clever costume ideas?

Question

Any ideas that are very clever and relatively easy to make. I'm on a time and money budget!!!

Answer 1

Brain Donor
Get a hospital gown - ask for a freebie at your doctor's. These things are flimsy, so you'll need to wear something underneath it - a t-shirt and leggings or white pants are good.
Use black and purple makeup to give yourself two "black eyes".
Wrap the top of your head - from eyebrows up - in medical gauze (available at drugstores) and secure it with a safety pin.
Add some some fake blood spots to the gauze to simulate seeping head wounds.
Get a clear jar, put a small amount of water in the jar and add a big lobe of cauliflower.
On the front of the jar, put a big label that says "Brain Donor.”
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Carrie

Visit a second-hand or Goodwill store and buy an old prom dress.
Make a sash to wear with it that says "PROM QUEEN".
Dump a lot of take blood over your head. (Your hair should be soaking with it!)
When people talk to you, glare at them angrily!
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Cat Burglar

Dress in a black turtleneck and pants.
Wear a little black knit cap on your head.
Strap a tool belt around your waist.
Carry a bag with stuffed cats peeking out.
For an extra special effect, tape record cats meowing and carry the tape recorder in the bag.
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Cereal Killer

Take a white T-shirt or sweatshirt and attach small snack-size breakfast cereal boxes to the front (sew them on with thick thread, or use Velcro).
Stick a plastic knife (available at toy stores) in each box. You are now a "cereal" killer.
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Desperate Housewife

Wear a bathrobe over a long nightgown or pajamas, and some big fluffy slippers on your feet.
Put your hair up in pink spongie rollers.
Put on a green facial mask or put cold cream all over your face.
Put a TV Guide and a remote sticking out of your bathrobe pocket.
Carry a spatula or a wooden spoon.
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Cut a red ribbon into six 2-yard strips, an orange ribbon into 10 1 1/2-yard strips, and a yellow ribbon into 12 1-yard strips.
Put on a red dress, red tights and red shoes. You could also wear a red turtleneck and red pants if you don't want to wear a dress.
Put a red belt on loosely over your dress, leaving enough room to reach a few fingers underneath it.
Tie a piece of red ribbon around the belt next to the buckle, positioning the ribbon so that the knot is hidden behind the belt and the two ends hang down to different lengths. Next, tie on a piece of orange ribbon, then a yellow piece. Make sure the ribbons all hang down to different lengths. Repeat this process all the way around your belt until you reach the other end.
Tighten the buckle so the belt fits snugly to your waist.
Spray your hair with flaming orange hair color (get spray-on temporary hair color from the drugstore's Halloween section).
Use Halloween facial makeup (available at drugstores) to draw red, orange and yellow flames on your face. Get a friend who's good at makeup to help you.
Paint your fingernails, using red and orange on alternating fingers.
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Guy Magnet

Wear a close-fitting black shirt (a cute one!) and pants.
Attach a strip of red fabric to the bottom of each pant leg. Or, just use thick red masking tape.
Use Velcro strips to attach Ken Dolls all over yourself.
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Highway

Start by putting on a close-fitting black t-shirt and pants.
Using yellow electrical tape (available at hardware stores), create two solid or dotted lines down the middle of your shirt on both sides.
Use Velcro to attach toy cars along both sides of the "road" (yellow lines) on your shirt.
To make the back of the costume more interesting, create a "Yield" or "Stop" sign (find an image on the Internet and print it in color, or draw one with colored markers) and safety pin it to the back of your shirt.
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Killer Bee

Wear a yellow T-shirt and black pants or army pants.
Use thick black tape (from the hardware store) to create stripes around your T-shirt.
Buy a headband with fake antennae (or create one by sticking Styrofoam balls on wires in a plastic headband).
Wear combat boots, fake ammo and stick a couple of fake pistols in your waistband.
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Little Dead Riding Hood

Put together a typical Little Red Riding Hood costume with clothes you have, or visit a Goodwill store to find stuff. You'll need a red cape or jacket with a hood, an innocent little dress (or a white blouse and a cute miniskirt), white socks, and white sneakers or black maryjane shoes.
Carry a wicker basket with a cloth napkin in it (you can carry treats inside).
Deadify yourself by using makeup to add scars and bruises to your face and arms.
Add some fake blood to your face for an even more gory effect.
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Little White Lie

This is a good costume for short girls!
Dress all in white - white top, white skirt/pants, white stockings, white shoes.
Pin little notes all over yourself that say things like, "I forgot my homework at home", "I think he really likes you" and "You look great in that dresss."
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Mother Nature

Visit your local Goodwill store to get a long flowing nightgown, a mystical looking robe or a long flowery dress to wear.
Hit your local crafts store to buy silk flowers and plant leaves in a variety of shapes and colors, a foam bird and wire for attaching stuff.
Separate the leaves and flowers and use safety pins to randomly attach them all over your outfit.
Use the wire to attach the foam bird to your costume. Arrange it so that it sits on your shoulder.
Attach random twigs to your costume with wire (find twigs in your own backyard or a local park).
Give yourself a beautific look with glittery eye makeup and rosy pink lips.
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Ring Girl

To dress up like the little dead girl from the Ring, start with a long white nightgown (the rattier the better).
Wear a black long-haired wig backwards over your face.
Paint your fingernails black.
For an indoor party, go barefoot and paint your toenails black.
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Shark Attack Victim

Dress like a surfer or scuba diver by wearing a wet suit or bathing suit.
Put on swim goggles, and/or wear a swim mask around your neck.
Use Velcro strips to attach toy rubber sharks all over yourself, making it look like they are attacking you.
Cut some slashes in the wet suit, and apply copious amounts of fake blood to simulate bite marks.
Use purple eye shadow to create sickly bags under your eyes.
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Static Cling

Wear a mismatched shirt and pants - the more wrinkly the better.
Pin one pant leg up from the inside (use safety pins), so your pant legs are uneven.
Pin dryer sheets (like Bounce brand sheets) randomly on your outfit with safety pins.
Pin on some mismatched socks in a couple of locations.
Use strong-hold hairspray to make your hair stand up on end (like it has static cling).
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Start by getting together a basic cowgirl outfit. You'll want to wear a jean miniskirt, a Western-style checked or denim blouse, a cowboy hat and cowboy boots.
Buy a cheap plastic holster and plastic shotguns to wear.
Make a couple of pieces of toast (yes, real toast from the toaster) and seal them in clear plastic baggies with ziploc tops. Safety pin the baggies to the front and back of your shirt.
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Universe

You'll need a blue or dark blue dress. Or for a great effect, you yould wear a black or dark blue catsuit (one-piece body stocking, available at sporting goods or dance stores).
Put on your dress or outfit, then get a friend or your mom to help you stick adhesive glow-in-the-dark stars all over it, front and back. (Find these at drugstore Hallween sections and in toy stores).
Glue several stars to a headband to dress up your hair.
Apply glitter generously to your face, neck, hair and the backs of your hands.
Grab a silver or gold Christmas garland (from your family's Christmas box, or buy at a party supply store). Using small safety pins, pin it from the inside to the side of your outfit's neckline. Then, starting at your neck, unwind the garland and wrap it around yourself in a diagonal fashion so that it winds down your body. When you reach the bottom of your dress (or your upper thighs, if you're wearing a catsuit), pin it from the inside again to hold it in place.
If you have any sun, moon or star earrings, be sure to wear them

Answer 2

Shark Bite Victim Costume

Answer 3

Well it might be a little late, But I came up with an idea of a costume 2 Years back and I have won first place every time I ware it. It is simple. I took a set of long jones, top and bottoms and glued swamp moss all over it. completely covered it. and a scull cap for my head. covered it and let strings of the moss fall around the front. a pair of cotton gloves,m did the same with them.I have ben asked were did I buy the costume.It look great.I used Elmers school glue.It dried clear.Wait to it dries.

Answer 4

In tinnitus, the sounds a person hears are actually perceptions. Since there's no actual source, they are often referred to as "phantom noises". I read that about 8% of all people in the US suffer from tinnitus so you are not the only one who hears these strange noises.

Tinnitus is actually not a disease. It is actually a symptom of a problem that is rooted deep, somewhere within your body. The problem could be a simple one like an infection in the ear, or even simpler, such as ear wax. Just clear the wax and get the infection treated, and the noises could go away. In some people, it could even be the result of a side-effect of a drug they took. Or it could be more complicated.

If you want to know more about this condition and wnat to learn how to solve naturally your problems with these annoying noises you should read this ebook: http://tinnitus.toptips.org

It helped me a lot.

Answer 5

I always make my own halloween costumes. I guess it's the artist in me. Anyways, A few years ago I went as a "Rubics Cube". I took a big box, spray painted it black, and then I glued peices of construction paper on all sides. I also cut holes for my head and arms, in case you were thinking I was losing it or something! Then last year I went as "Smartie Pants with nerdy tendencies". Yea... I stapled Smarties all over my pants (I tried hot glue, but they kept coming off, the staples worked a LOT better). I also had this really DORKY button up shirt on, with a pocket protector and i glued tiny boxes of "Nerds" on them. I also put tape on my glasses. Both of them were REALLY cool. Last year people kept coming up to me and taking the candy off my pants and running. That was a good way to get all the guys attention ;-). I hope these helped some!

Answer 6

There is Elvis, the Fonz, a paper bag over the head with eye holes cut out, a ghost, a charlie brown ghost(thats a ghost with holes every where) and you could probably make those costumes with what is in your house(you might have trouble with the leather jacket and motercycle for the fonz)EH)

Answer 7

Be a tourist!

Wear a dorky Hawaiin shirt, dangle a camera on a strap around your neck, bring a big floppy hat, and have lots of maps and brochures sticking out of all of your pockets.

Take pictures of all of the local wierdos (aka: your friends)

Answer 8

Flava Flav
Ron Burgandy and the Ch 4 news team
a strait up G
or you could just wrap up yourself in tp, cause you know thats the way to go.

Answer 9

You can make a cat costume. black shirt/pants... some makup... ears on a headband and make a tail out a black feathers. There's many things you can make. and it won't cost that much... i'm sure if you look in your closet you'll find someone and you won't have to spend much money.

Answer 10

I love most of the suggestions and gave a lot of thumbs up my only suggestion is to wear a wig to replicate most of these looks. lots of beauty supplies have hair on clearance and the worse it looks the better. that way you don't call in on 11/1 due to a bad hair day.

Answer 11

School girl if you have a short shirt and tights, plaid skirt. Easy to do....also I am wearing the skirt with gothic shirt with wings and a wig.