Frugal Halloween Costumes:
Ideas for Dark Clothing

Black Jacket and Pants - These go a long way! Here are some ideas:

Abraham Lincoln - One year, I made a beard out of fake fur and a top hat out of a coffee can and ice cream bucket lid (glue together, spray paint black). With a copy of the Gettysburg address, my tall, slender son made a perfect Abraham Lincoln.

1950's Greaser- black or blue jeans, white t-shirt, loafers and white socks, sunglasses. Slick your son's hair back-he'll look like a little rebel without a cause. Looks even better if you can find a highschool letter jacket or a windbreaker that suits the time frame. For the girls, poodle skirts are very simple to make. They are literally a circle with the waist and hem finished, and an applique. Any sewing store has lots of patterns. Add a white t-shirt or blouse, saddle shoes, and a scarf- you're in business!

Men in Black - We used the same clothes to make him a "Man in Black" by adding yard sale sunglasses and slicking back his hair. He also wore some old black church shoes.

Blues Brother - If you don't slick back the hair, and add a hat instead, the kids becomes a Blues Brother. A navy blazer and pants would work great for a Blues Brother as well.

Frankenstein- Paint their face green and stick up their hair, add some scars and a ripped up shirt.

Incredible Hulk - Paint their face, arms and legs green, add ripped clothing and green hair spray.

Magician-black pants and suit coat, add a white shirt, make a black cape, and coffee can top hat

Ninja-black pants, shirt, and sash to wear around head.

Pirate-black pants and boots, red sash around waist, white shirt

Quasimoto-Black pants, large shirt in any color-stuff with pillow for hump in back

Zorro- black pants and loose black shirt, red sash around waist, black mask, and cardboard sword.

Punk rocker- black jeans, leather jacket, and lots of colored hair spray. Tease that hair to stick straight up! The weirder the better!

Priest-Black pants, black, button-down shirt, black shoes. Create a priest's collar from white cardstock and insert into front collar area of shirt. Works best if you use a shirt that has the same type of self-faced collar as priests wear, or you could tuck under the collar points for a similar effect. Add rosary and bible.Especially a cute costume for a boy who is constantly in trouble.