Title: Last minute DIY Halloween costume ideas for adults and kids
Headings: Last minute DIY Halloween costume ideas for adults and kids
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Last minute DIY Halloween costume ideas for adults and kids
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These quick hacks work for kids’ costumes, too
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Content: I'm Robin, and plan on using a yellow trashbag, poncho and plastic tablecloth cut up into a cape,” Reid says. “ I'll get a basic red tee from my closet or a thrift store and will make the details to add to it out of felt. Then I just need a black belt and some green exercise shorts and tights (again, already in my closet), a basic eye mask cut out of felt or makeup. If I'm feeling fancy I'll grab a pair of green rubber dishwashing gloves for a couple bucks to complete the costume.” These quick hacks work for kids’ costumes, too
Though those memories of my mother spending hours sewing the perfect costumes for me lingers warmly in my mind, her method isn’t necessarily the best way to make your kid a costume (no offense, Mom, your work was genius). It can actually be more fun for you and your child to do something collaborative. “ Halloween costumes have become more of a shared activity to do with your kids,” notes Brown. “ It’s not parents toiling late into the evening so much as making this a shared and connected experience. This can also be more cost-effective. With DIY, there’s a lot of practicality to stick to a family budget .”