HEALTH & WELLNESS
October / 3rd / 2016
Easy DIY Halloween Costumes for Kids
This year, try these do-it-yourself costumes that are cheap and easy to make!
October 31 seems to creep up on us every single year. Still set on treating Junior to that one-of-a-kind disguise? Frightened by the idea of making your
own costume from scratch? Don’t be. Get into the spirit with creative ideas that can pulled together with cupcake liners, coffee filets, and more
household items.
Meatballs & Spaghetti
1. Cut a hole for the head in the center of a red-checkered tablecloth (or 1.25 yards of 45-inch-wide redcheckered fabric) so that it can be worn like a poncho.
2. Cut 1/2 skein off-white yarn into spaghetti-length pieces. With a hot-glue gun, glue them in swirls and
bunches to a large, sturdy paper plate.
3. Paint 8 small Styrofoam balls with brown acrylic paint to resemble meatballs. Let dry, then glue 4 or 5
balls to top of spaghetti. Mix brown and red acrylic paint to make a tomato-sauce color; drip that over
meatballs and spaghetti. Smear a little on the side of a small pot.
4. Glue the plate to the front of the tablecloth.
5. Glue remaining meatballs to tablecloth where you like.
6. Glue some strands of yarn to the pot "hat." Tie under chin if needed to keep pot on head.
Bubble Bath
1. Cut a hole in the bottom of an inflatable baby bathtub (we used Munchkin's Inflatable
Safety Duck Tub). Leave at least 2 inches for the rim.
2. On the remaining bottom rim, punch two holes near the front and back. To make the
suspenders from wide ribbon, measure your child from shoulder to waist and multiply by
2; cut two lengths of ribbon to that size. Thread through the holes, knotting the ends
underneath to secure.
3. Blow up 15 white balloons and attach them with double-stick tape inside the tub and to the
sides to make it look like bubbles are overflowing.
4. Accessorize with bath poufs as hair accessories.
Static Electricity
1. From the inside, use safety pins to attach 6 socks in fun colors, a few pairs of underwear and 3 or 4
pieces of small clothing like baby T-shirts or tiny tank tops to a plain, solid-color outfit. Use your
imagination! You could also attach the clothing with a hot-glue gun if you don't mind ruining the outfit.
2. With hair gel, spike hair to look static-y.
3. Use a small laundry basket as a treat bucket.
Raining Cats and Dogs
All you need is: a child-size clear umbrella, black sticky felt (like Presto felt), black poster
board, fabric pencil, gray thread, a needle
Drips are for kids! This clever idea is sure to be a hit in your neighborhood. Pair the
decorated umbrella with the raincoat and rain boots your child already owns and she'll be set
to have a blast in any weather.
Scuba Diver
Scuba gear:
 3 yards black nylon webbing
 1 yard self-adhesive Velcro
 6 metallic scouring pads
 2-liter plastic soda bottle
 1 sports-bottle lid
 Silver spray paint
 4 inches black rubber tubing
 18 inches cord-keeper tube
Wet suit:
 Black hooded sweatshirt
 Black tights or leggings
 Black gloves
 Plastic safety goggles
1. Cut a piece of nylon webbing 2 inches longer than your child's waist circumference. Attach Velcro pieces to each end for a belt.
2. Measure your child from front of waist, over shoulders, to back of waist. Cut two straps of webbing to this measurement. Glue one end of each piece
of webbing to the center of the back of the belt, about 1/4 inch apart. Attach loose ends to front of belt, about 3 inches apart, like suspender straps.
3. Fold scouring pads into tubes and glue edges together. Glue tubes around belt to create diving weights.
4. Coat soda bottle and sports-bottle lid with spray paint and let dry, about one hour.
5. Glue a piece of webbing around bottom of soda bottle to resemble an air tank. Attach bottle to belt and straps with pieces of Velcro.
6. Wrap rubber tubing around the mouth of the soda bottle and glue ends inside cord-keeper tube.
Push other end of cord keeper into loop of painted sports-bottle top for a ventilator; tuck cord-keeper tube under webbing strap to hold in place..
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