1/13/11

Simply Cheap Halloween Ideas For the Whole Family


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How could you not love Halloween, the opportunity of the year to dress up in a creative Halloween Outfit? Sometimes, the grown-ups turn into better characters than the kids! Everyone can join the excitement whether you purchase a cheap Halloween outfit or make an outfit yourself. Be unique, and put your imagination to work.

Costume Accessories and Makeup can be a super way to keep down the cost of creating your own costume. Be sure to address safety concerns when selecting a Halloween mask since you have to be able to see, hear and breathe well. A little ghoulish makeup or wig can fix that problem by getting rid of the need for a mask.

Use some of that dreadful out of style eyeshadow or that paper-doll white foundation and you've got all the necessities for a terrific monster outfit, or geisha girl. As long as it isn't expired, most children can tolerate face makeup; just don't forget to try out a small area first since you would hate if you ruined trick-or-treating because your little buddy couldn't tolerate his face!

Halloween Horror Masks are necessities if you plan to scare the crowd plus, you can't mess up your costume with a classic mask. The old dependable spooky Masks like a Jason mask, or Freddy Mask are excellent picks, or choose from the top 10 Masks for the season. Theoretically, spend minimally on a mask and you have an costume accessory for the next time you dress up, or keep it fresh by trading with a friend the next time you dress up.

Kids Costumes, toddler Halloween costumes, or even a plus size cheap Halloween outfit can be made with what you have around the house. You can keep it under budget if you sew your own baby outfits and infant costumes. There are plenty of simple choices available. Learning to sew a costume is a great project that is very forgiving. Even if it is not perfect it can be easily overlooked on a Halloween costume you sew since it is supposed to be all in fun, right?

Make it family fun this Halloween by dressing the family in coordinating cheap Halloween outfits. How about outfitting the Mad Hatter and Queen of Hearts to accompany Alice in Wonderland? For couple costumes how about the characters from Avatar to dress up like Jake Sully and Neytiri. The list goes on from Disney character outfits to politician costumes.

Don't forget to add some Halloween party supplies for the Halloween party. With the vast assortment of Halloween decoration ideas, and props you can decorate a super Halloween party. How about keeping down the cost with some Halloween ice trays? Think what you can do with some plastic spiders and orange food coloring in ice trays. Sounds pretty gross but a perfect Halloween party idea! Set the mood with a spooky sound machine and light show or the less expensive option of a cd player with spooky Halloween sounds. Whatever you choose to liven things up, keep it fun!




I love Halloween and dressing up with the kids. It is just amazing the memories I have of past Halloween nights just using a few cheap Halloween outfits and homemade decorations. Many of those costumes are still topics of conversation at family outings even though the kids are all grown up.

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