A-Z DIY Halloween Costumes

Caroline Wilking, Staff Writer

Are you scrambling to throw together a Halloween costume? Here are 26 outfits that you can make with things you probably have in your house!

  1. Alice in Wonderland
    1. a blue dress
    2. a white apron
    3. a black bandana or headband with a bow
    4. white tights/leggings
    5. black shoes
  2. Belle
    1. long-sleeve white button down shirt
    2. blue apron
    3. smaller white apron
    4. black flats
    5. a blue hair ribbon
  3. Cookie Monster
    1. a blue shirt
    2. a blue tutu
    3. brown felt circles with dark brown felt chips
  4. Donut
    1. long brown/beige tutu
    2. short pink tutu
    3. small rainbow pieces of felt
    4. white shirt
    5. Optional Hair – paper plate (cut hole in center), pink hair spray, and hair glitter
  5. Elle Woods
    1. Pink dress
    2. Pink jacket
    3. Pink handbag
    4. Oversized pink sunglasses
    5. Pink pumps
  6. Flamingo
    1. Hot pink shirt
    2. Fluffy pink tutu
    3. Headband with large feathers (headpiece)
    4. Pink tights
  7. Gumball machine
    1. Pompoms
    2. A white tank top
    3. Hot glue
    4. A red skirt
    5. Red headband (optional)
  8. Hermione Granger
    1. Gray sweater
    2. Red and yellow tie
    3. Black or grey skirt
    4. Stick
  9. Ice cream
    1. White dress
    2. Rainbow pieces of felt
    3. Beige piece of paper
  10. Jellyfish
    1. Umbrella
    2. White and black construction paper
    3. Long pieces of ribbon
  11. Kitten
    1. Black dress (or black shirt and leggings)
    2. Black shoes
    3. Headband
    4. Felt ears
    5. Eyeliner
  12. Lady bug
    1. Red tutu
    2. Black felt circles
    3. Black shirt
    4. Headband with pipe cleaners and pompoms (antennae)
  13. Minnie mouse
    1. Long-sleeved black shirt
    2. Eyeliner
    3. Black shoes
    4. Black leggings
    5. Red tutu
    6. White felt circles
    7. Black headband with black felt circles and red bow
  14. Nemo
    1. Orange dress
    2. White duct tape
    3. Black sharpie or fabric marker
  15. Oompa Loompa
    1. A green wig or green hair spray
    2. Black dress
    3. White apron
    4. White or striped knee-high socks
    5. Black shoes
    6. White gloves
    7. A bad spray tan (or orange face paint)
  16. Plastics
    1. Cady Heron
      1. Pink polo
      2. Blue jeans
    2. Karen Smith
      1. Light pink long-sleeved shirt
      2. Pink skirt
    3. Gretchen Wieners
      1. Pink sweater
      2. Beige plaid skirt
      3. Blue purse
    4. Regina George
      1. Pink cardigan
      2. Pink handbag
      3. Black skirt
      4. White shirt
  1. Queen of Hearts
    1. Long white tutu
    2. Red felt hearts
    3. Black shirt
    4. Headband and gold paper
    5. Red pumps
  2. Rosie the riveter
    1. Red bandana
    2. Blue button-down shirt
    3. Red lipstick
  3. Scarecrow
    1. Plaid shirt
    2. Makeup
    3. Overalls
    4. Boots
  4. Thor
    1. Black shirt
    2. Black pants
    3. Red sheet (cape)
    4. Stick, cardboard box, grey paint
  5. Unicorn
    1. White shirt
    2. Rainbow tutu
    3. Headband and white piece of paper
  6. Velma
    1. Orange sweater
    2. Glasses
    3. Red skirt
    4. Red shoes
    5. Orange socks
  7. Wonder woman
    1. Red shirt
    2. Gold bracelets
    3. Gold headband
    4. Blue skirt
    5. Belt
  8. X-men – Storm
    1. Black shirt
    2. Black pants
    3. Belt
    4. White circle and black sharpie
    5. White wig or white hairspray
  9. Yeti
    1. White sweater
    2. White pants/shorts
    3. White socks
    4. Black shoes
    5. White gloves
    6. Headband with fuzz
  10. Zombie
    1. White torn up t-shirt
    2. Black torn up pants
    3. Makeup