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Make your Own Quick and Easy Halloween Costumes

By: Cheryl Pierce

Life sometimes places way more on our agendas than we can handle. Just as you're recouping from the going back to school frenzy and are back to carpooling kids to and fro for after school activities, Halloween is upon you even before you realize it. If you have got a couple of children to costume up, it can move into some $$$. If you are inadequate on time, $$ or both, here are 5 quick easy Halloween costumes you can produce yourself in just a few hours. A drive to the dollar shop for a couple of neat add-on's and you have got some thrilled trick or treaters. These costumes are a score with all the kids.
The most simple quick easy Halloween costume is the ghost. Yes, the basic white sheet is the main staple of this costume, but your haunt needn't be a plain Jane or Joe. This is a stylish ghost, cool as can be. Arrange the sheet over the child so that it's equally spread by width and length. Ask the youngster to point to each eye - they think this is whacky and it adds to the fun. Take a magic marker and draw circles, big enough for easy viewing. Cut the hem as necessary. Pin armhole openings, adequately enough to provide easy movement. Remove the sheet. You can use a glue gun to attach sequins or beads all around the eye holes and place day-glow stickers everyplace. Sew the armhole openings. You're done!
Your small princess will feel like a true Princess in this quick easy Halloween costume. You can recover the primary dress at a thrift shop. Search for a especial occasion dress. Let your little girl do the choosing of color and style. A stop at the fabric shop will give you all the lace, satin flowers, appliques & trims you'll need to make this dress really special. A rhinestone princess tiara finishes the picture perfect Princess costume.
Little girls will want to be an angel at least once! Once More, it's easy to find a white, special occasion dress at thrift shops. The fabric shop furnishes more decorations. Use a spray glue to make sprinkles of glitter stick, as desired.
SpongeBob Square Pants(TM) is a funny looking guy who is popular with young boys. All you need is a rectangular cardboard box and some acrylic paint. For genuineness, Google an image of this little guy. Target the eye and mouth openings and get started on your painting. This quick easy Halloween costume runs faster when your child participates in the painting, which he'll wish to do!
A pair of denims, a plaid shirt and a few dollar store accessories are all you call for for the cowboy or cowgirl costume. With a cowboy hat, six-shooter belt and inexpensive boots, your youngster is ready to rustle up some goodies!
No matter which of these quick easy Halloween costumes you pick out, attach reflective, glittery or glow-in-the-dark doo-dads for safety's sake. A small amount of imagination and a few hours is all you require for a Happy Halloween!

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