Celebrate Halloween with punny DIY Halloween costumes

LOREL DANIELOV

With October looming, the season for Halloween costumes is at bay. All the good Halloween costumes are getting sold quickly, and all the popular ones are being overdone. It's hard nowadays to find something you like, but that's also original and affordable.

Although wanting the coolest costume sounds very appealing, getting your hands on one can be more complicated than it seems to be. This is because, just like you, everyone wants to have the most incredible costume, but they fail to remember that not only is there such a high demand for costumes, but there is also a high demand for affordable costumes. And in recent years, those have been hard to come around at stores like Spirit Halloween.

A good alternative for you this year is to start DIY-ing your own Halloween costume. That way, you won't have to worry about cost or someone else having the same costume as you. So let's look at some step-by-step easy DIY costumes you can make and wear this Halloween season!

• Have you ever been told that you have a chip on your shoulder? Well, why not turn that expression into a witty costume that is perfect and simple enough for any last-minute costume ideas?

You only need a plain t-shirt, your favourite chips flavour, and some tape to create this look. Begin by taping the chips to your shoulder, and believe it or not, but that's all you need to do! So if there is ever a time to have a chip on your shoulder, this is it!

• To create this costume, you only need a marker, a plain t-shirt, and a couple of pom poms. Start by writing the word ‘ceiling’ in big letters right on the front of your shirt, grab some pom poms, and boom, you’re ready to leave the house! You can even spice it up by making a sign with your own cheer to go along!

• Another great and punny costume is to be a blessing in disguise. Firstly, you'll need to write the word 'blessing' on a t-shirt. Then, it's time to get creative! With whatever you have lying around the house, create a disguise. A silly pair of glasses, hat, mustache, etc., would all work perfectly! You can have fun with this part.

Plus, this costume creates the perfect excuse to introduce yourself as a blessing in disguise to everyone you meet that night.

• Another costume where you can get creative is to be a bulletin board. This is very straightforward, just wear whatever clothes you like, and then stick a bunch of post-it notes to yourself. The fun part is choosing what to write on them. For something a little more personalized and tailored to yourself, you could carry a pen, and a pack of post-it notes, have people sign their name or even write little personal messages on them and then stick them to you to get the bulletin effect.

That way, this costume can live on forever through your messages, but maybe take the sticky notes off after Halloween is over

• If you aren’t as concerned about mobility, a funny costume you could do is a bag of jelly beans. All you’ll need to find is a large clear plastic bag and some multicoloured balloons. Start by cutting two arm holes in the sides of the bag and then two leg holes in the bottom closing of the bag.

Then you’ll need to blow up some of those multicoloured balloons, but try to keep them relatively small. Then step into the bag and throw those balloons inside with you. • You can even print/draw out a label for your pack of jelly beans to go on the front of the bag. This is another one of those perfect costumes for having fun and being original because, I mean, who wouldn’t want to be a pack of jelly beans?

• Last but not least, my personal favourite DIY costume is to be a breadwinner. All you need to do is get your hands on medals, trophies, or ribbons and carry some bread with you. This costume is not only funny and easy but also tasty!

Honestly, you can’t go wrong with any of these Halloween costumes because they are so cute, they can be so personalized and best of all, they are easy and affordable. All in all sounds like a win to me. And you’ll be feeling the win too by choosing one of these punny DIY costumes this year.