Money Saving Tips for Halloween Decorating and Costumes

A good Halloween holiday is full of a lot of things, including trick or treat, carving jack-o-lanterns, apple bobbing as well as telling horror stories. As the day nears, many people are scrambling to find the funniest or scariest but inexpensive Halloween decorations and costumes. Here are some of low-cost idea for you to try for the kids and adult.

Easy Halloween Decorating Ideas

There are many spooky Halloween decorations available online or in stores. But it can be equally fun to have an eerily silent yard filled with ghosts and homemade monsters as well and much less expensive. Making ghosts is probably one of the simplest homemade Halloween decorating for kids. Tying sheets around them and hanging the sheets where they will be visible to wary trick-or-treaters. On windy nights, these ghosts will look even spookier. While witches require a little more preparation than ghosts or monsters since creating a scary looking witch can be a challenge. Many decorations feature a flattened witch against a house or tree, but it is sometimes more fun to have her watching from a rooftop or suspended from a branch. Making a scarecrow body in dark clothes along with the pointed hat and placing it to its best and spookiest advantage will be a fun project for parents and kids. The face of witch can be made with a simple paper and the purchase of a scary mask.

Inexpensive Adult Halloween Costumes

For adult Halloween costumes, although there are huge varieties of characters and styles, think about the shadow theme this year. Dress in all black, with black gloves and get some black face paint and follow a friend or family around for the evening. Halloween enthusiasts who opt for a shadow costume would do best to speak minimally. And if the subject you are shadowing happens to be wearing plain clothes, try to find clothing of the same style in black. A shadow is a fun Halloween costume that is sure to get a laugh and can be very inexpensive.

Funny Kids Halloween Costumes

Kids Halloween costumes range from the moderate to almost ridiculous. If your child simply has to be Harry Potter, a Pokemon or a Disney favorite, help her to create her own version instead of buying a pricey retail option. Your kids Halloween costumes do not have to very costly. Start with a picture of the character and brainstorm ideas from home to use. Look for clothing items at home that she can add to a costume and embellish later. Add an inexpensive wig or a homemade accessory such as a cape or hat to complete the look.

Halloween does not have to be an overly expensive holiday. Save money, and help you and your child to have a happy holiday by making your own unique Halloween decorating and costumes.

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