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17 Legendary Last Minute Halloween Costumes for Adults

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If you’re in a panic because you waited too long to make your annual homemade Halloween costume, don’t be scared stiff just yet. I am here to help you. You may be just as notorious of a procrastinator as I am, or this may have been the year where you put your energy towards your kids or grandkids’ DIY Halloween costumes and forgot to focus on yourself. We can get through this together! With these amazing last minute costume ideas for adults, you’re sure to find something up your alley.

17 Legendary Last Minute Halloween Costumes for Adults

There are all sorts of creative and fabulous Halloween costume ideas here to choose from. Whether you have a weekend till your costume deadline or literally five minutes, you’re sure to find something to suit your needs!

Easy and Clever Crafts to Make in a Pinch:

Adult DIY Minion Costume

Halloween Costumes for Guys Ideas

Here are some creative Halloween costumes for men you’ll want to try out.

Toy Army Man DIY Halloween Costume

Group and Couples Halloween Costume Ideas

You’re bound to find a great idea among these crafty couple costume ideas and group costume ideas.

Flapper DIY Halloween Costumes

Unique Halloween Costumes

These easy Halloween costumes for adults are slightly more involved, but can still be accomplished in a weekend.

Quick Portrait Costume

Don’t forget to check out more ideas for DIY Halloween costumes in 10 Tips for Making Halloween Costumes.

10 Tips for Making Halloween Costumes

And, this wondrous video will give you some no sew Halloween costume tips:

What’s the best Halloween costume you’ve come up with quickly?

13 Healthy Halloween Treats that Won’t Scare Your Kids

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I like to call the period of time between Halloween and Christmas the Season of Perpetual Junk Food. It seems like once the end of October rolls around, it becomes a futile and endless battle to avoid a sweet tooth overload. It may be easier to avoid extra candy in your own life, but this stretch of time can be particularly challenging for kids to resist what with trick-or-treating and parties at school. But fear not, because healthy Halloween treats do exist! These Halloween crafts will make your holiday easier than ever. Create a Halloween to remember with these fun candy alternatives that come in all shapes and sizes. Getting creative for Halloween just got a whole lot more fun with this helpful list. From non-candy treats to wicked cool crafts, there’s something here for everyone. Below will give you some excellent Halloween craft ideas that will scare away cavities without spooking the little ones in your life.

13 Halloween Candy Alternatives that Won't Scare Your Kids

 

Candy-Less Halloween Candy Alternatives

These cute Halloween treat bag ideas don’t revolve around cavity-inducing candy and treats.

Spooky Straw Printable Labels

 

Easy Halloween Crafts for Kids

These spooky crafts can be made with adult supervision for a wonderful alternative to sweets.

 

Spooky Bottle Cap Monsters

 

Halloween Treats for Kids

Treats don’t have to be super sugary to be delicious.

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Ghosts

Halloween Polymer Clay Chocolates

 

If these DIY Halloween ideas got your brain whirring, you’re also sure to enjoy 13 Halloween Crafts for Kids.

13 Halloween Crafts for Kids

What’s your favorite alternative to Halloween candy?

 

Last Minute Halloween Costume Ideas from Our Fans

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AllFreeSewing asked our fans what the easiest costumes to make for Halloween were and got some incredible answers! We laughed, gasped, and reminisced over your feedback to us. By the end of the post we realized that when it comes to quick Halloween costume ideas, you guys don’t mess around. In response to your awesome input, we compiled a list of 29 Halloween Costume Ideas to make at the last minute. While we really can’t choose a favorite from this list of easy Halloween costumes, we did pull some stand-out answers for you to breeze through. Take a look and see if you’ve ever been guilty of these quick, but effective, approaches to All Hallow’s Eve. Enjoy this taste of Halloween costume ideas from our wonderful sewing community below, plus 5 new Halloween projects on AllFreeSewing!

Hocus Pocus Halloween Witch Hat

From our 29 Halloween Costume Ideas:

  • Ghost = Sheet with a couple of holes, LOL.
  • Adam & Eve!!
  • Toilet…long skinny box for the tank…smaller square for the bowl glued on the front…cut round hole in bowl box for the candy.
  • Gangrene – it’s a group costume. Participants wear green hefty bags and green socks. Muwahahaha!
  • My son rolled himself in a white blanket & added a sign tied around his neck that said, “Please don’t squeeze the Charmin.”
  • My niece went as a smarty pants once. She pinned smarty candies all over her pants!
  • Find the full list of 29 Halloween Costume Ideas right here!

Looking for More Homemade Halloween Costumes?

Wispy Ghost Halloween Costume

Check out the 5 latest additions to AllFreeSewing for Halloween! These are great ideas if you’ve got little ones around the house in need of easy, quick fixes.

  1. Frankenstein’s Monster Halloween Hat
  2. Wispy Ghost Halloween Costume
  3. Yeehaw Cowboy Costume
  4. DIY Lace Halloween Cat Ears
  5. Hocus Pocus Halloween Witch Hat

What are you being for Halloween?

The Ultimate Kids’ Halloween Guide: 155 Halloween Crafts for Kids

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Ultimate Halloween Guide

Dare to scare the neighborhood…with your craftiness!

You might think 155 Halloween Crafts for Kids is a trick, but you’re in for a treat.  From easy Halloween decorations to the coolest homemade Halloween costumes to sweet and spooky kids’ Halloween recipes, the Ultimate Kids Halloween Crafts Guide from AllFreeKidsCrafts has every awesome kids’ Halloween idea you could possibly ask for. You won’t want to miss a single one of these incredible Halloween kids’ crafts!

 

 

 

Halloween Crafts for Kids of All Ages

Goofy Little MonsterLively Halloween Lanterns

This comprehensive list is your one-stop shop for kids’ Halloween crafts. From age one to eighteen, we’ve got Halloween craft ideas for everyone, sorted by age for your convenience. Young ones will love this Goofy Little Monster, and preteens will have a blast making these Lively Halloween Lanterns. The whole family will love making these Halloween crafts for kids together.

Homemade Halloween Costumes

Lucky Ladybug CostumeScurvy Pirate Outfits and Swords

Whether your kids want to be a strong superhero, a ferocious jungle beast, or a pretty princess, there’s a costume on this list for them. Your kids will love making and wearing these fun and easy kids’ Halloween costumes, and their friends will never believe their awesome costume is homemade, not store-bought. And of course, you’ll love helping your kids achieve their creative Halloween vision. Try tiptoeing through trick-or-treating with the Lucky Ladybug Costume, or battle on the high seas with these Scurvy Pirate Outfits and Swords!

Easy Halloween Treats for Kids

Monster SnotYummy Mummy Oreo Pops

These Halloween treat ideas are so cool, you’ll want to make them every year. Edible Halloween crafts for kids are tons of eerie fun, whether you try making Monster Snot or Yummy Mummy Oreo Pops. These creepy treats are easy kids’ Halloween recipes that only look spooky; they taste delicious!

Halloween Crafts from Household Items

Creepy Bottle Cap SpidersMacaroni Monster Mates

Save the trip to the store for grabbing trick-or-treat candy; these silly Halloween kids’ crafts can be made with materials you already have! From painting projects to paper crafts to Halloween food ideas, you can find tons of budget-friendly kids’ Halloween crafts. Try a quick craft like Creepy Bottle Cap Spiders, or play with your food and make these Macaroni Monster Mates.

Easy Halloween Decorations for Kids

Rumpled Halloween WreathPlants Vs. Zombies Garden Stones

These creepy crafts will really get you into the spooky spirit! Do It Yourself Halloween decorations are so much fun to make as a family. Make a Rumpled Halloween Wreath for a festive front door decoration, or make an eerie battle scene in your garden with the Plants vs. Zombies Stones. There’s a ton of frightful Halloween fun packed into this list of Halloween crafts for kids, from trick-or-treat bags to fun Halloween recipes, so don’t miss out!

Halloween Party Ideas

Three-Dimensional Monster HandsSpooky Symmetry Ghosts

Trick-or-treating is always a great time, but why not have even more festive fun by throwing a party? You’ll find all the decorative Halloween craft ideas you need for your party with this list of Halloween Party Ideas, from Three-Dimensional Monster Hands to Spooky Symmetry Ghosts. Your kids will love these easy Halloween crafts. Don’t forget to try Magic Potion Making to really get the party started!

Do you remember the first Halloween craft you made? What was it?

Halloween Crafts for Kids: Pom Pom Spookers

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Halloween Crafts for Kids: Pom Pom Spookers

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I make these adorable little critters every year around Halloween and they are loved by children of any age. You can use pom poms you make yourself with yarn, or make use of fluffy, store-bought ones! Place around the home as Halloween decor, or use to decorate packages!

Materials:

  • Assorted large pom poms
  • Assorted cardstock
  • Small googly eyes
  • Black embroidery floss
  • Pipe cleaners
  • Strong craft glue
  • Scissors
  • Circle punch 1 ½”

Instructions:

1. Before starting your critters, punch out some colorful circles with a paper punch, or cut out your own using a stencil or even free hand. These will be the ‘base’ for each critter, and the size should be a little larger than a quarter {around 1 ½”}.

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2. To make an owl critter, cut out three tiny triangles, two circles, and two pointy feet from yellow cardstock. Glue all pieces onto a dark-colored pom pom and add tiny googly eyes as a final touch. Glue your owl on a circle base.

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3. To make a cute witch, cut a witch hat out of black cardstock. Cut two tiny circles out of white cardstock, and a broom out of tan colored cardstock. Glue all pieces on a black pom pom and add googly eyes inside the white circles. If you have some glitter glue, add a line to the witch’s hat. Glue your witch on a circle base.

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4. To make the cute jack-o-lantern critters, you can let your imagination go wild! Knotted black embroidery floss makes cute beady eyes… or use googly eyes instead. Cut paper can make a funny smile or nose. A strand of black embroidery floss offers a simple smile.

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5. After gluing all your face components together, add a little hat to your critter by folding a half circle and gluing it on the seam. Glue a small piece of pipe cleaner at the bottom for the fringe of the hat. These tiny hats are tricky for little hands, so an adult’s help might be needed! Glue your jack-o-lanterns on colorful circle bases.

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Link Love: Last Minute Halloween

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Here’s the best of the web for this week! It’s the last week to make Halloween crafts before you have to pack up your fake spider webs, pumpkin paraphernalia, and witch hats, so make the most of it by checking out these crafty, creative bloggers!

  1. Recycle some paper into a kid-friendly pumpkin decoration with Delia Creates.
  2. Make pizza even more fun than it already is with ghost-shaped cheese. Check out the how-to from All You. Bon Appetit!
  3. Amy from Mod Podge Rocks whipped up an adorable Halloween button wreath with her medium of choice–Mod Podge!
  4. If your two favorite things are owls and pumpkins, then Craftzine has the Jack-o-Lantern for you!
  5. What should you do with all of your old Barbie dolls? Turn them into creepy zombies like these from This Mama Makes Stuff.
  6. Betz White makes spider webs chic with her crocheted, embroidery hoop web.
  7. Serve ghost cupcakes after your ghost pizza, also from All You!
  8. Amy from Naptime Crafters made this adorable shirt for her little one to wear to the pumpkin patch. Make your own!
  9. Check out Kami’s creepy mirror over at NoBiggie. She’ll show you how to make a ghostly replica that will make your guests do a double take.

How to: Make a Flo from the Progressive Commercials Costume

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This year I’m going as Flo from the Progressive commercials for Halloween. No, I am not affiliated with the insurance company, and no, I don’t really “<3 insurance.” But it’s always a good idea to be something relevant for Halloween. This year’s relevant costumes include the cast of Jersey Shore, Antoine Dodson (the “hide yo kids, hide yo wife” guy of YouTube infamy), the ever popular Lady Gaga, and the characters from Mad Men.

Flo, the cheery, overly helpful retro-esque insurance saleswoman from the Progressive commercials seemed like the perfect costume because she’s easily recognizable, culturally relevant, a little unexpected, and easy to DIY. Here’s how I did it:

  1. The clothes: Wear a pair of white pants and a white polo shirt. I’m not sure what shoes she wears or if it even matters, so have fun with it!
  2. The hair and makeup: Invest in a Bump-It. I am only a little ashamed to admit that I already have a set in my beauty arsenal, and I didn’t even buy them for Halloween, sadly. Also slip a stretchy headband over your bangs, curl the ends of your hair out, slick on some bright red lipstick, and give yourself winged eyeliner.
  3. The apron: Buy a plain white apron from the store. I got mine at Hobby Lobby, but you’re bound to find one anywhere aprons are sold. Or you can make your own. Print out the Progressive logo, use an X-acto knife to cut out the letters, and use what’s left as a stencil. Fill in the letters with a blue marker or paint, right across the front of your apron.
  4. The pins: Flo wears two pins–one that says “I <3 insurance,” and one that says “Flo.” You can buy these online, but this article is about how to make your costume, not how to buy it. I looked up the pins on a website that was selling them, printed out the pictures, and cut them out myself. You can fill in the colors with markers if you want, or just print in color. Attach the cut-outs to cardboard or card stock, and attach that to a safety pin. Pin your badges to the apron, and you’re set. Make sure you spend Halloween night yelling “Discount!”

What are you going to be for Halloween?

How to Carve a Pumpkin

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We have 18 days until Halloween is finally here! Are you excited like I am? When I drive around I’ve been seeing more and more Halloween decorations that just make me so happy. I’ve even been scared of a few of them. I saw this really large blow-up spider on someone’s lawn that I wasn’t prepared for. There was also this really creepy face on someone’s front door, it had green eyes and was lit up in the background. People are getting very creative this year.

I still haven’t gone to a pumpkin patch this season but I’m hoping to this weekend. Now that I think about it I really haven’t seen many carved pumpkins either. I think it’s still a bit too soon to have your pumpkins out, only because they go bad so quickly. It is really fun to carve pumpkins though, especially when you have other people to do it with you.

There are many ways to carve a pumpkin, but I’m not very creative or artistic so I do it the cheater’s way. I usually buy one of those sketch books so I can just poke small holes in the pumpkin outlining the design. Once the holes are there you can just use a knife to cut it out. Of course you have to cut the top off first and gut it. The ewy gooey inside is so weird but you can use the seeds for baking purposes. Of course before you start carving your pumpkin or tracing designs you have to pick out the perfect pumpkin, either from the store or a pumpkin patch. Patches are more fun.

Aside from tracing a pattern and taking the easy way out, you can draw up your own design. The original pumpkin face with two triangle eyes and nose is always an easy one. If you’re very artistic then you can come up with a fabulous design. Some ideas I can share with you are the Cubs logo, the Hawks logo, very popular right now, your dog, or even a spooky Halloween scene with a moon and trees, those are very neat. Cats and witches are always fun to carve too. Have you ever carved a spider? It’s only difficult to do because the legs have to be so thinly cut.

You can also decorate your pumpkin without carving it. You can draw faces on it, use craft supplies like glitter and glue or turn it into something amazing. Some of my favorite decorative pumpkins are:

  1. Boo Pumpkin
  2. Bug Pumpkin
  3. Frankenstein Pumpkin
  4. Mod Pumpkin
  5. Owl Pumpkin

What’s your favorite design to carve?

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