Tips on making/finding a Halloween costume
I'm starting to panic.
It just figures that the only Alice in Wonderland costume that comes up in a Baltimore shoplocal search is a sassy "adult" version, complete with garters, for $39.99.
Something's wrong here. Actually, several things. Not only can you not find a simple child's costume meant for a child, but the kind you find is $40. In this economy, I just don't think that flies.
I'm not the only one having this problem. Reader Robert wrote to ask for a Tip Sheet on costumes because his 2-year-old wants to be a ghost, and they can't find a costume. For a ghost!
Robert also wants tips on making the costume. I think a lot of us could use that help; I've told you before, I have a craftiness deficit. But I know a lot of you readers have craftiness in spades.
So please post your tips so we can help each other, both for making costumes, finding inexpensive costumes, and helping kids think about affordable costumes. (Here are some ideas from an earlier post to get you started.)
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for a young girl, put on mask or cold cream, a towel around their head, robe and slippers and go as "spa girl"...come to think of it, for an adult too!
For an adult (male or female) get cheap fake birds at a craft store. Tear some holes in the closes and attach the birds here and there. Put red "blood" splothes on birds and clothes and go as a character from Alfred Hitchcocks' The Birds.
Posted by: Fay Hite | October 14, 2008 12:32 PM
As noted recently right here in the Balto Sun, Sortprice.com is a great online resource for Halloween costumes and accessories
http://www.sortprice.com/halloween.html
Posted by: Scott Harris | October 15, 2008 1:41 PM