QUICK & EASY HALLOWEEN COSTUMES: 24 no-sew, last-minute panic solutions

It’s five minutes to Halloween and your child needs a costume… These no-sew costumes are so fast and easy that older children can make them. Keep ordinary supplies on hand such as posterboard, construction paper, markers, poster paints, old clothes and hats, pieces of white and colorful fabrics, gift wrap and gift tissue, costume jewelry, vinyl sheets, aluminum foil, string, safety pins, corks, bottle caps, glue, double-sided foam tape, and duct tape. If you have some time, thrift shops and flea markets are interesting hunting grounds. With proper supplies, it takes just minutes to improvise a quick costume even if you don’t have time to plan it in advance or to go shopping.

This little book contains ideas for 24 last-minute costumes. Use it also as an inspiration to make your own unique solutions. Creativity is addictive, contagious, rewarding and fun fun fun! It's fun to plan a costume with friends, fun to create it, and fun to have memories.

Costumes are not just for Halloween. They provide year-round moments of fun for your kids and their friends. Even if grandmother's attic is now history, stash a few accessories, fabrics, and other simple supplies into a drawer or a big box. You'll be surprised to see many fantasy plays fuelled by wild imagination sprouting from that humble box.