Last Minute Costumes for Halloween

Last minute costumes come in handy when you have lost track of time or just don't have a lot of money to spend on a costume.

Ideas for Male Last Minute Costumes

• Ninja Turtle: Dress in green clothing, create a shield using cardboard or styrofoam and wear a bandana or piece of fabric around your head.
• Construction worker: Wear an old t-shirt or cut off shirt (or no shirt), jeans, work boots, a tool belt and a hard hat.
• Guy from the 80's: Wear black leather jacket, blue jeans, white t-shirt, sunglasses and style hair using a lot of gel.
• Charlie Brown: You'll just need a yellow t-shirt and black shorts or pants. You could also use some black fabric paint to pattern the yellow shirt similar to Charlie Brown's famous shirt.
• Police Officer: Dress in all navy blue or black, carry a play gun or squirt gun, hand cuffs and a baton.

Ideas for Female Last Minute Costumes

• Runaway Bride: All that is needed is some kind of white gown and veil and sneakers or tennis shoes.
• Black Cat: Dress in all black, such as a sweatsuit. It's better if it's a bit more form fitting than baggy. Wear a headband of cat ears and pin a black fabric tail to your backside.
• Fairy or Ballerina: Wear a unitard and make a no-sew tutu. Simply gather thin pieces of tulle fabric and tie them around a piece of elastic using a square knot. Keep tying pieces of fabric until the tutu is full. Add ballerina slippers or flat shoes to wear on the feet.
• Princess: Wear a fancy dress, you can pick these up from second-hand stores or garage sales. Wear a crown or tiara and some dressy shoes.

For many of these costumes, you can find cheap accessory packs at halloween costume shops or shopping centers like Target or Walmart. Most people will find that they can obtain some clothing that will work for a variety of costumes and then all that is needed for purchase is an accessory set that includes the finer details.

For many of these costumes, you can find cheap accessory packs at halloween costume shops or shopping centers like Target or Walmart. Most people will find that they can obtain some clothing that will work for a variety of costumes and then all that is needed for purchase is an accessory set that includes the finer details.