Kids Costumes - Halloween Costume Ideas For The Whole Family
It's that time of year again when kids Halloween costumes will need to either be made or bought
. Neither option needs to cost lots of money, you could utilise items already in your house or buy items to compliment the outfit.
If you have girls you might be able to alter one of their dressing up outfits into a scary costume. Fairy dresses can be turned into witches dresses quite easily, use make up to make a witch's face and black out teeth.
You could use an old sheet to make a ghostly costume. Make a hole in the centre for the child's head, ensuring you have cut the sheet down to size so the child does not trip.
You could turn the sheet outfit into something for bigger kids to wear by buying teeth for Dracula, broomsticks for witches, plastic bats and eye patches for dressing the costume up. These additional bits don't cost much money.
If you do not want to make an outfit or do not have time then they can be bought relatively cheaply from plenty of shops. Sometimes these can sell out quite quickly so once you start seeing them about grab it whilst you can.
For a boys outfit they love to dress up as vampires, ghosts and monsters. Again these can be made quite simply at home by getting an old pair of their trousers and cutting them off into a jagged hem, and using a dark t shirt. You could either buy a cape or make one out of an old dark sheet.
Children love to have their faces painted and you could be as creative as you like. Encourage them to try different things out. Older children could make their make up much more sophisticated and grown up in the style of their favorite actors.
Kids Costumes - Halloween Costume Ideas For The Whole Family