Halloween Costumes from A to Z By Mali Anderson
Interested in making a costume? Below are 26 creative ideas, one for each letter of the alphabet. Now that we’ve provided an outline, take it to the next level and fashion yours with whatever you have on hand. Have fun and be original!
Angel
Heavyweight Boxer
Use an oversized white dress, robe or shirt. Belt it with a thick gold ribbon. If desired add a chenille stick to the headband in form of a halo. Wings can be made by unbending and reshaping wire hangers, cover with netting or ribbon.
If someone in the house takes kickboxing or boxing; this is an ideal last minute outfit. Boxing gloves, satin shorts and satin cape or robe are the perfect additions to a white t-shirt. You can even use markers to draw a muscled chest on the t-shirt.
Bunch of Grapes
Invisible Man
Dress your child in green tights and leotard. Blow up blue, green or purple balloons and tie with string. Attach string to safety pins and fasten to leotard. Also looks great topped with a green pointed hat.
Dress in a dark suit. Wrap athletic bandage around your head, leaving areas open for eyes and mouth, and safety pin the ends of bandages into shirt. Wear dark glasses, preferably large ones, and a dark hat with a brim complete the look.
Caveman
Judge
Have any fake fur around the house? Fashion it into a toga style. Accessorize with a wig, toy club, bone jewelry or strips of leather.
To create a judge’s wig, cut off the brim of a cap and attach strips of white felt to the back and sides of cap, roll index cards into tubes and use a hot glue gun to secure them. Wear the wig with a black outfit and a white collar.
Dracula Wear a white shirt, dark pants, dark shoes and a bow tie. Use old jewelry to create a medallion and find fabric for a cape. Apply white base make-up, use eye pencil for a widow’s peak and pointed eyebrows. Shade the areas under the eyes and on cheekbones in gray and use red lipstick on lips.
Kiwi
Elf
Laundry Hamper
First, cut the hems of a green turtleneck or vest into a zigzag pattern. If anything has buttons, replace them with oversized buttons and belt the waist. Then, add pompons or cotton balls to shoes. If you have a Santa hat, stuff it with paper and decorate it with glitter glue or plastic plants.
Simply cut off the top of a large box and poke two holes in front and back of box. Insert ribbon through holes and knot to create suspenders to hold up box. Paint box to look like hamper or cover it with shelf paper. Attach old clothes to the top of box to look like laundry spilling out.
Farmer
Monster
Start with overalls, a flannel shirt and boots. Add a straw hat and a handkerchief around the neck. For added authenticity, pin toy farm animals, such as chickens, cows and pigs onto pants.
Girl Gypsy Wear a white blouse and colorful full skirt. Add necklaces, bracelets, earrings, a shawl and/or a bandana.
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Dress in brown leggings and a brown shirt. Create a large green oblong circle, either with fabric or a piece of paper and attach it to the shirt. Add in a smaller white circle in middle and draw in kiwi seeds.
25 years
Start with a ripped flannel shirt and old jeans; add fake fur, make-up, or horns. Make huge claws with poster board and attach to the back of gloves.
Ninja Wear black sweats and socks, tucking the pants into the socks. Wrap red fabric around child’s waist and secure with safety pins. For the head cover, begin putting a black t-shirt over child’s head, but stop when face pokes through the front of the neck hole and tie arm sleeves loosely in back.