Simple Halloween Costumes
by Easy, funny, and inexpensive costume ideas for Halloween parties and contests.
So Halloween is just a few days away and you don’t have a costume for that party everyone’s going to or the lame contest you’re having at work. Chances are you have no sewing skills, you’re too old to ask your mother and you’re lacking imagination. Oh and since it’s 2008, I’m going to assume you don’t want to spend a lot of money. Luckily, you know how to desperately search the Internet for ideas and stumble across of incredibly clever, easily assembled Halloween costumes like these:
Iron Man
No action movie was hotter than Iron Man this year, so grab your iron, put on a starched button down and start protecting the world from wrinkles.
ITEMS: Starched shirt. Starched pants. Iron.
COST: $3.00 (only if you go to the dry cleaners)
Stomach Virus Guy/Girl
This one’s a little gross, but easy to pull off. The night before Halloween take a white t-shirt, liberally pour pea soup on the front and let dry overnight. Then roll out of bed without bathing, shaving or grooming. Put on the shirt and a pair of shorts. Finally, take a mixture of chocolate sauce and chunky peanut butter and smear on the back of your leg just below the hemline of your shorts.
ITEMS: Can of soup, chocolate sauce, peanut butter, t-shirt, shorts.
COST: $5.26
Joe Six-Pack
Everyone will be dressing as Sarah, Todd, Joe, John and Barrack. But you’re not about to play party politics. Buck the system and trick-or-beer as “Joe Six Pack.” Just wear an un-tucked, blue-collared Dickies shirt with a “Joe” name tag, carry a six pack of Miller High Life or Pabst Blue Ribbon and you’re good to go.
ITEMS: Dickies shirt and name tag, six pack of cheap beer.
COST: $18.95
Joe the Plumber
Okay, so this is basically the same costume as Joe Six-Pack…just lose the beer and carry around a toilet plunger instead. For added effect, wear your pants low in the back and show some crack.
ITEMS: Dickies shirt and name tag, toilet plunger.
COST: $17.95
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