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<p>Whaaaat? That’s ridiculous! The best costume I ever had was my Princess Leia costume-- bedsheets, safety pins, and two dried-out bagels hot-glued to a headband.</p>
<p>I’m going to be a giraffe – I found a headband with giraffe ears and horns, and I’m going to wear a giraffe t-shirt.</p>
<p>Cheap and work-appropriate. :D</p>
<p>There is a big Halloween Party in my town…last year I had a large chain, with 2" links, that I hung around my neck…and attached a bunch photos of “republican party stars” like Cheney, Bush, Rowe, Rice etc etc…and said I was a Chain of Fools…it was actually a success…</p>
<p>this year, I did not go to the party cause I came up empty on an idea… at one point I was thinking of being a SocialLIST and leaning Left all night…but immediate family thought that was really stupid…so I stayed home…</p>
<p>These costumes are so funny & creative!!</p>
<p>Last time I dressed it was as a French maid – it was a real tease for my hub, because he’d love it if I was more skilled at housecleaning. After Halloween I used the prop duster to actually dust (sorta worked).</p>
<p>I love these ideas- still haven’t bought candy- maybe today;)</p>
<p>My S had a suggestion for me. Years ago I made a Saruman costume for him (which he never wore). If you remember, Saruman was the white wizard in the Lord of the Rings that went evil. There is a long white robe, belt and a tunic. I have the requisite very long grey hair (no beard, but that’s ok).</p>
<p>My S said I should wear the costume and call myself SaruMom.</p>
<p>LOL, gladmom.</p>
<p>I made my first Halloween costume-for my 24 year old!! He decided he wanted to be the McDonald’s Hamburglar and is in a town with limited stores so I offered to help. We decided on black sweats and to make the stripes with wide white athletic tape. I found a black cape, black Zorro type mask, black hat that I put a yellow stretchy headband around, a oversized red clown tie and red gloves. He is going to print off a picture of a hamburger on the computer and make several copies; he will then glue the pics down on the tie. I think it will look great on him. The sweats turned out really well; I just hope he has enough room in the butt where the stripe is. I sent him extra tape if he needs to redo that stripe; I think the others will be fine.</p>
<p>I am not a crafty mother at all, so I am rather proud of myself :-)</p>
<p>I never dress up. I have, however, already bought my Halloween candy…</p>
<p>Three times.</p>
<p>So far. :D</p>
<p>maineparent-
Great idea!! Chain of fools!! LOL! I sent it to my boys!</p>
<p>When I was in grad school (psychology grad program) I dressed in a black leotard and tights with a white full lengh slip over it. On the slip I taped a piece of paper with the word “Freudian” on it. Yes… I went as a Freudian slip.</p>
<p>thanks Jym626…it is kind of fun to resonate with someone, yes?? even in cyberspace!!
I looked at the chain recently…after posting it here…I included non-political fools too, like Britney Spears etc…anyone in the news for “stupid” tricks, if you will…</p>
<p>when my oldest was young, I dressed him as a Mathemagician…black sweats, sweatshirt and black top hat…with glow in the dark numbers stuck all over him…and a string of magic numbers to pull out of his hat…I am still proud of that one…</p>
<p>^^^ My older s attended a day camp that had a “crazy hat day” contest. When he was about 5, I took a cauliflower and attached it inside a white tennis sun visor. I then wrote the word “thinking” on lots of pieces of paper and attached each to toothpicks (to look like little flags) and stuck them in all around the cauliflower. It was his “thinking cap” . Won first prize. Ok, he didnt come up with the idea, but it was clever. Still proud of that one too…</p>
<p>I’m going to be a scientist. One year (in childhood), my spouse went as Albert Einstein for Halloween. The costume, though reasonably accurate, was generally mistaken for “a hobo?”</p>
<p>QuantMech–that’s funny! All these costumes are great!</p>
<p>One time I got one of those stretch bald wig things and put on a white turtleneck. I was a bottle of roll on deoderant.</p>
<p>Some lady on our local TV station today was dressed in a Hawaiian shirt with lei, shorts, and flip flops, with one of those burger hats on her head, she was a “Cheeseburger in Paradise”!! Parrotheads unite!</p>