Are you looking for some great ideas for your children’s Halloween costumes? Have a look in your wardrobe then! You almost certainly have a heap of things already up in the attic that you can bring into play for costumes children will love to have on.

Here’s five trouble-free and cool Halloween costumes children can be dressed in, and that you can knock together out of clothes you either have in your cupbaord, or from straightforward bits and pieces you can have a loan of from friends or find inexpensively at most thrift stores.

Pirate Children’s Costume

For boys, begin with a baggy button through shirt. Make the ends of the sleeves ragged. For girls, a peasant blouse will work. Attach a vest on top of it by cutting up an old shirt. Boys can add loose pants, girls a skirt cut to be ragged at the bottom. Wear boots, or use black shoes and make a boot look by wearing black leg warmers folded over at the top. Add a head band on the head, and a piece of fabric around the waist for a belt. Get hold of treat bags with a skull and crossbones on them, or make your own from a pillow case.

Nerd Children’s Costume

One of the costumes children get a huge kick out of! Just put on clothes that are far too small, with too short cuffs and ‘flood’ pants pulled up too high. Do the shirt right up to the top. White socks and black shoes, plus a pocket protector, finalize the look. Gel the hair into a geeky style, and add a few zits with makeup. A rucksack can be used for a loot bag.

Gypsy Children’s Costume

So simple! For girls, a peasant blouse with layers of colorful skirts, sashes around their head and waist, and lots of garish bracelets and necklaces. For boys, a white shirt unbuttoned at the top to show lots of gold necklaces, plus baggy trousers tucked into a pair of boots and a sash around the head and waist. Decorate a pillow case with glitter, sequins and scarves for a treat bag.

Cowboy Children’s Costume

It’s highly likely that you’ve got a pair of jeans somewhere around… just add a plain button-up shirt, and tie a bandana around their neck or tuck one into their back pocket. You’ll find straw cowboy hats, western style vests and cowboy boots at most thrift stores. For a party bag, use a paper bag with handles or a tin bucket.

Tourist Children’s Costume

This is an additional fun costume children enjoy. Your kids probably have Bermuda shorts, or something roughly the same. Get hold of a Hawaiian shirt (I bet you’ve got one of these as well!) and add a sun visor, sandals with socks, and a few cameras around their neck. You can also fill their trouser pockets with travel brochures which are easy enough to come by at a travel agency. For more fun, give them a carry-on bag to use as their party bag!

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