Alicia64 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Turns out that all the adult neighbors on my street are dressing up for a Halloween party. So now I want to too. Any suggestions for fun adult costumes that aren't se*y and not too pricey. I can spend some money. I thought I might just go out and get a witch's hat. Kind of boring. I'd love to be Maleficent but she goes too far in the x-rated direction. I'd love a fun, unique idea. Thanks! Alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinchick Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 My daughter just won our town costume contest by dressing up as a Publishers Clearinghouse Sweepstakes winner. I put her in a ratty bathrobe and curlers then made a giant check for a million dollars with the publishers clearninghouse logo (really easy to draw). She also carried a small bouquet of balloons, but you could substitute with silk flowers or not carry anything else at all. It was a huge hit, and so easy and cheap. 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aiden Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Last year I bought a $5 set of butterfly/fairy wings and a $2 headband with antennae, wore them with black pants and shirt, and called myself a butterfly. Omit the headband, wear a fancy dress, and carry a wand and suddenly you're a fairy instead. This year, we spent a little more on my costume, but still not a lot--we bought an inexpensive Sith robe and some face paint. I'll wear black clothes again, with the robe and some appropriate face paint and be a Sith, the counterbalance to my husband's Jedi. (He's a Star Wars fan, and he went all out on his costume last year ... he'll be wearing it for the next several years!) I often play off of my husband's costume. One year, he wore his basketball clothes (jersey and shorts from his college team) and carried a basketball. We put our daughter in a little cheerleader outfit for the same team. I wore a team polo with a lanyard and a makeshift identification that clearly read "COACH." The year my daughter--a newborn--had a kangaroo costume, I dressed in brown, blackened my nose, attached a "tail" to hang from my belt, and wore my daughter low on my chest in a mei tai style carrier, as the mama kangaroo. My husband dressed in safari-style shorts and vest and went as the 'roo keeper. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicia64 Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 Boy, you guys are all so creative -- I'm impressed! Love all these ideas! Alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 My go-to is a pirate. Not the ones with the goofy tiny skirts. The one I have is pants with a long jacket. http://www.halloweencostumes.com/adult-pirate-costumes.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Throw on your running shoes and make yourself a crepe-paper torch--Olympic torch bearer. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelAR05 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 One year I taped smarties all over my pants and called myself "Smartypants". I got the idea from Family Fun. Also, my husband went as a "quarterback" by taping a quarter to his back. :) I might do the Publishers Clearinghouse winner this year. Great idea! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeviolin Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 One year I taped smarties all over my pants and called myself "Smartypants". I got the idea from Family Fun. Also, my husband went as a "quarterback" by taping a quarter to his back. :) I might do the Publishers Clearinghouse winner this year. Great idea! Sort of in this same vein, when I'm feeling uncreative I'll dress up in blue and write book on my face. Then I'm Facebook. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plansrme Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Spelling bee: bee antenna, black clothes, letters taped all over you. Pig in a blanket: pig nose, blanket. Runaway bride: running clothes and bridal veil (my husband wore a tux). Witch doctor: lab coat, witch's hat. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathnerd Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 I went as "raining cats and dogs" one year. I strung some stuffed toys (cats and dogs) using really thin black thread to an umbrella and carried the umbrella - to simulate the downpour of cats and dogs. Some people got it while some kept asking me to repeat my story. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyGF Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 My creative friend wore a black velvet dress and then pinned on large blobs of red and orange felt to become a volcano. It would be a timely costume! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Last year I bought a $5 set of butterfly/fairy wings and a $2 headband with antennae, wore them with black pants and shirt, and called myself a butterfly. Omit the headband, wear a fancy dress, and carry a wand and suddenly you're a fairy instead. Or you could be a book fairy or diction-fairy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Or the crazy cat lady ... wear a house coat and stick a bunch of stuffed cats on you. Funny glasses and hair in curlers add to the costume. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 I am going as a Jawa or a Glow Cloud depending on how much time I have this week. :lol: I am still working on dd's costume, I have the jawa costume from last year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 If you have a plain white T shirt that you can sacrifice and a black sharpie, you can go as a 404 error (costume not found). 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
displace Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Cheap cloak for $10 plus dark green or brown or black shirt and leggings or dark pants, plus a kid's bow = archer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
applethyme Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 My friend wore a tiara and feather boa and carried a few books - she was a book diva. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndOfOrdinary Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Be a stereotypical homeschooling mom! Denim jumper embroidered with apples or other cute images. Button up long sleeved shirt under it with a lacy collar. Pencils stuck up in your hair to make a bun. Stockings, "sensible shoes," and a cardigan. A cloth over the shoulder bag with some schoolish or inspirational saying. Inside there could be a Bible, various curriculum, and a giant Mom-planner with post-it notes everywhere. Equally you could write "On A Steel Horse I Ride" on a white shirt and be a cowboy. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan in SC Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Turns out that all the adult neighbors on my street are dressing up for a Halloween party. So now I want to too. Any suggestions for fun adult costumes that aren't se*y and not too pricey. I can spend some money. I thought I might just go out and get a witch's hat. Kind of boring. I'd love to be Maleficent but she goes too far in the x-rated direction. I'd love a fun, unique idea. Thanks! Alley I have to ask- what about Maleficient is possibly X-rated? She is my 12 year old ds' favorite character. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicia64 Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 I have to ask- what about Maleficient is possibly X-rated? She is my 12 year old ds' favorite character. Well, the young and tween Maleficient costumes are fine, but the adult ones lean toward too soxy. (I don't want to look like that in front of neighbors.) Alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Be a stereotypical homeschooling mom! Denim jumper embroidered with apples or other cute images. Button up long sleeved shirt under it with a lacy collar. Pencils stuck up in your hair to make a bun. Stockings, "sensible shoes," and a cardigan. A cloth over the shoulder bag with some schoolish or inspirational saying. Inside there could be a Bible, various curriculum, and a giant Mom-planner with post-it notes everywhere. Or you could be a real homeschooling mom and show up in your pj's with your hair a mess holding your coffee cup as you stagger about looking for coffee. Oh wait, maybe that's just me. :leaving: 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSurprise Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Gypsy/Roma is pretty easy if you have a long skirt. It's basically a bunch of layers. Long skirt with shorter skirt over. Long sleeved blouse with sleeveless blouse over. Belt over the top. Shawl if you have it. Lots of gold jewelry. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndOfOrdinary Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Ds and I have the agreement that we have to change out of our pajamas by 3:00 pm. That is only because Dh gets home around 4 and we do not want him to catch us! :) 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Well, the young and tween Maleficient costumes are fine, but the adult ones lean toward too soxy. (I don't want to look like that in front of neighbors.) Alley The ones I saw today were throat to ankles robes and the horn things cover your hair and ears. I really can't see the sexy in that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 We used to do family themes. One year, our daughter wanted to be Eleanor of Aquitaine, and our son wanted to be King Arthur. Rather than choosing other specific kings/queens, my husband and I went punny. For him, I bought a length of tan felt long enough to start at his ankles in front and go up over his shoulders and down to his ankles in back. I cut a hole in the center so his head stuck through, sort of like an open-sided tunic. I used a thick Sharpie to draw increments on it from 1 to 12. We stuck a bowler hat on his head, and he carried a walking stick. He told everyone he was a British ruler. I painted a Union Jack on a cheap black t-shirt and bought myself an inexpensive pair of butterfly wings and a headband with antennae. I was an English monarch. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Go as a kid. Put on your flannel pjs, pigtails, and carry a bear. The bonus is that you're ready for bed :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 One year I went as Audrey Hepburn. Long black dress from thrift store. White gloves from the dress up box. DH painted a dowel rod to look like a long cigarette. Hair in bun on top of head. Pin a tiara on top from dress up box. Everyone knew who I was. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uff Da! Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 I was thinking of wearing a long black skirt, black turtle neck and pinning an A on my chest for Hester Prynne. :lol: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 One year I taped smarties all over my pants and called myself "Smartypants". I got the idea from Family Fun. Also, my husband went as a "quarterback" by taping a quarter to his back. :) Sort of in this same vein, when I'm feeling uncreative I'll dress up in blue and write book on my face. Then I'm Facebook. Also in the same vein, one year dh taped a silk leaf to a baseball cap. When people asked what he was, he blew on the leaf and said he was a leaf blower. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicia64 Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 The ones I saw today were throat to ankles robes and the horn things cover your hair and ears. I really can't see the sexy in that. The ones I saw online were more in the "adult" direction. And they were pricey. Alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 The ones I saw online were more in the "adult" direction. And they were pricey. Alley Yeah, I suppose it I shouldn't be surprised. I've seen sexy big bird costumes after all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutor Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 My husband changed his mind at the last minute (party pooper :p ), but he was supposed to be Sweeney Todd. Our oldest son and I still dressed as Mrs. Lovett and Toby, though. I just used a long, prairie-type skirt I already had, a big, ratty shirt, dirty apron, crazy hairdo, threw flour all over myself, and carried a rolling pin. Ds wore his younger brother's worn-out pants with added holes and dirt, an old undershirt of dh's with added holes and dirt, and a long scarf I knit for him last year. The nice thing was, many adults knew who we were, but the kids didn't and most assumed that I was Cinderella (pre-prince) and that my son was Tiny Tim (from A Christmas Carol... not the singer :lol: ), so we didn't freak out anyone by having "scary" costumes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutor Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Runaway bride: running clothes and bridal veil (my husband wore a tux). A friend of mine just wore this at her actual wedding. She and her husband were married in the middle of a marathon. :) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Well, if you change your mind about the x rated part, you can always go as a s3xy ebola nurse. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 I just saw a funny one- white shirt, with splotches of red, labeled with the days of the week. Shark week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerileanne99 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Dd is going as Aphrodite and wanted mom and dad to dress up too. We are wrapping my wheelchair up in gold paper and I have a circlet so I will be Hera on her throne. Dad has a crown and a foil-wrapped cardboard lightening bolt:) 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Strawberry Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 One year D bought himself a pizza costume. I cut a flaming heart out of poster board, taped it to my chest. Heartburn. I was pregnant at the time, so it seemed appropriate. We still don't have costumes for the kids. I'm thinking about making them cookies and milk. Same idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Closeacademy Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 My kids have been coming up with crazy ideas: Use cardboard and then blow up a map of a country and paste it on it. Toilet paper roll--wrap yourself in cardboard and then a white sheet just like a roll of TP. Awesome--just go in your own clothes and tell everyone how awesome you are. Tomato--dress in red with a green hat. Dirty clothes pile--cover yourself in clothes or towels We did see pictures of some people dressed as a grocery bag. Lots of cheap innovative ideas are out there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth S Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 My go-to costume is to get out my maternity clothes & put a pillow underneath. I haven't been PG in 10 years, but it still caused some friends to do a double-take. :) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 A friend's kid did this today, but an adult could pull it off, too. Just wear something simple, like matching sweatshirt and sweatpants, use black tape on it to make yourself a stick figure and wear a simple smiley face mask. ("I've never looked so thin!" can be your refrain for the evening. lol) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Well, if you change your mind about the x rated part, you can always go as a s3xy ebola nurse. They should donate the yields to medicines sans frontiers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 I just like using my SCA garb. A tunic, skirt, and nice belt is fairly inexpensive and modest :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 This has been restarted from 2014. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 LOL. Reported. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Whoops! Missed the zombie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Haha! Well, there are some good ideas here, anyway. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 My husband and I dressed up as Bonnie and Clyde a couple years ago. But if you're going alone, I'm not sure if people would recognize who Bonnie is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Didn't notice how old this thread was. Sorry My husband and I always do a theme costume. One year we were day and night. I bought a black sweatsuit and hot glued glow in the dark stars on it. I bought a cheap black winter hat and attached a cardboard moon too it. For day I bought a powder blue sweatsuit and hot glued felt clouds. Got a cheap yellow hat and stuck a sun on it. Think I spent under $30 and it was super easy to make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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