Halloween Costumes From Things at Home

Hot Mess (Pun)

Tonight: use what's at home ($0)

• ✅ Messy hair — no effort required
• ✅ Sign — paper + red marker reading HOT

Or buy the pieces

• Poster board optional — est. $2–5 · Shop on Amazon (paid link)
• Red marker optional — est. $1–3 · Shop on Amazon (paid link)

Black Cat

Tonight: use what's at home ($0)

• ✅ All-black outfit — top + leggings or jeans
• ✅ Cat ears — headband + two cardboard triangles taped on
• ✅ Whiskers — eyeliner or a brown makeup pencil

Or buy the pieces

Get the whole look (paid link)

• Cat ears headband — est. $4–8 · Shop on Amazon (paid link)
• Black outfit optional — est. $0–15 · Shop on Amazon (paid link)
• Tail optional — est. $5–9 · Shop on Amazon (paid link)

Office Sticky Notes

Tonight: use what's at home ($0)

• ✅ Colored paper — printer or construction paper, one color each
• ✅ Marker — write a to-do on each
• ✅ Tape — pin or tape to your chest

Or buy the pieces

Get the whole look (paid link)

• Neon poster board — est. $3–6 · Shop on Amazon (paid link)
• Black marker — est. $1–3 · Shop on Amazon (paid link)

Smart Cookie (Pun)

Tonight: use what's at home ($0)

• ✅ Glasses — your own or sunglasses
• ✅ Cookie — cardboard circle colored brown with marker chips

Or buy the pieces

Get the whole look (paid link)

• Fake glasses optional — est. $4–8 · Shop on Amazon (paid link)
• Brown felt sheet — est. $5–9 · Shop on Amazon (paid link)

Little Black Dress Vampire

Tonight: use what's at home ($0)

• ✅ Black dress — any length
• ✅ Pale face — lightest foundation or powder you own
• ✅ Blood drip — dark red lipstick at the corner of the mouth
• ✅ Cape — a black scarf or blanket over the shoulders

Or buy the pieces

Get the whole look (paid link)

• Black dress — est. $0–30 · Shop on Amazon (paid link)
• Fake fangs — est. $5–10 · Shop on Amazon (paid link)
• Red lipstick optional — est. $5–10 · Shop on Amazon (paid link)

Mummy (Gauze Wrap)

Tonight: use what's at home ($0)

• ✅ White clothes — long sleeves + pants
• ✅ Wraps — toilet paper or torn old white t-shirt strips
• ✅ Safety pins — to hold strips in place

Or buy the pieces

Get the whole look (paid link)

• Medical gauze rolls — est. $5–9 · Shop on Amazon (paid link)
• White long sleeves optional — est. $0–12 · Shop on Amazon (paid link)

Rock Star (Generic)

Tonight: use what's at home ($0)

• ✅ Black tee or leather jacket — whatever's darkest
• ✅ Eyeliner — smudged
• ✅ Sunglasses — any

Or buy the pieces

Get the whole look (paid link)

• Inflatable guitar — est. $6–10 · Shop on Amazon (paid link)
• Leather-look jacket optional — est. $20–40 · Shop on Amazon (paid link)

Teacher's Report Card

Tonight: use what's at home ($0)

• ✅ Plain t-shirts — one per person
• ✅ Grade letters — printer paper + thick marker, taped or pinned

Or buy the pieces

Get the whole look (paid link)

• Iron-on letters — est. $7–12 · Shop on Amazon (paid link)
• Plain t-shirt optional — est. $0–10 · Shop on Amazon (paid link)

Bedsheet Ghost

Tonight: use what's at home ($0)

• ✅ Old white sheet — cut two eye holes (adults only for cutting)
• ✅ Sunglasses — optional, for the cool ghost look

Or buy the pieces

Get the whole look (paid link)

• White flat sheet — est. $8–12 · Shop on Amazon (paid link)
• Novelty sunglasses optional — est. $3–8 · Shop on Amazon (paid link)

Ghost Couple (Sheet + Shades)

Tonight: use what's at home ($0)

• ✅ Two old white sheets — cut eye holes
• ✅ Two pairs of sunglasses — matching if you can

Or buy the pieces

Get the whole look (paid link)

• White flat sheet — est. $8–12 · Shop on Amazon (paid link)
• Matching sunglasses optional — est. $3–8 · Shop on Amazon (paid link)

Toddler Pumpkin

Tonight: use what's at home ($0)

• ✅ Orange top — any orange shirt or sweater
• ✅ Stem — green hat or green paper on a headband
• ✅ Face — black paper triangles taped on the shirt

Or buy the pieces

Get the whole look (paid link)

• Orange onesie — est. $8–14 · Shop on Amazon (paid link)
• Green beanie optional — est. $6–10 · Shop on Amazon (paid link)

Box of Crayons

Tonight: use what's at home ($0)

• ✅ Same-color outfits — one color per person
• ✅ Crayon tip — paper cone on a headband
• ✅ Label — black paper band across the chest

Or buy the pieces

Get the whole look (paid link)

• Solid color t-shirt — est. $6–10 · Shop on Amazon (paid link)
• Cone party hat — est. $2–4 · Shop on Amazon (paid link)
• Black fabric marker optional — est. $1–3 · Shop on Amazon (paid link)