Last Minute Halloween Costume Ideas for Kids (or Adults)

Halloween is next week!  Have you picked out your kids costumes yet?  If you are a procrastinator (or just REALLY busy like myself) you may find yourself scrambling for a costume idea at the last minute.  You can make some really fun costumes with some of the everyday items you find around the house.  Here are a few of my favorite last minute Halloween costume ideas I found for kids (or adults):

Bunch of Grapes:

 

Last Minute Mummy:

 

Charlie Brown:

 

Snail:

 

Lady Bug:

 

Captain America:

 

Scuba Diver:

 

Punk Rock Girl:

 

You can use clothes you may already have around the house for many of these costumes or you can make your own costumes from plastic bags. Here is a great video that shows you how to take plastic grocery bags and turn them into a skirt to use as part of your costume.

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There are more clever costume ideas in the Crafty Pants book, Clever Costumes, by Shannon Whitt. I personally love the Queen of Hearts costume that is made from Target grocery bags.

 

What last minute Halloween costumes have you made for your kids? I think this year we’ll be making my son into a zombie!