Cheap costumes and other Halloween tricks

re: Cheap costumes and other Halloween tricks

Squawkfox — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:46:09 GMT

Thank you for sharing my healthy Halloween kid treats with your readers. Making healthy and frugal food is the best way to celebrate and have fun!

re: Cheap costumes and other Halloween tricks

Mommy Mia — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:04:00 GMT

Thank you so much for mentioning Thrifty Thoughts!! We had a blast carving our pumpkins with the free stencils! Best part was the edible pumpkin goodies we made with the fresh pumpkin!

re: Cheap costumes and other Halloween tricks

Jere — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:48:05 GMT

I once dressed up as a gumball machine for a cub scout party....the kids loved it but I had to stand all night long! We waited until we got to the party to assemble me, red t-shirt and red sweat pants, a clear plastic drop cloth and balloons. I also gave the kids real gumballs as treats for the night.

re: Cheap costumes and other frugal Halloween tricks

JLM — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:32:13 GMT

Be aware that food coloring can stain skin and clothing. Long, hot showers and thorough bleaching will then be required. I speak from extensive experience working with handcrafted stage blood.

re: Cheap costumes and other frugal Halloween tricks

Meg — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:54:34 GMT

Hi Karen!

Thanks so much for mentioning my article over at The Bargain Queens! A lot of people think that you have to spend a lot of money on a Halloween costume but, personally, I think Halloween can be a lot more fun on a small budget because it forces you to be more creative. Even as a kid, my favorite costumes were ones that my mom and I assembled from things we had around the house. Maybe that's one reason why Halloween is my favorite holiday -- though it could also be the chocolate candy ; )