Last Minute Cheap Halloween Costume Ideas

24. October 2008, 6:28 UhrHolidaysLisa

With Halloween being a week away, some of us still need some quick and cheap ideas for costumes.  If you’ve looked at the stores, you’ll see that most costumes are not very cheap at all.  So where do you get good costumes at good prices?

  1. Check parenting forums for their for sale or trade items.  There are many great deals on there and if they have a section where you just pay shipping, you can get an even better deal.
  2. Check eBay.  The past couple of years I have gotten pretty good deals on costumes for my older son.  The best part is that I resold the costume the next year and got my money back!
  3. Go to thrift stores.  Thrift stores have all kinds of costumes, clothes and props, so your creativity is the limit.
  4. Lastly, if your store has an area where they keep dress up clothes, check there.  A lot of times they have the same types of costumes as the Halloween section, but at a reduced price.

Ideas for Cheap Costumes

  • Ghost
  • Clown
  • Hobo
  • Witch
  • Dress as the opposite sex
  • Businessman

Just to share what I did this year.  I got my youngest’s costume from a friend.  She was only going to charge me shipping on a cute little pumpkin costume (which would have been $3), but then she just sent it to me for free.  My oldest wanted to be Spiderman, but I was having a trouble finding a nice costume at a reasonable price.  I was outbid on eBay so many times and was getting frustrated.  So, while I was at Walmart one day, we were going through the toy aisles.  In the back, they had a dress-up section which had a Spiderman costume.  Couple of bucks cheaper than the actual Halloween costumes and it comes in a hanging case.  I think I got great deals this year!

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    • 4 comments:

    1. allen, 24. October 2008, 12:04

      cheap costumes can also be made from leftover boxes. One year, when i was about 6, my dad made me a “robot” costume from leftover boxes that a light had come in, and some tinfoil. really simple. i think he sprung for a can of spray paint for it, too.

      this year, i’m going as a clock. got a big piece of cardboard from work, and am buying a roll of red duct tape. i’ll wear a red hoodie with it, and white gloves, and just put my hands through the clock. the duct tape can be used on normal projects throughout the year, then.

       
    2. Stanley, 27. October 2008, 6:43

      Good money saving ideas. The ‘ghost’ is always a classic cheap costume All you need is a bed sheet!

       
    3. Money Bush, 31. October 2008, 22:23

      I wish I wen trick or treating this year.

       
    4. Tim, 16. November 2008, 20:59

      I know I’m late to the party, but bear with me.
      Depending on where you live, ebay is not a very good last minute choice. For us in Canada to order from the states, could be 4 weeks. This means careful planning, not last minute. Even locally, it could be more than a week.
      THrift stores, however, now those are great!

       

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