Halloween Ideas
Posted on October 21, 2005 5 Comments
Have a party to attend but can’t afford a cool costume? Here are some cheap ideas for you. Homemade costumes are much funnier than store-bought ones anyway, in my opinion. Just remember to be creative with what you already have.
Singles
- A marathon runner. Just throw on your workout clothes and pin on a sheet of white paper with a marathon number. Add you number to your legs and arms with black washable marker for the full effect.
I went as an old school marathoner one year and wore striped tube socks, shorter shorts, a turtleneck and bright yellow Jersery, with pig tail hairdo, and sweatbands on my head and wrists.
- Prom queen. Finally, something to do with that hideous bridesmaid dress! Even better if your dress is from the 80′s. Borrow a tiara from your little cousin, get a few flowers and you’re off to the dance. Bonus…add a sash with your state name and you’re Miss America!
- A One Night Stand. Get a cardboard box and draw drawers on the front. Cut a hole for your head, arms and torso. Next, glue on you alarm clock and reading lamp (I said cheap, not easy). Now for the fun part… haphazardly toss on a bra, condom wrapper, and perhaps a few travel bottles of liquor. Scandalous.
- Greek god or goddess. You know the drill here. One white sheet works wonders. Toga, toga, toga!
- A feline. Purchase one pair of black ears and some sort of black tail. Wear with a black turtleneck and black pants.
- Sugar daddy/Sugar mama. Wear whatever you want, just stick a bunch of wrapped candy to yourself for the night.
- Nerd. Buy some phony glasses at Walgreen’s and tape the nose bridge up. Mix plaids with checkers and stripes. Wear suspenders. Hike your pants up. Throw in a pocket protector and don’t wash your hair. Presto! Instant nerd.
Couples
- Bad puns. A friend of mine went as “walking papers and pink slip” one year. She wore a pink slip, he stapled newspapers to his clothes.
- Tequila and Salt. Although it requires the purchase of sweatsuits, it’s worth it. One person wears a bright yellow sweatsuit with a logo of a tequila brand taped to the shirt. The other wears an all-white sweatsuit, perhaps with a grey turtleneck, and hangs a lime from the neck. To make it more recognizable, stitch a stuffed animal toy worm to the cuff of tequila’s pants.
- Famous sports duos. Brian and I thought about going as Nomar and Mia Hamm a few years ago because he had a Red Sox jersey and I could wear my hair in a ponytail and walk around with a soccer ball. Besides, what guy doesn’t want to dress up like his favorite team? Admittedly, not too many famous sports couples come to mind right now. But remember, Nomar and Mia are easy to do!
- Tree hugger. One wears brown from head to toe (with perhaps a green hat), the other dresses earthy-crunchy. Handcuff yourselves together if you can stand it.
As for my halloween costume this year, well, I can’t share. It’s too good and I don’t want to spoil the suprise. But I will say this… my costume is cheap, well-planned and funny. I’ll be sure to post a pic!
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October 23rd, 2005 @ 1:54 am
My favorite adult costume I saw was a guy with an axe smashed into a cereal box. He was a Cereal Killer. LOL
October 23rd, 2005 @ 4:58 am
I think I’m going to steal your idea of a tree hugger as my halloween costume… since i do work in an environmental field as do my co workers… i think it’d be a kick at the office halloween party! LOL.
October 24th, 2005 @ 12:24 am
These are great… I had fun reading through them
October 24th, 2005 @ 8:44 pm
can you tell non-Chicagoans??
October 24th, 2005 @ 9:16 pm
NOPE!!! You’ll have to wait until after halloween
The only clue I can give you is that I’m part of a “team.”