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