Blossom'sGirl Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 DH and I are invited to a costume birthday party in a few weeks. Neither of us are really "into" this kind of thing but we want to participate. Is it easiest to order something online or should I try to put something together on my own? Also, I don't want to spend a whole lot of money on the costumes. Help please all you creative ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Medusa and Perseus was pretty easy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 We once went as the King and Queen of Hearts. We made sandwich boards for the playing cards using 4 pieces of poster board, string and markers. Other ideas from my kids ... Black Eyed Peas. Dress in black, use makeup to black out one eye. Use masking tape to make a big 'P' on your shirt. Smartie Pants ... tape a bunch of Smarties candies to your pants (might not want to put any on the seat area unless you want to stand all night. Tornadoes ... tape small toy animals, matchbox cars, toothpicks, etc to your clothes in a spiral pattern. Add some dryer lint for the clouds. hth, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariannNOVA Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 I get all our costumes on ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 We once went as the King and Queen of Hearts. We made sandwich boards for the playing cards using 4 pieces of poster board, string and markers. Just figure out how you're going to sit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy loves Bud Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 One of the local theaters rents out costumes to help raise revenue for their productions. They have GREAT costumes! You might see if there is something around like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy loves Bud Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Roman costumes are pretty easy. My son went as Atlas for Halloween. I made a toga for him, and he carried a giant blow up globe on his shoulders. One of the neighbor girls went at Artemis (we have a picture of them together - so cute!). They were easy and cheap costumes and very popular in the neighborhood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 This is a picture of my girls' halloween costumes. They were presents. One was in a box, and the other was in a gift bag. The gift bag worked out much better, although they were both cute. The one in the box couldn't sit, and the box extended a little too low, so she couldn't lift her legs quite enough when walking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justasque Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 DH and I are invited to a costume birthday party in a few weeks. Neither of us are really "into" this kind of thing but we want to participate. Is it easiest to order something online or should I try to put something together on my own? Also' date=' I don't want to spend a whole lot of money on the costumes. Help please all you creative ones.[/quote'] We usually pull them together from the Goodwill. Once you have an idea of what you want to be, you can get a sense of the kind of garments you'll need to look for. An easy one would be a cowgirl/cowboy kind of theme - red gingham shirts, jeans (or jean skirt), pigtails, and if you can find them cowboy shirts. Historical themes are usually pretty easy. A linen shirt and rugged pants (possibly cropped at the knee) for him, a long skirt and apron for you covers many periods - fill in the details with the hats you choose, and accessorize accordingly. Pirates are fun - the details will make it work here - hoop earrings, big blous-y shirts, full skirt for you and again with the rugged pants for him. Belts with big buckles, scarf for head and/or waist, boots or sandals. Characters from comics or video games are usually easy - they often have a logo of some sort, which can be done in felt, and that's half the battle. Do you have an idea of what you'd like to go as? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renthead Mommy Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Does your husband or someone have an overcoat? An old boom box laying around? Throw that on him, add the appropriate music and you've got Lloyd Dobler! I tried to copy the picture for the full effect, but I couldn't get it to copy. So I'll link it instead. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098258/ It's super easy. And one of the the best John Cusack moments. And 80's love story moments. Now just find you something 80's iconic and you are good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 This is a picture of my girls' halloween costumes. They were presents. One was in a box, and the other was in a gift bag. The gift bag worked out much better, although they were both cute. The one in the box couldn't sit, and the box extended a little too low, so she couldn't lift her legs quite enough when walking. Those are great costumes! I love them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 It depends on what you want to be. Things like a hippie, rock star, cowgirl, etc are pretty easy....you can gather those things from home or on a visit to the thrift shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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