Halloween costumes don't have to entail expensive trips to specialty shops or overspending at a retailer. Many kids' costumes can be thrown together with things on hand at home or cheaply purchased and your child will enjoy having a unique outfit that no one else will have. Involve your child with putting together the costume so she'll feel like she helped make it, too. Get creative and raid closets, dress-up trunks, makeup, jewelry and even the kitchen cabinets.
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Affix some Smarties candies to a pair of pants using tape. The costume is "Smarty Pants." Lots of plays on words provide for amusing costume choices. Another idea for this type of costume is to dress in solid pink and tie a shoe in your hair. The costume is "bubblegum on a shoe." Buy a giant-sized quarter at a party shop (or make your own from gray construction paper) and tape it to your child's back. He can be a "quarterback."
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Raid your closets to make a rock star costume. Jeans or a skirt and leggings, a black or sparkly top or a pair of shorts and tights can be accessorized with scarves, lots of jewelry, makeup and fake tattoos. A feather boa would be fun and boys can spike their hair up or tie a bandanna on their heads.
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Create a cowboy or cowgirl look. A button-down shirt, pair of jeans, bandanna and a cowboy hat are all you need. Boots would be cute but not a must unless you have them on hand. A hat can be bought quite cheaply at most retailers.
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Pair a black top with black pants and black gloves, add some costume jewelry in a bag and you have a cat burglar. Add a black mask for extra mystery.
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Buy a safari helmet at any toy store and put it with an all-khaki ensemble to be an explorer. Add a prop like a stuffed animal, binoculars or butterfly net.
