Hamburglar

Take some white pajamas and make wide horizontal stripes on them with a black marker or tape. Add a wide-brimmed black hat with a yellow hatband, a black cape, some red sneakers, red gloves, and a red tie with hamburgers on it. Wear a bandit mask (cut eye holes in a piece of black fabric and tie it around your face).

Idea submitted by Langley B.

Bearded Lady in the Circus

Great for a guy who already has a beard. Just wear a pink tutu, tights, make-up and a wig.

Satellite Victim

Wear normal clothes. Take some miscellaneous metal parts off of an old tv or appliance, and attach them to your clothes and skin, add cuts, fake blood etc. Tell people when the satellite fell to earth, you were in its path!

Here's Johnny

For this costume you need to make yourself look like Jack Nicholson's character in The Shining. You'll need his crazy hair and scruffy beard. Then take posterboard or a light piece of wood, paint it to recreate a small door that you have smashed your face through. Attach it to your face using a strap around the back of your head. Carry a fake hatchet.

Idea submitted by LittleBlondB

Cute As A Button

Take two large paper plates and cover them with fabric (color of your choice). Add four small circles of black felt to the center of each plate (to make them look like a large buttons). Put two small holes at the top of each plate and connect them together with ribbons, then hang them over your shoulders (so one button is over your chest and the other is over your back). Wear over cute clothes! Optional: wear a cap that says "Cute as a Button." Great costume for a baby.

Photo submitted by amberlee scarr

Charlie Sheen

Wear khaki shorts, a two-toned bowling shirt, high socks and loafers. You need dark brown shaggy hair. Use spirit gum and some patches of fake fur to give yourself bushy eyebrows. Carry a bottle of "Tiger Blood" and say "Winning!" a lot.

Candyland

Wear a cute dress in the Candyland game theme colors (pastel pink and green). The more stripes and ruffles, the better! Attach lollypops, candy canes, gum drops, licorice, etc. to your clothes, shoes, jewelry, etc. Wear bright colorful make-up, hair and accessories.

Idea submitted by Luvbythec

Frozen Head

Make a refrigerator out of cardboard. It should have two sections: a refrigerator on the bottom with a door that won't open (it's covering your body), and a freezer on the top (with a door that is swung open to reveal your head). Cut holes for your arms and a hole so your head can stick up into the freezer. Paint it to look like a refrigerator, add handles, refrigerator magnets, etc. Get some fake snow and glue it around the inside walls of the freezer. Glue an ice cube tray and some fake frozen food next to your head. Use white glittery make-up to give your skin a frozen look, and put some baby powder and sparkles in your hair.

Idea submitted by Bri's Mom

Cupcake

To make the bottom of the cupcake, find some corrugated cardboard (the kind with the ridges). Cut a piece and form it into a circle, big enough to fit around your hips. Paint it the color of your choice and attach it to some straps so it can hang over your shoulders. For the frosting, create a big poof of pink chiffon fabric. Attach it around your upper chest. Sprinkle some glitter on top or make fake sprinkles out of felt. Optional: make a cherry hat but turning a red plastic bowl upside down and adding a fake stem.

Arnold Schwartzenegger and a Maid

Costume for Two: He dresses as Arnold (business suit, huge muscles, cigar, etc.). She dresses like a maid (black dress, bibbed apron, ruffled pettycoat, feather duster, etc.).

Cat:

You can purchase an inexpensive tail and ear set from many online retailers. Put two cat collars together and wear them around your neck. Or make your own collar from fake leather or black felt. Make sure to include a bell! Wear long black fingernails. A cute painted-on feline face with whiskers and a black-tipped nose will complete the transformation from human to animal.

Librarian:

Wear a big pair of horn-rimmed glasses, spray grey or white color in your hair and pull it into a tight bun. Another variation on this costume would be the sexy librarian. Keep a prim and proper look with your hair and glasses, but cut the black dress short and jazz up the ensemble with fishnet stockings and high heels.

Devil:

All you really need here is a pair of devil horns. Either buy some from your favorite Halloween store, or just make some out of paper mache and attach them to a headband. Your horns don't have to be red, they can be any color--you can even sparkle them up with glitter! If you want, add a devil tail, cape, and carry a devil's pitchfork.

Hag:

Carry a cane, wear a fake crooked nose, and a add scraggly wig. Stuff the back of the dress to create a hump. As an added bonus, thump all the young whippersnappers with your cane if they give you any trouble.

Wizard:

This is a great costume if the weather is uncertain or changing. Wear a cool black dress with short sleeves and add a warm purple cape. Put lots of sparkle gel on your face and in your hair. Add a pointy hat that you've embellished with glitter, sequins, and other sparkly objects.

Witch:

But don’t be a traditional witch, add your own personal zing. Instead of a long black wig don a sassy purple one. Wear a funky beret or a fedora instead of the traditional pointy black hat and embellish it with flashy costume jewelry. Choose a long black dress or a short one, and if you want, temporarily sew in a piece of fabric to create an uneven, jagged hem. Striped stockings add a colorful touch. Glamourize with long eyelashes, high heels and maybe even a black feather boa!

Zombie:

Buy a special kit with zombie makeup and prosthetics, or design your own. This is one costume that allows for a lot of creativity. Rip and shred the black dress, go bare-legged or wear torn nylons. Make sure to walk with a shuffling gait for maximum authenticity.

Evil Fairy:

Fairies don't have to be cute and charming. Find a pair of black wings, put on a pair of fishnet stockings and layer on thick eyeliner and mascara. Tear holes in the black dress for an extra wicked look. No sweet rainbows for this fairy!