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Home and Family Children How To Come Up With Kids Halloween Costumes In No Time At All| How To Come Up With Kids Halloween Costumes In No Time At All |
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Making Halloween costumes for children at home can be enjoyable, but is not always the most practical choice. This is especially true if the children will not be helping you in the process. Since many costumes are available at reasonable prices in stores, buying a costume for your child may end up saving you a considerable amount both time and money. One way to ensure you do not spend excessive time on making a costume from the raw material on up, is to start with old clothes from the family closet or a thrift shop. That way, most of your effort goes into the fun part your children enjoy being part of - making the accessories and getting made up for the part. Take for example a scarecrow outfit. Somewhere in your family closets there is likely to be a well worn, torn and frayed pair of jeans, and an old shirt. You may even be able to find an old straw hat. From that foundation costume, glue some straw under the hat and around the cuffs of the shirt and pants. You might find a bird you can sit on the hat from your Christmas tree decorations. From there most of your effort will go into face painting and finishing off the overall look. Another similar example is that of a pirate. The essential parts of this Halloween get up are an old shirt, cut down jeans, and a bandana. Again, this costume will rely on the details that you choose to add. Don't leave out a sword, broad belt, tattoos, and an eye patch. Make-up or face paint can add another fun touch. A basic low cost outfit of stretch pants and a long sleeved turtle top is another way to get the starting foundation for a costume. A black outfit like this needs only a black cape and a witch's hat and you have the beginnings of a witch's costume. Other old clothes can be made into animal costumes depending on the colors you use. Complete the look with mittens, ears, a tail, and the right face paint. If you prefer, you could find some accessories for animal costumes in a costume shop, such as masks, tails, noses, and ears. If your child decides to dress up as a tiger this Halloween, then all you really need to get started is some orange clothing and black fabric paint to make stripes with. Lots of kids love Winnie the Pooh. Making this costume requires little more than a yellow outfit filled with some stuffing. About The Author: Now's the time to start planning your Halloween costumes for this year. Don't wait until it's too late and the good ones are all sold out. Get plenty of fun costume ideas on the Get In Costume website, where you can also get a free copy of my report "The Family Guide To Halloween Safety." Visit http://www.getincostume.com for more information. Kindly provided by 4Girls.dk You are welcome to use this article on your own website, if you include this link. |
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