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Attention Procrastinators: 10 Last-Minute Halloween Costumes

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Attention Procrastinators: 10 Last-Minute Halloween Costumes

Weโ€™re getting close to my favorite maker holiday, Halloween. Do you have your costume ready? If not, Iโ€™ve gathered up some last-minute DIY costume ideas, with help from you guys! Please add your suggestions in the comments section.

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Farahโ€™s cereal killer costume. The milk mustache is a nice touch.

โ€œTake a bunch of single-serve cereal boxes. Stab them with plastic spoons and adorn with red paint or fake blood. Attach to clothes. You are now a cereal killer.โ€

[Thanks for the suggestion,Brooke Ali]

Spaceballs

Flickr user yummyseamonkies posted this photo of an excellent Barf the Mawg costume, from the cult classic film Spaceballs. It wouldnโ€™t be too hard to make your own: khaki coveralls, brown dog ears, a patch that says โ€œBarf,โ€ and some face paint.

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Che Guevara T-shirt

โ€œThis has been my favorite so farโ€ฆโ€

[Thanks, @ErikSmith80]

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Jellyfish โ€” Clear umbrella, paper eyes, crepe paper tentacles.

[Costume made by Julie Dover Dennis]

the birds costume halloween

Dress up as Melanie Daniels, the character in Alfred Hitchcockโ€™s classic film, The Birds. Youโ€™ll need a green dress, white gloves, glasses, and, of course, some birds.

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Scary Bag Monster Hat

Transform an ugly purse into a terrifying Bag Monster!

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Dr. Pepper/Doctor Who by Mike Gali

Alternate Dr. Pepper idea: โ€œI wrote scrubs, stethoscope and glued pepper packets, (the kind you get with fast food), all over my shirt and pants. Instant Dr. Pepper.โ€

[Thanks for the suggestion, Nancy Gizuk]

LED costume

LED โ€” All you need is a flashlight, some tape, and a matching hat and shirt. Decorate the shirt with a diode symbol, roll up one pant leg (cathode is shorter than the anode!), and when you want to transform to a light-emitting diode, turn on the flashlight!

[Thanks, AnnMarie!]

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Snakes on a Plane

Youโ€™ll only want to wear this if you donโ€™t mind explaining what you areโ€ฆ

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Tintin (and Snowy)

Flipped up hair, a magnifying glass, short brown pants, blue sweater, white collared shirt, white dog. This would work especially well for those with red hair.

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