| What happened to the " good ol' days"
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| | side and secure around the neck .Little
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| when a Halloween costume was your Dad's
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| | Old Lady - An old house dress with torn
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| old shirt and cap, and a burnt cork
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| | stockings and slippers. Curlers in the
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| beard? Kids costumes don't have to
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| | hair or white wig. Glasses, blacked out
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| complicated to be cute!Each of these
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| | tooth, old fashioned pocketbook.Tourist -
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| quick and easy costumes starts with a few
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| | Hawaiian shirt or other loud clothes,
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| simple materials like hooded sweatshirts,
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| | camera, hat with pins all over it, maps
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| sweat pants, posterboard, craft foam,
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| | sticking out of pockets,
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| felt, face paint, and a little
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| | sunglasses.Crayon - Sweat suit in the
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| imagination.Pirate - Black sweats, white
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| | chosen color of your crayon. Design the
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| shirt, red sash and bandanna, cardboard
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| | crayon wrapper from poster board, felt
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| sword covered in foil, parrot beanie
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| | pieces or craft foam and baste or pin
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| baby, stubbly face made with burnt cork
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| | onto the sweat suit. Add a like-colored
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| or tobacco sprinkled on vaseline covered
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| | plant pot for a hat, or use a large round
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| cheeksKid Hit by Lightning - Gray sweats
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| | of poster board, cut from edge to center
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| with large yellow felt zigzag pinned to
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| | and make into a pointy hat.
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| the back, blackened zigzag tears in here
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| | Secure under child's chin with a wide
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| and there on suit, hair gelled to stand
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| | strip of elastic stapled to the
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| straight up, burns on cheeksWrapped
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| | hat.Static Cling - Start with sweat suit
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| Present - Cover a large box with colorful
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| | of your choice, pin on small clothing
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| wrapping paper. Make a hole in the
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| | items such as socks, hats, mittens, and
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| bottom and invert over child's head. Add
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| | underwear along with a few dryer
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| lots of matching ribbons in child's
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| | sheets.Cow, Pig, Kitty, Doggy - Hooded
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| hair.Pair of Dice - Paint two large boxes
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| | sweat suit in the appropriate color (
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| white and add black dots on each side to
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| | white cow, pink pig, brown dog).
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| represent a pair of dice. Cut hole in
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| | Embellish with felt scraps to make spots,
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| bottom and invert over children's heads.
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| | ears, tail, etc.Backwards Costume - Put
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| You need a friend for this one!Box of
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| | clothes and hat on backwards, sunglasses
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| Popcorn - Cover a large box with white
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| | on back of head, say "Treat or
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| butcher paper. Add wide red stripes with
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| | Trick!"Mummy - Tear a white sheet into
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| markers or colored paper. Make a hole
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| | strips. Paint face white and spray hair
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| for child's head. Hot glue some popcorn
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| | with white paint. Smear black under the
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| to the top of the box. Wear red or white
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| | eyes. Wrap child dressed in white long
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| tights or sweat pants.Placard Costumes -
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| | underwear with sheet strips, securing
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| Another quick and easy idea for kid
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| | with clear medical tape, leaving eyes and
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| costumes is a "placard costume" in which
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| | mouth open.Angel - White sweat suit with
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| the child wears a hooded sweatshirt and
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| | wings of tulle stretched over shaped coat
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| pulls front and back cardboard panels
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| | hangers. Glittery headband made from
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| (the
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| | wire circle covered with foil and
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| placard) on over it. Shape the placard
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| | colorful curling ribbon. Wand made from
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| (poster board works fine) as needed for
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| | thin dowel with cardboard star attached
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| the costume desired, and design it with
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| | to one end, painted silver or gold with
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| markers or felt pieces. This type of
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| | glitter and curling ribbon added.Clown -
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| costume can be adapted to many different
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| | Sweat suit with colorful felt or fabric
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| themes, such as:LadybugM & M (two kids of
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| | paint polka dots.. Clown collar made
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| different heights can be "plain"
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| | from felt triangles attached together in
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| and "peanut"!)Soccerball, Basketball, or
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| | a circle to go around child's neck.
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| BaseballApple or PumpkinDeck of
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| | Colorful clown wig, nose, and oversized
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| CardsFavorite BookSunflower - Yellow
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| | glasses. Facepaint simple blue crosses
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| sweat suit. Staple craft foam flower
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| | over eyes, red cheeks, and large red
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| petals end to end onto a wide ribbon and
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| | mouth.Cook - White sweat suit, chef's
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| tie around child's face to make the
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| | hat, large wooden spoon, cookbook under
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| flower. Paint the face reddish brown
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| | the arm, curly mustache drawn in face
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| with black spots. Make a couple of
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| | paint.Nerd - Too small pants, shirt
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| bright green leaves from craft foam and
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| | buttoned up wrong, pocket protector, hair
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| pin side by side onto front of sweat
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| | slicked back, old pair of glasses with
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| suit.Bunch of Grapes - Start with a
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| | tape, white socks, large textbook to
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| purple sweat suit. Blow up several
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| | carry under the arm.Copyright 2004 Kids
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| purple balloons to the same size and
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| | Party Paradise All Rights
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| attach to the sweat suit with small
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| | ReservedPatricia B. Jensen is a mother of
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| safety pins. Complete the look with a
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| | three and kids party enthusiast. She is
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| green knit cap with a couple of large
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| | the webmaster and owner of - a complete
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| green felt leaves attached.Bag of Trash -
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| | resource for kids party ideas including
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| Make two leg holes is a large sized trash
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| | invitations, cakes, decorations, games,
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| bag. Have child step into the bag, then
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| | costumes, favors, and food.For all the
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| add balls of crumpled newspaper to hold a
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| | latest party news, read her Kids Party
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| round shape. Make two armholes in each
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| | Blog.
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