Wednesday, October 17, 2018

4 Easy DIY Halloween Costume Ideas




Halloween is right around the corner, but you still have time for a DIY Halloween costume that will turn heads at your Halloween get together! The best costumes are witty, timely and easy to wear, especially if you’ve got a lot of ground to cover on Halloween night. Along these lines we’ve put together a list of DIY Halloween costume ideas you still have plenty of time to put together before the party starts.

Try These DIY Halloween Costume Ideas

Quick and Easy Bank Robber Costume

You probably have some black pants and a black and white striped shirt in your wardrobe already. All you need now for this bank robber costume is some black felt, elastic, a white drawstring canvas bag, fake money, and black gloves. To start, take your felt and cut it in the shape of a simple mask, then add two eye holes before adding an elastic strap to keep it in place. Now take a sharpie and draw a large dollar sign on your canvas bag. Fill the bag with whatever you have on hand and few fake $100 bills at the top and you’re ready to steal Halloween!

Colorful and Cheap Pinata Costume

Who doesn’t love a pinata? To get this costume together you’ll need a plain headband, five or more rolls of colorful crepe paper, a dress, and some foam or cardboard cones. You’ll want to choose a dress you’re cool with messing up as the glue from this project is permanent. Start by cutting your crepe paper intro strips and then fringing it on the bottom, do this with all your colors, you’ll need a lot of it. Next, carefully glue it onto the dress in stripes, using fabric glue and mixing up your color blocking as you go. For the headband, cover your cones in crepe paper and hot glue them to your headband. That’s it! You’re ready for a Halloween fiesta.

Cute & Cuddly Cactus Costume

You could get this cactus costume together in less than an hour. To get started you’ll need a baggy green sweater so hit the thrift stores or you’re dad’s closet until you emerge victorious. Next, take white pipe cleaners and cut them down to 3-inch pieces using a wire cutter. When that’s done, you’ll want to bend them in half and poke both ends through your sweater. Twist them once so they don’t fall off and the body of your cactus costume is complete. However, every cactus needs a peachy pink flower on top, and to achieve this you’ll need a bit of pink tissue paper and a headband. Fringe your crepe paper and roll it into a flower shape before gluing it together and affixing it to a headband.

Fake News Costume

If you’re looking for a tongue in cheek DIY Halloween costume that hits just the right note this year, why not go as fake news? For this easy costume you’ll need a white t-shirt, black felt, a black skirt, some thick black elastic, newspapers, and a stapler. Start by cutting the word “News” from your black felt and hot glue it onto your white t-shirt. Next, measure your black elastic to fit your waist and subtract 3-4 inches for stretch and fit. Staple your folded newspapers to your skirt and make sure to sew or staple your elastic closed. Slip it on over your black skirt and you’re good to go!

What are your best DIY costume ideas? Tell us about your favorites and how you pulled them off in the comments section below!

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