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Last-minute, home-made costume ideas:
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Posted on Fri, Oct. 30, 2009 01:15 PM
Scare up a last-minute costume (warning: the puns are frightful)
Halloween is upon us, but the scary thing is you have not one clue how you’ll dress up to escort trick-or-treaters or make a grand entrance at a party or frighten small children who show up on your doorstep.
Who you gonna call?
Actually, no need to call anyone. We’re here with more than a dozen last-minute, cheap ’n’ easy costume ideas for teens and adults, most of which involve wordplay. Note we didn’t say clever wordplay. In fact, you’ll probably groan several times.
On the other hand, any of these ideas is better than telling people you’re dressed up as yourself. If you try that one again, you deserve to be TP’d.
EVEN MORE IDEAS
Homemade Halloween costume ideas are all over the Internet. Two sites we liked: www.costumeideazone.com and www.coolest-homemade-costumes.com.
Homemade Halloween costume ideas are all over the Internet. Two sites we liked: www.costumeideazone.com and www.coolest-homemade-costumes.com.
Here are some other possibilities:
•Swine flu: Get a pig nose (or mask) and add wings to your back.
•“Gangrene”: You and a couple of buds wear all green.
•Gold digger: Wear a gold outfit and bring along a shovel (painted gold).
•Drag queen: Don a tiara and drag something behind you. Maybe a bag of trash? Or something less smelly.
•Chest of drawers: Pin (clean) underwear to your shirt.
BE A CELEBRITY (JUST FOR TONIGHT)
We consulted Stargazing columnist and blogger Lisa Gutierrez for some quick-and-dirty ideas. (Get more inspiration by checking out celebrity misdeeds at www.KansasCity.com/stargazing.)
We consulted Stargazing columnist and blogger Lisa Gutierrez for some quick-and-dirty ideas. (Get more inspiration by checking out celebrity misdeeds at www.KansasCity.com/stargazing.)
•Balloon Boy: You’ll need a cardboard box with the nametag “Falcon,” a silver Mylar balloon and toy handcuffs. Wear the box over your head; hold the balloon.
•Octomom: Get a wig of long, black hair; big dark sunglasses; lipstick to plump up your lips; and eight baby dolls (find ’em cheap at a dollar store).
•Billy Mays: You’ll need khakis, a blue work shirt and a tub of OxiClean. Be prepared to shout all night long: “HI, I’M BILLY MAYS!”
•Jon Gosselin: All it takes is an Ed Hardy T-shirt, fake stud earring, jeans and flip-flops. Have a cell phone attached to your ear and a blond bimbo at your side.
MEET THE MODELS
•Hannah Tutera, 14, of Mission Hills is a ninth-grader at Notre Dame de Sion School. On Halloween night, however, she’ll be a hamburger.
•Hannah Tutera, 14, of Mission Hills is a ninth-grader at Notre Dame de Sion School. On Halloween night, however, she’ll be a hamburger.
•Emily McCann, 15, of Kansas City is a ninth-grader at St. Teresa’s Academy. For Halloween she’ll be a spoon; a friend will be a fork.
•Michelle O’Brien, 26, of Raytown is an editor at the American Academy of Family Physicians and plays in the band the Straight Ups. At a Halloween party, she’ll be in a fairy get-up as her band persona Shelly Storm.
•Nick Guevel, 27, of Grain Valley is marketing director at Worlds of Fun, which is no doubt where you’ll find him Halloween night.
Our thanks also to Hannah’s mom, Marian, who stepped in as our foot model.
Posted on Fri, Oct. 30, 2009 01:15 PM
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