Comments on: Tightwad Tuesday: Frugal Halloween Costumes

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By: Safely Trick Or Treat

Safely Trick Or Treat — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:15:38 +0000

My mum always made my costumes when i needed them and they looked professional. she mostly used $1 fabric per yard. i loved them.

By: TuringTestFailure

TuringTestFailure — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:25:12 +0000

Best costume I ever saw, hands down, was the kid who looked like Richie Cunninham. He got his red hair to stand up on end, dressed in white, and went as a cigarette.

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By: Pam Allison

Pam Allison — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:10:24 +0000

This brings back a lot of childhood memories! I always had to make my own costume, and it was so embarrassing! Now I love doing it! I love looking at all the Halloween info out there; it’s funny to read.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:35:09 +0000

Hello! New subscriber and commenter here. We often made/improvised our own halloween costumes over the years, as children and adults. Some favorites that come to mind:

- Pirate – jeans, white button-down shirt, added white scrap fabric triange with pinned-on lace ruffle bought from the remnant bin; also pinned lace to shirt cuffs. A bandana on the head and dollar-store-bought patch over the eye and black shoes/boots completed the outfit.

- Little Red Riding Hood – I made a quick-sew red hooded capelet and wore it with a red t-shirt and black shorts (lived in Key West at the time–warm weather); husband went as the Big Bad Wolf dressed as granny–wolf head bought mask on deep discount because the eye holes were in the wrong place, so we cut them and inserted his glasses through the new holes. The result was the appearance of glasses on the wolf’s nose. With a thrift store granny dress and unshaved man-legs with flip flops, the look was complete.

- A little 3-yr-old trick-or-treater that came to my door one year was in all black–stuffed hefty bag surrounded him and black makeup was smeared on his face. I asked him what he was, and he said, “A tire.” SO FUNNY, and clever!

- I went to a party where one man came as a cereal killer. A box of breakfast cereal was affixed to his back with a knife stabbing the box, blood drips, etc.

- The man’s wife had smartie candies sewed to her jeans on the side seams and pockets. (Smartie Pants)

By: cwaltz

cwaltz — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:50:51 +0000

We did a lady bug one year. Used black turtleneck and black leggings. Got some red fabric we put black paint on and secured like a cape (we shaped them round and attached them with safety pins to daughters black turtleneck). Attached some pipe cleaners to a headband. We reused the turtleneck, leggings and headband. We also scoured thrift stores for an old silk nightie to create an angel costume. I have bought storebought but half the fun of halloween is using your creativity.

By: my daily dollars

my daily dollars — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:09:55 +0000

My stepdaughter’s going as a bat. She’ll wear all black and cut wings out of black garbage bags. Simple and she’s totally excited about it.

By: Marci

Marci — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:55:37 +0000

Yes, let’s not forget sewing!
My Mom sewed most of our costumes when we were kids, and I did the same for my kids. Usually the costume was something that could be worn again, such as a flannel clown suit with hat that was pajamas later on: a pink dinosaur which was a hooded sweatshirt with the ruffle/ridge pinned from the hood to the bottom; a sewn fuzzy smokey bear coat with overalls and hat and cardboard shovel, etc. And the usual princesses, ghosts, pirates, and witches. A lot of the accessories were cardboard covered with tinfoil :)

The kermit frog is adorable – it’s what reminded me of my daughter’s little pink dinosaur :)

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:37:06 +0000

Graduation caps & gowns make good costumes (and it’s easy to wear weather-appropriate gear underneath!)