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Creative Costumes for Halloween
Copyright 2000, Amanda Formaro
FamilyCorner.com
As the years have come and gone, parents and children have become more
and more creative in selecting costumes, from the adorable to the
unusual. Here are a few to choose from!
Flower
green or brown hooded sweatsuit
2 sheets yellow or white posterboard
green felt
2 plastic headbands
craft glue
small stuffed bumble bee
From posterboard, cut out petals. From green felt, cut out long leaves.
Glue petals to one headband and glue green felt leaves to the other headband. Put
petal headband on head and leaf headband around neck. Glue a small stuffed
bumble bee to sweatshirt. You can fashion one from felt or
posterboard.
Fisherman
flannel shirt
blue jeans
lief jacket
rubber boots
fishing pole (real or made from a stick or branch)
floppy fishing hat
cardboard
silver spray paint
black marker
12" piece of yarn
hole punch
Cut four fish out of cardboard. Spray paint silver on both sides, let
dry. Use marker to draw an "X" in place of the fish's eyes. Punch hole
near mouth of each fish and string from a piece of yarn. Carry fishing
pole in hand and sling fish over shoulder.
Artist
red beret or other hat
cardboard
craft paint in several colors
cape or smock
paint brush
Have child wear hat tipped sideways. Draw on a black mustache with eyeliner or
face paint. Cut out an artist's paint palette from cardboard. Paint five or six
circles in different colors around palette. Hot glue paint brush onto palette or
hold in hand.
Firefighter
Yellow or red raincoat
rubber boots (yellow, red or basic black)
toy fire hat
cardboard
aluminum foil
stuffed Dalmatian toy
Make an axe out of cardboard and aluminum foil. Get dressed and carry
puppy!
Farmer
flannel shirt
overalls
galoshes
straw hat or baseball cap
plastic pitchfork (or fashion from cardboard)
stuffed pig or chicken
Very simple, just get dressed! Carry pitchfork and stuffed farm animal.
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