Quick and Easy Last Minute Halloween Costumes
Ten Instant Dress-Up Costumes for Kids of all Ages
Sep 14, 2009
A great Halloween costume is as close as the hall closet. Using simple, easy-to-find materials anyone can whip up one of these fast and foolproof Halloween costumes in the time it takes to say "Boo."
Super Fast Halloween Costumes
Swift Street-Performing Mime Halloween Costume – Dress in black and add white dace paint and white gloves.
Expeditious Egg Halloween Costume – Dress in white and attach a large yellow circle (made of fabric or poster board) to the front. (Add horns and a pitchfork to be a "deviled egg.")
Snappy Static Cling Halloween Costume – Dress normally and use safety pins to attach socks, dryer sheets, and washcloths to clothing.
Halloween Costumes From the Closet
In a Jiffy "Incredible Shrinking Man (or Woman)" Halloween Costume – Dress the child in a men's business suit or woman's dress, add make-up for "women" and a fake mustache for "men" and attach a sign which reads: "See The Incredible Shrinking Man (or Woman)!"
Breakneck Speed "Blues Brothers" or "Men in Black" Halloween Costume – Dress the child in a black suit (that one from their first communion or when they were a ring bearer in a wedding, perhaps?), slick back their hair and add dark sunglasses. Add a black derby hat for "Blues Brother."
Fast Fireman Halloween Costume – Dress the child in a yellow rain coat and pants. Wrap black electrical tape twice around each arm and leg to create the black stripes seen on fireman attire. Add black boots or shoes and a dress-up toy fireman hat. Carry a toy firetruck.
Clever and Quick Halloween Costumes
Accelerated Artist Halloween Costume – Dress the child in pants and a t-shirt or unused man's dress shirt that has been splotched with brightly colored paint in several colors. Add a beret or any paint-splotched hat, a cardboard artist pallet and a paintbrush.
Hasty Hobo Halloween Costume – Dress the child in the rattiest, dirtiest clothes that can be found and use eyeliner or brown eye shadow to make "dirt" on the face. Tie up four corners of a bandana or other square cloth to make a "hobo sack," then attach the sack to the end of a long stick.
Speedy Scarecrow Halloween Costume – Dress the child in overalls and a long-sleeved plaid or buffalo checked shirt. Loosely tie some twine or rope around the child's waist, ankles and wrists. Stuff a few small throw pillows or some balled-up plastic bags into the overalls to create a lumpy look. Add a straw hat. Have some straw, hay or long grass poking out of the child's pocket or sleeve. Use make-up or face paint to create a scarecrow face.
Brisk Babysitter Halloween Costume – Dress the child normally and have him or her wear baby dolls in baby carriers or carry baby dolls in car-seat type doll carriers. Attach a sign that says "Babysitter for Hire" to his or her clothing.
Quick Halloween Costumes for Tweens and Teens
For older kids with a funny bone, consider these joke costumes which are all based on puns:
- Carry a quarter and a hammer to be a "Quarter Pound-r" (cheese optional).
- Wear all black and attack a letter or a postage stamp to the shirt to become "blackmail."
- Wear old CD's as a necklace and carry an empty box of matches to be a "CD burner."
- Dress in a business suit and attach legal documents to the suit with safety pins to become a "lawsuit." Carry around a toy airplane. What are you? An "aircraft carrier."
These costumes can be put together quickly with just a few common household items, so there's no reason why anyone would have to miss out on all the Halloween dress-up fun.
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