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Halloween Costumes on the Cheap

Ready to have some fun without the frightful prices that Halloween can bring? Believe it or not, it isn’t too early to thinking of ways to save on those Halloween costumes. With holidays seeming to creep up earlier and earlier these days, you might find that last minute waiting means that you just might pay full price to outfit your gang in Halloween costumes. Now that is scary! Here are some ways to save (hint: you don’t have to be a sewing Goddess, either) Use Themed Clothing This time of year, there are plenty of Halloween themed t-shirts and sweat … Continue reading →

More Out of the Box Halloween Costumes

Continuing the trash to treasure concept from yesterday’s article, Out of the Box Halloween Costumes, I have a couple more ideas to share. Creating costumes out of old boxes is a cheap and easy way to have a fun and unique costume. Boxes can be had easily by just checking your basement or garage or asking around to friends, relatives and neighbors. You can also request them from local retail establishments and usually they are happy to provide them free of charge. So grab a box and try one of these ideas for a costume. Lego’s You need a small … Continue reading →

More Halloween Costumes for the Truly Frugal Mom

Since frugality seems to be the way we live, there is no reason why it doesn’t play an important part at holiday time. Halloween is no exception and I still have loads of great ideas for handmade Halloween costumes. Today’s articles require sweat suits in various colors to complete the costume. Sweat suits are extremely inexpensive at discount clothing chains and come in a wide variety of colors making it easy to create these costumes. For a Skunk You will need a black sweat suit. Create a white stripe out of felt, or purchase some of that specialty fuzzy fabric … Continue reading →