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Last-Minute Halloween Costumes You Can Make

By Sherri Osborn, About.com

If you are looking for a fast and simple costume for trick-or-treating or for a Halloween party, you have come to the right place! Here are several last minute costume ideas you can make with items you have laying around your house. I have included a variety of costume ideas, along with a quick listing of the main supplies needed to make that costume. Click on each costume title to find directions for making that costume.

Artist Costume

The main supplies needed for this costume are:
  • Piece of Cardboard
  • Paint
  • Paintbrush

Autumn Leaves Costume

The main supplies needed for this costume are:
  • Brown Hooded Sweatshirt
  • Silk Leaves
  • Safety Pins

Babe or Chick Magnet Costume

The main supplies needed for this costume are:
  • Light Colored Clothing
  • Inexpensive Dolls
  • Needle and Thread or Safety Pins

Basket Full Of Laundry Costume

The main supplies needed for this costume are:
  • Old Laundry Basket
  • Clothesline (or any rope)
  • Clothes
  • Clothespins and/or Safety Pins

Biker Costume

The main supplies needed for this costume are:
  • Black Leather Anything
  • Bandana
  • White T-shirt
  • Sunglasses

Black Cat Costume

The main supplies needed for this costume are:
  • Black Sweatsuit
  • Black Felt, Scrap Fabric, Paper, or Crafts Foam
  • Safety Pins

Black Eyed Pea Costume

The main supplies needed for this costume are:
  • Black Outfit (such as a sweatsuit)
  • Contrasting Fbric or Felt Scrap
  • Black Make-up

Blues Clues Costume

The main supplies needed for this costume are:
  • Light Blue Outfit (such as a sweatsuit)
  • Blue Felt, Scrap Fabric, Paper, or Crafts Foam
  • Safety Pins

Candy Cane Costume

The main supplies needed for this costume are:
  • White Outfit (such as a sweatsuit)
  • Red Duct Tape (and Green tape if you like)

Cereal Killer Halloween Costume

The main supplies needed for this costume are:
  • Black Outfit (such as a sweatsuit)
  • Empty Cereal Boxes
  • Plastic Knifes
  • Red Paint or Fake Blood
  • Safety Pins

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