Eating your weight in sugar- and calorie-packed candy is only deemed completely acceptable one day each year: Halloween.
The chilly October days are speeding by, and the 31st is creeping up on us.
No costume?
No problem.
There are several affordable quick fixes.
MyBankTracker picked our favorite costumes ideas from the web that would be easy to execute in the pinch.
1. Raining Cats & Dogs
Necessary Materials:
- umbrella
- small stuffed cats and dogs
- fishing wire or string
Optional Materials:
- raincoat
- rain boots
Instructions
Tie each of the stuffed animals to the string. If you want, you can vary the length of the string. Once you have tied the strings around the animals, attach them to the umbrella. Wear a raincoat and boots to add to the effect.
Cost: $18
2. Nickelback
Necessary Materials:
- a nickel
Instructions
Okay, okay, Nickelback may not be the most critically acclaimed or most hip band, but we thought this costume was pretty funny, quick to put together and cheap! Just tape a nickel onto your back.
Cost: $0.05. (You save yourself about $23.)
Note: If you don't want to be Nickelback, you can be a Quarterback, in which case your costume will cost you $0.20 more.
3. Black Eyed Peas
Necessary Materials:
- poster paper or white shirt
- eye make-up
Instructions
Cut out a big 'P' (or paint it onto the shirt) and use the eye make-up to give yourself a "black eye."
Cost: $5 to $19
4. Babysitter
Materials Needed:
- a doll
- velcro or tape
Instructions
Attach the doll to your backside and when people ask you what you are, sit on it.
Total Cost: $5
5. Party Animal
Materials Needed:
- streamers
- balloons
- confetti
- an animal mask
Instructions
Pick a solid color to wear, cover yourself in the party favors and wear the mask.
Cost: Approximately $12
6. Piece of Gum
Materials needed:
- pink clothes
- a shoe
Instructions
You can be a piece of gum stuck to a shoe this Halloween when you dress up in all pink and attach a shoe to your head.
Cost: Free!
Whether you are a trick-or-treat chaperone, on door patrol or running to a last minute party there is no reason not to get into the Halloween festivities with help from these affordable costume ideas.
