Need ideas for home-made easy halloween costumes

mango_mama 2009-10-27 08:40:16

Hi,

We have to come for a kiddie Halloween party this Saturday. My older daughter is all set to be a pirate with those ready-made Halloween costumes.

With my younger son (age 6) thought would do something at home (instead of taking the easy way and getting a costume). Might be fun do do something fun and creative at home for a change.

Any ideas? They need to be fairly easy. ;-). Do not want to be shopping around too much for exotic fabric or materials. He does want to be some scary he says.

Thanks in advance!

JC 2009-10-27 09:15:26

Hi Mango_Mama,

It's a great idea to let kids make their own costumes. If he is into scary ones I would like to suggest skeleton costume.

All you need is a pair of black clothes, white fabric paints, brush, freezer/wax paper, pair of scissors. Following site has instructions and images too. A mask simple printable at one site and a fancy card board if you have time to do a 3 dimensional one:

Skeleton costume:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Freezer-Paper-Skeleton-Costume/

http://skulladay.blogspot.com/2007/08/72-papercraft-skull-with-articulated.html

http://parenting.leehansen.com/downloads/crafts/masks/skeleton.htm

Pirate:

http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Crafts/Pirate-Mask.html

http://www.leehansen.com/coloring/Pirates/pages/pirate-mask.htm

Enjoy helping your munchkin make his costume!

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