subject: Original Ideas For Monster Costumes [print this page] There is no need to waste a lot of energy and stress over what to dress up as this coming Halloween. It is hard to go wrong with a monster costume, especially if you go with an unusual and original idea. Think about how many compliments you will receive with your original idea. Not only that, you have a good chance at winning the best costume award. How much fun will you have scaring all of the kids and even some adults.
Here's a great idea -- what about dressing up as the Aboninable snowman? Whether a myth or a legend, he Yeti or Abominable Snowman is an ape-like creature said to inhabit the Himalayan region of Nepal and Tibet. Let's break this costume down into some easy component parts. First, there is the body. The easiest route is to find a furry blanket or a furry bodysuit that you can tie off at the legs and the arms. Add hairy gloves and hairy boots or shoes -- even slippers -- and you have captured the look. Think about how many laughs you will get in this furry white costume.
Another idea that is along the hairy white ape theme is dressing up as Bigfoot. Sasquatch, the other name for Bigfoot, has been sighted recently in the Pacific Northwest. Bigfoot is usually described as a large, hairy humanoid. With sightings continuing to occur and a recent video on the internet, become the legendary mythical creature and turn the skeptics into believers with a realistic ensemble. All this takes a an ape like body costume and big hairy hands and feet. Don't forget the hairy apelike mask.
Last but not least is the predator or the alien costume. Talk about an scary, ugly monster. Given the popularity of the recent movies -- it's hard to go wrong with either the alien or the predator. Predators have been visiting Earth for thousands of years. It was they who taught early human civilizations how to build pyramids, and were worshiped as gods. Every 100 years they would visit Earth to take part in a rite of passage in which several humans would sacrifice themselves as hosts for the Aliens, creating the ultimate prey for the Predators to hunt. If overwhelmed, the Predators would activate their self-destruct weapons to eliminate the Aliens and themselves.
There are some tremendous opportunities this Halloween to become an original scary monster. There are a number of great monster costumes to choose from.
