Spooky season is here, and the time to prepare is now! With Halloween rapidly approaching, it’s time to start thinking about costumes assuming you haven’t already. However, buying a new costume each year isn’t good for your wallet or the environment.
Fortunately, there is an easy solution to this: making your own costume! By using clothing items you can wear every day or materials found at home, you can create your own costume to wear to any upcoming Halloween party you have lined up this weekend! Here are some classic, easy-to-make costume ideas.
Ghost
This one is the easiest to make at home, so if you need something very last minute, this will work great for you! To make the ghost costume, all you will need is a white sheet and a pair of scissors. Take the white sheet and put it over your head, ensuring that it covers your entire body down to at least your thighs.
Then cut out two holes where your eyes should be. Additionally, you can also cut out a hole for your mouth underneath the eye holes. You can make this hole even larger to turn the top part of the sheet into a hood. Now, when you need more visibility, you can just put your head through the hole and the top part of your costume becomes a hood! Simple and easy.
Mummy
This costume will require a bit more preparation, but it is also a great DIY option! To make this costume, you will need white or brown-colored sheets, or some type of cloth wrap, a pair of scissors and safety pins. If you are using sheets, cut them into many long, thick strips of cloth (around 6 inches in width) to make bandages. Wrap them around your body, using safety pins to hold them in place once you’ve fully wrapped them.
Start by wrapping your legs, then work your way up your body until you reach your neck. Like with the ghost costume, you have the option to wrap around your face and head or leave it uncovered for better visibility and so others can see your face. If you want to, add some makeup to make it more realistic.
Zombie
Creating your own zombie costume will require you to use your clothing items, but it is also the most customizable design you can create. Start with ripped jeans, a white T-shirt and some type of paint or dye (fabric dye works best). If you don’t have a pair of ripped jeans, try using an old pair that you don’t mind cutting. Use scissors to make rough cuts just above and below the knee.
Then, use red fabric dye to create blood splotches on the shirt. You could also stain the clothing to give it more of a ragged appearance by rubbing dirt into it or using more fabric dye to create stains. Now that the clothes are finished, you could stop here or you could put green face paint on your face to really drive home the undead appearance.
I hope these ideas have inspired you to create your own costume to show off this Halloween. You can change elements of the design, materials or anything else to make your costume your own. This Halloween, you can feel good about not only wearing a cool costume, but also how hard you worked to make it yourself.
