First 5 LA’s Five-Minute Halloween Costumes for Busy Parents
Too busy to think about a Halloween costume? Never fear, parents — First 5 LA is here to help!
Bunch of Grapes
You will need:
- Purple or dark red balloons*
- Safety pins
- Green or brown clothing — shirt, pants, beanie/hat
- Blow up the balloons and knot them closed.
- Pin the tops of the balloons to the torso of your shirt, making sure there are enough balloons to cover the whole shirt.
- Don the hat and you’re good to go!
Silly Mouse
You will need:
- Gray and pink construction paper
- Tape
- Headband
- Eyeliner
- Pink face paint or blush
- Gray clothes
- OPTIONAL: a hunk of cheese, yarn
- Cut out two large gray circles for the mouse’s ears. Cut out two smaller pink circles and tape them inside the gray circles.
- Tape the ears to the headband, making sure they are properly placed on the sides.
- Use face paint or blush to draw a pink, upside-down triangle on your nose. Add some whiskers with the eyeliner.
- OPTIONAL: For a funny addition, carry around a hunk of cheese or a ball of yarn!
Mummy
You will need:
- An old white bedsheet
- Scissors
- White clothes
- Black eyeliner
- Cut long, thin strips out of the bedsheet.
- Dress in white and tie the strips around yourself one by one, connecting each piece to the last. Tie a strip around your forehead like a headband.
- Use eyeliner to draw circles under your eyes for a “living dead” look.
Spooky Bat
You will need:
- Black long-sleeve t-shirt
- Black trash bag*
- Black eyeliner
- Safety pins
- OPTIONAL: Fangs
- Cut the trash bag diagonally into two triangles. Safety pin the short side of each half-bag to the arms of the shirt.
- Safety pin the long side of the half-bag to the sides of the shirt. When you lift your arms, the bat wings should stretch out.
- Draw a black, upside-down triangle on your nose. For an extra-spooky touch, wear plastic fangs!
*Children 5 and under should be supervised when using these materials