Tag Archives: handmade costumes

Out of the Box Halloween Costumes

Trash to treasure is a motto around here. Between my five children and my idea binder we were able to come up with several really cute ideas for costumes using up some boxes around the house. Here are some of our favorites. Yu-Gi-Oh or Pokemon Card You can take a box, cut arm holes out of it. You can cut a hole for the head, but it works better if you don’t. Paint or use markers to decorate the box to look like a collectible card. Perhaps try to duplicate your child’s favorite card. You can use clip art or … Continue reading →

Frugal Unique Costumes for Halloween

In my collection of Frugal Halloween ideas I came across some really adorable costume ideas that seem more unique and original than others. I wanted to share them in case you wanted to try them out too. I think we might be utilizing a few this year with five kids! Talk about winning costume contests! Want to be a basket of laundry? Grab a sweat suit in any color you want. Take an old plastic laundry basket and cute a hole in the bottom that a child can fit through. You want the basket to fall somewhere just above your … Continue reading →

More Great Cheap Halloween Costume Ideas

I promised more ideas, and I am delivering! Making your own costumes is the most frugal way to go, but it can also be the most creative and fun way to go as well. Here are some more extremely unique but very fun ideas for Halloween costumes that you can make right at home with extremely cheap supplies. Please see the frugal blog for many more great costume ideas to save you money! Angel Use a white nightgown or dress. Cut wings out of white poster board. Decorate the wings with glitter, gold paints and attach to the dress with … Continue reading →

Great Cheap Halloween Costumes for the Truly Frugal Mom

It’s the last minute – what will they wear?! Or perhaps maybe you just don’t have the finances to purchase thirty to fifty dollar costumes? Or maybe, just maybe you decided you wanted to try to be a bit original this year. Wherever you are, saving money on costumes is really nice, since typically a child only wears a costume once, and even if they have a younger sibling, often the younger sibling doesn’t want to be that thing ever. I have been collecting home-made costume ideas for years. Some I came up with my self, and some friends or … Continue reading →