Over do your makeup to incorporate a lot of black around the eyes. Carry your broomstick.
Jellybeans: Buy a bag of small multi colored balloons, blow them up, and pin them to whatever you’re wearing right now. Carry a small jar or bag full of jellybeans to pass out to friends, and you’ll be the hit at Halloween! You can also use only purple or green balloons and call yourself the Grape Bunch. A cheap way to pull off a great costume!
Cowboy or Cowgirl: Wear your jeans and a flannel shirt you already own or buy from a thrift store. Add a large cowboy hat. Optional accessory: create a cardboard star and cover it with foil. Pin to your chest so you can be The Sheriff.
Toga Toga: Sacrifice a sheet from your home, or a used one and wash with bleach. Pin this around your clothes in toga fashion. A craft store will have leaves to make a cheap crown for your head.
Baby: Wear pajamas or overalls, a bib, and a pacifier around your neck. Go with a messy hairstyle or pigtails if your hair is long. Carry a baby bottle, if you want it to look full, use kid’s glue to imitate the milk. Make your own Halloween costume and show your friends you really can be cheap and cool!
Bunny ears: Get yourself some bunny ears, and pair with anything you own white. Add very pink cheeks and a pink nose with your existing makeup.
These 10 do it yourself costume ideas are great if you are strapped for cash or time. Make your own costume using these tips and improvise with things you already own, or can borrow. You’ll definitely look great at Halloween!
For great do it yourself costumes for couples, check out another article Make Your Own Cheap Couples Costumes for great couples costume ideas!
Written by EmmaVine
Freelance Writer
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