Help - Halloween outfit

Jet

My son has a fancy dress halloween party to go to tonight with the beaver scouts.

The parents were only told yesterday and I haven't had a chance to get something for my son to wear.

There will be a prize for the best dressed kid.

My son (bless him) suggested that he wear his superman outfit but I've told him it's halloween fancy dress.

The only thing I can think of is to cut a couple of holes in an old sheet and send him as a ghost or try and scrounge an outfit from friends when I see them at school at 3pm. Unlikely as everyone elses children will be going to fancy dress parties tonight.

Any more ideas? I haven't got a sewing machine and only have a few hours left.

Jay-Jay_4

We went to a Halloween party yesterday and there was a boy dressed as Spiderman so Superman isn't that bad an idea.



How about Dracula? black trousers, white shirt, cape, white face with black eyes and blood running down chin and a set of cheap fangs. If you have black eyeliner and red lipstick you would only need to buy white face paint and some fangs.


Make a cape from a bin bag or any old black clothes cut up and opened out. (I once made one from a pair of trousers unpicked up the seams and tacked together.

frugglewump

If they give points for ingenuity rather than sewing skills he could go as a serial killer -they look just like everyone else, may be with wide staring eyes & a few twitches.

Shame you couldn't wrap him up in net curtains as the corpse bride.

Um.... do you have a carved pumpkin? If he puts his collar up high he could be a headless man.

Jet

frugglewump wrote:

If they give points for ingenuity rather than sewing skills he could go as a serial killer -they look just like everyone else, may be with wide staring eyes & a few twitches.QUOTE]

What a great idea! I suggested it along with the dracula idea but he is adamant he wants to go as a ghost. I've cut up an old sheet, cut 2 holes for eyes and he's drawn a few pumpkins on the front of it.

How cheap and old style is that? :T

Jay-Jay_4

I hope you've kept the holes that you cut out so that you can sew 'em back in again .... in true OS styleee :rotfl:

cazzie_4

Hi im off to a party and need a really funky yet cheap costume, im going for the homemade option. I have thought of a cat as it is easy but I would like something a bit more exciting.

Any ideas please!!

thanks

Fay

A witch is always a good option and there are so many accessories around in the pound shops, supermarkets etc that you can make a fab witches costume for very little. My friend did a great witch for our party last year, she embroidered spiders and bugs over a plain black top and skirt, cut the bottom of the skirt, wore stripy tights, boots, a big pointy hat and had spiders dangling from it. She got a broom fro asda (I think) she looks brill...oh and a large green nose!

Devil-red top and skirt, red fishnet tights, some devil horns, maybe a tail, some dramatic make up.

Zombie-torn clothes, face paint...done!

Queenie

cazzie wrote:

Hi im off to a party and need a really funky yet cheap costume, im going for the homemade option. I have thought of a cat as it is easy but I would like something a bit more exciting.

Any ideas please!!

thanks

Hope these links help:-

Homemade Halloween Costumes (easy and cheap)

Halloween Ideas that don't cost a fortune

Free Costume Patterns for Adults & Kids

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Softstuff

A giant pumpkin!
only seen this done once and it was great.... with a stalk and leaf hat and green tights.

bltchef

you could dress in black stick small box of cornflakes on your clothes with plastic knives sticking out of the boxes and go as cereal killer sad i know but cheap

FZwanab

Hi I am looking to make 2 halloween costumes for a son age 6 and daughter aged 4, they have to be able to be worn in school during the day. They would also have to be fairly simple to make as I am only starting to be aquainted with my sewing machine. So if anyone has any ideas and how to make the costumes I would be delighted to know.